Application Procedure

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Would you like to study at Victoria College of Hotel and Management?

At VCHTM we have simple and clear steps for application and admission of students. The future students at VCHTM have high level of motivation, upper intermediate level of English language and good results from their secondary education (High School diploma).
In the student admission process VCHTM strictly follows the rules and regulations of the Ministry of Education in Bulgaria. Please, see below the details and steps explained:

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Completed Secondary Education/ High School

The high school diploma along with the mark sheet prove the successful completion of secondary education at a recognized High School in the respective country. Pre-application is possible, when the prospect student is in his/her last year of studies at a High School and is expected to receive his/her diploma within a time frame, which corresponds to the deadlines for application and submission of documents.

English language proficiency

The English language proficiency level is proven by presenting an internationally recognized certificate with a minimum result equivalent to IELTS 6.0 (B2 in the European language framework). In case you do not have such certificate, you have to sit for an English language exam organized by VUM, which can take place on campus or online. The required result must be not less than 62%. If the level of English is insufficient, you can be enrolled in a preparatory English language semester at VUM or join additional language module, depending on the actual level of language proficiency. For prospect students, whose native language is English (citizens of Great Britain, Ireland, USA, Australia, Canada /excluding Quebec/ and New Zealand) and have graduated High School studying in English, the English proficiency certificate is not mandatory.

High level of motivation

Motivation is the foundation of successful education and future successful career. As a leading business school in Eastern Europe, we are constantly developing our curriculum to make sure we offer the most up-to-date knowledge and train the proper skills required by the industry for the future professionals. Our programmes are also in synchronized with those of our strategic academic partner in the UK, Cardiff Metropolitan University, and meet the strict requirements not only of the Bulgarian but also of the British university education system. Our students should follow the same high standards in education and exams as their colleagues in the United Kingdom. This requires VUM students to possess and demonstrate high motivation to invest time and effort to follow their career goals with the acquired knowledge and skills.

APPLICATION STEPS

Citizens of EU and EEA

Step 1: Submission of documents

For the initial application at Victoria College of Hotel & Management, the following documents are required:

Duly filled out Application form
Copy of Secondary degree/High School diploma or a document, confirming the year and semester of study (in case of pre-application)
Copy of Transcript of records from the Secondary education/High School diploma or academic results up until the moment of application (in case of pre-application)
Certificate for English proficiency (if available)
Copy of ID/Passport

All document should be scanned and sent to admissions@vchtm.com.

At Victoria College of Hotel and Management there are two intakes per year: in September and in February. Upon submission of your application documents, we will inform you on the availability of seats in the selected programme for the upcoming intake.

Step 2: Interview

If the documents in Step 1 meet the requirements at VCHTM, we will schedule an admission interview with you. The interview is conducted in English language on campus or online (it is obligatory for the candidate to use a webcam during the online interview).

At this stage you will have to sit for the VCHTM English language exam in case you haven’t provided a valid internationally recognized certificate of English language proficiency with a result equivalent to IELTS 6.0 or higher. The exam is conducted on campus or online.

Step 3: Conditional acceptance

Upon successful completion of Step 2 of the admission process, you will receive a letter for conditional acceptance at Victoria College of Hotel and Management along with an invoice for the fees required with terms and deadlines of payments.

Detailed information about the Tuition fees and the opportunities for applying for a scholarship you can find here.

Step 4: Documents for registration

Upon confirmation for conditional acceptance, you have to submit to the VCHTM Admission office duly certified and legalized hard copies of the following documents:

Duly filled in, printed out and signed Application form
Secondary education/High School diploma (original or notarized copy)
Transcript of records from your Secondary education/High School diploma (original or notarized copy)
Medical certificate, issued not earlier than 30 days prior the date on your application form
Document for paid tuition and registration fees
4 passport size photos

When your documents per p. 2, 3 and 4 are issued outside of Bulgaria, those have to be legalized as per the requirements of the issuing country and legally translated into Bulgarian language. When the issuing country has no specific agreements with Bulgaria, the documents are certified in line with the generally accepted practice for legalization and translation.

Once prepared, the documents should be sent to the Admission office of Victoria College of Hotel and Management at the following address:

Victoria College of Hotel and Management
Admission Office
13A Oborishte Str.
Varna 9000 Bulgaria

Step 5: Arrival and registration

It is required the Admission office at VCHTM to receive information on your date and time of arrival to Bulgaria and VCHTM, at least 5 days in advance.

Upon arrival, you have to confirm with the Admission office at VCHTM the submission of all of the required documents.

NON-EU Applicants

Step 1: Submission of documents

For the initial application at Victoria College of Hotel and Management, the following documents are required:

Duly filled out Application form
Copy of Secondary degree/High School diploma or a document, confirming the year and semester of study (in case of pre-application)
Copy of Transcript of records from the Secondary education/High School diploma or academic results up until the moment of application (in case of pre-application)
Certificate for English proficiency (if available)
Passport copy

All document should be scanned and sent to admissions@vchtm.com.

At Victoria College of Hotel and Management we have two intakes per year: in September and in February. Upon submission of your application documents, we will inform you on the availability of seats in the selected programme for the upcoming intake. As an applicant from outside European Union (or EEA) you will need a Visa type D for your study term at Victoria College of Hotel and Management, which takes time and therefore we advise you to apply as early as possible.

Step 2: Interview

If the documents in Step 1 meet the requirements at Victoria College of Hotel and Management, we will schedule an admission interview with you. The interview is conducted in English language on campus or online (it is obligatory for the candidate to use a webcam during the online interview).

Step 3: Conditional acceptance

Detailed information about the Tuition fees and the opportunities for applying for a scholarship you can find here.

Step 4: Visa D Application

Upon confirmation for conditional acceptance, you have to submit to the VCHTM Admission office duly certified and legalized hard copies of the following documents:

Duly filled in, printed out and signed Application form
Secondary education/High School diploma (original or notarized copy)
Transcript of records from your Secondary education/High School diploma (original or notarized copy)
Eligibility document, issued by an accredited institution, which states that based on the student’s grades from the Secondary degree/High School diploma he/she is allowed to continue studies in Bachelor degree in any university in his/her country or abroad
Medical certificate, issued not earlier than 30 days prior the date on your application form
4 passport size photos

If your documents per p. 2, 3, 4 and 5 are issued outside of Bulgaria, those have to be legalized as per the requirements of the issuing country and legally translated into Bulgarian language. When the issuing country has no specific agreements with Bulgaria, the documents are certified in line with the generally accepted practice for legalization and translation.

Documents issued by the authorities of a foreign state, which is under the Hague Convention, should have an apostille from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (list of the countries under the Hague Convention can be found here: www.hcch.net), in accordance to the legal requirements. Certified in this way, the documents do not need further legalization and attestation.

For states that have bilateral legal aid agreements with the Republic of Bulgaria, documents issued by the foreign state must bear the stamp of the respective authorized institution as per the bilateral agreement. The thus issued document is recognized by the Bulgarian institutions and it only needs its Bulgarian translation which shall be certified.

In case the country of citizenship of the student is not a party in The Hague Convention or does not have an agreement for bilateral legal aid with the Republic of Bulgaria, then documents per p. 2, 3, 4 and 5 should be translated into Bulgarian and legalized respectively by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the respective country. Then the documents should be certified by the Consular services of the nearest Bulgarian Embassy servicing for the respective country.

Once prepared, the documents should be sent to the Admission office of Victoria College of Hotel and Management at the following address:

Victoria College of Hotel and Management
Admission Office
13A Oborishte Str.
Varna 9000 Bulgaria

Upon receiving the documents in our Admission Office, we process them to the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Bulgaria for evaluation and issuance of an Approval Letter, required for your Visa application. Once this Approval letter is ready along with your VCHTM admission documents you are ready to apply for visa at the nearest Bulgarian embassy (Consulate) servicing for the respective country, together with the rest of the requirement documents for application and issuance for a student Visa D. The approved applicants, who have received their Visa D are then officially registered as full-time students of Victoria College of Hotel and Management.

Step 5: Arrival and registration

It is required the Admission office at VCHTM to receive information on your date and time of arrival to Bulgaria and VCHTM, at least 5 days in advance.

Upon arrival, you have to confirm with the Admission office at VCHTM the submission of all of the required documents.