Incoming students nationals from an EU member country, or countries belonging to the Schengen area and who will be studying in Spain for more than 90 days are required to register with the Central Register of Foreign Citizens (Registro Central de Extranjeros) of the province where they will be residing. This Office will issue a registration certificate which will include your NIE: Foreigner’s Identification Number giving you the right to live in Spain for the duration of your study period.
Erasmus students should also fulfil this requirement. The necessary documents to be registered at the Central Register of Foreign Citizens (Registro Central de Extranjeros) are the following ones:
Remember to come to your appointment with ALL the documents ready.
You must hand the above mentioned documents for the Central Register of Foreign Citizens (Registro Central de Extranjeros) at the Main Office for Foreign Residents (Oficina de Extranjeros) located at C/ San Agapito, 2 (Granada). To ask for an appointment visit this link. Select the province (Granada), accept, select Oficina de Extranjería en Granada en Calle San Agapito 2 and chose the option: TRÁMITES POLICÍA NACIONAL CERTIFICADO DE REGISTRO DE CIUDADANO DE LA UE. In case you find difficulties in making an appointment, you can send a request through the foreigners’ enquiry mailbox/buzón de consulta de extranjería. In the office section select “Granada” and in the enquiries section (consultas) select “consultas sobre cita previa”.
Three months from the date of entry in Spain.
It must be paid at the bank prior to the issuance of the registration certificate. You must complete this form Tax 790 ticking the certificado de registro de residente comunitario (registration certificate for EU citizens) box. Print it out and pay the corresponding fees at a bank, this fee can be paid at some ATMs, as not all banks allow this fee to be paid over the counter.
Once you have paid the tax and hand in your documents you will receive a registration certificate, stating your name, nationality, address, foreign identity number/número de identidad de extranjero (NIE) and date of registration.
More information about the procedure here.
Last September 2018 a new law about foreigners came into force in Spain: https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2018/09/04/pdfs/BOE-A-2018-12131.pdf
According to this new law, Universities are in charge of communicating to the corresponding Foreigners Office the details of the non-EU students coming from EU Universities within the framework of EU mobility programmes like Erasmus+. That means that non-EU students coming from EU Universities are exempt of asking for a visa.
After receiving the acceptance letter to the University of Granada in order for us to proceed to the communication, we need you to send us scanned by e-mail to intlinfo@ugr.es :
In order to enter Spain and remain as a student, you must apply for a study visa from the Spanish Diplomatic Mission or Consular Office in your country or region of residence.
For this, you should go to the Immigration Office within 30 days of having entered Spain. To apply for an appointment visit this link. Select the province (Granada) and choose the option: POLICÍA-TOMA DE HUELLAS (Expedición de tarjeta). Present the following documents:
Keep safely the proof of submission which you will be issued because it serves as a provisional residence card. The actual card will arrive approximately in one month and you will have to pick your TIE up at the same Office. You will have to make a new appointment to be attended: Select the province (Granada) and chose the option: POLICÍA-RECOGIDA DE TARJETA DE IDENTIDAD DE EXTRANJERO TIE.
If the duration of your studies is for more than one year, you must apply for, and obtain, an extension of your residence permit. In order to do this, the application must be made at least sixty days before the permit expires, since your application will be rejected if the permit runs out and you will have to apply for a new visa. Along with the extension application, you should also include the following documentation:
Once the authorization has been granted, you have one month to apply for your new Foreigner Identity Card.
Information sheet of the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration
To ask for an appoinment go to this link: https://sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/pagina/index/directorio/icpplus/language/en
THE GRANADA FOREIGN PERSONS OFFICE IS LOCATED AT C/ SAN AGAPITO, 2. 18013 – GRANADA (GRANADA).
TEL.: (+34) 958 909 311 / 4 / 5. Opening Hours: from Monday to Thursday from 09.00 to 17.30 and Fridays from 09.00 to 14.00.
To ask for an appoinment go to this link: https://sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/pagina/index/directorio/icpplus/language/en
Notwithstanding, our Office will continually endeavour to collate all new information and publish it accordingly via our usual communication channels.
Address in Granada:
BRIGADA PROV. EXTRANJEROS
C/San Agapito, 2
18013 Granada
Tlf/Ph.: (+34) 958 909 311 / 4 / 5
Fax: (+34) 958 90 94 05
Opening hours: from Monday to Thursday from 9.00 to 17.30 and Fridays from 9.00 to 14.00.
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