Afghanistan
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Afghanistan cautious authority-check route for work, study, residence or non-tourist cases not covered by the public tourist e-visa page.
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan cautious authority-check route for work, study, residence or non-tourist cases not covered by the public tourist e-visa page.
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Albania
If you have been admitted to study at an Albanian institution, this residence permit lets you live in Albania for the length of your course.
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Algeria
The Algerian study visa is the entry route for a foreign national admitted to an educational establishment in Algeria.
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Andorra
Andorra authorisation to live in the country while studying, doing training, elite sport training or scientific or similar research.
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Angola
The Visto de Estudo is Angola's study visa.
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Angola
The Visto de Permanência Temporária is Angola's catch-all long-stay entry visa for purposes that are neither work, study nor investment.
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For larger families seeking citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda: a donation route designed for bigger households that also helps fund the University of the West Indies and can include a tuition scholarship for one family member.
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Armenia
Studying in Armenia is one of the grounds on which the Migration and Citizenship Service issues a Temporary Resident Card, and it is the first ground the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists.
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Australia
The Student visa (subclass 500) is the single visa for all international study in Australia, governed by Part 500 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 with the application rules at item 1222 of Schedule 1.
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Austria
Temporary residence permit for eligible non-EU students, with limited employer-sponsored work during study and a 12-month post-graduation job-search option.
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Azerbaijan
For you if you have a place to study in Azerbaijan: this route lets you live in the country for the length of your course, normally on a temporary residence permit linked to your enrolment.
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Bahamas
If you work or study remotely, BEATS is the permit that lets you do it from any of the Bahamian islands for up to a year - without taking a local job.
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Bahrain
Residence permit for foreign students enrolled at a licensed educational institution in Bahrain, issued by the NPRA.
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh's Student Visa, the 'S' category, covers three kinds of applicant that other countries often split apart: a regular student, a student seeking admission, and a researcher.
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Belarus
Belarus study entry visa supported by an approved educational-institution invitation or Citizenship and Migration Department confirmation.
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Belize
For international students: this is the permit you need to study in Belize, which you must obtain before your school year or semester begins.
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Bhutan
Bhutan student visa route for foreign students admitted to an approved institution or study programme.
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Bolivia
Temporary student permanence for foreign nationals studying in Bolivia at school or higher-education level.
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Brunei
For you if you have a place to study in Brunei: the Student Pass lets you live in the country for the length of your course, linked to your enrolment at a recognised institution.
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Bulgaria
Studying in Bulgaria as a non-EU national means holding two documents in sequence: a type D visa obtained before you travel, and a residence permit obtained from the Migration Directorate after you arrive.
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso lite authority-check route for family, study or longer stays where public route-level checklists are not stable.
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Burundi
CGM treatment for eligible East African Community nationals visiting or studying in Burundi.
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Burundi
CGM study visa route for pupils and students enrolled in Burundi.
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Cambodia
For you if you are studying in Cambodia: the ES is the E-class student sub-class, letting you stay for your studies by renewing the visa with a letter from a registered school.
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Canada
The Atlantic Immigration Program is a pathway to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers and recent international graduates from Canadian Atlantic institutions seeking to work and live in one of Canada's four Atlantic provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Canada
A Canadian study permit is the authorisation a foreign national needs in order to study in Canada.
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Cape Verde
The third purpose for which Cabo Verde grants a residence visa is attendance at a cycle of studies lasting more than one year, as a student in higher education.
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Central African Republic
Central African Republic lite authority-check route for family, study or longer stays where public checklists are not stable.
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Chile
Subcategory 3 of Chile's Residencia Temporal permit is the student route.
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China
For you if you have been accepted to study in mainland China: the X visa is the student route, with X1 for longer courses (over six months, leading to a residence permit) and X2 for shorter study.
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Comoros
Comoros authority-check route for family, study, research beyond short stay or longer stays where route-level public checklists are not stable.
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Congo - Brazzaville
Republic of Congo authority-check route for family, study or longer stays where stable public checklists were not found.
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Côte d’Ivoire
ONECI resident-card procedure for a foreign child under 16, based on parental or guardian evidence and school or student documentation.
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Côte d’Ivoire
Biometric visa filed through a Cote d'Ivoire embassy or consular enrolment centre, with tourism, business, study and other supporting-document tracks.
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Croatia
A third-country national who intends to study at a Croatian higher education institution must regulate a temporary stay for the purpose of university studies.
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Cuba
Consular catch-all for Cuba student, event and other special-purpose visas that require direct confirmation with the Cuban consulate.
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Denmark
Denmark's full-degree PhD residence permit, processed by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), covers enrolment as a PhD student at a Danish university — either salaried by the university or an affiliated company, or unsalaried.
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Denmark
Denmark's researcher residence and work permit, processed by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), covers paid research positions at a Danish research institute or company (guest researchers and PhD students fall under separate schemes).
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Denmark
Denmark's student residence permit, processed by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), admits anyone admitted to a higher educational programme in Denmark — a full degree, a guest or exchange stay, or a pre-approved preparatory course of up to one year.
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Denmark
Denmark's trainee residence and work permit, processed by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), covers short employment at a Danish company whose purpose is education or training.
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Djibouti
Embassy or consulate visa route for work, study and other purposes that Djibouti eGov says cannot use the eVisa.
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Egypt
A residence permit for foreign nationals enrolled at an Egyptian school, university or institute, valid for the study period and renewable, but never permanent.
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Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea authority-check route for family, study or longer stays where stable public checklists were not found.
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Eswatini
Studying in the Kingdom of Eswatini is a permit matter, not a visa matter.
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Ethiopia
Short student visa for foreign nationals entering Ethiopia temporarily to undertake a course of study.
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Fiji
For people coming to Fiji to study: this is the permit to enrol and reside as a student at a recognised Fiji institution for your course.
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France
A non-European foreign national coming to France for higher education must first obtain a long-stay visa acting as a residence permit (VLS-TS) marked 'student', valid from 4 months to 1 year; after 1 year, they can apply for a 1-year temporary 'student' residence card or a 2-to-4-year multi-year 'student' card.
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Georgia
A residence permit for foreign nationals enrolled in study at an authorised Georgian educational institution.
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Georgia
The study residence permit is the status a foreign student holds in order to live in Georgia for the duration of a course.
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Germany
Germany's Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte), created by Section 20a of the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz), lets non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals come to Germany to look for qualified employment or pursue a qualification-recognition measure.
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Germany
Germany's student residence title, governed by Sections 16b, 16c, 18b, 18c, 18d and 20 of the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz), lets a third-country national come to Germany for a full-time course of study at a higher education institution.
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Germany
Germany's residence permit for vocational training (Berufsausbildung), granted under Sections 16, 16a, 17 and 20 of the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz), lets a foreign national come to Germany to complete either school-based vocational training (at a technical college or vocational school, generally unpaid) or in-…
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Ghana
A foreign national who has gained admission into a Ghanaian school is required by law to obtain a student permit in order to reside legally in the country throughout the length of their study.
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Guinea
Guinea long term visa evidence route for students with registration or re-registration and interns with an internship agreement.
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Guyana
The Landing Permit for Student Status is the pre-authorisation that lets a foreign student be landed in Guyana to study.
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Guyana
The Student Visa allows a foreign national to come to Guyana to study at a school or accredited institution.
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Guyana
The Student Visa Extension is how a student already admitted to Guyana obtains further permission to stay, and with it the multiple-entry rights that let them leave and return during a course.
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Honduras
Honduras student Special Permanence Permit for foreign students or interns with an admission letter and support evidence.
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Hungary
Hungary's study residence permit is issued to a third-country national who has been accepted by a higher education institution to follow a course of study, or who is coming to take a preparatory course organised by such an institution.
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Iceland
If you have been admitted to an Icelandic university or college, this residence permit lets you live in Iceland while you study.
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India
India's Student Visa is granted on proof of admission.
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India
If you are coming to India to intern, India puts you on a Student visa rather than a work visa.
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Indonesia
Visa index E30B is Indonesia's higher-education limited-stay visa — the student KITAS for degree study.
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Ireland
Ireland's Internship Employment Permit — issued by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment under the Employment Permits Act 2006 as amended, replacing the old Internship class of Work Permit — admits full-time students, including post-graduates, enrolled in a third-level institution outside the State, pur…
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Ireland
Studying in Ireland for more than three months requires a long term (D) study visa if you are a visa-required national, and, once you arrive, registration of an immigration permission recorded as Stamp 2.
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Israel
Temporary stay permit for students enrolled at Israeli schools, academic institutions, yeshivas or recognised youth institutions.
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Italy
Italy's study visa is issued by the consulate with jurisdiction over the applicant's residence and comes in several distinct shapes on the same page: study-abroad students sent by a foreign university, students enrolling in a full Italian university programme, students independently attending an Italian language and…
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Jamaica
For people with a Jamaican connection: this PICA stamp lets you live, work and study in Jamaica without a work permit or student visa - by descent, naturalisation or as a CARICOM skilled national.
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Japan
The Student status (留学) covers education in Japan at every level.
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Jordan
For international students in Jordan: this residence permit lets you live in Jordan while you study at a recognised institution, renewed as your studies continue.
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan treats international students as a defined immigration category.
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Kenya
The Student's Pass is the authorisation issued to a foreigner who wishes to pursue education in an academic or training institution in Kenya where they have been accepted or admitted.
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Kiribati
Kiribati student visa route for temporary study in Kiribati with programme, funds, health and character evidence.
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Kuwait
For foreign students enrolled at a recognised educational institution in Kuwait.
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Latvia
To study in Latvia as a non-EU citizen you must first be registered at a university or another higher education institution, and then obtain a residence permit for the purpose of study — plus a visa if your nationality needs one.
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Lebanon
Special visa and residence framework for religious students, clergy, missionaries and volunteers hosted by accredited institutions.
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Lesotho
Lesotho study entry visa category supported by admission, tuition, Ministry of Education registration confirmation and sponsorship evidence.
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Liberia
Liberia authority-check route for family, study or longer stays where public route-level checklists are incomplete.
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Lithuania
To study in Lithuania as a non-EU citizen you need two things: admission to a higher education institution recognised in Lithuania, or a place on a student exchange programme, and then either a national long-term visa or a temporary residence permit.
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Madagascar
Studying in Madagascar for more than a short stay runs through the immigrant-visa system, not a separate student visa, and the category-specific list is short: a diploma, a certificate of enrolment, and either a scholarship attestation or other proof of resources.
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Malawi
The Student Permit is Malawi's study authorisation.
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Mauritius
The Young Professional Occupation Permit is Mauritius's stay-on route for foreign graduates of Mauritian institutions: it converts a student visa into a work-and-residence permit without leaving the country, and it exists precisely so that people the country has already educated can enter its labour market.
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Moldova
Moldova runs a dedicated digital nomad track inside its provisional residence system, listed by the General Inspectorate for Migration alongside work, study, investment and family reunification as one of the purposes for which a foreigner staying longer than 90 days can be granted the right of residence.
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Moldova
Study is one of the purposes for which the General Inspectorate for Migration grants the right of provisional residence in Moldova to a foreigner intending to stay longer than 90 days.
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Mongolia
For you if you have a place to study in Mongolia: this route lets you live in the country for the length of your course, on a residence permit linked to your enrolment at a recognised institution.
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Morocco
Morocco groups students, trainees and researchers into a single ordinary visa category, and the route runs through the Agence Marocaine de Cooperation Internationale (AMCI) far more than through the consulate.
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Myanmar (Burma)
Myanmar cautious authority-check route for work, study, residence or non-eVisa cases outside the public tourist and business eVisa notices.
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Namibia
For international students enrolled at a Namibian institution: the study permit lets you live in Namibia for the length of your course, applied for through the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Nepal
Nepal's Study Visa is the permission foreign students need to live in the country for the length of their course.
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Netherlands
The Dutch student residence permit is unusual in that the student is not the applicant.
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New Zealand
The Fee Paying Student Visa is New Zealand's main study visa for international students who pay their own international tuition fees, whether funded by themselves, their family, a loan or a partial scholarship.
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New Zealand
The Post Study Work Visa (PSWV) is the bridge between a New Zealand student visa and longer-term work or residence.
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua study-linked residence handling for foreign nationals studying at a recognised institution.
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North Korea
North Korea high-caveat authority-check route for work, study, residence, family, media, NGO or local-status cases.
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North Macedonia
D visa route linked to temporary residence for study, exchange, training, volunteering or research.
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Norway
Residence permit for international students at Norwegian universities — tuition-free at public institutions, with part-time work rights.
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Oman
Visa granted to a licensed educational or training institution on its responsibility for a foreigner coming to study in Oman, issued by the Royal Oman Police.
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Pakistan
Pakistan route for prospective students pursuing higher education in Pakistan.
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Palau
Palau authority-check route for residence, family or study cases where public route-level checklists are incomplete.
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Romania
Studying in Romania as a non-EU national is a two-document route.
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Rwanda
Rwanda does not issue a single student visa.
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Samoa
Samoa temporary resident permit for study, including school evidence and funds support.
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São Tomé & Príncipe
SMF e-Cidadao residence-fixation route for study, student exchange, professional internship or volunteering cases.
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's route for international students runs through the Educational Visa and a single national platform, Study in Saudi Arabia, operated under the Ministry of Education.
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Senegal
Student-facing use of Senegal's foreigner identity-card procedure, supported by current school or university enrolment and funding/support confirmation.
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Serbia
Schooling and study form one of the four statutory bases for temporary residence in Serbia, set out in the Law on Foreigners (Official Gazette of the RS nos.
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Seychelles
Permit for a foreign student accepted to study at an approved educational institution in Seychelles.
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Sierra Leone
Official Sierra Leone residence permit route for foreign nationals residing, studying or investing in Sierra Leone for more than 90 days.
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Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone residence-permit route for foreign nationals studying in Sierra Leone for more than 90 days.
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Singapore
Singapore's Student's Pass is issued by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority to a foreigner accepted by an educational institution to pursue full-time studies, and the two words that decide most cases are 'full-time'.
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Slovenia
To study in Slovenia as a third-country national you must be enrolled in a university programme or another form of education, specialisation, professional or practical training, or be taking part in an international study-exchange programme, and you must hold a temporary residence permit for the purpose of studying.
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Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands student visa category for students and dependants of students.
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Somalia
Somalia student-visa route based on ICA-listed student visa handling, with school and sponsor evidence to confirm before filing.
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South Africa
The Study Visa admits a foreigner accepted at a South African learning institution, and the Department of Home Affairs builds the route around two documents that come from the institution rather than the student.
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Spain
Spain's study route is a long-term stay authorisation — an estancia de larga duración, not a residence permit — for courses lasting more than ninety days.
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Sweden
Sweden's student residence permit covers first- and second-cycle study at a university or university college, higher vocational education, post-secondary folk high school courses, and exchange or mobility study.
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Sweden
Sweden's employer-sponsored work permit (arbetstillstånd) lets a non-EU/EEA citizen work for a specific employer once they have a signed employment contract meeting Swedish collective-agreement or industry-standard terms, employer-provided insurance (health, life, industrial injury, occupational pension), and — unde…
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Switzerland
Studying in Switzerland for longer than three months runs on a residence permit issued for education or training under Art.
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Tajikistan
Study route for academic students, postgraduate students and doctoral candidates in Tajikistan.
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Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste temporary stay visa covering study, specialized activity, short volunteering and dependants.
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Togo
Togo issues a dedicated residence card to foreign students and interns, in two lengths.
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Togo
The carte de séjour temporaire is Togo's one-year residence card for foreign nationals who are not students.
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Trinidad & Tobago
The Student Permit is issued by the Immigration Division of the Ministry of National Security to foreign nationals accepted into full-time academic programmes in Trinidad and Tobago, processed fully online with an accompanying eVisa track for short-term visitors from visa-required countries.
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Tunisia
This is the Tunisian residence card for a foreign national who is in the country to study.
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Türkiye
The student residence permit is the permission a foreigner needs in order to study in Türkiye beyond the ninety days a visa or visa exemption allows.
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Uganda
The student pass is the immigration facility a foreign national needs in order to study in Uganda.
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Ukraine
Temporary residence permit for foreigners who arrive in Ukraine to study.
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United Arab Emirates
The Golden visa is the UAE's long-term residence for people the country wants to keep: a renewable permit valid for five or ten years depending on the category, granted to foreign talents to live, work or study in the Emirates.
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United Kingdom
The Graduate visa is the UK Home Office's post-study route: it grants permission to stay in the UK for at least 18 months after successfully completing an eligible UK course.
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United Kingdom
The Standard Visitor visa is the United Kingdom's single short-stay permission: it covers tourism, visiting family and friends, permitted business activities, short courses of study, recreational courses, transit and medical treatment, and it normally allows a stay of up to 6 months.
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United Kingdom
The Student visa is the UK Home Office's study route, replacing the Tier 4 (General) student visa.
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United States
The F-1 is the United States' academic student visa, and Optional Practical Training is the work authorisation attached to it — together they are the most-used route by which a foreign graduate begins a US career.
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United States
The J-1 exchange visitor visa is the United States' sponsor-based route for work-and-study exchange, run by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under 22 CFR Part 62 rather than by USCIS.
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Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan issues two distinct student visas, and which one you get depends on how you were admitted.
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Venezuela
The Visa de Transeúnte Estudiante (TR-E) is Venezuela's student visa, and it covers internships as well as courses.
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Vietnam
Visa for foreign students and interns enrolled with a Vietnamese educational institution or training programme.
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Yemen
Yemen student visa checklist route requiring an acceptance letter from an institution in Yemen.
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