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File EU 2004/38 · 21

Going to study in another country

A master's place in Vienna, an “international fee” tab that stings the eyes, and a town hall demanding your bank statements. Breathe: the nationals' course fees are yours, your first three months require nothing but an identity card, and the resources declaration is made by the means of YOUR choosing.

Item no. 1

The forum rumour

The master's you want exists in Vienna, and applications open on Monday. On a student forum, a pinned message, very sure of itself, is putting everyone off.

Student forum · pinned threadMost-read message

“No point applying in Austria if you're not Austrian: the places go to nationals first, it's like that everywhere. Foreigners come after, when the crumbs are left.”

Below the message, forty replies, not one source.

The played version needs JavaScript. Without it, the scene above stays readable, and every item of the file lives on its own page.

File EU 2004/38

The items in this file

Every item has its own page. The situation is played here; what you keep, what you send and what you re-read live next door.

The sheet to printThe reflexes to keep, each with its official textOfficial redressThe real steps, with the links to the bodiesThe written walkthroughThe whole situation item by item, answers includedThe rights, one by oneEvery right taught on this site, with its sourceThe next situationWorking in another country