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You're supposed to go to the Comisaria de Policia when you get there and fill out the application for Student residence- not wait until the 3 months are up! It will take them at least 6 to answer you- and although the 3 original months are up- you'll be fine if you've already done the paperwork. Eventually you'll get a letter telling you your student card is ready and where to go and get it. You go, pick it up- (they'll also tell you other paperwork you'll need- basically the letter from your program stating the period you're to be there). Basically it is good as long as you keep studying... so you could be there a few years on it.
Siguiendo mi propio Camino de Santiago
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| Posts: 387 | Location: Madrid | Registered: 19 October 2002 | |
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Joy, At Middlebury, they told us exactly where to go and handled all of the paperwork for us. We had to go and do a digital fingerprint and that was it. The people that worked at the office told us when to come back and it did not take 6 months to get. It was in 4 months. Talk to people at Boston. They should know these things, rather than have students find out the information on their own. Shawn
"Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down" - SONG OF SOLOMON, Toni Morrison
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| Posts: 1255 | Location: Richmond, VA but in MADRID now | Registered: 10 February 2002 | |
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Hi Shawn!! :ks: Long time no hear!! To keep this thread relevant  Are you being a student again, or what are you doing? Is it everything you dreamed it would be? A new topic perhaps�? Dreams come True? I�ll leave it to you!!!!!!
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| Posts: 1811 | Location: Montaña Blanca, Lanzarote | Registered: 02 March 2002 | |
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Since I went independently and not through a program- this is what had to be done. The consulate adv me very well what I had to do- its not a big deal- you go, fill out the application, they take a photocopy of your passport and visa and you get a letter a few months later in the mail. Redwood- if it takes 4 or 6 months or longer all depends on how many applications they get and what time of year you arrive to do it (imagine getting there right before summer or during!) So lets just say it CAN take 6 months, but could be shorter  Even the police themselves told me it would take about 6 months- I remember this because I was worried that my original visa was only valid for 3 and then I'd be 3 months without one- and they said since the papers would be in progress, it wouldn't be a problem- also because you get a copy of the application and will have proof that you're just waiting.
Siguiendo mi propio Camino de Santiago
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| Posts: 387 | Location: Madrid | Registered: 19 October 2002 | |
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Espe3, Members of APUNE, their students can get visas in as little as 2 months, if they turn their paperwork in as soon as possible. This was verified by a source working at Middlebury College. It's as fast as the programs can get student�s information in. APUNE has worked with the govenrnment here in the last 2 years and have really done wonders for student visas. Like you said, yours was done independently and not through a program, so your experience was different. Shawn
"Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down" - SONG OF SOLOMON, Toni Morrison
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| Posts: 1255 | Location: Richmond, VA but in MADRID now | Registered: 10 February 2002 | |
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Hey Shawn, thanks for the good pr for Middlebury. We do try to make the whole visa thing as painless as possible for the students but most other programs do too. I agree with everything Shawn has said and would advise all students to first of all ask their program staff before doing anything themselves. At best someone in the staff will do most of it for you (except fingerprints and signatures - you have to do that yourself, of course), at worse they will give you the info for what you need to do and when and you'll just be stuck in line at the police station a few more times, at worst they wont know anything and in that case go back and read this thread for all the advise and follow the directions. Buena suerte a todos, Lena
"que me quiten lo bailao"
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| Posts: 358 | Location: madrid, spain | Registered: 15 October 2002 | |
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Thanks, Lena. I knew that someone would come in and give more information. Espe3 situation was different because she did it alone and not with help from a school, so that would take longer. Anyway, Joy, start with your school first for they should take care of all of that paperwork. Shawn
"Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down" - SONG OF SOLOMON, Toni Morrison
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| Posts: 1255 | Location: Richmond, VA but in MADRID now | Registered: 10 February 2002 | |
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HI everyone. Im planning on doing the NYU in Madrid MA and am wondering if a student visa entitles me to social security if i get a job while there? ANyone know about this? Does it make it easier to become a permanent resident if you have an MA and student visa first? Has anyone done that?
poor grad student
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| Posts: 104 | Location: NYC NY | Registered: 18 November 2003 | |
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SO here is a spin on the student visa question. Say i finish my course and then want to stay longer. I locate a job offer. Do I then apply for residencia or for a work permit? Im planning on getting a lawyer for all this, but I figure i would ask you guys first.
poor grad student
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| Posts: 104 | Location: NYC NY | Registered: 18 November 2003 | |
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when you get the job offer, you can apply for your temporary residency. either way, you will need to go back to u.s.a. to do the paperwork and play the waiting game as discussed on other threads on this board. the tough part is getting a company that is willing to wait for you during the 4-8 months of while you wait for the papers to come through. best if you know someone or if the company that offers the job belongs to a friend or contact (�enchufe!). saludos, jer...
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