Student Services

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

Important information for EU and Swiss nationals.

The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020, and from 1 January 2021 the UK will implement a points-based immigration system (PBS).

This means from 1 January 2021, if you wish to study more than six months at a degree level (e.g. Bachelor and Master in Management programmes) and do not already live in the UK or have rights under the Withdrawal Agreement, you will need to meet specific requirements and apply through the PBS (Student Visa Point-Based System) to do so. You will also need to pass relevant checks, including UK criminal record checks.

You can continue to visit the UK for up to six months without applying for a visa, and may participate in a wide range of activities including tourism, visiting family and friends, and short-term study (e.g. MBA in International Management and MSc programmes). You can enter the UK with an ID card until 30 September 2021 (for visits of less than six months).

Irish citizens’ status will continue to be protected as part of Common Travel Area arrangements and therefore will not require permission to come to the UK except in a very limited number of circumstances, and Irish citizens will not be required to apply under the new 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.

Visas

All students coming from Non-EU countries must request a student visa.  To obtain this visa, you have to contact the Italian Consulate in your residence country.

Residence Permits

If you are a Non-EU citizen, you must apply for a student residence permit (“Permesso di soggiorno per motivi di studio”). The residence permit is issued by the local Police Department (“Questura - Ufficio Stranieri”) of the student’s living town in Italy. Student affairs office will support you during the whole procedure

• 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 Europe 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.