{"id":31,"date":"2016-08-01T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schoolsabroadhandbooks.middcreate.net\/spain\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-02-06T19:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:55:17","slug":"student-visa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schoolsabroadhandbooks.middcreate.net\/spain\/predeparture-information\/student-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A student visa gives you permission to be a student in Spain for the duration of your studies and is <strong>required<\/strong> of all students, except for citizens of the European Union, Norway, Iceland, Leichtenstein, and Switzerland. <strong>In order to apply for a visa, you must already have a valid passport that does not expire less than six months after you intend to leave Spain.<\/strong> Students must apply for the visa at their local consulate or through a representative from the study abroad office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are currently living in Spain with a NIE, you may not simply renew it for the Middlebury program.\u00a0 You must return to the U.S. prior to the summer session at the Middlebury, VT campus and apply for a new student visa.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please call or check the website of your consulate for instructions as soon as possible, and before making your travel plans<\/strong>. Consulates require visas to be applied for and, in most cases, picked up in person.\u00a0 You should allow seven weeks for visa processing.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish consulates recommend that students going abroad for the fall semester apply for their visas in May and June.\u00a0 Students going for the spring semester begin the application process early in the fall semester (early October). In advance of these dates, you should be consulting the appropriate consulate and gathering your documentation.\u00a0 Please note that <strong>while your visa is being processed, your passport will be unavailable for your use.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If any of the documents that you need for your visa need to be <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apostille\">apostilled<\/a>, you should contact the Secretary of State\u2019s office in the state in which the document was produced and notarized. Federal documents require an apostille at the national level<\/p>\n<p>A letter certifying the student\u2019s acceptance to the School in Spain, including a statement that students will choose their own housing in consultation with the School in Spain staff, will be supplied by our Vermont office well before departure.\u00a0 We will also enroll you in our insurance plan and send you proof of enrollment.\u00a0 You are responsible for collecting all other requisite documentation. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middlebury.edu\/schools-abroad\/schools\/spain\/student-visa\">View the visa instructions here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students who will be applying for a student visa at a Spanish Consulate outside of the U.S. must contact International Programs (IPOCS).\u00a0 Students who are not U.S. citizens must also contact IPOCS.\u00a0 These cases require more paperwork and at least several more weeks to process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A student visa gives you permission to be a student in Spain for the duration of your studies and is required of all students, except for citizens of the European Union, Norway, Iceland, Leichtenstein, and Switzerland. 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