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- 4 min readEuropean UnionVisasSchengen and a national visa: the difference, and who sets itThese are two different visas with different rules, and study needs the second one. Here is what each gives, who is responsible for which, and why general rules never replace one country's requirements.Verified10/08/2026home-affairs.ec.europa.euOfficial source
- 4 min readGermanyVisasGermany: a student visa, where it is applied for and what to checkStudying for longer than three months needs a national visa, not a Schengen one, and it is applied for at the German mission responsible for where you live. Here is the order and the official source for each step.Verified10/08/2026auswaertiges-amt.deOfficial source
- 4 min readItalyVisasItaly: a student visa, where it is applied for and what to checkStudying in Italy needs a long-stay visa, and before that a pre-enrolment application through the state portal. Without that pre-enrolment a visa application is not considered. Here is the order and the official source for each step.Verified10/08/2026vistoperitalia.esteri.itOfficial source
- 4 min readPolandVisasPoland: a student visa, where it is applied for and what to checkStudying in Poland needs a national visa, and extending your stay afterwards happens inside the country and at a different authority. Here is who is responsible for which step and where the requirements are published.Verified10/08/2026gov.plOfficial source
- 4 min readRomaniaVisasRomania: a student visa, where it is applied for and what to checkSome applicants from Moldova need no visa at all; the rest need a long-stay study visa, applied for through the state portal. Here are both cases and the official sources.Verified10/08/2026evisa.mae.roOfficial source
- 4 min readFranceVisasFrance: a student visa, where it is applied for and what to checkIn France a student's visa path starts not at the consulate but with a procedure at the official operator, and ends with validating the visa after arrival. Here is the order and the official sources.Verified10/08/2026campusfrance.orgOfficial source
- 8 min readVisasVisa and residence permit: the order of the stepsThe visa step is almost never the first one. Admission and proven grounds come first, then the consulate, then a residence permit once you are there. Here is the order, the timelines by country, and the six places where it breaks.Verified10/04/2026europa.euOfficial source
- 4 min readGermanyVisasBlocked Account (Sperrkonto) in Germany in 2026: How Much You Need and the AlternativesWhat a blocked account (Sperrkonto) is, how much you must deposit for a student visa in 2026, and which legal alternatives can replace it.Verified08/15/2026ukraine.diplo.deChecked by our editors
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