Student Services

Visas

A VISA is what allows you to enter the country where you will be studying. It is recommended that you begin the visa process two to three months before your date of departure.  You can begin the process by going directly to the relevant Embassy in your home country or your place of residence.

Residence Permits

A RESIDENCE PERMIT is what allows you to stay in the country after your arrival. You must apply for your residence permit upon your arrival to the country. The UK is the only exception to this rule as residence permits do not exist. ESCP will help you through the process of securing your residence permit.

Visas and Residence Permits

If you are staying in Germany for longer than 90 days, and do not already have a visa or residence permit from another EU Schengen member state, you need to apply for a visa two months before your departure by contacting your nearest German Embassy.
If you already have a valid visa or residence permit from another EU Schengen member state or if you enter Germany without a visa (Andorra, Australia, Brazil, Canada, El Salvador, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand,  San Marino, South Korea or the USA), you must apply for a German residence permit within the 90 days following your arrival.

You may consult the Federal Foreign Office website. for further information.

Visas

Post-Brexit Study in the UK

If you wish to study in the UK for more than six months at degree level (for example, Bachelor in Management, Master in Management, or Specialised Master’s programmes), you will be required to meet specific eligibility requirements and apply under the Points-Based System (PBS) Student Visa route.

As part of the application process, you may be required to undergo relevant checks, including UK criminal record checks, where applicable.

Low-risk nationals may continue to visit the UK for up to six months using an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). During this period, visitors are permitted to undertake a range of activities, including tourism, visiting family and friends, and short-term study of less than six months.

Irish citizens can have their status protected under the Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangements. As such, they do not require permission to enter the UK, except in very limited circumstances, and are not required to apply under the Points-Based Immigration System.

For more information on the points-based immigration system, EU students can download this guide.

General information on obtaining a Student Visa for Non UK/EU students can be found here.

General information on obtaining a Standard Visitor Visa for Non UK/EU students coming to London for one semester can be found here.

Visas

The documentation required to travel to Spain varies according to the country of origin.

• If you are a citizen of an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Lichtenstein, you will need a valid passport or ID card.
• If you come from another country, you are required to have a valid current visa in order to enter Spain. Please consult the information updated on the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
  Please contact the Spanish Embassy or Consulate in your residence country at least three months before your departure to get all the information about the visa process (deadlines, supporting documents to provide etc.).

Residence Permits

If you plan on staying in Spain for longer than six months, you need to apply within 30 days after your arrival on Madrid Campus for a Tarjeta de estudiante extranjero (Foreign Student Card).

Visas and Residence Permits

There are different kinds of visas available in France. The procedure for getting a residence permit varies based on what kind of visa you obtain.

Please contact the French Consulate or Campus France in your residence country at least three months before your departure to get all the information about the visa process (deadlines, supporting documents to provide etc.).
Students from the European Union and the European Economic Area do not need a visa.

Non-European students must apply to:

Long-Term Study Visa ( Visa de long séjour pour études – VLS-TS)
This visa is the one you need if you will be in France, on the Paris Campus of ESCP for one semester, or one academic year.
In some particular cases, a long-term study temporary visa can be issued. It will last up to six months and is non-renewable.
Once you have obtained your relevant visa, you must apply for your French Residence Permit (Carte de Séjour), within two months following your arrival at the Paris Campus. The Student Affairs Office on the Paris campus will help you with that OFII process once you are in Paris.

Specific Visa for Pre-Master Non-EU Students

Visa “Entry Exam” (or “étudiant-concours”)

You have applied for this visa if you took our admission exam in France.
With this specific visa, you will be able to apply for a renewable one-year resident permit without coming back in your home country.

Visa

Check here with Ministero degli Esteri if you need a Visa and the documentation required.

Your Visa should be for study purpose (type D).

We recommend that you contact the Consulate closest to your residence three months in advance to ask for a complete list of documents needed.

Usually, these are requested:

• Visa application form
• Photos
• Passport and copies of your previous visas (your passport must have a least two blank pages)
• Travel medical insurance confirmation of minimum 30,000 € coverage within Italy and the entire Schengen area
• Means of subsistence (the financial statement, proof of sufficient financial means for the period of stay)
• ESCP Turin Campus Certificate of enrolment (ask for it at studentexperience.it@escp.eu)

Residence Permits

A residence permit (permesso di soggiorno per motivi di studio) is mandatory if you are a non-European student staying in Italy longer than 90 days.
The residence permit is issued by the local Police Department (Questura - Ufficio Stranieri) of the student’s living town in Italy.

The Student Experience Office will support you for the entire procedure, they will contact you at the beginning of the academic year with instructions.

• ESCP scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit or financial need, and your course of study at ESCP.
• ESCP Scholarships cover only tuition fees; scholarship award amounts are deducted from the tuition fee bill.
• ESCP Scholarships may not, in any way, constitute living expenses.

For more information on the scholarship process and deadlines, please see your programme’s webpage.

If you are in the Master in Management programme and studying on the Paris campus, it is possible to acquire a one or two-year apprenticeship. In order to apply, students must be fluent in French and no older than 30 years old at the time the apprenticeship contract is signed.
If you are offered an apprenticeship, in addition to your salary, your company will also pay your tuition.

Working part-time may sound overwhelming when adding it to a full study load, but it does not have to be. You can find something you are good at or have a curiosity about and use that interest to make the time you spend earning, enriching as well. For example, you may know how to play a musical instrument but never find the time to practice or to play a few tunes. Why not begin giving private music lessons to share your knowledge with someone else while getting paid for your practice time? This is just one of the numerous part-time work possibilities you can begin to explore.

Here are a few of the most popular paths to supplement your income, to get your thoughts flowing:

• tutoring
• waiting tables/bartending
• deliveries (Deliveroo, Ubereats)
• driver (Uber, Kaptain)
• child-minding
• pet care

You can always contact the staff on campus for more information and advice.

ESCP has partnerships and is working with banks to help students when arriving at one of our campuses.
Attention! Bank loans are only given to residents of the bank’s country!
In order to have more information, contact your campus’ Student Affairs office.