SPANISH STUDENT VISA INSTRUCTIONS

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Please read this information carefully and note all sections highlighted in yellow! The information below can be found at the following URLs. Remember to check online for any changes to requirements for a student visa.

• http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/nuevayork/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx

• http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/NUEVAYORK/en/ServiciosConsulares/Pag es/CSNewyork/Visas-New-York.aspx

This type of visa allows you to study or do research work in Spain for periods exceeding 3 months. U.S. citizens do not need a visa to study in Spain for less than 90 days. This visa must be obtained for studies under 3 months by all nationals that are not EU citizens or they are from the countries that require visas to travel to the Schengen countries (see Anejo 1 ICC ). You can apply at this Consulate if you have your permanent residency or study in our jurisdiction (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or Delaware).If you live or study in another area please check with the appropriate Consulate. The application must be submitted in person by you or through an authorized representative (it must have a notarized authorization). We do NOT accept applications by mail. By submitting your student visa application you can also apply for the visa for your spouse and children under 18 years of age. The visa will be affixed to your passport before you depart the United States and it must be presented at your point of entry into the Schengen countries. Documents you must submit in order to apply for a Student Visa: 2 National Visa Application forms dully filled out and signed.

Passport. The passport must be valid for the intended period of your stay in Spain with at least one blank page to affix the visa. Also provide either of the following: US drivers license, US State ID card, current student ID.

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2 recent photos passport size with a white background. Staple one photo on each of the application forms.

Letter of acceptance as a full time student from Spain's University/School or US program indicating: name, address and registration number of the school with Spain's Department of Education; (Ministerio de Educación de España) full payment of tuition, duration of the program, subjects of the study and hours of study per week which must be no less than 20.

Health Insurance, International insurance coverage for health/accident with a minimum coverage equal to €30,000 and "Repatriation Coverage" during the planning period of stay in Spain (or its equivalency in dollars).

Proof of financial means during your stay: Please provide ONE of the following: 1. Letter from the University or School in Spain or in the USA assuming full financial

responsibility during your stay (this is often included into the acceptance letter) 2. Proof of financial aid or scholarship for at least $1,000 per month for room and

board. 3. Notarized letter from your parents or legal guardians assuming full financial

responsibility for at least $1,000 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 $1,000 while he/she is in Spain and that I'm financially responsible for any emergency that may arise".

4. Personal bank account statements showing at least $1,000 per month of stay. "Money-Order" to pay the non-refundable visa fees (no personal checks or cash accepted). Evidence of your migratory status in the USA (Only for non US citizens): Provide your "Alien Registration Card" or “US Visa with I-20/IAP-66” (except B1-B2). Police Records Certificate for persons 18 years old & up (for periods longer than 180 days) *** from the country of origin or place of you residence for the last five years bearing the "Apostille of the Hague Convention" (*** See special notes at the bottom of this page). If the Certificate is issued outside the USA it must be duly legalized by the corresponding Consulate of Spain plus 1 copy. Medical Certificate (for periods longer than 180 days): Doctor's statement on a doctor or medical center letterhead, indicating that the student has been examined and found in good physical and mental health to travel to study abroad and is free of contagious diseases or any other illnesses which could lead to Public Health repercussions according to the International Sanitary Regulations plus 1 copy. Notarized authorization letter to apply for a visa from the parents or custodians (only if the applicant is under 18 years of age). If you want your passport returned to you by mail you MUST bring a self-addressed and pre-

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paid UPS.COM label to receive your passport back from us. Create a shipment on-line at www.ups.com and print the label. We do NOT accept any envelope that is no prepaid or any other type of courier or messenger service. Tracking of mailed items is the sole responsibility of the applicant.

•ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS & TIME MAY APPLY• If your documents are accepted to process the visa they will not be returned. The passport must be left in our office so we can process your visa. It takes a minimum of 4 weeks to process this type of visa. During this time no telephone consultations will be taken by this office regarding your visa status. If granted your visa will allow you to study in Spain for the requested period of time, as specified on the visa sticker, (“del….al….”). Keep in mind the date format in Europe: Day, Month and Year. If your stay in Spain is for a period longer than 180 days you will have to request, within one month of your arrival in Spain, an authorization for the completion of your studies as well as the proper student ID card from the Police Department in Spain ("Oficina de Extranjería").

**** SPECIAL NOTES FOR POLICE CERTIFICATES **** For the United States of America records issued by the F.B.I. or State Police Background Check are valid. Local Police Background Check will NOT be accepted. Also remember that an Apostille certification is required for Spain:

----->Does the FBI provide apostilles*?

(*An apostille is a certification that a document that has been “legalized” or “authenticated” by the issuing agency through a process in which various seals are placed on the document.) Yes. The CJIS Division will authenticate U.S. Department of Justice Order 556-73 fingerprint search results for international requests by placing the FBI seal and the signature of a division official on the results if requested at the time of submission. Documents prepared in this way may then be sent to the U.S. Department of State by the requester to obtain an apostille if necessary. This procedure became effective on January 25, 2010 and will apply only to

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documents finalized after that date. Requests to authenticate previously processed results will not be accepted. This procedure replaces the letter formerly provided by the CJIS Division that indicated the service was not provided. The apostille service is not provided to individuals

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE “APPLICATION FOR A NATIONAL VISA” QUESTION # THEY ASK FOR: YOU SHOULD WRITE:

1 Surname(s)(family name(s)) Your last name as it appears on your passport 2 Surname(s) at birth (earlier family name(s)) Maiden name if applicable 3 Forename(s) (given names) First name as it appears on your passport 4 Date of birth (day-month-year) Day/Month/Year of your birth 5 Place of birth City and state where you were born 6 Country of birth Country where you were born 7 Current nationality/ies and Nationality at birth (if

different) “US” or your nationality as applicable and if applicable, your nationality at the time of birth

8 Sex Mark the appropriate box 9 Marital status Mark the appropriate box

10 For minors Leave blank unless you are under the age of 18 11 Spanish National Identity Document Number Driver’s license number or social security number

(optional) 12 Type of travel document Mark “ordinary passport” unless you have

something else 13 Number of travel document Write passport number 14 Date of issue Date of issue 15 Valid Until Write the date your passport expires 16 Issued by USA or other as appropriate 17 Postal and email address of applicant Write your permanent address and an email address

where the consulate can reach you 17 (cont) Telephone number(s) Write a phone number(s) where the consulate can

reach you 18 Residence in a country other than the country of

current nationality Mark “no” unless you are a permanent resident of a country other than where you have citizenship

19 Current profession Student 20 Principal purpose of the journey Mark “Studies” 21 Date of intended entry into Spain Write your arrival date in Spain 22 Number of entries requested Mark « More than two » 23 Postal address of applicant in Spain Write address of your program provider which can

be found on your acceptance letter. 24-27 SKIP TO QUESTION 28 (PAGE 3) LEAVE BLANK

28 Data of the Educational Establishment Name of the educational establishment Write name of the your program and/or host

university where you will be taking classes Postal address of the educational establishment Write the address of the program office where you

will be studying

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Telephone of the educational establishment Write the phone number of the program office where you will be studying

Email address of the educational establishment Write the email address of the program provider Resident Director

Intended starting date for study Write the program start date. This will be on your acceptance letter from your program provider.

Intended finishing date for study Write the program end date. This will be on your acceptance letter from your program provider.

SKIP TO THE SIGNATURE SECTION ON PAGE 5 Place and date Write the city and state where you are signing the

form and the date you signed Signature Your signature

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Application for a National Visa

This application form is free

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1. Surname (Family name) (x)

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2. Surname at birth (Former family name(s)) (x) 3. First name(s) (Given name(s)) (x) 4. Date of birth (day-month-year) 5. Place of birth

6. Country of birth

7.Current nationality Nationality at birth, if different:

8. Sex □ Male □ Female

9. Marital status □ Single □ Married □ Separated □ Divorced □ Widow(er) □ Other (please specify)

10. In the case of minors: Surname, first name, address (if different from applicant's) and nationality of parental authority/legal guardian 11. National identity number, where applicable 12. Type of travel document

□ Ordinary passport □ Diplomatic passport □ Service passport □ Official passport □ Special passport □ Other travel document (please specify)

13. Number of travel document

14. Date of issue 15. Valid until

16. Issued by

17. Applicant's home address and e-mail address

Telephone number(s)

18. Residence in a country other than the country of current nationality □ No □ Yes. Residence permit or equivalent ………………… No. …………………….. Valid until

* 19. Current occupation

Fecha de la solicitud: Número de la solicitud de visado: Expediente gestionado por: Documentos presentados: □ Documento de viaje □ Autorización gubernativa □ Solicitud de autorización gubernativa □ Medios de subsistencia □ Prueba de alojamiento □ Certificado médico □ Certificado de antecedentes penales □ Seguro médico de viaje □ Nota Verbal □ Otros: Decisión sobre el visado: □ Denegado □ Expedido: Válido desde ………… hasta …………………. Número de entradas: □ Una □ dos □ múltiples Número de días:

(x) Fields 1-3 shall be filled in in accordance with the data in the travel document.

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20. Main purpose of the journey: □ Residence without work permit □ Residence – Family reunion □ Residence – Employee □ Residence – Self-employed

□ Residence – Temporary work (9 months in 1 year) □ Studies □ Research (within the framework of an agreement signed by a research centre) □ Accreditation

21. Intended date of arrival in Spain

22. Number of entries requested: □ Single entry □ Two entries □ Multiple entries

23. Applicant’s address in Spain 24. Data of the individual resident in Spain in case of applying for a residence visa for family reunion Surname (Family name) and first name(s) (Given name(s)) of the resident individual in Spain Family relationship (of the applicant with the individual resident in Spain) □ Spouse □ Registered partner □ Child (of the individual resident or the spouse)

□ dependent direct relative in the ascending line of the individual resident or the spouse or partner □ dependent person when the individual resident holds the parental authority/is the legal guardian

Date of birth Nationality Spanish Alien’s Identity Number (NIE) or number of the Spanish National Identity Card (DNI)

Individual resident’s telephone

Individual resident’s address in Spain

Individual resident’s e-mail address

25. Data of the employer or the company in case of applying for a residence visa for employees, self-employed or temporary work Surname (Family name) and first name(s) (Given name(s)) of the employer or name of the company and surname (Family name) and first name(s) (Given name(s)) of the contact person in the company

Employer or company’s telephone

Employer or company’s address

Employer or company’s e-mail address

Spanish Alien’s Identity Number (NIE) or number of the Spanish National Identity Card (DNI) of the employer or of the contact person in the company Company’s Spanish Tax Identification Code (CIF)

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26. Data of the educational establishment or research centre in case of applying for a student or research visa Name of the educational establishment or research centre

Telephone of the educational establishment or research centre

Address of the educational establishment or research centre

E-mail address of the educational establishment or research centre

Intended date of start of studies or research

Intended date of end of studies or research

In case of temporary stay of children with the purpose of studying in Spain within the framework of a program of a Public Administration, a non-profit organisation or a charity or other establishment or persons who do not hold their parental authorities/are not their legal guardians: Surname (Family name) and first name(s) (Given name(s)) of the person responsible or name of the organisation and surname (Family name) and first name(s) (Given name(s)) of the contact person in the organisation

Telephone of the person responsible or organisation

Address of the person responsible or organisation

E-mail address of the person responsible or organisation

Spanish Alien’s Identity Number (NIE) or number of the Spanish National Identity Card (DNI) of the person responsible or of the contact person in the organisation

I am aware of and consent to the following: the collection of the data required by this application form and the taking of my photograph are mandatory for the examination of the visa application. Any personal data concerning me which appear on the visa application form, as well as my photograph, will be supplied to the relevant authorities and processed by those authorities, for the purposes of a decision on my visa application. Such data as well as data concerning the decision taken on my application will be entered into, and stored in a database. The controller is the Consular Post at which the visa was applied for. Data shall be accessible to the visa authorities and the authorities competent for carrying out checks on visas at external borders and in Spain, immigration and asylum authorities for the purposes of verifying whether the conditions for the legal entry into, stay and residence on the territory of Spain are fulfilled, of identifying persons who do not or who no longer fulfil these conditions, of examining an asylum application and of determining responsibility for such examination. I am aware that I have the rights of access, correction and deletion of personal data relating to me and the right to object to the processing thereof, pursuant to the provisions contained in the Ley Orgánica 15/1999, de 13 de diciembre, de Protección de Datos de Carácter Personal, by addressing a request to the Dirección General de Asuntos y Asistencia Consulares of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Coopeartion; calle Ruiz de Alarcón 5, 20871 – Madrid (Spain).

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I declare that to the best of my knowledge all particulars supplied by me are correct and complete. I am aware that any false statements shall lead to my application being rejected or to the annulment of a visa already granted. I am aware that once the visa request has been submitted, a copy of the form, sealed with the indication of the date and place of reception, shall be returned to the applicant and that arrangements can be made with the applicant as to the channel to request corrections or the supply of documents or certificates, as well as to serve notice of summons and to notify the decision adopted in due course. Notices and requests shall be served by telephone or fax to the contact number provided by the interested party or his/her legal representative. If they were to prove ineffective, they shall be served in writing to the domicile set out in the application, which must be located within the consular district. Summons and requests served must be complied with within a period not exceeding ten days, unless personal attendance is required in which case the deadline is fifteen days. Once all the possibilities of serving a notice have been exhausted, the notice shall be served by means of an announcement posted at the relevant notice board of the Embassy or Consulate during ten days. If no reply is received to a request or summons, the applicant shall be deemed to have withdrawn his request and the resolution establishing this to be the case shall be notified to him. Decisions on a visa application shall be notified within one month of the date of the lodging of an application, except for residence visas without work permit. In this case, decisions shall be notified within three months, but the request for the residence authorisation that has to be issued by the competent Delegación or Subdelegación del Gobierno shall interrupt the computation of this period of time until this authorisation is notified to the Embassy or Consulate. The visa once granted must be collected within a month, unless it is a visa for family reunion or a visa for study purposes; in these cases, it must be collected before two months elapse. If a visa is not collected within the aforesaid period, the applicant shall be deemed to have renounced to the visa granted and the proceedings shall be filed.

I am aware that the visa fee is not refunded if the visa is refused.

27. Place and date

28. Signature (for minors, signature of parental authority/legal guardian)