Senegal - Apply for Student Visa

ProcedureEdit

To Enter Senegal with a Student visa.

Register your name at the nearest neighborhood police station within the first seven days of your arrival in Senegal.

Foreign nationals who wish to study in Senegal should contact educational institutions directly. After you are accepted for study at an approved institution, the institution will issue a Form I-20 or Form DS-2019 and send it to you, which you will need to bring to the visa application interview. Furthermore, the student applicant must be registered by the school in the Student and Exchange Visitor program.

Once you have received your I-20 or DS-2019, and have registered in SEVIS, you may apply for your student visa. Information on how to apply for your student visa can be found here.

If you can decide to reside at AUC hostel, the resident assistant will help you with all the formalities . If you reside off-campus housing, the Business Support Office can help you with this process. *Depending on where your classes are held, take your passport and your complete address written on a piece of paper to the Business Support Office in Cairo. If you are American, Canadian, or an EU citizen, you are not to register upon arrival to Egypt. Without an appropriate visa from the Egyptian government, you will be subject to deportation. Within 30 days of arrival in Cairo, you must complete the application process to obtain a student residence visa.

Required DocumentsEdit

Passport (validity 6 months at least)
Application form (incomplete information on both sides will delay processing time)
2 Photos passport size (photocopies not accepted)
Copy of return ticket or confirmed itinerary
Letter from the University/Foundation or Senegalese sponsor.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

NEDAI Senegal

8 Avenue Lopold Sdar Senghor X Felix Faure

BP 14260 Dakar Plateau

Telephone No.: (00221) 78 149 96 96 / (00221) 33 889 89 31 / (00221) 33 889 89 32

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.visasenegal.sn/

Ministry of the Interior

Place Washington - Bd de la Republique, Dakar

BP 4002

Website: http://www.interieur.gouv.sn

Senegal diplomatic missions in foreign countries

(embassies, high commissions or consulate offices in foreign countries).

List of these plus their contacts can be viewed at http://www.visasenegal.sn/?page_id=97, http://senegal.embassyhomepage.com/senegalese_visa_information_senegal_visa_service_cheap_flights_senegal_hotels_dakar_travel_insurance_senegal_embassy_london.htm and http://dakar42.icann.org/travel

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Place de l'Independance, Dakar

BP 4044

Website: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.sn

E-Mail: [email protected]

EligibilityEdit

Students who are non Senegalese are valid for a Student Visa provided they have the requirements. .

FeesEdit

Effective April 13, 2012, the application fee for Foreigners . nonimmigrant visas (NIV), for tourist, student and exchange visas (B1/B2, F, and J), is US$160.

For petition-related visas (H, L, O, P, Q, and R), the fee is US$190.

The fee for non-immigrant visas (fianc visas), is US$240.

The fee for E visas is US$270.

ValidityEdit

The student visa is Valid for 1 to 3 years depending on the course and the number of years required to complete the course.

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Processing TimeEdit

3 days are required to issue a Senegalese Visa.

For holders of refuge travel document and citizens of some particular countries that do not have consular agreement with Senegal, processing time is contingent to the prior approval of the Senegalese Ministry of Interior (expect 30 to 45 days).

InstructionsEdit

For entry to Senegal, you must obtain a Student visa from the Senegal embassy or consulate in your home country.
Student visas are valid for one to 3 years , and are nonrenewable according to Senegal Laws.
Every intending visitor is required to carry a genuine passport / travel document with validity beyond one year.
On arrival, all students are required to fill in arrival declaration cards and should comply with other immigration formalities including the provision of required biometric information;
Immigration authorities at the port of arrival reserve the right of admission;

Students pass for a specific duration is granted by the Immigration authorities on arrival to permit the holders stay in the country for the period granted in the pass;

Arriving students should not carry or convey substances or goods prohibited by customs;
Engagement in employment on basis of students pass is strictly prohibited. Offenders are prosecuted.
Entry should be made only through the countrys gazetted ports of entry/exit.
Students must comply with immigration legislation and other national laws of the country during their stay in Senegal.

Required InformationEdit

Full name and contact details of the student applying for a visa;
Sex
Date of Birth
Nationality
Details of the enrolling university / institution;
Course details;
Year of admission and duration of course; and
Details and contact address of parents or guardian where the applicant shall be staying in Senegal.

Need for the DocumentEdit

if you are a non-Senegalese student, you must have a valid passport from your country of citizenship in order to travel to Senegal. The passport should be valid for at least six months after the planned return to your home country.

Many eligible and desirous students are unable to demonstrate their financial support to pay to the College / University which is normally the cost of tuition for their first semester in Senegal. They do not have good Bank statements and there is no immediate relative to provide them affidavit of financial support. Hence their immigration desire on student Visa remains a dream to study in Senegal.

Citizens from African members of the West African Monetary Union and the Economic Community of West African States and citizens of Canada, Israel, Japan, Taiwan and US do not require a visa to enter Senegal for a 90-days stay at most.

Citizens of China, Algeria, Norway and Iran who are holders of valid diplomatic and service/official passports are exempted from visa to enter Senegal.

Except for Cyprus, Hungary, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, citizens of members of the European Union do not require a visa to Senegal for a stay of less than 90 days.

Citizens of all other countries must apply for a visa.

Information which might helpEdit

The Embassies and Consular Offices are the only accredited Government agencies in Sengal, who are permitted to grant visas in a different country. Generally, to avoid any risks that can come up when getting on flights to Senegal or at ports of entry due to possible miscommunication, visitors are highly adviced to apply with the Embassy and Consular Offices in your home country to get visas in advance of travelling.

External LinksEdit

http://www.visaapplicationrequirements.com/links.php?country=senegal&type1=uk

http://dakar.usembassy.gov/non-immigrant_visas/students-and-exchange-visitors2.html

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.sn/

http://www.learn4good.com/travel/senegal_visas.htm

http://www.embassyhomepage.com

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