You got the place. Now the consulate wants proof of everything else. Your lawyer checks your funds, insurance and documents before your Type D student visa file goes in.
Student Visa Spain
Funds Needed
€600/month (100% IPREM)
Each Family Member
Add €450, then €300
Path To Citizenship
Not counted while studying
Family
Apply Together
Processing Time
2-3 Months
You got the place. Now the consulate wants proof of everything else. Your lawyer checks your funds, insurance and documents before your Type D student visa file goes in.
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A letter of acceptance from a school authorised in Spain, for full-time study. Courses up to 90 days usually need no visa if your passport is visa-exempt. From 91 to 180 days, you need a short-term student visa. Over 180 days, the long-term Type D visa.
€600 for every month of your stay. That’s 100% of IPREM, Spain’s public income index, for 2026. A 9-month course means €5,400; a full year, €7,200. Bank statements usually cover the last 3 to 6 months, and some consulates let prepaid housing count towards the total.
A policy from an insurer authorised in Spain, with cover equal to the public system: no co-payments, no deductibles, repatriation included. Travel insurance gets rejected.
Both are required for stays over 180 days. The criminal record covers every country you’ve lived in during the last 5 years. Each one must be issued within 90 days of your appointment, apostilled and sworn-translated into Spanish.
Your spouse or partner and minor children can come with you. Add 75% of IPREM (€450 a month) for the first family member and 50% (€300) for each one after that.
Spanish immigration law director overseeing residence permit applications, family reunification procedures, and visa processing under national immigration framework.
Immigration law specialist directing EU-wide visa programs, residence permits, and citizenship applications under European regulatory frameworks.
Most student files don’t fail on the big things. They stall on a bank statement that’s one month short, an insurance policy with a co-payment, or a criminal record that expired before the appointment. Your lawyer catches those before the consulate does.
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You’ve got the offer letter. Start your file now and land in Spain with your visa stamped and your TIE appointment already planned.
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Finished your degree? With a job offer, you can switch your student stay to a residence and work permit without a labour market test.
From your flat near campus to your NIE, bank account and empadronamiento (town hall registration), one team handles the move.
Course running longer than your permit? Renew from Spain in the 60 days before it expires, or up to 90 days after with a possible fine.
Yes. University and vocational students can work up to 30 hours a week without a separate work permit, as long as the job fits your timetable. During official holidays, you can work full-time. Language course students don’t get automatic work rights.
Not for citizenship. Time on a student stay isn’t legal residence for Spanish nationality, which needs 10 years in general, or 2 for nationals of Latin American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea and Portugal. Your clock starts when you switch to a residence permit, such as a work permit or the 24-month job-search stay for bachelor’s graduates and above.
€600 a month for 2026, so €7,200 for a full year. Add €450 a month for your first family member and €300 for each one after that. You can show it in your own bank statements or a sponsor’s, with a signed support letter.
The consulate has 1 month by law to decide once your file is complete. Plan 2 to 3 months from first document to visa, because appointments fill up from May to September. The visa fee is about €80 for most passports and about $160 for US citizens.
Yes. Your spouse or registered partner and minor children can join you, applying with you or later. You’ll show extra funds (€450 a month for the first, €300 for each additional) and private health insurance for each of them.