How to go to spain

What you need to do to enter Spain.

Members of the EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens, only need to product a passport or a national identity card which is valid on the date of entry. Other nationals must product a passport which is valid for the entirety of their period of stay in Spain.
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Spain is a member of the Schengen Agreement for info on this Click Here.
There are no border controls between countries that have signed and implemented the treaty - the European Union (except Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania and the United Kingdom), Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. Likewise, a visa granted for any Schengen member is valid in all other countries that have signed and implemented the treaty. But be careful: not all EU members have signed the Schengen treaty, and not all Schengen members are part of the European Union.
Airports in Europe are thus divided into "Schengen" and "non-Schengen" sections, which effectively act like "domestic" and "international" sections elsewhere. If you are flying from outside Europe into one Schengen country and continuing to another, you will clear Immigration and Customs at the first country and then continue to your destination with no further checks. Travel between a Schengen member and a non-Schengen country will result in the normal border checks. Note that regardless of whether you are travelling within the Schengen area or not, many airlines will still insist on seeing your ID card or passport.
Nationals of EU and EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) countries only need a valid national identity card or passport for entry - in no case will they need a visa for a stay of any length.
Nationals of non-EU/EFTA countries will generally need a passport for entry to a Schengen country and most will need a visa.
Only the nationals of the following non-EU/EFTA countries do not need a visa for entry into the Schengen Area: Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan,Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Serbia,Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan (Republic of China), United States, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela, additionally persons holding British National (Overseas), Hong Kong SAR or Macau SAR passports.
These non-EU/EFTA visa-free visitors may not stay more than 90 days in a 180 day period in the Schengen Area as a whole and, in general, may not work during their stay (although some Schengen countries do allow certain nationalities to work - see below). The counter begins once you enter any country in the Schengen Area and is not reset by leaving a specific Schengen country for another Schengen country, or vice-versa. However, New Zealand citizens may be able to stay for more than 90 days if they only visit particular Schengen countries If you are a non-EU/EFTA national (even if you are visa-exempt, unless you are Andorran, Monégasque or San Marinese), make sure that your passport is stamped both when you enter and leave the Schengen Area. Without an entry stamp, you may be treated as an overstayer when you try to leave the Schengen Area; without an exit stamp, you may be denied entry the next time you seek to enter the Schengen Area as you may be deemed to have overstayed on your previous visit. If you are unable to obtain a passport stamp, make sure that you retain documents such as boarding passes, transport tickets and ATM slips which may help to convince border inspection staff that you have stayed in the Schengen Area legally.

Note that

While British subjects with the right of abode in the United Kingdom and British Overseas Territories citizens connected to Gibraltar are considered "United Kingdom nationals for European Union purposes" and therefore eligible for unlimited access to the Schengen Area.

British Overseas Territories citizens without the right of abode in the United Kingdom and British subjects without the right of abode in the United Kingdom as well as British Overseas citizens and British protected persons in general do require visas.
However, all British Overseas Territories citizens except those solely connected to the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas are eligible for British citizenship and thereafter unlimited access to the Schengen Area.

Further note that

Nationals of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia need a biometric passport to enjoy visa-free travel.
Serbian nationals with passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (residents of Kosovo with Serbian passports) do need a visa
Taiwan nationals need their ID number to be stipulated in their passport to enjoy visa-free travel.
EU, EEA and Swiss nationals who enter Spain on a national identity card, who are under 18 years old and travelling without their parents are required to have written parental consent. For more information, visit this webpage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain.
Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Mauritius, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Seychelles are permitted to work in Spain without the need to obtain a visa or any further authorisation for the period of their 90 day visa-free stay. However, this ability to work visa-free does not necessarily extend to other Schengen countries.
When entering by air from a non-Schengen country, you will be expected to fill out a brief form which includes an address in Spain, such as a hotel or hostel. This does not appear to be stringently checked, but you will not be allowed in unless an address has been entered.
There are a number of ways to get into Spain. From neighbouring European countries, a drive with the car or a train ride is feasible; visitors from further away will probably be using air travel.


 



How to study in Spain:

Study

Courses

A spot of study in Spain is an excellent way to meet people – Spaniards as well as other travellers – and learn something more about the country and culture. More than anything else, people are drawn to Spain from all over Europe and North America for language courses – after all, Spanish is the world’s third most spoken tongue after Chinese and English!
The Instituto Cervantes (www.cervantes.es), with branches in over 30 cities around the world, promotes the Spanish language and culture. It’s mainly involved in Spanish teaching and in library and information services. The institute’s London branch has a library (020-7235 0353; 102 Eaton Sq, London SW1 W9AN) with a wide range of reference books, periodicals, videos and DVDs (including feature films), language-teaching material, electronic databases and music CDs. You can find more addresses on the institute’s website. It can send you long lists of places offering Spanish-language courses in Spain. Some Spanish embassies and consulates can also provide information on courses.
A number of Spanish universities offer good-value language courses. Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Salamanca and Seville are popular locations. The Escuela Oficial de Idiomas (EOI; www.eeooiinet.com) is a nationwide language institution where you can learn Spanish and locals other languages. Classes can be large and busy but are generally fairly cheap. There are branches in many major cities. On the website’s opening page, hit EOIs en la Red to get to a list of schools.
Private language schools as well as universities cater for a wide range of levels, course lengths, times of year, intensity and special requirements. Many courses have a cultural component as well as language. University courses often last a semester, although some are as short as two weeks or as long as a year. Private colleges can be more flexible. One with a good reputation is ¿?don Quijote (www.donquijote.com), with branches in Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Salamanca and Valencia.
Costs vary widely. A typical 40-hour course over two to four weeks will cost around €300 to €400 at a university. At private schools you could be looking at up to €1000 for a month of tuition at 30 hours a week. Accommodation can be arranged with families, or in student flats or residences. You might pay €450 per month in a shared student flat or €800 to €900 for full board with a family.
It’s also worth finding out whether your course will lead to any formal certificate of competence. The Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE) is recognised by Spain’s Ministry of Education and Science.
Of course, language is not the only learning route you can follow. You might join salsa classes in Barcelona, a flamenco school in Madrid or cooking courses in Valencia city.

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How to work in Spain:

There are three ways of working in Spain, but of course, you need to go through a lot of procedures to get the appropriate visa:

• Trabajador independiente (Independant worker): People who enter the country to install their own business, who arrive with an idea and enough money to invest in it, becoming entrepreneurs.
• Trabajador en Relación de Dependencia (Worker Employed by a Third Party): People who arrive in Spain with a job offer and that will become a salaried worker.
• Contingente de Trabajadores Extranjeros (Foreign Workers Contingent): Once a year, the Spanish government determines a number of people who’ll be able to enter Spain to work, depending on the employment rate at the time. A person usually enters in these contingents as Spanish descendants (son or grandson, daughter or granddaughter), and he/she is allowed to enter Spain to look for a job. Likewise, some people enter solely for a determined industrial activity. Those people are called “Contingentes de Empleo Dirigido” (Oriented Workers Contingents).

Legal requirements to obtain a Job Permit

First, it is important to be at least 16 years old to enter Spain to work. Also, it is essential to obtain a Green Card (to be able to stay for a long time in the country). People coming from some countries of the European Union do not need this. Once installed in Spain, you will have to obtain a Degree or Title Homologation, plus a validation of your professional association membership (only for inmigrants of some countries).

The Green Card must be requested by the employer. For this, he/she needs the following:

• To prove that there is no job offer like the one you intend to get in the other country. Even though there are several exceptions to this rule, the most commonly used are:
• Filling of a trustworthy position.
• Technical workers needed for the assembly of productive equipment.
• Son/daughter of a current Spanish resident (with a minimum of a year of residence) or partner of a Spanish person.
• Titulars whose job permit is about to expire.
• Sons/daughters or grandsons/granddaughters of Spanish origin.
• Holder of a temporary job permit (usually, people who come to perform agricultural recollection jobs), for 4 years, who will then go back to their country.

In this way, completing all the procedures, foreign people can live and work in Spain with the peace of mind of doing it under the current applicable laws.