Admitted International Applicants
Tips for getting ready & planning in advance for studying at TUOMS as an international student
You’re in! Congrats.  Now that you have applied and been accepted into TUOMS degree, you'll need to start planning for living and studying at TUOMS. This includes many tasks to take care of before and after you arrive to study in a different country. To help you plan in advance, here are some tips to help you get ready. Educational Affairs Office (EAO) and Students Affairs Office (SAO) of TUOMS are the contact points for you as a newly admitted international applicant. 
 
 
 
 
Pre-arrival Checklist
There will be many things that you will need to consider before you leave for Iran and to study at TUOMS. To help you prepare for your arrival at TUOMS, please see the following general checklist.

1- Consider the Registration Deadline
The registration deadline for each semester will be stated in your acceptance letter.

2- Prepare Your Transcripts / Degree Certificates
To prepare official transcripts / degree certificates follow the steps bellow:
• Request official transcripts / degree certificates from every secondary institute /university attended.
• Provide translation of official transcripts / degree certificate in to English, if your documents are in any language other than English.
•Take the original official transcripts / degree certificates and original translated version of them to Iran’s embassy or consulate in order to be legalized.  

3- Obtain Your Student Visa from your Home Country
After your admission to TUOMS, as a newly admitted international student you need to obtain your student visa and arrive in Iran. Your student visa is necessary to travel and study in Iran as an international student. You cannot come to Iran as a visitor and switch your visa status. We cannot enroll you on a visitor visa, so you would not be able to register to TUOMS. To get your student visa you need to:
• Wait for your visa note: Visa note is a visa document issued by Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and received by TUOMS. Visa note is deferent from student visa. It is a necessary document to obtain student visa.  We will send your visa note to your email address within two business days after receiving it. Note that the visa note is valid for two months and issued only once.
• Refer to Iran’s embassy or consulates in your home country and get your student visa: Within two month of receiving the visa note, while having your valid passport and visa note on your person refer to Iran’s embassy or consulates and get your student visa. Student visa is a necessary document for university registration. It is valid for one month and upon your request on your application form is issued by Iran’s embassy or consulates.      
Note, if you do not fill out the “passport and visa info” section of the application form we will reserve the right to determine the issuing place of your student visa.
 
4- Prepare Registration Documents 
The needed registration documents include:
• Your birth certificate
• Your ID card
• Your passport
• Six 3*4 passport photos  
• Original and English versions of personal documents legalized by the Iranian embassy or consulate
• Original version of your transcripts / latest degree certificate
• Original English version of your transcripts / latest degree certificate legalized by Iranian embassy or consulate
Note, it is very important that you bring these documents with you to Iran on your person for TUOMS registering process.
 

 
 
Post-arrival Checklist
After You Arrive
Now you are at TUOMS gates. The steps bellow will help you acclimate to campus and have a smooth transition.   
 
1- Take Your Pervasive Code
Any international individual intending to live, study, work, etc.in Iran needs to have a 12 digit code called Pervasive Code or FIDA Code. It is essential for receiving various services such as educational, business, banking services, getting driving license, etc. to get your FIDA Code click here. (https://faragir-code.ir/home/)
 
2- Sort out your finances and bank account
As an international student you can open a bank account in Iran. To make the process easier please gather the needed documents including:
• Your passport
• Enrolment certificate stamped and signed by TUOMS (Educational Affairs Office of TUOMS will provide your enrolment certificate.)
• Your residence permit (Students Affairs Office of TUOMS will provide your residence permit.)

 3- Activate Cellular Phone Service
You can purchase a SIM card at borders upon entering the country or you may buy it from the telecommunication agencies inside the cities. The agency requires you to give a passport copy and also provide a valid address.

4- Start TUOMS Registration Process
An essential part of being a student of the University is the annual completion of registration. You will need to complete the registration process to enroll in your program. This includes paying your fees, choosing your subjects and getting your student card.  
To accomplish the registration process you need to refer to Educational Affairs Office in person on announced registration dates. The registration date and deadline for each semester will be stated in your acceptance letter.  It is important to have registration documents with you.
You may need to contact Mr. Farshidi at (+98) (41) 31772048 to get help for registration process.

5- Arrange your Accommodation
Our Students Affairs Office will help you to accomplish your accommodation process. The process includes on- campus housing / university accommodation, getting dinning program and issuing the resident permit. 
You may need to contact Mr. Aslani at (+98) (41) 33355950 or (+98) 9148646497 to get help for accommodation process.
 
Locations
Know Your TUOMS
In this section you will find the university’s buildings and offices you may need to attend.

1- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, or TUOMS for short
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Golgasht Street, Tabriz, Iran, Postal Code: 5165665931

2- Educational Affairs Office
Ground Floor, Old Building of the Pharmacy School, Main Shared Campus of TUOMS and Tabriz University, Golgasht Street, Tabriz, Iran
Email:
Tel: (+98) (41) 31772023 – 31772024

3- Students Affairs Office
2nd Floor, No 2 Central Building of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Golgasht Street, Tabriz, Iran
Tel: (+98) (41) 33355950

4- International Relation Office
3rd Floor, Central Building of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Golgasht Street, Tabriz, Iran
Email:
Tel: (+98) (41) 31771043