El visadoApplying for a Spanish student visa is essential if you want to take part in the Fulbright program, Auxiliares de Conversación program, or any long term study abroad program, which means a program that will last more than 180 days.
It can be a bit tricky trying to navigate how to gather up all the documents, but it's not too tough. I think if anything, the visa process is tedious, but not difficult. Down below I'll explain all the documents you need, and how you're meant to present them to the Spanish consulate in your jurisdiction. Now when you apply for your visa you need to go to the consulate in your jurisdiction and mine happened to be New York, so I'll focus on the New York consulate in this post. The New York Consulate: Only people residing in states within the New York consulate jurisdiction may apply for their visa at this consulate. This includes the following states:
What Do I Need? In order to apply for a Spanish student visa you need a slew of documents. I'll list them below:
b. Proof of financial aid or scholarship for at least $700 per month for room and board. c. Notarized letter from the parents or legal guardians assuming full financial responsibility for at least $700 per month for room and board. Suggested wording: “I hereby certify that I'm the (father/mother/other) of (...), will support him/her with a monthly allowance of at least $700 while he/she is in Spain and that I'm financially responsible for any emergency that may arise". d. Personal bank account statements showing at least $700 per month of stay
I Have My Documents, What's Next? Great! After successfully collecting all the documents you need you must now present them at the Spanish consulate! It is important to note that, YOU and only YOU can present your documents to the consulate. In order to do this you must request an appointment, which you can do so by setting up an appointment with the consulate using this link: https://citaconsular.maec.gob.es/citaprevia/ Yes, sometimes it'll look like there aren't any appointments left, but don't freak out, just keep checking the page every so often and something will pop up eventually. Now if you are applying to a study abroad program sometimes, you have a representative who will gather up everyone's documents and present them to the consulate, and if this is your case THEY will present everything to the Spanish consulate and they will do so by appointment by contacting this this email: [email protected] Wait Time All in all once I submitted my visa application and documents I got my passport back in the mail in about 3 weeks. It came back in the USPS self addressed envelope, and I was so happy to see my beautiful visa in my passport! Something people don't anticipate is how long it'll take to get all the documents you need together, so give yourself enough time to gather up everything. I think the most time consuming document you'll need to get is the police certificate, because you'll have to apply for it, get it notarized and then get a seal of apostille on it. It took me around two weeks to get this done. I studied abroad in 2015, and back then I was able to mail in my document to the Spanish consulate, but this has now since changed and you have to go in person, but everything else has remained the same. I wonder why they got rid of the option to mail everything in, this can be difficult for people who live far from New York and don't have the transport to get there. I hope this helps anyone who's needing to get their Spanish student visa from the New York consulate! Con amor, Nelli <3
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