AMFI International Fashion & Branding

November 2012
Dear applicant,
AMFI International Fashion & Branding
Application 2013/2014 – International Fashion & Branding (for students without a Dutch education)
Please find attached an application form and an assignment for the AMFI – Amsterdam fashion Institute International
Fashion & Design course. The completed application package should be sent to the address below.
The application deadline for students who did not follow the Dutch education system is 1 st April 2013.
Only fully completed and signed forms will be processed.
When writing your motivation letter please write about yourself, your ambitions and why you have chosen AMFI. You
can also include other information that you consider important for your application to AMFI.
The following rules apply when using the application forms: (Also see Checklist at end of form)
- Print and fill out the application form, the questionnaire and the motivation letter. Send a hard copy of these
documents to AMFI (do not email them)
- Firmly fix a passport photo to the application form
- Send a readable copy of your passport or ID with your application
- Do not use staples, paperclips, maps, ring binders etc.
- Use the standard forms and use A4 paper
- Do not use coloured paper.
- Only add what is required e.g. do not send a portfolio
- Provide an email address where you can contacted at all times
- Do not forget to number the attached photos.
As you may have read in our brochure, a suitability test is part of the registration process. These suitability tests are
planned for Monday 18 February (for applications received by 7 th January 2013) or Saturday 20 April and 18 May. Please
indicate clearly on the application form which date you prefer. The earlier you apply the earlier you will find out if you
are admissible to AMFI.
We will confirm receipt of your application (by email) within one month of receiving it. You will receive an invitation
for an Suitability Test at least three weeks before the date of the test, and included in that letter will be an additional
assignment to be completed for the test day. The date of the Suitability Test can only be changed under extreme
circumstances.
Please do not register with Studielink until you have received a positive admission advice from us.
Yours Faithfully,
Cindy Schoop
International Student Administrator
Tel: 00 31 (0) 20 595 4590
c.schoop@hva.nl

International Fashion & Branding
2013/2014
Personal details:
Office use only
Attach photo
here
Name (according to passport): (first name) (family name)
Name (I would like to be called): (first name) (family name)
Please indicate: � I am female � I am male
Home address:
Postal code and city:
Country:
Home telephone:
E-mail address:
Date of birth: (day) (month) (year) ________
Place of birth: (place) (country)
Nationality:
Passport number:
Date of issue of passport:
Date of expiry of passport:
Contact person in case of emergency:
Name of contact person:
Address:
Postal code and city:
Country:
(Home) telephone:
E-mail:
Relation:
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Previous Education:
Please enclose official transcripts of certificates, diploma’s and degrees or other documentation with an original (not
photocopied) legal stamp/apostille to support your application and to confirm that the requirements are met. We
do not accept photocopies without official certification. All documents must be translated if necessary into English or
Dutch (see notes on page 5).
Proof of English Level:
I have obained the following English qualification:
� IELTS, score minimum: 6.5
� TOEFL (grade 85+)
� Other …………………………………………………………….
� Date of test (before 1 st April 2013) …………………………………………….
Housing
You must meet the required level of English BEFORE 1 st September 2013
(see notes on page 5)
Student housing is offered to foreign students who do not have residency in the Netherlands and who are 100%
accepted (diploma, language level and interview result).
Interviews Dates
Interviews are planned for the following dates in 2013. Please indicate which is your preferred date and we will try to
arrange your suitability test accordingly (the earlier you apply, the more likely we can honour your request).
□ Monday 18 February □ Saturday 20 April □ Saturday 18 May
This is the □ 1st time I have applied for AMFI □ 2nd time □ 3rd time
I have attended an open day.
□ 10 November □ 19 January □ 16 March
Skype Interview
I live in a non-EU country and would like be considered for an interview via Skype (AMFI will make the final decision).
□ 13 March □ 24 April
Name: (BLOCK CAPITALS) ……………………………………………….
Signature …………………………………….. Date …………………………………
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Suitability questionnaire: AMFI International Fashion & Branding 2013 - 2014
Fill in and print out this questionnaire. Your accompanying photos must be no bigger than A4; remember to number them
in accordance with your answers!
Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
1. Professional role (orientation)
Give an example of what you see as fashion branding and explain the branding part of your example. Include a
single image that shows your opinion.
2. Activities (orientation / decision-making)
Name a visit (museum, trade fair, film, festival, concert, event, lecture) that has inspired you. Which idea, words,
photograph or other image left an impression?
3. Inspiration (orientation / decision-making)
Find or take a photograph that expresses, according to you, ‘the spirit of today’.
Add a few words to supplement your ideas.
4. Talents (actualisation)
Take a photograph that communicates your personal view on fashion. Use the space below to explain your choice
of image and its relation to fashion.
5. Experiences (presentation)
Using an image you have produced yourself, show us your skills in the areas of photography, design, visualisation
and digital editing. Explain what you did and why.
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CHECKLIST
What do you need to do to register for the course? READ CAREFULLY
Certification of a Photocopied Document
For us to accept a photocopy of a document, you must take the original document (passport, birth certificate, diploma or
grading list) to a recognised official (eg Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands Embassy or diplomatic representative in
the country where the certificate was issued, a lawyer/notary public, senior civil servant or Embassy official) and get
them to make a photocopy and put their official stamp/seal on it, and state that the document is a true copy of the
original. If there is text on both sides of the document then both sides should be copied. Ensure that the copy is
readable and can be photocopied by us.
The Certifier should confirm that the copy document is of “a true original” and should sign the copy document (printing
his/her name clearly in capitals underneath). The Certifier must also clearly indicate his/her position or capacity as a
Certifier (i.e. an indication that he/she is a lawyer etc) and stamp the certified copy with his/her business stamp or
provide certification on business stationery.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT HOME MADE PHOTOCOPIES WITHOUT CERTIFICATION!
Send:
Application form (Complete this on computer, print out and send signed original)
Motivation letter (Complete this on computer, print out and send signed original. Put your name and address
on this.)
Documents listed below:
1 A certified photocopy of your valid passport. Your passport has to be valid for at least 15 months after arrival
in the Netherlands.
2 Birth Certificate For students from the Dominican Republic, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Pakistan – your birth
certificate must be both legalised and ‘verified’. This means that the Netherlands embassy in the country in
question must examine the document and declare it valid.
3 Education You have to prove, through means of diplomas and the list of marks, that you have had sufficient
prior education to be able to begin the course. We request that you send certified copies of your diploma and
subject/grade lists and not originals as we cannot be held responsible for their safe receipt or return.
If you are still studying ask the school to print out your current grades and subjects to date on their headed
paper and stamp and sign this. We can then get preliminary checks done ahead of your getting your final
diploma. You must have your final diploma before 1 st September. If not contact AMFI Student Administration.
Certification in this instance may be carried out by the Director of your school. Instructions for the
certification/Certifier are in the “Certification” paragraph at the top of this list.
The only originals we accept are translations of documents (on the official headed paper of the translator – see
below) or transcripts from American schools (we also need your diploma if you apply with an American
education).
Translations
Diploma’s in any language other than English, French, German, or Dutch should be translated into English by a
sworn translator. Certified photocopies of the original documents and the original translations should be
supplied together.
4 English Level Please send your tests results from IELTS, TOEFL or the Cambridge Certificate. You are only
exempt from this if you have completed your full secondary education in English. If you have not done a test
yet then give us the test date (this must be before 1 st April 2013).
5 1 recent passport sized photo of yourself firmly attached to the application form.
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6 Resident permit/Visa.
DEADLINES
Your Entrance Visa (if required) for the Netherlands can only be applied for once your application is 100%
complete. This process must begin by 1st May 2013. Delays can affect your application for an entry visa to the
Netherlands.
If you are already resident in the Netherlands you should send us a copy of your current visa and your resident
permit for the Netherlands with your initial application. Without this you cannot study at AMFI.
1 April 2013 Enrolment deadline for Students without Dutch education.
We cannot be held responsible for any late applications that are not processed in time for
you to be fully accepted at AMFI before our summer closure.
1 May 2013 If you need a visum for the Netherlands, the process must begin now. We will arrange this
for students who meet all entrance requirements.
31 August 2013 (1) You must meet ALL the entrance criteria for your study by this date including language
level, diploma approval and positive interview result.
31 August 2013 (2) Deadline of tuition fee payment.
Mini Checklist
Application Form
Motivation Letter
Questionnaire and attachments
Copy of Diploma and grading list (with an apostille to show photocopy is genuine and translated if necessary)
Copy Birth Certificate (if required – see point 2)
Copy Passport (with apostille)
English test results ( eg IELTS test (if required)
2 passport photos
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