HOW TO GET THE VISA TO SPAIN?

These are the documents needed to start with the whole process of applying for your ‘Tarjeta de Residencia’ in Spain.

Contact your nearest Spanish Consulate to confirm all the following information and collect the documents listed underneath:

• 3 notarized copies of ID page of your passport.
  
  
• 4 recent ID size photographs (Spanish ID size – 25x32mm with white background).
  
  
• Doctor’s statement of good health and 2 notarized copies of the Spanish translation.
  
  
• Police certificate of good standing and 2 notarized copies of the Spanish translation.
  
  
• Degrees or diplomas and 2 notarized copies of the Spanish translation.

Please confirm with the Consulate the kind of police certificate they request. For the last 10 years the certificate had been enough, but now I think they want the federal record.

For the school information and in order to issue the Employment agreement, please email the school the following information:

• Your address.
  
  
• Your passport number.
  
  
• Your passport date of expiry.
  
  
• Your parents’ names.
  
  
• Your date and place of birth.

With this information we will issue your Employment Agreement and we will fill out your application for the Spanish Residence. Then those documents will be sent to you by courier.

As soon as you have all the documents needed, please phone the Consulate for an appointment to apply for your visa. The visa to apply is: ‘Visado Tipo D de Residencia’

Make sure to take the original documents and the copies, including the passport.

The resolution will probably take 3 months.

Once the visa has been accepted, the consulate will call you to have the visa stamped on your passport. You will have one month to collect it and two to travel with that visa.

Important points

• When travelling to Spain, make sure to have your visa or passport stamped with the entry date at the first EU border or at least have it stamped by the police at Las Palmas airport before leaving the airport premises.
  
  
• Please bring all the documents you submit to the consulate and any other papers they might have given you.

Once you arrive to Las Palmas, the school will help you with all the remaining steps to obtain your residence card and any other paperwork you might need to legalize your situation in the country.