International Students Visa

In this section, you will find out whether you need to carry out any formal procedures to legalize your stay in Spain as an international student, and whether you will need to legalize and/or translate your university qualification, which you may need to enroll in a master's degree, postgraduate course or continuing education course in Spain, depending on your country of origin.

If you are a citizen from a country belonging to the European Union you will not need to follow any administrative procedure to become a UPC School student.

Students from non-EU countries who wish to study in Spain for a period of more than three months must:

• Apply for a student visa at the Spanish embassy or consulate in their home country before coming to Spain. (*)
• Obtain the application forms for the student card and the residency number (NIE) from the International Relations Service of UPC. The student card will be proof that you are legally residing in Spain.
• For further information, contact:
  Raquel Serrano Calvo
  Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya
  Parc de Montjuic
  08038 Barcelona
  Tel.: (34) 93 567 15 00 ext 3161
  raquel.serrano@icc.cat
  Closed in August

 (*) Each Spanish embassy/consulate in every country has its own procedures and requirements. Please contact the corresponding Spanish embassy or consulate in your home country in order to ask for your student visa.

Usual documents that are requested are:

• Application form
• Fee
• Admission letter to IC_Cartotehcnology
• Criminal records certificate from your home country
• Some certificate or document stating that you have enough economic resources for your stay
• Some certificate or document about your health and/or travel insurance
• Your accommodation in Barcelona

Some of these may not be requested for your visa application, and others that are not on this list may be. That is why we tell you to contact DIRECTLY with the Spanish embassy/consulate.