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Hi everyone,

I’m a non-EU incoming exchange student at UniBE, and my visa D application has been processing since May.

The Bern Migration Office recently asked about my arrival, internship dates, accommodation and funding, and then requested my rental contract. I submitted everything immediately.

Has anyone reached this stage recently? Approximately how long did it take after sending these documents to receive the visa authorization?

My planned arrival is 1 September, so I’m trying to understand the remaining timeline. Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I’m a non-EU incoming exchange student at UniBE, and my visa D application has been processing since May.

The Bern Migration Office recently asked about my arrival, internship dates, accommodation and funding, and then requested my rental contract. I submitted everything immediately.

Has anyone reached this stage recently? Approximately how long did it take after sending these documents to receive the visa authorization?

My planned arrival is 1 September, so I’m trying to understand the remaining timeline. Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I know Reddit cannot decide my immigration case, but I would really appreciate hearing about recent experiences with the Bern authorities and UniBE.

I’m a Brazilian Master’s student coming to the University of Bern for a six-month research exchange at ARTORG. I submitted my national Visa D application at the Swiss Consulate in São Paulo on 19 May, and the Bern authorities confirmed receiving it on 29 May.

The case was initially handled as a research internship/work-related stay. In July, UniBE formally admitted me through its Worldwide Exchange programme instead. My nomination, Mobility Online application and Learning Agreement were completed and accepted on 21 July, and UniBE International told me that they had contacted migration about my visa.

I still have no authorization. The Bern migration office says the case is being processed, while the consulate says that the canton is responsible and that the original documentation may still make the application appear work-related.

I started the process more than three months in advance specifically to avoid this situation, so honestly, having no clear status with roughly two weeks remaining is making me quite anxious. My Brazilian public research fellowship requires me to be physically in Bern by 1 September, otherwise the fellowship will be cancelled. UniBE’s Introduction Week starts on 7 September.

Has anyone recently experienced something similar in Bern, especially a case that changed from an internship/work route to exchange-student status?

Did it help more to call UniBE International and ask them to follow up institutionally, or to call the City of Bern migration office directly? How long did it take between cantonal authorization and the consulate issuing the Visa D?

Brazilian citizens can normally enter the Schengen area as visitors for up to 90 days in a 180-day period. I understand that this does not authorize me to begin studying or working. Still, has anyone in a pending Visa D situation received explicit written permission from the Swiss authorities to enter only as a visitor, wait without starting the exchange, and then leave to have the Visa D issued? Or were you specifically instructed not to travel at all?

I will follow the instructions given by UniBE, the migration office and the consulate. I’m mainly looking for recent timelines and experiences so I can understand what may happen over the next two weeks.

Thank you.

Hi everyone,

I’m an incoming exchange student from Brazil, joining UniBE/ARTORG for a six-month research stay.

I submitted my Visa D application on 19 May, and the Bern authorities confirmed receiving it on 29 May. Due to an administrative change, my UniBE Worldwide Exchange admission was only finalized on 21 July. UniBE International has contacted migration, but I still have no authorization.

I need to be physically in Bern by 1 September because of a firm funding deadline, and Introduction Week begins on 7 September.

Is anyone else joining UniBE in autumn 2026 and still waiting for their visa? If yours has already been approved, how long did Bern take, and how close to your planned travel date did you receive the decision?

I’m not looking for a way to travel without the required visa, just recent Bern timelines and similar experiences. Thanks!

Olá, pessoal!

Sou nutricionista formado pela Unicamp e atualmente faço mestrado em Nutrição, Esporte e Metabolismo.

Estou desenvolvendo, junto com outros nutricionistas, um sistema para apoiar o atendimento e o acompanhamento nutricional. Nesta etapa, abrimos algumas vagas para consultas on-line previamente financiadas (pesquisa científica)

Buscamos principalmente pessoas que:

• praticam musculação ou outra atividade física com regularidade;
• já têm alguma noção básica de alimentação;
• querem ajustar a dieta à rotina, aos treinos e aos próprios objetivos;
• aceitam compartilhar uma opinião sincera sobre a experiência com o atendimento e com o sistema.

A consulta é um atendimento nutricional de verdade, realizado por profissional, com foco em adaptações práticas e individualizadas. Não há cobrança, obrigação de contratar plano ou compromisso posterior.

As vagas são limitadas porque queremos acompanhar cada pessoa com atenção nesta fase inicial.

Quem tiver interesse pode comentar ou me chamar no privado. Antes de agendar, envio minha apresentação profissional, credenciais e todos os detalhes do atendimento.

I have 2 erros when I try to use the chat/codex

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Pessoal, alguém aqui já fez BEPE/FAPESP no nível de mestrado ou doutorado e poderia me ajudar com uma dúvida prática sobre a liberação das despesas de transporte?

Meu processo BEPE foi aprovado. No orçamento despachado, a rubrica “Despesas de Transporte” aparece discriminada com um valor específico para passagem aérea (que eu estipulei na época).

Minha dúvida é a seguinte: na prática, quando vocês solicitaram a liberação das despesas de transporte pelo SIAF(?), a FAPESP liberou exatamente o valor que estava no orçamento despachado ou existe algum teto operacional maior para transporte internacional?

Ouvi de algumas pessoas que haveria um teto maior para transporte, algo em torno de R$ 30 mil.

Queria entender a experiência real de quem já passou por isso:

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1. A FAPESP liberou o valor exato que constava no despacho?
2. Se a passagem ficou mais cara que o valor orçado, vocês conseguiram pedir complementação?
3. A bagagem despachada entrou junto na prestação de contas?

Quero evitar comprar passagem errado ou assumir um teto que talvez não exista. Qualquer relato prático de quem já fez BEPE ajuda muito.