CIPLE
Published 4 November 2026, 00:38
Certificado Inicial de Português Língua Estrangeira
An A2-level Portuguese exam, and the certificate you get for passing it. It is most often taken for citizenship. A certificate of completion of a course at a recognised school is sometimes accepted instead.
Where you come across it. preparing to apply for citizenship.
CIPLE is A2 only. Higher levels have other names: DEPLE, DIPLE and so on.
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