I'm a senior right now and my boyfriend is in the army and hes stationed in vicenza, Italy. I'm planning on going there with him once i graduate in june. I was wondering if its possible to go to college either on base or near-by to do my general-ed and then coming back to the US to finish college and get my bachelors in nursing. Is that possible? Is there even a college i could go to there and if there is, will the credits be accepted by american schools? oh and please dont try to tell me about me being too young or anything. I've already thought about and I'm just trying to work things out. i know they dont recognize couples that arent married. but that is what we are going to do if i'm able to go to college there. thats why i want to know if its possible
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1 :
I won't tell you that you're too young, but I will tell you that the military doesn't acknowledge "girlfriend", "fiance", "baby-momma", whatever, ANYTHING other than spouse, so you cannot do anything with him unless/until you're married. In the eyes of the military, YOU DO NOT EXIST. So the answer (for now) is no.
2 :
You can attend almost any Italian college or university as a foreign student. The tuition will be enormous and the credits may, or may not, transfer back to a stateside university. Without a visa you aren't going to live anywhere in Europe. If you can't afford to study as a foreign student on a study visa you won't find any other way unless you are married to him. Unless you are married to him, in the eyes of the military, you do not exist. You get no access to the base and no access to any facility. He will be living on the base, in the barracks. Tyler is quite correct.
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Will you be getting married before you go there? if not, you cannot use any of the U.S. Facilities there including the colleges, Its called a Status of Forces Agreement, You are there as a tourist and our Government has agreed not to provide services to you except in an emergency. If you are married then yes you can meet most of your General education requirements at the several colleges that have offices on base and offer courses on a rotating basis. I would discourage using an Italian College as transcripts could pose a problem when transferring back to a US School
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If you aren't married to him, you won't be allowed to live, get medical care, or take classes on base. And the European cost of living is really high - he won't be able to afford to pay your rent, utilities, and food bill out of his monthly check as a new recruit, to say nothing of college tuition, and he won't get housing assistance for you since you're not married to him. If you marry him you will be able to live on base or get housing assistance, take classes through branches of U.S. universities on base, etc.
5 :
1. You do understand, you cannot just move to Italy. You will have to apply for an entry visa and a tourist visa or a work visa to stay longer than 6 months. 2. You do understand, that there are universities there, but the class's are taught in Italian, NOT english. 3. You will not be allowed on Post.
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you will not be allowed any access to the base at all. you will have to get accepted to a college in Italy on your own merits, get the student visa and all that. you will not know what,if any, credits will be accepted until you try and transfer. Hope you speak Fluent Italian.. otherwise, you will not get into any college over there.
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