Student Visa
If you are a non-EU citizen you are requested to apply for a student visa (national visa – type D) at your home Greek Embassy or Consulate. Find here the Greek Embassy/Consulate in your country.
Ensure that you contact your local Greek Embassy or Consulate for updated information and details on the student visa process and make your application in time (8-12 weeks prior to arrival).
Normally you will need the following documents:
- Application form for a visa for a long stay in Greece, fully filled in and signed (Application form for a person under 18-years-old should be signed by both parents or by the legal guardian)
- One recent passport-sized, color photograph
- Passport that should:
- be of a validity exceeding by three months the ending date of the visa length
- have at least two blank pages
- have been issued within the previous ten years
- Criminal Record Certificate, recent and duly attested
- Medical fitness certificate
- Travel medical insurance
Additional documents required:
- Registration letter and fee payment (issued by Mediterranean College)
- Certificate by the Ministry of Education that Mediterranean College holds a valid license and is registered in the relevant records (provided by Mediterranean College)
- Proof of adequate knowledge of the English language
- Proof of sufficient funds to cover living expenses, cost of study and repatriation (including eventual scholarship)
Notes:
- Original documents and passports submitted must be accompanied along with a copy
- All documents submitted, if not in Greek or English, should be accompanied by an English translation
- The applicant may be asked for additional documents and will be called to a personal interview at the Embassy/Consulate
- The visa fee is not refunded if the visa is refused
There will be some time required to process your visa and this will depend on where you are making your application.
International Student Refund Policy
For international students not holding a student visa (e.g. EU citizens), the refund policy outlined in the College’s Student Handbook applies. International students who have obtained a student visa are not entitled to a refund of any fees paid.
In cases where a student visa application is rejected by the Greek consular authorities, the tuition fee deposit and the registration fee shall be refunded in full, minus €250 retained as a non-refundable administrative fee. The application fee is strictly non-refundable.
No refund shall be granted where the visa refusal is attributable, in whole or in part, to the applicant’s actions, omissions, negligence, or failure to comply with visa requirements, including but not limited to the following cases:
a) Fraudulent or misleading application, including false statements, submission of false or incomplete documents, misrepresentation, deception, or non-disclosure of material facts,
b) Repeated visa refusals due to insufficient or improperly demonstrated financial means, including use of inappropriate bank accounts, lack of required funds, or failure to maintain funds for the required period,
c) Repeated visa refusals due to inadequate, incorrect, or incomplete documentation, including failure to submit documents required by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the competent consular authority,
d) Failure to attend the scheduled visa interview, unless supported by valid and documented mitigating circumstances,
e) Undeclared previous visa refusals for any country and/or adverse immigration history,
f) Failure to disclose information that may reasonably affect visa eligibility,
g) Failure to clearly demonstrate, ascertain, and/or truthfully declare the genuine purpose of the student visa application, including inconsistencies between submitted documentation, interview statements, and the declared intention to study.
Residence Permit
Within 40 days after your arrival in Greece, you should apply for a residence permit with the Migration Department.
The process is entirely online, at:
https://portal.immigration.gov.gr/electronic-applications/
Ministry of Migration & Asylum contact data:
https://migration.gov.gr/en/migration-policy/dioikisi/
The following documents are required:
- Student Visa (Type D Entry Visa provided by Greek Consular authorities)
- Medical Insurance Certificate, issued by a Greek medical insurance company
- Photocopy of a valid passport
- Student’s registration letter confirming that the student is registered with Mediterranean College and has deposited the tuition fees
- Bank statement confirming that the student has sufficient funds in the bank account to cover living expenses
The renewal of the permit is annual.
All students are assisted by the International Office for the issue and renewal of their residence permit.
