What is included
- Applying for or extending the student stay
- Changing to residence and work on finishing, within the deadline
- Work authorisation compatible with study where available
Studying in Spain, and then staying to work
Student stay authorisation, its extension and the change to residence and work when you finish.
Student stay and its change of status
What is included and what is not promised
A student stay has its own rules, and the critical moment is not the start: it is the end, when it has to be changed to residence and work before it expires. Being late to that step means starting over.
What it includes: applying for or extending the student stay; changing to residence and work on finishing, within the deadline; work authorisation compatible with study where available. What it does not include: we cannot guarantee the permit or speed up the authority: the immigration office or the ministry decides in its own time.
Documents you will need
- Full valid passport.
- Municipal registration certificate, historical if you have it.
- Residence card or earlier decision, if any.
- Enrolment or certificate from the institution.
- Health insurance and evidence of financial means.
Indicative timing
We answer your enquiry within 1 working day and send the written quote within 2 working days.
Once your documents are complete, we prepare the file between 4 and 10 working days.
A student stay is decided within months; the change to residence and work has its own deadline and should be filed with time to spare.
See the pricing page for how we charge this kind of matter.
How it works
Estimated duration: 10 days.
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We identify the exact procedure
We check whether you need the initial stay, an extension or to move from studies to residence and work, and within what period you must apply.
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Document list and quote
We ask for the enrolment, health insurance, proof of means and, for the change of status, the job offer. Price agreed, fee apart.
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Filing and receipt
We file the application or the change of status electronically with a receipt.
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Tracking and corrections
We follow the decision and, if you work while studying, check that the compatible permit is in order.
What to have at hand
- Full valid passport
- Municipal registration certificate, historical if you have it
- Residence card or earlier decision, if any
- Enrolment or certificate from the institution
- Health insurance and evidence of financial means
Frequently asked questions
Can I work while studying?
Within limits and, depending on the case, with authorisation. We tell you what your situation allows.
I am finishing my master's — what now?
Change to residence and work before the stay expires. It is the step most people leave to the end.
Does study time count towards long-term residence?
It does not count the same as residence. We explain how your count stands.
Related services
People who come for “Student stay and its change of status” often need one of these Public administration procedures too. If your case mixes several, it goes in a single file with a single quote.
Your case
Tell us which procedure you need, before which body, and whether a deadline is running.
Request a quote
Tell us about your case and which documents you already have. We tell you what fits, what is missing and what it costs.