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tortuga · Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 51

Since I've been getting such good feedback, I'll throw another question into the ring. Along with teaching, is anyone going to school as well? I'm thinking specifically about taking Spanish courses at Universidad de Buenos Aires. They have an Espanol para Extranjeros program that seems quite interesting. Anyone else doing something similar? Is there time to take classes for 2 hours of classes 2 days a week during the school week? And most importantly, do you need a student visa? I called UBA (couldn't wait anymore for an email response) and the woman on the phone told me they don't require a student visa, but the Argentine consulate in Los Angeles said you do (of course). I'm planning to just stay in Argentina on my tourist visa while working, but for enrolling in school, do they actually check for a student visa?

In case anyone's intereted, it's www.idiomas.filo.uba.ar for the classes (and no, I'm not from the school, nor promoting them. In fact, if anyone knows if this isn't a good program, please let me know!)

sqwerl · Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 72 Location: Buenos Aires

you don't need a visa at the university of belgrano where i finish my final exam for intensive spanish course tomorrow.
it was ok.

REDLEY · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:45 am Post subject: Re: Yet another question

Hola Tortuga. Check www.cui.com.ar (i am not from the school, i was just a student there) , its the language center of university of buenos aires, I have studied there and I liked it (french and portuguese, not spanish cos I am argentine).

They wont ask you for a student VISA or your immigration status, they dont care.

The argentine consulate will tell you to apply for a student VISA cos all they want is to collect the visa processing fee.

regards

snielz · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 165 Location: Buenos Aires

Tortuga,
I am about to take the same course, though I dragged my feet and missed my chance for July...I know they have a one month intensive spanish course for extranjeros. This is what I will probably take. The class is three hours a day, five days a week, about 500 pesos, and supposedly very good. You do not need a student visa. You do have to go the week before and take a placement test to find out what level you will be in (I think there are five). You also give them a little info of yourself, including your passport number. However, I didn�t have mine with me and just made one up and it didn�t make a bit of difference. What did make a bit of difference was that I couldn�t pay the 500 pesos in cash by the next morning...so I lose. But next round, I am planning on taking the course. Also, the classes are in downtown near plaza de mayo and you can either take them from 9-12 or from 2-5.

Alan Warner · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 11

I don't post a lot on this forum but I do know that they run cheap Spanish intensive courses at UBA. Worth looking into because the private ones are more expensive.

Alan

2 over lee · Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:03 pm Post subject:

They want your money...you won't need a visa for such a part-time course. You'll just need to go to Uruguay every three months. Out of interest, is the Uni de BA significantly cheaper than the plethora of private Spanish language schools out there?