Student programs
254 official student routes across 134 countries — each figure dated and cited from a government source.
Albania
Antigua And Barbuda
Argentina
Residencia Temporaria — Estudiante (Student) — Argentina: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Student visa – 365 days — Argentina: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Visa para Estudiantes No Oficial Intercambios Estudiantiles/Pasantes/Becarios (Arts. 8 a 13 disposición DNM 2802/2023) — Argentina: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Australia
Student Guardian visa (subclass 590) — Australia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Subclass 500 — Student visa — Australia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) – Post-Vocational Education Work stream — Australia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) — Post-Higher Education Work stream — Australia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Training visa (subclass 407) — Australia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Austria
Graduates of Austrian universities and universities of applied sciences — Austria: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Pupil Residence Permit (Aufenthaltsbewilligung Schüler) — Austria: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Pupils — Austria: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Residence Permit – Student - no mobility programme — Austria: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Residence Permit – Student – mobility programme or agreement between higher education institutions — Austria: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Residence Permit – Student — Austria: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Special cases of gainful employment (Au Pairs) — Austria: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Student Residence Permit (Aufenthaltsbewilligung Student) — Austria: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Students — Austria: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Belgium
Au pair — Belgium: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Student Visa / Residence permit (Étudiant, Art. 58) — Belgium: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Study — Belgium: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Trainee / Stagiaire (Art. 61/13/18) — Belgium: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Trainees — Belgium: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Bolivia
Permanencia transitoria por intercambio académico — Bolivia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Permanencia transitoria por objeto determinado de estudio — Bolivia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Visa de Estudiante + Permanencia Temporal Estudiante (Student Visa + Temporary Student Residence) — Bolivia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Visa de Estudiante de Intercambio con Convenio Estatal (Student Exchange Visa — State Agreement) — GRATUITA — Bolivia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Visa de estudiante de intercambio sin convenio estatal — Bolivia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Bosnia And Herzegovina
Brazil
Burundi
Cape Verde
Chile
China
International Students of Chinese Origin — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Residence Permit for Study — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)X1 Visa — Long-Term Study (>180 Days, Degree Programmes) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)X2 Visa — Short-Term Study (≤180 Days) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czechia
Long-Term Residence — Studies (§64 Act 326/1999, Directive 2016/801/EU) — Czechia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Long-term residence permit for the purpose of studies — Czechia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Long-term visas and long-term residence permits for the purpose of other educational activities — Czechia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Long-term visas and long-term residence permits for the purpose of studies — Czechia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Student Facilitation Program — Czechia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Study — Czechia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Training — Czechia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Denmark
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Fiji
Finland
Application for an extended permit on the basis of studies — Finland: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Au pair — Finland: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Internship — Finland: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Residence permit application for studies — Finland: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
France
Germany
Student Visa (Section 16b AufenthG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Visa for Seeking University Place (Section 17(2) AufenthG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Visa for Vocational Training — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Vocational Training Visa (§16a AufenthG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Greece
Scholarship Holders article 45 (Law 4251/14) / Issuance — Greece: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Studies at Higher Education Institutions article 33 (Law 4251/14) / Issuance — Greece: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Vocational Training in IEK (Institutes of Vocational Training), Colleges, Independent Study Centres article 44 (Law 4251/14) / Issuance (or change of purpose) — Greece: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Guyana
Hong Kong
Hungary
Indonesia
Visa Pendidikan Dasar dan Menengah — Indonesia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Visa Pendidikan Kawasan Ekonomi Khusus — Indonesia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Visa Pendidikan Tinggi — Indonesia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Visa Pertukaran Pelajar — Indonesia: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Ireland
Long Stay D Visa (Study) — Ireland: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Long Term Study Visa — Ireland: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Short Stay C Visa (Study) — Ireland: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Third Level Graduate Programme — Ireland: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Italy
STUDENT VISA (STUDIO) — Italy: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)STUDIO - FORMAZIONE PROFESSIONALE — Italy: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)STUDIO - TIROCINIO — Italy: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Study - Apprenticeship — Italy: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Study - EXCHANGE AND MOBILITY PROGRAMME — Italy: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Study - POSTGRADUATE — Italy: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Study - UNIVERSITY ENROLMENT — Italy: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Study - UNIVERSITY SINGLE COURSE — Italy: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Study - Vocational training — Italy: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Jordan
Kosovo
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Conditions of residence for third-country national trainees — Luxembourg: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Residence permit for third-country students — Luxembourg: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Staying in Luxembourg to find a job or start a business after completing your studies — Luxembourg: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Malta
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Temporary Residence for High School or Higher Education — Montenegro: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Temporary Residence for Participation in International Exchange Programs for Pupils and Students or Other Programs for the Young — Montenegro: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Temporary Residence for Specialization, Professional Training or Practical Training — Montenegro: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Netherlands
Intra EU mobility student (Directive (EU) 2016/801) — Netherlands: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Pilot incoming mobility mbo-4 — Netherlands: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Student Residence Permit (all education levels) — Netherlands: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Student residence permit for university or higher professional education — Netherlands: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Student residence permit secondary or vocational education — Netherlands: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Norway
Panama
Estudiante de la Fundación Ciudad del Saber — Panama: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Estudiante para ser Religioso del Iglesia Católica y Ortodoxa — Panama: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Estudiantes o Cadetes Becados por Instituciones de Seguridad Pública — Panama: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Temporal por Razones de Educación — Panama: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
AR Emitida a Estudantes do Ensino Superior (Art. 92.º) — Portugal: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)AR para Estudantes (Art. 92.º) — Portugal: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Mobilidade de Estudantes do Ensino Superior (Art. 91.º-A) — Portugal: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Transição Ex-Estudante (Mestrado/Doutoramento) para Trabalho — Portugal: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Transição Ex-Estudante (Secundário/1º ciclo Superior) para Trabalho — Portugal: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Russia
Sao Tome And Principe
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
D-2-1 Student Visa – Junior College (Associate Degree) — South Korea: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)D-2-2 Student Visa – Bachelor's Degree — South Korea: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)D-2-3 Student Visa – Master's Degree — South Korea: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)D-2-4 Student Visa – Doctoral Degree — South Korea: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)D-2-5 Student Visa – Research Studies — South Korea: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)D-2-6 Student Visa – Exchange Student — South Korea: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)D-4-1 Training Visa – University-Affiliated Language Institute — South Korea: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)D-4-3 Training Visa – Elementary, Middle and High School Student — South Korea: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)D-4-7 Training Visa – Foreign Language Training — South Korea: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)F-4-14 Overseas Korean Visa – University Graduate — South Korea: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)H-2-2 Working Visit Visa – Former Student (Overseas Korean) — South Korea: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)
Sweden
Au Pair Residence Permit — Sweden: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)EU Mobility Studies Permit (Stay in Sweden) — Sweden: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Permanent residence permits for doctoral students — Sweden: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Residence Permit for Studies at Higher Education (Sweden) — Sweden: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Student-to-Work Transition Permit — Sweden: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)Students who have found work — Sweden: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026)