I'm an Iranian student who did his Bachelor's in Italy in cinema. Now I want to do my Master's in another country in Europe, like Germany. Does anyone know if I would need to go back to Iran and ask for a German student visa? Or, considering that right now I'm in Europe (holding a permit of stay), can I go straight to the university to apply?
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I finished my undergraduate studies in the UK and was able to get my visa for my PhD studies in the EU without returning to my home country. But you have to be within the validity period of your student visa. And the case may be different for Italy/Germany than it was for me in the UK/France, so it's not enough for an answer.– la femme cosmiqueCommented Feb 12, 2018 at 13:32
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1@lafemmecosmique : My guess is that Italy/Germany will be easier than UK/France, given that you did "not-Schengen to Schengen", whereas the OP just wants to move within Schengen.– Martin Bonner supports MonicaCommented Mar 1, 2018 at 6:24
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Applying to the university to accept you as a student and applying for a visa are different things. You can use your Italian permit to travel to Germany and apply for admission. If the university accepts you, you will need to apply for a German residence permit, which may require a visa beforehand. If it does, you may be able to apply in Italy, but I am not certain.
You should be able to apply for a visa wherever you live, even if you're not its citizen. The German consulate would likely not reject your application just because you are not an Italian citizen. You're still an Italian resident anyways. Though you'd better check with the consulate to make sure of this, e.g. no special restrictions apply for your nationality etc.
