Criteria for acquiring long-term Schengen visas
Multiple entry national visas (D) are issued to foreigners who are students wanting to pursue studies in one of the countries in the Schengen zone as per international student exchange programmes or the exchange programmes for students that a higher educational institution which operates in a Schengen country and an overseas higher educational institution or admitted to regular or non-regular studies of a higher educational institution functioning in a Schengen country, where the duration of the studies requires at least 160 academic hours per every six months. The visa (D) in this case is issued for a duration of only up to one year. They are also given to foreign nationals who are students and have been admitted to the continuous full-time studies in a higher educational institution running in a Schengen country and have submitted documents for obtaining a temporary residence permit in the same country. The visa (D) here is granted for a period of only up to six mont...