The Spanish authorities require you to apply and have a Spanish Residency Card if you are a NON-EU citizen studying in Spain for more than 6 months Spanish Residency Card Application Process

Legal requirements to apply for the Spanish Residency Card: You need to have: Type of visa: D Number of entries: MULT Duration of stay: 90 DAYS Anything different from the above come to talk to Ms. Paula Otero at Student Life Office as soon as possible studentlife- If you are under 18, please contact us immediately Legal requirements to apply for the Spanish Residency Card: You need to have: Type of visa: D Number of entries: MULT Duration of stay: 90 DAYS Anything different from the above come to talk to Ms. Paula Otero at Student Life Office as soon as possible studentlife- If you are under 18, please contact us immediately

NIE: Número de Identificación de Extranjeros You ONLY have 30 days after entering into Spain to apply for your NIE. As soon as you arrive in Madrid, come to the Student Life Office with: a) your passport, b) your visa (usually stuck to your passport), c) your entry stamp page and/or your boarding pass/travel document that shows the date when you entered Spain Ms. Paula Otero will make an appointment online for you and will you the information. The date of the appointment CANNOT BE CHANGED You ONLY have 30 days after entering into Spain to apply for your NIE. As soon as you arrive in Madrid, come to the Student Life Office with: a) your passport, b) your visa (usually stuck to your passport), c) your entry stamp page and/or your boarding pass/travel document that shows the date when you entered Spain Ms. Paula Otero will make an appointment online for you and will you the information. The date of the appointment CANNOT BE CHANGED

 The day of your appointment with the Police you MUST HAVE ON YOU: 1 passport type & 2 size photograph. 2. Spanish Empadronamiento Certificate from Madrid city Council: Ms. Margarita Casado, Housing Coordinator, will help you filling it out and making an appointment at the Student Life Office (9.30am-3.30pm) 3. An specific Form # available at the Student Life Office showing that you have paid the fees to apply for the NIE at a local bank 4. A personal Certificate prepared for you by the SLU-Madrid Registrar’s Office 5. Your Appointment Letter ( ed to you by Ms. Paula Otero) 6. Your Passport (the original and one copy)  The day of your appointment with the Police you MUST HAVE ON YOU: 1 passport type & 2 size photograph. 2. Spanish Empadronamiento Certificate from Madrid city Council: Ms. Margarita Casado, Housing Coordinator, will help you filling it out and making an appointment at the Student Life Office (9.30am-3.30pm) 3. An specific Form # available at the Student Life Office showing that you have paid the fees to apply for the NIE at a local bank 4. A personal Certificate prepared for you by the SLU-Madrid Registrar’s Office 5. Your Appointment Letter ( ed to you by Ms. Paula Otero) 6. Your Passport (the original and one copy)

Once you get your NIE Your will get the Residency Card with your NIE, 30 days after your appointment. You MUST open a Spanish Bank Account the office of Banco Santander located in Calle Guzmán el Bueno. (They know SLU and help students in opening these accounts: ASK FOR PACO.) You must proof to use this account on a regular basis and to have a monthly deposit of at least 550 € for the 6 to 12 months of your stay in order to have financial bank statements to be able to renew your card the following year. The card must be renewed each year no earlier than 60 days prior to the card’s expiration date, and no later than 90 days after it expires. You must plan all your traveling accordingly. Your will get the Residency Card with your NIE, 30 days after your appointment. You MUST open a Spanish Bank Account the office of Banco Santander located in Calle Guzmán el Bueno. (They know SLU and help students in opening these accounts: ASK FOR PACO.) You must proof to use this account on a regular basis and to have a monthly deposit of at least 550 € for the 6 to 12 months of your stay in order to have financial bank statements to be able to renew your card the following year. The card must be renewed each year no earlier than 60 days prior to the card’s expiration date, and no later than 90 days after it expires. You must plan all your traveling accordingly.

Important Note: The SLU-Madrid Campus helps and mentors students going through the NIE Application process, the NIE renewal and the Autorización de Regreso application. In order to receive this help and mentoring you MUST go to the Student Life Office and/or contact: Each student is the only person responsible to follow all the guidelines and deadlines established by the Spanish Authorities in order to get: his/her NIE, renew his/her NIE it and get an Autorización de Regeso to re-enter Spain in case of need; as these are all Spanish legal procedures over which the SLU-Madrid campus has no authority nor control. The SLU-Madrid Campus helps and mentors students going through the NIE Application process, the NIE renewal and the Autorización de Regreso application. In order to receive this help and mentoring you MUST go to the Student Life Office and/or contact: Each student is the only person responsible to follow all the guidelines and deadlines established by the Spanish Authorities in order to get: his/her NIE, renew his/her NIE it and get an Autorización de Regeso to re-enter Spain in case of need; as these are all Spanish legal procedures over which the SLU-Madrid campus has no authority nor control.