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Student Visa



Destination | SPAIN

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  Categories of Student Visa
  Permission to work in Spain
  Conditions for applying for Visa
  Processing of Visa Application
  Mandatory Documents
  Spanish Embassy in India

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  CATEGORIES OF STUDENT VISA

With a student visa (A-7 visa) you are able to study in a Costa Rican School or University for a year. Upon expiration this visa can be renewed for another year so as to continue your studies. It takes between 90 and 180 business days to process your visa request and to issue a reply.

The problem is that consulates of Costa Rica do not issue student visas. It is best to apply for a tourist visa (Visa B1) at your nearest consulate of Costa Rica . You must then adjust your non-immigrant visa status to obtain a student visa at the Immigration Department. This should be done within the first 30 days of your stay in Costa Rica upon enrollment at an educational institution accredited by the Immigration Department of Costa Rica.



  PERMISSION TO WORK IN SPAIN

Foreign students, generally, cannot carry out any profitable activity. You are only allowed to do so if the activity does not limit your studying aims.



  CONDITIONS FOR APPLYING FOR A VISA

Foreign Students must:

  be enrolled as a full-time student in an "academic" educational program, a language-training program, or a vocational program, accredited by the Immigration Department of Costa Rica

  be proficient in Spanish or be enrolled in courses leading to Spanish proficiency

  show proof of sufficient funds available for self-support during the entire proposed course of study



  PROCESSING OF VISA APPLICATION

The fee for a double/multiple entry visa is: £15.50 - £21.70.



  MANDATORY DOCUMENTS

  The Visa Student Application form is issued by the Immigration Department of Costa Rica. It must be authenticated by an attorney and submitted to the Immigration Department (Direccion General de Migracion y Extranjeria)

  Medical exam results are required by the Health Department. The Health Department will provide a list of clinics where you must take the medical exams. These clinics will test you for defects such as HIV, tuberculosis, STD's (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)

  Your fingerprints are needed

  Make sure you have four recent passport sized photographs

  You need a guarantee deposit

  You need proof of enrollment in an accredited School/University

  A guarantee letter which is issued by the School/University and certified by a notary public is required

  You must possess a passport which is valid for at least six months

  Your original birth certificate is needed

  Take along your police record

  Additional documents may be requested at the Immigration Department's own discretion



SPANISH EMBASSY IN INDIA

New Delhi
Honorary Consulate of Costa Rica
D-388 Defence Colony
New Delhi - 110 024



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