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OBTAINING
THE FIRST AUTHORISATION
If you are NOT a citizen of a country belonging to the
European Union, the European Economic Area (Norway,
Iceland, Liechtenstein) or Switzerland, you must apply
for the corresponding student visa from the Spanish
Embassies or Consulates in your country of origin or
residence before you arrive in Barcelona, providing
all the academic certificates justifying the studies
you have successfully completed.
This website indicates where you can access the forms
that you will have to fill in and present along with
all the appropriate documentation to the Provincial
Office of the Labour Ministry (c/
Guadalajara, 1-3. Barcelona) to obtain your student
residence permit. Students must go to the Provincial
Office within 1 month from the date of entry into force
appearing in their passport. The following documents
must be provided:
Original
application and copy
Original and copy of your passport
Original and copy of your visa
Certificate of economic resources
3 photographs
Certificate of registration (in the electoral register)
Letter of matriculation of the university
Payment of fees
However, this authorisation will not be necessary
if the duration of the studies is less than 6 months
and if you have already obtained the mandatory
visa (letter C+D).
The rules for the granting of a study residence permit
are the same as those for extending your stay, although
validity will depend upon the duration and periodicity
of the studies for which the permit is to be awarded,
and the end of the activity for which it was granted
shall cause it to expire.
The validity of the residence permit
may be limited to the duration of the studies,
research or training and, if this lasts more than twelve
months, the card may be renewed annually.
Nevertheless, to renew
the student residence permit, in addition
to fulfilling the requirements under the point 'Obtaining
the first authorisation', unless you are presenting
a visa, you should present a certificate from
the centre where you are studying to confirm
that you fulfil the appropriate requirements to continue
studying, or a favourable report on your ongoing research.
Important:
If your stay is shorter than 6 months, you will need
a letter C+D student visa, and if it is longer than
6 months, you will need a letter D student visa.
You will only be granted the student residence permit
if you came into Spain with the appropriate student
visa.
Residence authorisations will never be processed if
the visa or authorisation (for renewals) has expired.
There was a mistake in some of these visas, which state
“Total studies 180 days” although the stay
and duration of the studies is longer than indicated
on the visa. In such cases, the student must approach
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos
Exteriores, Dirección General de Asuntos Consulares.
Subdirección General de Asuntos de Extranjería.
C/General Pardiñas 55, 28071 Madrid) to request
a certificate stating that the visa was issued for studies
in Spain for a period exceeding 6 months. One you have
obtained the certificate, present it along with your
passport at the address on c/ Guadalajara,
1-3. Barcelona mentioned above.
RENEWING THE AUTHORISATION
The International Relations Office of the Ramon Llull
University (C. Claravall, 1-3. Barcelona) will manage
the renovation
of the URL's student card (NIE) during the 60 days
before its expiration. If the card has already
expired, the International Relations Office will not
be responsible of its renovation. If this happens,
the student has to travel back to his/her country
to start a new tramit to get a new student visa.
The following documents must be
provided:
Original
application and 2 copies
Original passport and 2 copies
Original student card and 2 copies
Certificate of financial means and 2 copies
Letter from the university at which the student is registered
and 2 copies
Letter of attendance of the studies from the university
and 2 copies
Important:
With the exception of the specialities envisaged
in the previous sections, foreign students shall be
governed by the legal regime established for foreigners
pursuant to Constitutional Law 4/2000, reformed by Constitutional
Law 8/2000 and its rules, and may not obtain authorisation
to set up or work in Spain. This is without prejudice
to the terms of Article 79.1.a) of Royal Decree 864/2001,
of 20 July, the Regulation enacting Constitutional Law
4/2000, of 11 January, reformed by Constitutional Law
8/2000, of 22 December.
Useful links
List of Spanish Embassies
and Consular Offices abroad. On the Interior
Ministry website, you can find additional information
on the requirements for obtaining your student visa.
You can also contact the Ministry via the citizens'
information mailbox.
Likewise, we are providing you with information on three
other points that may interest you:
FAMILY MEMBERS OF FOREIGN STUDENTS
Foreigners who have obtained a study visa in order to
obtain a financially valid qualification or for research,
or who are studying in Spain under a study regime covered
in the previous section, may request the corresponding
residence visas so that family members can
come into Spain and stay there legally during the study
or research period. The foreign student shall not be
required to have studied previously for a period in
Spain, and may request these visas at any time from
when they applied for the study visa for the student
or researcher.
The term 'family member' shall be understand
to refer here to the spouse and children under
the age of 18 or disabled children, and may under exceptional
circumstances be extended to other relations if there
are justifying humanitarian circumstances.
Once in Spain, the foreign student or researcher's family
members that already have a visa must apply
for a residence permit to remain legally in
Spain during the same period, with the same
status as the student or researcher, and linked
to the aforementioned status.
WORK AUTHORISATION
Foreigners admitted to Spain for study
purposes shall not be authorised to perform paid work
either for themselves or for anyone else. However, within
the conditions laid down by the rules in force, they
may perform part time or fixed-term paid activities
as long as this does not interfere with their studies.
Furthermore, foreigners admitted to Spain for study
purposes may be hired to work for the Public administrations
in the terms and conditions of this section.
Work performed in a family to pay for
accommodation and keep while improving language or professional
skills shall be regulated in the terms of international
agreements on “au pair” work.
The following documents must be presented
to obtain a work permit, along with official application
form:
For foreign students:
- A copy of their
passport, travel document or valid registration card.
If any of these documents have expired, you must provide
a copy of them and of the renewal application.
- A valid student card
or application for renewal.
- A certificate issued by the centre at which you
are studying, concerning the period and class timetable
and any placements that you may be following.
- If the applicant is applying for these, documents
justifying the simultaneous occurrence of any of the
preferences under Article 71 of Royal Decree 864/2001,
of 20 July, or that the applicant holds the qualifications
required to perform his or her profession.
For the company:
- A National Identity document or fiscal
identification code and Social Security number, or
document proving exemption.
- A work contract setting out the essential elements
and basic conditions of the job to be performed. For
part-time contracts, indicate the number and distribution
of hours per day, week, month or year during which
the worker will provide his or her services.
- Explanatory memorandum of the activities of the
company and the workplace concerned. Likewise, you
may request any documents that you consider necessary
to accredit the capacity or solvency of the worker
to meet the obligations under the contract.
Applications should be sent to the Government Delegations
or Sub-delegations (Labour and Social Affairs departments)
or to the Immigration Offices, where they exist.
Nonetheless, applications must be lodged before the
activity concerned begins, as work cannot begin until
a work permit has been granted. The application for
renewal of the authorisation must be presented one month
before the expiry date.
The power to authorise the application for a work permit
for foreign students shall correspond to the Government
Delegations or Sub-delegations (Labour and Social Affairs
departments).
Foreign students will be issued
the new card with the work permit at the Provincial
Police Station or, if appropriate, at the police services
of the Immigration Office (Oficina d'Estrangers).
For further information:
International Relations Office
Ramon Llull University
Claravall, 1-3. 08022 Barcelona.
Tel. (34) 93 602 22 00 • Fax. (34) 93 602 22 49
vicerectorat.internacional@url.edu
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