Short Stay Visa Application Procedure

All students need a passport, less than 10 years old and valid for three months beyond their return date to the United States.

US Citizens do NOT need a Visa for the Summer session, as long as the stay is under 90 days. International students who will need a  visa will be automatically contacted by Catherine Bass about obtaining a  "Short Stay Schengen Visa". This allows travel to and from all of the countries in the Schengen area listed below.

Studenst who are not citizens of a Schengen area country, CANNOT STAY LONGER THAN 90 days unless they are enrolled for both the Summer and Fall semesters at GTL.

The Visa Application Packet

• A valid passport (less than 10 years old and valid 3 months after the student's planned returning date)

• One copy of the passport page containing the student's personal information and passport number

• 2 short stay visa application forms completely and legibly filled out. Please print in black ink. Click here to download application form

• Copies of all Immigration Documents (e.g. green card, signed I-20, J-1, or other US visa, etc.). Make sure all documents are signed and have a validity date

• Two passport-type photos: 1 inch (25 mm) from the top of your head to the bottom of your chin. Photographs must have a white background with a full-face view of the person- no hats or dark glasses permitted. Photos must be taken within the last 6 months

• Proof of financial support (scholarship document or recent bank statement showing at least $3,000 in available funds). Parents' bank statements may be submitted but must be accompanied by a signed letter from the parents, stating their relationship to the student and explaining that a minimum of $600 per month  will be given to their son/daughter. Account numbers may be blackened out, but the statement must be recent and have the student or the parent's name on it

• Copies of the student's drivers license and student ID card • Insurance letter from T.W. Lord (insurance dates must be identical to the student's plane ticket dates). Contact Ms. Vera Davis at T.W. Lord to request the needed letter and to pay for extra insurance, if you will be in Europe outside the program dates (May 14-August 3). Cost for each extra day is $1.00

• Letter from the Program Director (Catherine Bass)

• A copy of the plane ticket  

Bring your visa application file, once it is COMPLETE, to Catherine Bass who will need to check the file before you can take it to the consulate

The Schengen Visa will be free only for students applying through the French Consulate in Atlanta.  Applicants will be received by appointment only. To make an appointment, please click here.