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[outofseoul]

I don�t really know. I am studying at a university (UB) and it is only so so. Some of the teachers are fabulous and others are horrendous. The administration seems disorganized and incompetent at times. I imagine but I don�t know for sure that IH would have some decent courses. I have heard that the University in Seville is the best. Cervantes also has a good reputation. There is also the E.O.I. but it is hard to get into. A student visa can only be issued for an official school. This should narrow your choices down dramatically.

[spiral78]

Bumping the thread

[Charlie1234]

I want to get a student visa and I am looking for the best language school to enroll in, particularly around Barcelona. Can anybody post a good list of schools to approach that have the administrative capability to respond to an email in English?

[spiral78]

Bumping the thread again - it's useful

[jovencito]

Don't you ever get bored about trying to frighten people away from Spain when a) you're American and b) you don't even live in Spain.

[spiral78]

I'm not trying to frighten people away.
I have lived in the EU for 12+ years (since before it was the EU:))

I work with partner universities in Spain, Italy, France, and other European countries.
I have many friends in the teaching industry in the region.

And I know better than to write 'get bored about' something.

[Caledonian Craig]

[jovencito]

"The Treaty of Maastricht was signed by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Finance on 7 February 1992 and entered into force on 1 November 1993. It was the second and most far-reaching revision of the founding Treaties. It created the European Union and thus the possibility to advance in the long term towards political union."

Spiral78, you've been here longer than you thought. It's not 12+, it must be 17+ years if you came over before Maastricht was signed. Time flies when you're having fun

[spiral78]

Oops And I'm teaching in the faculty of European Studies in September - better brush up on the basics!

[outofseoul]

Here is another bit of info.

Students with a visa can work full time for up to 3 months. (presumably during the summer)

One possible reason a student's work permit might be denied is: the company applying for the permit to employ the student has been caught and fined for illegally employing foreigners in the past.

(I am learning as I am going along since there seems to be no one with definitive answers or consistent information among the offices responsible. I have also not been able to find any written description of the situation beyond what I have already shared)

[jovencito]

As far as I know you can work as long as you like on a student visa as long as the work done with any one company does not go over 20 hours a week and that the work "does not interfere with your studies" (lol if you stopped studying).

Something else that is interesting for people wanting to stay in Spain for a long time and, as far as I know, only applies to Spain. 1) Get empadronado as soon as you get here. This is a relatively painless piece of Spanish red-tape that enables you to register with your local town hall. 2) Stay empadronado in Spain for 3 years 3) After the 3 year period, get a job offer, hire an immigration lawyer (fairly cheap in Spain and highly advisable as Spanish red-tape is to be seen to be believed) and hey presto you can apply for residence.

Spain's full of loop-holes - that's why I like it here. Word of advice though, as long as you don't behave like the morons that managed to get themselves kicked out (another post on here somewhere), Spain's OK as long as you don't behave like an idiot. Don't invite trouble and it won't come looking for you.

[jovencito]

Spiral78, you forgot this one.

Why?

This thread is good because it gives people options to legally come over to Spain.

I can only assume that the two negative threads that you are so keen on bumping up to the top serve your purpose of scaring people away.

I'll be starting my own thread now that will explain to people exactly what things are like in Spain. I will make sure that it is always on the top of the thread.

I live in Spain, you don't. The battle of the bumpers will now begin

[spiral78]

No, it was late and I genuinely forgot. I'm entirely in favor of ways to do it legally.

Please do start a thread and keep it at the top to keep everyone informed of the ways you can do work legally in Spain as a non-EU citizen. I'll honestly be a total fan.

But if there's a lot of stuff about how it's so easy and safe to do it illegally, I'll do what I can to counter that bit. The risks are more and more likely to come back and bite someone trying to do the illegal route and it's not fair to minimise the risks when newbies are trying to get real info.

[spiral78]

bump again...

[Aussie Abroad]

Without all the bickering, is anyone able to actually advise of a good "cheapish" Spanish course to enrol into in the Barcelona area?

Or how a foreigner would go about enrolling into any 'official course' that is not super expensive.

thanks