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

Students from the European Union and the European Economic Area who are starting their studies before 1st January 2021 do not need a visa. Negotiations between the UK Government at the European Union are still ongoing for 2021 and we will provide more information as soon as these are complete.

Students from outside the European Union and European Economic Area do need a visa to study at ESCP London Campus.

Short-Term Study Visa

This visa is relevant for studies within the UK which last six months maximum (e.g. MSc programmes or MBA in International Management) and excludes any professional internships or other working conditions. Official information about the short-term study visa is available here.

Tier 4 General Visa

This visa is relevant for studies of six months and more (e.g. Master in Management, Bachelor in Management). It allows internships if the internship is included in the academic path. In order to obtain this visa, students must apply to the UK Visas & Immigration office. More information can be found here and via the UK Government website.

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.