Getting a Spanish Student Visa
Dec 11th, 2007 by admin
Populace from the EU needs no visa for Spain. Having either passport or valid Identification Card, they can be there as much time as they want. On the other hand, citizens from other countries will need a visa marked in their passport when they wish to stay in Spain more than 90 days
On the subject of Visas, the following information has been posted in the site of the Spanish Consulate situated in New York:
A student visa, undoubtedly, is obligatory for any foreign person wishing to get education in Spain for more than 3 months. People of other states can go to Spain with no visa for tourist and business purposes for no longer than 90 days, after that period a visa is necessary. The visa is given in your state of residence before your departure. You can get no visa in Spain, also you cannot have the one sent to you. So, the visa is stamped in your passport prior to your departure of your country, and it must be shown at the frontier Officials upon the entry into Spain.
Every student visa is valid for a term of 90 days starting from your day of entry to Spain, and during which period you must get in touch with the local authorities in order to acquire your student residency card. And “Spanish Student Residency Card” is after that valid for as much time as you are registered in the course in Spain.
Because of the great demand for Spanish student visas, so it is essential that you allow a sufficient amount of time for your Consulate to give your visa. On especially busy hours at the Consulate, well, it is occasionally not possible to deal with all the applicants, as a result it is most excellent to arrive in the early hours. Personal appearance is necessary so as to submit all the documentation.