After successfully submitting an application for membership, the applying national union of students may be granted candidate status at a Board Meeting. Once this is done, the national union will retain the status for at least a year, during which a study visit is held to confirm that the organisation does fulfil the ESU membership criteria.
Once a study visit is held, the Board Meeting once again votes on whether the national union of student is to:

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