Foreign students’ admission to university 
Enrollment by minstry of foreign affairs, International Trade and Cult
Each Argentinean federal university will establish the number of Latin American applicants that it will accept in their different undergraduate programs. Argentinean embassies will be in charge of spreading this information abroad. Applicants who are interested in this enrollment procedure should apply to their own countries’ Ministry of Education. Then, each university will be informed about those applicants who have been assigned to it.
The students admitted by this system are not to fulfill any other requirement, but their diploma conferred upon completion of their studies will bear the following statement: “NOT VALID FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN ARGENTINA”.
ENROLLMENT AT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SAN LUIS
Foreigners living in Argentina o who enter specially for studying are entitled to enroll at any university, whatever their residential situation would be. They should meet the same requirements as Argentinean applicants, with the following specifications:
A. Academic requirements
Applicants coming from all South American countries - Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries -, Mexico, Spain and Italy are not required to validate their High School Certificate. Once these applicants have passed the admission exam of the undergraduate program chosen, they should register their High School Certificate at the Argentinean National Ministry of Education, Science and Technology by August 31st of the same year. This can be done by the applicant on his own or by the Dirección General Académica of National University of San Luis.
As regards foreign applicants coming from countries other than the abovementioned, they must validate their High School Certificate in Argentine Educational Institutions by passing the corresponding exams of Geography, History, Literature and Civics. Those applicants coming from non-Spanish speaking countries will also have to take Spanish language performance tests in written and spoken production and comprehension skills. For those applicants who cannot meet the required language level, the University Extension Service offers training courses on Spanish as a Foreign Language. All exams should be completed by July 31st of the enrollment year.
B. Residence requirements
According to Law No 25871, all foreigner applicants have the right to enroll in any University of Argentina. Once admitted, applicants should obtain a permanent or student’s temporary residence permit within the terms fixed by the University. Residence procedures are initiated by the University once the applicant has fulfilled all the enrollment academic requirements.
DOCIMENTS REQUIRED
A. Birth Certificate
B. High School Transcript or equivalent
C. Certificate of Criminal Records from the applicants’ home country or from the country where they have lived for the last five (5) years. In case this document were not issued by their home country, the applicants should obtain this certificate in the Argentinean Consulate of their home country.
All these documents should be certified by the applicants’ home country authorities and by the Argentinean consular representation or by the Apostille (Convention of The Hague of 5th October 1961).
Once in Argentina, applicants should include a Certificate of Criminal Records issued by Argentinean Federal Police or by the Registro Nacional de Reincidencia.
The staff of Dirección General Académica of National University of San Luis provides free counseling service for all these procedures.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, please contact:
Prof. LUIS ALBERTO MORENO
Director General Académico
Secretaría Académica de la UNSL
Edificio Rectorado, 2º piso
Ejército de los Andes 950, 5700 San Luis
Telephone number: + 54 2652 424027, ext. 100
E-mail: dacade@unsl.edu.ar
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