CHAPTER VI

MOBILITY BETWEEN MEMBER STATES

Mobility of students
Article 31
1
Students who hold a valid authorisation issued by the first Member State and who are covered by a Union or multilateral programme that comprises mobility measures or by an agreement between two or more higher education institutions shall be entitled to enter and stay in order to carry out part of their studies in a higher education institution in one or several second Member States for a period up to 360 days per Member State subject to the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2 to 10.
A student who is not covered by a Union or multilateral programme that comprises mobility measures or by an agreement between two or more higher education institutions shall submit an application for an authorisation to enter and stay in a second Member State in order to carry out part of the studies in a higher education institution in accordance with Articles 7 and 11.
2
The second Member State may require the higher education institution in the first Member State, the higher education institution in the second Member State or the student to notify the competent authorities of the first Member State and of the second Member State of the intention of the student to carry out part of the studies in the higher education institution in the second Member State.
In such cases, the second Member State shall allow the notification to take place either:
a
at the time of the application in the first Member State, where the mobility to the second Member State is already envisaged at that stage; or
b
after the student was admitted to the first Member State, as soon as the intended mobility to the second Member State is known.
3
Where the notification has taken place in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 2, and where the second Member State has not raised any objection with the first Member State in accordance with paragraph 7, the mobility of the student to the second Member State may take place at any moment within the period of validity of the authorisation.
4
Where the notification has taken place in accordance with point (b) of paragraph 2 and where the second Member State has not raised any objection in writing to the mobility of the student, in accordance with paragraphs 7 and 9, the mobility is considered to be approved and may take place in the second Member State.
5
The notification shall include the valid travel document, as provided for in point (a) of Article 7(1), and the valid authorisation issued by the first Member State covering the total period of the mobility.
6
The second Member State may require the notification to include the transmission of the following documents and information:
a
evidence that the student carries out part of the studies in the second Member State in the framework of a Union or multilateral programme that comprises mobility measures or of an agreement between two or more higher education institutions and evidence that the student has been accepted by a higher education institution in the second Member State;
b
where not specified under point (a), the planned duration and dates of the mobility;
c
evidence that the student has sickness insurance for all the risks normally covered for nationals of the Member State concerned as provided for in point (c) of Article 7(1);
d
evidence that during the stay the student will have sufficient resources to cover subsistence costs without having recourse to the Member State's social assistance system as provided for in point (e) of Article 7(1), study costs, as well as the travel costs to the first Member State in the cases referred to in point (b) of Article 32(4);
e
evidence that the fees charged by the higher education institution have been paid, where applicable.
The second Member State may require the notifier to provide, before the start of mobility, the address of the student concerned in the territory of the second Member State.
The second Member State may require the notifier to present the documents in an official language of that Member State or in any official language of the Union determined by that Member State.
7
Based on the notification referred to in paragraph 2, the second Member State may object to the mobility of the student to its territory within 30 days from having received the complete notification where:
a
the conditions set out in paragraphs 5 or 6 are not complied with;
b
one of the grounds for rejection set out in point (b) or (c) of Article 20(1) or in paragraph 2 of that Article applies;
c
the maximum duration of stay referred to in paragraph 1 has been reached.
8
Students who are considered to pose a threat to public policy, public security or public health shall not be allowed to enter or to stay on the territory of the second Member State.
9
The competent authorities of the second Member State shall, without delay, inform the competent authorities of the first Member State and the notifier in writing about their objection to the mobility. Where the second Member State objects to the mobility in accordance with paragraph 7 the student shall not be allowed to carry out part of the studies in the higher education institution in the second Member State.
10
After the period of objection has expired, the second Member State may issue a document to the student attesting that he or she is entitled to stay on its territory and enjoy the rights provided for in this Directive.