GLOBAL M APPLICATION & VISA

Please Fill out and submit the GLOBAL M Application and send it to chrisgtlf@gmail.com

Please Sign and submit the GlobalM Agreement along with all required 25 % deposit payments

After you receive your acceptance letter from Global M and Spanish Language school, then apply for your student-visa at the nearest Consulates or Embassy of Spain to you. It is extremely important that you have your application and all required documents complete and ready to submit before you receive your acceptance letter. CALL EMBASSY to set up a meeting ASAP and SUBMIT ASAP

This type of visa gives you the right to study or do research work in Spain for periods exceeding 3 months. U.S. citizens do not need a visa to study in Spain for less than 90 days. This visa must be obtained for studies under 3 months by all nationals that are not EU citizens or they are from the countries that require visas to travel to the Schengen countries.

Apply for the student visa in person at the consulate closest to your permanent residency or study in that jurisdiction.  Find a list on google of Spanish consulates and embassies.

The application must be submitted in person by you or by your parents. If the parents apply for the visa on behalf of their son/daughter, the student must pick up him or herself the visa in person (They need to see the student at least once).

They cannot accept applications by mail. Applications are accepted on a first come first serve basis.  By submitting your student visa application, you can also apply for the visa for your spouse and children under 18 years of age.

The visa will be affixed to your passport before you depart the United States and it must be presented at your point of entry into the Schengen countries.

1 Visa Application form dully filled out and signed.

Passport (original and copy). The passport must be valid for the intended period of your stay in Spain with at least one blank page to affix the visa.

1 recent passport size photo with a white background.

Letter of acceptance as a full time student from Spain’s University/School or US program indicating: name, address and registration number of the school with Spain’s Department of Education; (Ministerio de Educación de España) full payment of tuition, duration of the program, subjects of the study and hours of study per week which must be no less than 20.

Health Insurance (original form): International insurance coverage for health/accident with a minimum coverage equal to €30,000 during the planning period of stay in Spain (or its equivalency in dollars). In some cases Spanish health insurance is mandatory. We work with Mapfre insurances and can provide you with a quote.

Proofs of financial means during your stay: Please provide one of the following:

Letter from the University or School in Spain or in the USA assuming full financial responsibility during your stay (this is often included into the acceptance letter) – Proof of financial aid or scholarship for at least $1,000 per month for room and board. – Notarized letter from your parents or legal guardians assuming full financial responsibility for at least $1,000 per month for room and board. Suggested wording: “I hereby certify that I’m the (father/mother/other) of (…), will support him/her with a monthly allowance of at least $1,000 while he/she is in Spain and that I’m financially responsible for any emergency that may arise”.

Personal bank account statements showing at least $1,000 per month of stay.

Cash in exact change to pay the non-refundable visa fee of $160 for US citizens. The fee for other nationalities (not US citizens) is $82 for adults, $48 for children between 6 and 12 and there is no fee for children younger than 6. The visa fee for nationals of Russia, Ukraine, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Moldavia is $46.

Self-addressed and Pre-Paid US “Express-Mail” envelope from the USPS if you wish to have your passport retuned by mail. We do NOT accept any other type of courier of messenger service. Tracking of mailed items is the sole responsibility of the applicant.

Evidence of your migratory status in the USA (Only for non US citizens): Provide your “Alien Registration Card” or “US Visa with I-20/IAP-66”(except B1-B2). Original and copy.

Certificate of Absence of Police Records (Only for stays of more than 180 days) issued by the  state police. This Certificate must bear the “Apostille of The Hague Convention” (Contact the Secretary of State of the issuing state). If the Certificate is issued outside the USA it must be duly legalized by the corresponding Consulate of Spain.

Medical Certificate (for periods longer than 180 days): Doctor’s statement on a doctor or medical center letterhead, indicating that  the student has been examined and found in good physical and mental health to travel to study abroad and is free of contagious diseases.

Notarized authorization letter to travel and study abroad from the parents or custodians (only if the applicant is under 18 years of age)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MAY APPLY.

Applicants must submit originals and copies of all documents (including copy of the passport). If your documents are accepted to process the visa they will not be returned.

Applications for this type of visa will neither be accepted more than three months in advance nor less than one month before the departure date.

The passport must be left in their office so we can process your visa.

During this time no telephone consultations will be taken by this office regarding your visa status.

If granted your visa will allow you to study in Spain for the requested time, as specified on the visa sticker, (“del….al….”). Keep in mind the date format in Europe: Day, Month and Year. It generally takes about six weeks to process this type of visa.

If your stay in Spain is for a period longer than 180 days you will have to request, within one month of your arrival in Spain, an authorization for the completion of your studies as well as the proper student ID card from the Police Department  in Spain (“Policia Nacional”). Due to the high number of applicants, we recommend all students to apply for their visas as soon as possible, at the latest six weeks prior to the departure date. Plan your trip in advance. This visa will allow you for transit in the Schengen countries to and from Spain up to a maximum of 5 days (total).

The Student Athlete Agreement will be emailed to you after the GLOBAL M application is submitted and a verbal commitment to join the Global M Academy Program.