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Non-Recognised Private Higher Education under Article 9

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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

Designed for a first authorisation to stay in order to follow a training programme provided by a private higher education institution.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state the level, field or length of the training programme.
  • chars 2151-2305
    A non-EU national who applies for a first authorisation to stay in order to follow a training programme provided by a private higher education institution

What type of institution/course must accept or enrol the applicant?

A non-EU national following a training programme at a higher education institution that is neither recognised nor authorised to organise higher education or to award the corresponding degrees; such a person does not have student status under Articles 58, 60 and following of the Law of 15 December 1980.

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Limits of the record
  • Further personal requirements appear in the list of supporting documents: a secondary school leaving diploma or baccalaureate with a minimum average of 13/20 (65%) and proof of at least level B2 in the language of instruction.
  • The Immigration Office decides under the discretionary power conferred by Article 9 and assesses the documents strictly, in particular the academic and professional project.
  • chars 245-677
    A non-EU national who wishes to follow a training programme provided by a higher education institution that is neither recognised by the competent authority, nor authorised to organise a higher education study programme, nor authorised to award the corresponding titles, academic degrees, diplomas and certificates, **does not have student status** within the meaning of Articles 58, 60 and following of the law of 15 December 1980.

What are the most important financial or study-related conditions: tuition, funds, insurance, full-time study, attendance or equivalent?

Sufficient means of subsistence for the entire academic year must be proved exclusively by depositing an amount equal to twelve times the minimum monthly amount required for students into a blocked account opened in the applicant's name by a specialised financial services company, together with proof of health insurance covering all risks in Belgium for the duration of the stay.

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Limits of the record
  • The capture does not state the minimum monthly amount required for students, so the actual sum cannot be derived from this page.
  • The fee and the full payment of enrolment fees are listed elsewhere in the same document list and are outside this citation.
  • chars 4146-4667
    - proof of health insurance covering all risks in Belgium for the duration of the stay; - proof of sufficient means of subsistence for the entire academic year, exclusively by means of proof of the deposit of an amount equivalent to twelve times the minimum monthly amount required for students, on an account opened in the name of the applicant by a financial services company specialised in opening blocked accounts intended to demonstrate financial resources in the context of an application for residence for studies.

Can the student work? Under what major restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether the student may work, the main restrictions and the family position.

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Limits of the record
  • Procurei trabalho durante os estudos, horas permitidas, autorizacao de trabalho de estudante e posicao da familia. A pagina nao diz nada sobre nenhum destes pontos. Diz que esta pessoa 'does not have student status' ao abrigo dos artigos 58, 60 e seguintes, mas deduzir dai que nao pode trabalhar, ou que perde o regime de estudante, seria inferencia e nao fonte. O valor que aqui estava (emissao do visto e registo na comuna) nao responde a pergunta.

How long does the status last, how is it renewed, and what officially documented post-study work or residence possibilities exist?

The authorisation to stay in Belgium to follow a training programme in a non-recognised higher education institution is granted for a limited period. The official source does not state the length of that period, the renewal conditions or what status may follow it.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state the length of that period, the conditions for renewing it, or what status may follow it.
  • It also states there is no specific legal time limit for the decision on the application.
  • chars 7349-7507
    The authorisation to stay in Belgium in order to follow a training programme in a non-recognised higher education institution is granted for a limited period.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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