Global Faculty UB
Students with an accepted place: documentation to be processed
Documentation that must be delivered to the UB once accepted at the host university.
If you have been selected to participate in an international mobility programme, a number of formalities are required, depending on the mobility programme in which you are participating. However, in all instances you should bear in mind that you must travel with:
Safety and security
Medical, accident and repatriation insurance
The student must contract a medical, accident and repatriation insurance to be covered in case of any eventuality. Please note that some foreign universities, embassies or consulates may require specific insurance for the mobility student.
In the case of European Union and associated countries, if you have public health care in Spain, you are covered by the European Health Insurance Card, always under the conditions of the public health system of that country (advanced payment, partial reimbursement, etc.).
If your destination country is not one of the countries with which the EU has signed an agreement, you must take out private medical insurance to cover your entire stay in the foreign country. In this case, and if the host university or embassy does not require you to take out a specific insurance policy, you can contact Ferrer & Ojeda, the insurance company with which the UB usually collaborates.
Travel recommendations
It is essential to know and follow the recommendations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when travelling and to register with the Spanish consular representation in the country of destination.
Processing your visa
It is the student's responsibility to apply for a visa and to then contact the embassy or consulate of the country of destination to make the necessary arrangements to enter the country. Before buying the plane ticket, make sure that you will be able to enter the country with the corresponding visa. When the stay is less than 180 days or 6 months, there are some countries where you do NOT have to apply for a visa, but it is possible that, once you arrive in the country of destination, you will have to make arrangements with the embassy. In this case, the embassy or consulate will be able to give you more information.
When can you start applying for a visa?
You can usually start the visa application process when the host university sends you the letter of acceptance. However, before you receive it, contact the embassy or consulate of your destination country to find out what documents you need to prepare in order to apply for your visa. You will usually be asked for a letter of acceptance from the host university and you may be asked to take out medical, accident and repatriation insurance with specific characteristics and/or to provide financial justification for a specific amount.
For destinations in the USA and Canada (up to 6 months), it is necessary to apply for a visa in Madrid. List of consulates
What do I have to consider when applying for a visa?
- There are embassies or consulates that ask for a financial justification in order to process the visa (South Korea, USA...).
- There are embassies or consulates that, if your stay is less than 180 days, do not require you to apply for a visa. However, you may have to complete some formalities when you arrive in your destination country. Check with the embassy.
- Sometimes, in order to apply for a visa, you are required to have an insurance policy with specific characteristics (check with the embassy).
- Attention: It must be done in good time. It is not advisable to leave the procedure for the last minute. Except in the aforementioned cases and according to the embassy's instructions, it is essential to have a visa to enter the country.
