A study-based route requiring admission to an eligible education provider.
Route overview
Long Stay D Study Visa / immigration registration for study
Typical timeline / duration: Visa/residence permission tied to course; renew registration where eligible.
Important notes
Apply up to three months before travel with passport, application summary, eligible-course acceptance, tuition-payment evidence and private medical insurance; complete registration after arrival.
Over eight months: immediate access to €10,000 plus €10,000 and tuition for every later academic year. Eight months or less: €833 per month or €6,665 total, whichever is lower.
Preparation checklist
Prepare route evidence: Apply online up to 3 months before travel if visa-required; acceptance on eligible course, passport, application summary and supporting documents; register after arrival where required.
Confirm the financial evidence: show the outstanding course fees listed on the acceptance documents plus immediate access to €10,000 for a course lasting more than eight months; for a course of eight months or less, show €833 per month or €6,665 in total, whichever is lower. Tuition and living funds must be evidenced separately where required.
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