Admission

You will receive an Acceptance Letter by the following dates:

• Fall semester/Full year exchange students: Before 15^th June 
• SICUE program students: After 15^st June
• Spring semester exchange students: Before 30^th November 

Extending your stay

The duration of your stay is specified in your admission letter. If you wish to extend your study period please check this information

Immigration and Visa

If you are a NON EUROPEAN citizen, you will have to use this acceptance letter to apply for your student visa as proof that you will be attending UC3M (for more information about this procedure check Foreign National Procedures).

Students need to upload their documents to the SIGMA platform and send the Learning Agreememt throught the form.

Below you can find a Tutorial with the instructions. Please read it carefully and thoroughly before proceeding to upload your documents.

• ADMISSION DOCUMENTS

Deadline to present the documents.

• Before 20 July. Fall semester or Full Year Students
• Before 24 January. Spring Semester Students 

Depending on your mobility programme

1.- ERASMUS+ students:

• ID/passport scan (SIGMA)
• Declaration of responsibility for having health insurance coverage (SIGMA)
• Learning Agreement “Before the mobility” (FORM)

2.- NON EUROPEAN MOBILITY students:

• ID/passport scan (SIGMA)
• Declaration of responsibility for having health insurance coverage. (SIGMA)

3.- SICUE (national mobility)  students:

• DNI scan (SIGMA)
• Learning Agreement (FORM)

Aside from these admission documents, please do not forget to upload your face picture to the UC3M App for the virtual student card (also explained in the Tutorial).

The virtual Intelligent University Card (TUI) will be your identification as a student at UC3M during your stay.

To get it you have to do next steps

1. Activate your UC3M Student Account, in case you haven't yet

Once you have been nominated by your university, you will receive an email from UC3M with your username (NIA) and instructions to activate the account and select your password.

• Account activation instructions

2. Upload your picture

To correctly activate your TUI, you need to upload a picture, ideally a passport size photo (the kind of photograph that is required for issuing personal ID documents and passports, that clearly shows your face and has a plain background).

This picture will appear in your Aula Global and other services at UC3M.

1. Go to this website 

2. Log in with your UC3M student number (100xxxxxx) and personal password.

3. You have two options if you click on the button “Cambia tu foto/Change your photo”:

• If you are using a computer, you can upload a picture from your drive. It should be a passport size photo, clearly showing your face and in front of a plain background.
•  If you are using your smartphone, you can take a picture right then and upload it. Please mind the recommendations, try to find a plain background and avoid hats, sunglasses, scarves, etc.

Please, do not forget to log out after using this app!.

3. Download the UC3M phone App.

• The App is free and it is available in this website. Scan the appropriate QR code (left for iPhone/right for Android).
• Open the downloaded file and install the App.

You will see the following information; click on “Acceder”.
Introduce your UC3M number (for example 100xxxxxx) and personal password to log in. This will take you to the private area of the App.
From the private area, you will have access to several UC3M services, which will allow you to see your timetables (after registration), grades, and more useful information and services provided by UC3M. Click on the highlighted button to view your TUI card and check that everything is correct.
You can use this digital card to access UC3M Libraries and other services

UC3M does not provide insurance for incoming exchange students, who should ensure they have comprehensive cover for the duration of their program. The exchange student must be covered by an illness or accidents travel assistance insurance covering repatriation expenses due to illness or accident, healthcare derived from professional activities.

UC3M has an agreement with a private company, OnCampus, which offers coverage for our international students. Only one payment at a very economic price.

• OnCampus Coberturas Ingles  (coverage summary in English)

If you already have an international insurance policy and you are interested in a Health Insurance Policy, without health questionnaire, without waiting periods and without copayment and access to 39,400 physicians and more than 1,700 hospitals and medical centers throughout Spain, you could buy OnCampus HealthCare Policiy:

• OnCampus HealthCare Guide
• OnCampus HealthCare Resumen

If you are interested, please contact the company directly through their website:

• Website and Registration

Support Service for Students with Disabilities and Special Needs allows direct attention for students with disabilities and special educational support needs. Its objective is to guarantee access to studies and improvement of the university activity for all students in equality of conditions, building an inclusive university.

To request special accommodations, please submit your registration in the following website BEFORE THE DEADLINES:

• Fall semester and Full year students: before July 15th
• Spring semester students: before December 15th