•  Have a valid passport for the entire duration of your stay.
• You must submit a clear, coloured copy of all pages of your previous passports. There is no need to authenticate or apostille these copies.
• If you do not have a passport due to loss, theft, etc., indicate this in your application letter and, if possible, attach additional supporting documents.

Attach a high-resolution colour photograph to your application. The photograph must be no more than 6 months old.

It is necessary to have private health insurance. The suggested ones are: MAPFRE y AXA.

Your letter must include:

• Your full name, address, postal code, email address, and phone number.
• The dates you plan to arrive in and leave spain.
• A detailed explanation of why you chose spain as your educational destination. We suggest emphasising professional and career development.
• Details of any family members currently residing in spain or in any other EU country.

Your letter must also include a commitment from you that you will:

• Comply with all the conditions of your visa.
• Not rely on public services, such as public hospitals, nor become a financial burden on spain.
• Leave spain before your immigration permission expires.

To consider:

• If the course you now wish to study does not naturally follow from or relate to your educational/work background, provide valid reasons, supported by documentary evidence (if available), for this change.
• Mention any specific circumstances relevant to your application.

If you have been refused a visa in the past for any country, you must provide details in your current application. You must also submit the original letter issued to you by the authorities of that country. If you do not provide these details, your application will be refused.

You must submit a letter of acceptance from the university offering the course.

The letter must:

• Confirm that you have been accepted and enrolled in a full-time education course, involving a minimum of 15 hours of organized daytime tuition each week
• State the details of the course you will be studying
• State the amount of fees to be paid for your course
• State the amount of fees you have paid
• Indicate whether the college has arranged health insurance on your behalf, if applicable

You will need to provide information about any periods that have elapsed since your last period of full-time study. This must include the time elapsed up to your application to study in spain.
You must provide detailed information about your employment history. This is necessary to verify if any gaps in your education have been filled by periods of employment.

You must demonstrate that you are capable of following the chosen course. Examples of this include previous exam results or qualifications.

You must demonstrate that you are capable of undertaking the chosen course through the English  language.

If you are applying for an English course, you must have a basic level of English before coming to Ireland. The minimum English level for visa purposes is B1 / IELTS 4.0 / Duolingo 55.

Attach a certificate from the exam provider to your visa application. It must include your English exam results.

If you are taking a course taught in the Irish language, you must demonstrate your ability to do so. You will need to include a written statement from the school or university, confirming how they assessed your ability to speak and write in spain.

• We suggest writing an additional financial support letter where you explain your financial situation in as much detail as possible, especially emphasising: specific dates of large deposits, sources of income, loans, sponsors, etc. If you attach income proofs from severance pay, trust accounts, certificates of deposit (CDs), etc., you must explain in detail how these work.
• Remember that student visas are reviewed by visa officers in spain, who may not be familiar with the Latin American context.
• You must demonstrate that you have sufficient funds to cover your stay in spain without relying on public funds or temporary employment.
• This includes the evidence that you must provide with your visa application.

• In accordance with Article 38.1.2 of the Immigration Regulations, to meet the financial solvency requirement, it must be demonstrated that the applicant has “an amount equivalent to 100% of the IPREM per month, unless it is duly proven that accommodation has been paid in advance for the entire duration of the stay.”

  Additionally, if the student is accompanied by certain family members, an additional amount must be proven: “75% of the IPREM per month for the first family member and 50% of the IPREM per month for each additional family member, unless it is duly proven that accommodation has been paid in advance for the entire duration of the stay.”

  Furthermore, when assessing financial solvency, it is important to note that “amounts used or intended to cover the cost of studies will not be considered for the purpose of ensuring financial support.”

  To calculate the required financial means, we must consider that the current IPREM (Public Indicator of Multiple Effects Income) is €600 per month.

• Any large deposits evidenced in bank statements must be explained in detail in the financial support letter. If there are deposits from the sale of vehicles, properties, loans, credits, etc., they must be accompanied by supporting documents.
• You must provide certificates that show the source of the student’s or sponsor’s funds, such as employment certificates, payslips, accountant certificates, or business registration documents for self-employed individuals, etc.
• A sponsor is considered anyone who deposits a large amount of money into the applicant’s bank account to justify access to €7.200; therefore, all supporting documents related to each sponsor must be attached.
• If you have one or more sponsors, they must write a letter indicating that they will cover the expenses, along with a copy of an identification document and a certificate showing the source of their income. We suggest the sponsor include in the letter details of their income sources.
• If you have one or more sponsors, they must attach birth certificates to prove their relationship to you. If your sponsors are not relatives, you must attach a document demonstrating the nature of your relationship.
• All the information listed here must be supported by documentary evidence, and when sponsors are involved, it must be clear that their documents are related to them.

Unaccompanied students under 18 years old must also include the following documents:

• Birth Certificate
  You must include the birth certificate of the minor student with your application.

• Consent from Parents or Legal Guardians
  We need consent from both parents or legal guardians. This consent must be a notarized document, meaning it must be witnessed by a lawyer or a public notary. It should include all the details of the person who will be responsible for the minor during their stay in the United States.

Regarding this requirement, several clarifications must be made:

a) The criminal record checks conducted by immigration authorities will cover both Spain and any countries where the applicant has resided in the past five years, specifically for offences recognised under Spanish law (Article 38.1.a) 5.º of the Immigration Regulations). In other words, the criminal record does not necessarily have to be from the applicant’s country of origin but from any country where they have resided in the last five years.

b) Criminal records in Spain will be checked automatically by the Spanish Public Administration, meaning the applicant is not required to submit a criminal record certificate from Spain (Article 39.1.b) of the Immigration Regulations).

c) This requirement applies only to individuals of legal age. In Spain, the age of majority is 18 years old (Article 315 of the Civil Code). Consequently, those under this age are not required to submit a criminal record certificate from the countries where they have resided in the past five years.

d) This requirement applies only if the study programme lasts more than six months.

e) The criminal record certificate must be either apostilled (if issued by a country that is part of the Hague Convention) or legalised if the issuing country is not a member of the convention. Simply put, apostillation or legalisation ensures that a foreign document is valid for use in Spain

You must provide details of your accommodation, even if it is temporary, whether provided by the school, booking platforms, family, friends, etc. It is not mandatory to provide proof of accommodation for the entire duration of the course; a booking for the first few weeks is sufficient.

If one of the parents will meet the student during their stay in Ireland (while the student is under 18 years old), the parent must include their own visa application details, if applicable.

If the parent does not require a visa to travel to Ireland, they must include a statement confirming that they will be staying with the student during their time in Ireland.

If one of the parents will not be meeting the student during their stay in Ireland (while the student is under 18 years old), the parent must include a Garda Síochána (Irish police) authorization regarding the student’s place of residence.

The school will request this authorization from the Garda Síochána. You must provide proof of having received the authorization as part of the visa application.

It is essential to provide documentary evidence of obligations to return to your country once the course is completed, whether through employment, studies, family, properties, etc.

Accordion Content

The certificate proving the applicant’s health status must state that the examined patient “does not suffer from any diseases that could have serious public health implications, in accordance with the provisions of the International Health Regulations of 2005“ (Article 38.1.a) 5.º of the Immigration Regulations).

According to the aforementioned regulations, the diseases included are:

• Smallpox

• Poliomyelitis caused by wild poliovirus

• Human influenza caused by a new virus subtype

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

• Cholera

• Pneumonic plague

• Yellow fever

• Viral haemorrhagic fevers (Ebola, Lassa, Marburg)

• West Nile fever and other diseases of significant national or regional importance, such as dengue, Rift Valley fever, and meningococcal disease.

The medical health certificate is only required if the studies will last for more than six months.