Student Visa in Spain

You can either apply with the Consulate of your legal place of residence or from within Spanish territory.

You can if you pass your exams and if there’s continuity between your previous and new study. If you change schools, you must be sure that you are going to proceed with the same activities for which you were initially authorised.

The application deadline for your visa renewal is 60 days before your current visa expiration date. However, the application may also be submitted within 90 calendar days thereafter, without prejudice or penalties.

Here there is no continuity of study, so you would need to apply for a new Student Visa and submit again the relevant documents. Nonetheless, you can do so during your previous student visa validity as long as there are still 30 days left of its validity.

This is a possibility within the requirement to show sufficient economic resources. We could provide you with a responsible declaration and would also need some information and documents from your parents.

No, you can submit bank documents from anywhere where you or your parents have a bank account. However, the documentation may need to be translated into Spanish for submission.

This can depend on the Consulate you apply before.  Proof of residence is not legally required but highly recommended. Usually you can use proof of reservation for the college residence or a temporary lease.

The legal minimum is to show proof of economic means and, for example, cover accommodation expenses.

You can apply for a Student Visa for minor studies, like languages or short courses. The permit is valid for the specific duration of the language course.

Initially no, but you can apply for work authorisation while on a Student Visa for up to 20 hours a week. You would not be considered an employee as you would not hold a work permit, but you can take internships and practical positions.

If you have stayed in Spain under this type of visa for at least three years, you can modify it into a residence and work permit. You can be an employee if a company is ready to hire you or you can be self-employed if you want to incorporate your own business.

If you have not yet stayed that long, you would have the option to apply for a residence permit for training and research, for a residence permit to seek employment or undertake a business project, or for a residence permit for internships, given that your course meets the requirements and so do you personally.

The time counts towards the permanent residence application but is halved. So, a two-year stay is counted as one year. It does not count towards the term required to legally reside and obtain a Spanish passport.