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Visas procedure

USA

Type of visas
J-1, or Exchange Visitor Visa
M-1, or Student Visa

M1 : The visa for those enrolled in nonacademic or vocational programs.

F-1, or Student Visa:

F1 - The visa for people who want to study at an accredited U.S. college or university, or to study English at a university or language institute.

Spain

4 passport photos

When do you need to apply ?

Germany

Procedure

Proof of enrollment in Erasmus-Mundus program

French residence permit + 2 copies

Evidence that you have sufficient funds to support yourself while living in Germany and one copy

Letter of acceptance of a German university

Valid passport and two copies

Two passport photographs

Two fully completed application forms and required declaration in duplicate

Who needs to apply for a visa

EU citizens and citizens from some other countries (Honduras, Island, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and the United States) do not need a visa to enter Germany.

Everybody else must apply for a visa for study purposes via the German diplomatic representation in their home country.

Students must not under any circumstances travel to Germany on a tourist visa. If students have intention to study in Germany but have Tourist Visa then Tourist visa cannot be transformed into Student or Applicant visa.

Canada

More than six months stay
Everyone needs to apply for a student permit

Online application :

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/e-services/study.asp

Documents to provide :

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study-how-documents.asp

Less than six months stay
I don't need a visa if I'm a national from

Many people do not require a visa to visit Canada. These include:

* citizens of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel (National Passport holders only), Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Latvia (Republic of), Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland, United States, and Western Samoa;

* persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who are in possession of their alien registration card (Green card) or can provide other evidence of permanent residence;

* British citizens and British Overseas Citizens who are re-admissible to the United Kingdom;

* citizens of British dependent territories who derive their citizenship through birth, descent, registration or naturalization in one of the British dependent territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena or the Turks and Caicos Islands;

* persons holding a British National (Overseas) Passport issued by the Government of the United Kingdom to persons born, naturalized or registered in Hong Kong;

* persons holding a valid and subsisting Special Administrative Region passport issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;

* persons holding passports or travel documents issued by the Holy See;

* persons holding an ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes their personal identification number.

I need a visa if I am a national from

A

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Argentina

Armenia

Azerbaijan

B

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

C

Cambodia

Republic of Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China, People’s

Republic of

Colombia

Comoros

Congo, Democratic

Republic of the

Congo, Republic of the

Costa Rica

Cuba

Czech Republic

D

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

E

East Timor

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

F

Fiji

G

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Ghana

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

H

Haiti

Honduras

I

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel (only Israeli citizens holding valid Israeli “Travel Document in lieu of National Passport”)

Ivory Coast

J

Jamaica

Jordan

K

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Korea, North

Kosovo

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

L

Laos

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Lithuania (holders of non-biometric passports only)

M

Macao S.A.R.

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives Islands

Mali

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Micronesia, Fed. States

Moldova

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar (Burma)

N

Nauru

Nepal

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

O

Oman

P

Pakistan

Palau

Palestinian Authority

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland (holders of non-biometric passports only)

Q

Qatar

R

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

S

Sao Tomé e Principe

Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Surinam

Syria

T

Taiwan (except holders of the ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes their personal identification number)

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

U

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

V

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Y

Yemen

Z

Zambia

Zimbabwe

How to apply for a temporary resident visa

On line application :

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5257E.PDF

Some explanations :

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/visa.asp

Portugal

Students from EU countries and from European Economic Area/EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and Switzerland do not need a visa to enter Portugal, which is a signatory of the 1995 Schengen Agreement.

These students have the right to live in the national territory for a period up to 3 months without other conditions and/or formalities beyond having a valid identity card or passport. However, if their stay is longer than 3 months, they must formalize their right of residence – apply for the residence card ! within 30 days after the three months stay in the country at the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF) of their residence area.

80 €

Make an appointment

At least two months before your departure, you will have to contact the portuguese consulate for an appointment :

6 rue Georges Berger - 75017 Paris

Tel. 01.56.33.81.00 - Fax. 01.47.63.19.87

Return ticket

or reservation stating your date of entry and exit of

Portugal

Medical certificate to be recognized by the National Order of Medecine doctors

Proof of your resources

Proof of accomodation

Proof of accommodation in Portugal. If you rent a room in a youth hostel, you must provide the reservation document.

Proof of enrollment in the program (and in the University in Portugal)

Proof of travel and medical insurance


Criminal record not older than 3 months before the intended entry to Portugal

1 / You live in France for less than one year

You will need Criminal records from the country of your nationality.

2/You live in France for over a year

you must apply to the following service:

Casier judiciaire national

107 Rue Landreau

44079 Nantes Cedex 1

or online

https: / / www.cjn.justice.gouv.fr/cjn/b3/eje20

2 passport photos

Photos identities have to be made in the Consulate of Portugal in Paris because of the particular size photos.

Consulat Général

6/8, rue Georges Berger -75017 Paris

Tel: 01 56 33 81 00 (Standard général de 9h à 17h)

E-Mail: cgpar@cgpar.dgaccp.pt

Residence permit valid more than 2 months after the end of the stay

Passport valid for more than three months after the end of the stay

Greece

Beyond a stay of three months, all nationals of a member country of the European Union must prepare an application for a residence permit.

The application for a residence permit must be filed within three months after arrival in the territory of Greece.

You must apply with the police in your place of residence

You will have to provide those documents :

- An identity card or passport is valid.

- A medical certificate.

- Request a Service Form of the immigration police.

How to apply
Visa fees

60 €

Make an appointment

At least two months before your departure, you will have to contact the portuguese consulate for an appointment :

6 rue Georges Berger - 75017 Paris

Tel. 01.56.33.81.00 - Fax. 01.47.63.19.87

Documents to provide

The applicant shall present the original and a photocopy of each of the supporting documents (including the passport, ) with the visa application. Photocopies cannot be made at the Consulate.

Criminal record

Recent original letter from the Greek University

Proof of sufficient means of subsistence

Proof of accommodation

Supporting documents

documents that clearly provide evidence of the following: purpose of the intended journey (i.e. confirmation of flight bookings etc)

Travel medical insurance

Two (2) photos are required

Photos that do not comply with these standards (see the link) will not be accepted.

Valid residence permit

Valid travel document

It should be valid for, at least, three months after the intended date of departure from the Schengen area. Please, also, note that the passport needs to contain at least two blank pages and have been issued within the last 10 years

When do you need to apply
Two months before your departure
Who needs to apply

People from outside UE