Step 1 - Application of an authorization

The initial study stay permit is a procedure by which a non-EU national in a legal situation in Spain is authorized to stay for a period of more than ninety days to carry out or continue studies in an authorized educational centre, in a full-time programme leading to a degree or educational certificate.

The application must be submitted at least one month before the end date of your legal status.

Consult here all the required documentation and the procedure to follow

• Procedure at UVic

  All scanned PDF documents must be submitted to the International Campus Support Point. Our office is in charge of presenting the documents online and, as soon as it receives a response, it communicates the decision to the interested person.

This is a procedure by which a non-EU national with a study stay permit is authorized to remain for one more year in Spain on a full-time programme that leads to obtaining a degree or certificate of studies.

• Procedure
  • Online through the Mercurio platform 
  • Online through the Electronic registry
  • In person at any Registry Office
  • In person at the General Registry of the Delegation of the Government of Spain (Calle Bergara, 12 / Barcelona)
• Check the status of your case at the following link:
  https://sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/login 

• Electronic signature

  In order to submit the application electronically, you must have an electronic signature.

  It can be obtained with a valid TIE on this website. After filling out the application, you need to go to the nearest Registry Office.

Consult here all the required documentation and the procedure to follow

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Non-EU citizens who have left Spain to a country outside the Schengen area while they are requesting an extension of their stay permit or those do not yet have the new foreigner identity card (TIE) and want to re-enter Spain, must request a return permit.

Permit validity

• If requested prior to the expiry of the stay permit: less than 90 days from this expiry date.
• If requested at a time after expiry of the stay permit: less than 90 days from when it is granted.

Where to apply

In police stations of the National Police Force

• Request an appointment

Documentation to present

• EX13 form filled out and signed
• Passport + photocopy
• Foreigner identity card (TIE card) + photocopy
• Application for renewal of stay/residence + photocopy
• Printout of the plane ticket reservation (round trip) or justification of the trip
• Payment of the fee (bring the administration copy)

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Non-EU students who have a study stay permit can carry out work activities without the need for an additional permit as long as their study stay permit indicates that it authorises them to work.

This permit allows students to work up to 30 hours a week as long as it is compatible with undertaking their studies. Its expiry is subject to the end date of the contract and/or the expiry date of the TIE (foreigner identification card), although it is renewable.

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The residence permit to search for employment/entrepreneurship (Job Seeking Visa) is authorisation to reside in Spain to look for a job that is appropriate to the field and level of studies of each person or to undertake an entrepreneurial project, once official higher level studies have been completed.

This is a non-lucrative residence permit, which means it does not allow work. Once a job has been found, the company must process the change from a job seeking visa to a work visa.

The maximum duration of the permit is up to 24 months, non-extendable, counting from the expiry of the previous study stay permit.

Application deadline: you can apply between 60 days before and 90 days after the expiry of the study stay permit.

Required documentation and procedure