Confirmation of stay
Senior Adviser
Global Mobility Erasmus +
What is Global Mobility Erasmus+ / International Credit Mobility (ICM)?
- Short-term studies abroad that count to a degree back home
If you have been accepted as an Erasmus+ student in a Global Mobility project (with USA, Albania, Bolivia, China, Indonesia, Nepal, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand or Uganda), please read this information.
BankAxept card
UiA will issue a BankAxept card to each student. As soon as possible after arrival you will be able to pick up your card at the university. You must show your passport and sign a document to activate your card. Please bring with you sufficient means for your first days in Norway.
The first payment to your BankAxept card will include your scholarship for the first TWO MONTHS, as there can be some extra expenses your first weeks in Norway. The travel grant is also transferred to the BankAxept Card in this first payment (if you have purchased your travel). The next payment will be in October/March (for students arriving in autumn/spring respectively).
The card may be used in shops marked with "BankAxept" and to withdraw money from ATMs. It cannot be used for online payments.
Students staying two semesters must start the process to get a Norwegian bank account as soon as possible after arrival. When this is settled the Erasmus+ Grant will be transferred to your bank account instead of your BankAxept card.
Erasmus+ Grant
The exchange rate is constant throughout the project period.
For the project period 2020-2023 € 1 = NOK 10.56. This concerns students from Albania, Sri Lanka, USA.
For the project period 2019-2022 € 1 = NOK 9,61. This concern students from Taiwan, Thailand, Nepal, Uganda and Indonesia.
Students:
Students will receive € 900 per month
Accommodation
The grant will be transfered to a BankAxept card, and you can pay your housing at the SiA Housing office with this card.
Please note that you must yourself terminate your contract with SiA Housing. This must be done at the latest by the 1st of the month prior to the month when you will be leaving (ex: If you leave on 4 June, you must terminate your contract by 1 May).
You will receive a grant until two days after your last exam. If you wish to stay on for a couple of days/weeks you will not receive grant for this period.
Insurance
The participant shall have adequate insurance coverage. Mandatory insurance coverage is health insurance. In addition, travel insurance is highly recommended.
Insurance expenses will be covered by an extra scholarship. You must order and pay your insurance yourself, but UiA will give you a refund upon arrival. Please bring the original receipt.
Visa
The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) is the central agency for immigration administration in Norway.
Required documents
Please see the list of documents you must hand in (udi.no).
- Letter of Acceptance from the University of Agder
- Letter of Acceptance (page 2 addressed to the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI)
The letter confirms that you are guaranteed student housing, and that you will get an Erasmus+ Grant. You will therefore not need to present a housing contract.
Visa expenses will be covered by an extra scholarship. Please start your visa application process as soon as possible, and contact int-office@uia.no when you have registered your visa application at the UDI webpage. UiA will then pay the visa fee on your behalf.
Please do not use an agent for the visa process, as the grant will only cover the visa fee itself, and no service costs.
Compulsory documents in Erasmus+
There are three documents you need to sign and make sure are approved for your Erasmus+ exchange.
- Learning Agreement (is attached to your letter of acceptance. Fill in and get the document signed by the faculty at UiA and your university before returning it to erasmuspluss@uia.no)
- Grant Agreement (is attached to your letter of acceptance, fill in, sign and return in to erasmuspluss@uia.no)
(to be signed upon arrival and before departure)