Yemen student visa: the visit visa for study purposes

The study visit visa is the category for foreigners who have been accepted by a Yemeni university, institute or school. It is issued as a sticker by a Yemeni embassy or consulate abroad once the Immigration, Passports and Nationality Authority approves the application.

You upload the request of your host in Yemen (a Yemeni citizen or foreign resident), the passport data page (valid at least six months), a health certificate from an official authority showing freedom from infectious diseases, a pledge to leave at the end of the authorised period, round-trip tickets, and the acceptance of the institution together with a memorandum from the Ministry of Higher Education, the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Technical and Vocational Training, depending on the level of study.

The Yemeni Embassy in Washington, for its own applicants, asks for an acceptance letter that states the nature and the duration of the studies.

The study visit visa costs USD 75. The portal states that, until an internationally accepted electronic payment method is in place, fees are paid in cash in US dollars, either at the Authority's main centre in Aden through your host in Yemen or through a Yemeni embassy or consulate.

The application is decided within 3–5 working days after the Authority receives a complete file. Validity starts on the date you entered and you may arrive on any day within it. Print the approval email and present it on arrival.