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Students who hope to participate in the Florence JYA program must have a valid passport when they apply to the program, with the expiration date at least 20 months later, and must submit a copy of their passport photo page with their application.
A student visa is required for study in Italy on the JYA Florence program. A visa is a stamp in a passport given by a foreign government allowing the passport holder to remain in the country for a specified period of time. Smith College will obtain visas for students attending the JYA Florence program in a group visa application process.
This means that in the summer prior to the year in Italy, students must leave their passports with the Smith College Office for International Study for the months of July and August. The Consulate General of Italy in Boston requires Smith College submit our students' passports as a group. The specific date of Smith's visa appointment and length of time required depends upon the Italian Consulate’s availability. Once the Consulate issues the visas and returns the passports to Smith, the Office for International Study will mail the passports to each student.
Consequently, students’ international travel is restricted during the summer prior to their year abroad.
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