National (Type D) — Long-Stay Student Verified 2026-06-09Spain Student Visa (National Type D — Long Stay)
National (Type D) long-stay visa for Indian students admitted to a Spanish university or institution for a course longer than 90 days.
No visa is ever guaranteed — the final decision always rests with the Spain visa authority. We make sure your file is presented at its strongest.
Processing
Typically 4
Stay Duration
Duration of the course
Starting Fee
Varies
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12 VFS centres
Your whole Spain Student Visa,
handled for one honest price.
A strong Spain file clearly explains your travel purpose, funds, and ties to India. We structure and submit everything properly — so your case is presented clearly and professionally.
All-in · 18% GST included · no hidden charges
File-ready in 3–5 working days after documents
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Everything below — included, nothing extra
- Document checklist
- Application form guidance
- Document review
- Cover letter
- Purpose of travel structure
- Financial proof review
- Sponsor document guidance
- Submission & appointment support
- Post-submission guidance
Not sure you qualify? Start with a refundable ₹499 possibility report — an honest Yes / Maybe / No, credited to this fee.
Price is for our consultancy service only and includes 18% GST. No agency can guarantee a visa — the final decision rests with the visa authority.
Your fee, in one glance
What the ₹24,999–₹34,999 fee covers for a Spain file
- We work out what your case actually is, before touching a form
- We build the checklist around your profile, not a template
- We read your documents against each other, not against a list
- Financial proof review
- Purpose of travel structuring
- Cover letter / explanation support
- Return ties review
- Sponsor / invitation guidance
- Application form guidance
- Submission & appointment support
- Biometrics guidance
- Post-submission support
Government, VFS, insurance, ticket and hotel costs are separate and charged at cost. Read what each item means, in full.
Good to know before you apply
Rules that apply to every Spain visa type — worth a quick read so nothing trips up your file.
- 1Passport must be valid for the full duration of the course.
- 2This is a NATIONAL (Type D) visa decided by Spain's immigration authority, not a Schengen short-stay visa — processing is longer.
- 3Spain is NOT serviced by VFS Global in India; apply through BLS International on behalf of the Embassy/Consulate of Spain.
- 4Many documents require apostille (Hague legalisation) and a sworn translation into Spanish — budget time for this.
- 5For stays over 6 months you must apply for a TIE (foreigner identity card) within 30 days of arrival in Spain.
Who Can Apply
- Indian students admitted to a recognised Spanish university or higher education institution
- Students enrolled in full-time courses, research, or approved exchange programmes lasting more than 90 days
- Applicants who can prove sufficient funds for the full course and accommodation
- Applicants with a valid acceptance / enrolment letter from the Spanish institution
Not eligible under this visa:
- Short courses or programmes under 90 days — apply for a Schengen short-stay (Type C) visa instead
- Anyone seeking primarily to work in Spain — this is a study route, not a work visa
What it costs
Government & VFS fees
Paid directly to Spain / VFS — these are not our service fee, and we never mark them up.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| National (Type D) student visa fee | Varies |
| BLS International service charge | Varies |
National (Type D) student visa fees are set by the Spanish consulate and are not the standard €90 Schengen short-stay fee. Additional costs may include document legalisation/apostille, sworn translations into Spanish, medical certificate, and police clearance. All fees are non-refundable. Verify current amounts on blsspainvisa.com and exteriores.gob.es before applying.
Flights · Hotels · Insurance · Itinerary
What Spain actually requires — and what it does not.
Spain applies the Schengen rules, so travel insurance is not a nice-to-have — it is a legal condition of the visa.
2 of 4 are compulsory for Spain
Flight reservation
The Spain consulate wants a return itinerary with a real PNR covering your exact dates. It does not want a paid ticket, and buying one before a decision puts your money at risk for nothing.
Where people slip: Flying into one city and out of another with nothing showing how you travel between them. Officers read the whole route, and an unexplained gap reads as a plan that does not hold together.
How to hold a flight without payingHotel booking
Accommodation for EVERY night of the stay. Not most nights — every one. A gap is a documented refusal ground under the Schengen code.
Where people slip: Free-cancellation bookings are accepted, but if the entire file is free-cancellation the officer sees a trip nobody has committed to. Some of it should be real spend.
Refundable hotel booking, explainedTravel insurance
Minimum EUR 30,000 medical cover, valid in every Schengen state, including repatriation and emergency medical evacuation, for the full period of stay. Regulation (EC) 810/2009 — this is law, not preference.
Where people slip: Buying cover for the adults and forgetting the children. Every traveller needs their own EUR 30,000, infants included — a real refusal we have seen on a family of four.
What the cover must actually sayTravel itinerary
A day-by-day plan matching your flights, your hotels and the country you applied to. Spain must be your main destination or your first point of entry, or you are at the wrong consulate.
Where people slip: Spending more nights in another Schengen country than in Spain. That gets a file rejected before it is even assessed.
The letter your itinerary attaches toWe arrange all four for your Spain file.
We are a B2B travel agency as well as a visa consultancy, working with partners including Riya Travel — so the flight, the hotel and the policy all come from us, issued the same day, and you deal with one team instead of four. Every booking is a real one under your own name.
What to gather
Documents required
Having a document isn't the same as presenting it right — that's the part we handle.
Core Documents
3 items- National (Type D) visa application formRequired
Completed in English/Spanish and signed.
- Valid passportRequired
Valid for the full course duration, with blank pages; issued within last 10 years.
- Recent biometric photographsRequired
Spanish/EU passport-photo specification.
Study & Enrolment
3 items- Acceptance / enrolment letter from the Spanish institutionRequired
Confirming admission, course, and duration.
- Proof of paid tuition fees or scholarship
- Academic certificates and transcripts
May require apostille and sworn Spanish translation.
Financial & Living
3 items- Proof of sufficient funds for the entire stayRequired
Bank statements, scholarship letter, or sponsor's funds covering tuition and living costs per Spanish minimum-means thresholds.
- Proof of accommodation in SpainRequired
- Sponsor documents (if funded by parents/sponsor)
Sponsor's bank statements, ITR, and relationship proof.
Health, Character & Civil
4 items- Medical certificateRequired
Confirming the applicant is free of diseases per International Health Regulations; usually on the required Spanish format.
- Police Clearance Certificate (PCC)Required
For stays over 6 months; apostilled and covering the last 5 years of residence.
- Private medical / health insurance valid in SpainRequired
Full coverage with no co-payment, valid for the stay.
- Birth certificate / civil status documents
If required; apostilled and translated.
Required · optional / if applicable
The journey.
6 steps from intake to approval. Curved spine on the right shows the natural pace — never as linear as government sites pretend.
- 01
Secure admission
Obtain a formal acceptance / enrolment letter from the recognised Spanish institution for a course over 90 days.
- 02
Prepare and legalise documents
Gather funds proof, accommodation, medical certificate, PCC, and insurance. Apostille and get sworn Spanish translations where required.
- 03
Complete the Type D form
Fill and sign the national long-stay visa application form.
- 04
Book a BLS appointment
Spain is not on VFS — book with BLS International at the centre serving your state of residence.
- 05
Submit in person + biometrics
Attend the BLS centre, submit the physical file, give biometrics, and pay the applicable national-visa fee and BLS service charge.
- 06
Decision + TIE after arrival
Decision is made by the national immigration authority (typically 4–8 weeks). After arrival in Spain, apply for the student residence card (TIE) within 30 days for stays over 6 months.
What works
3 levers that flip a borderline case.
- Start at least 2–3 months before your course begins — national visas take longer and document legalisation (apostille + sworn translation) adds time.
- Get academic and civil documents apostilled in India and translated into Spanish by a sworn/official translator where the consulate requires it.
- Keep proof of paid tuition and a clear funding trail — Spain checks that you can support yourself for the whole course.
What kills cases
Top 3 refusal triggers we see.
- 1Insufficient proof of funds for the full course and living costs
- 2Missing or incorrectly legalised documents (no apostille / no sworn Spanish translation)
- 3Enrolment letter not from a recognised institution or course under 90 days
Download official forms
Each link opens the official Spain page on VFS Global (we never host third-party forms): pick your visa category there and use its "Download Form" section for the current version.
VFS application centres
Quiz not yet available for this visa type
We're actively building per-visa quizzes. For now, the best way to assess your eligibility for Spain Student Visa (National Type D — Long Stay) is a 1-on-1 consultation with our team.
Frequently asked
Questions, answered straight
No — it is a National (Type D) long-stay visa decided by Spain's immigration authority. It allows entry to study for over 90 days and is the basis for a student residence card (TIE) obtained after arrival.
Typically 4–8 weeks, longer than the 15-day Schengen short-stay process. Document legalisation (apostille + sworn translation) can add further time, so start early.
National (Type D) student visa fees are set by the Spanish consulate and differ from the €90 Schengen fee — they vary, so confirm the live amount on blsspainvisa.com / exteriores.gob.es. Extra costs include apostille, sworn translation, medical certificate, and PCC.
Student authorisation in Spain can allow limited part-time work compatible with your studies, subject to current Spanish rules — but this is a study route, not a work visa. SureshotVisa does not provide work visa services.
Reviewed by Sherbir Singh Grewal, SureshotVisa — a government-licensed consultancy (Licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024). Verify us.
How we get it done
Your Spain Spain Student Visa, from your first message to your passport back.
5 questions about this visa specifically. The first two are open — tap any other to read it.
Refused? Our full service fee comes back.Government and visa-centre fees are the one part nobody can refund.
+What does Spain want to see about my funds as a student?
That the money for tuition and living costs exists, is available to you, and came from somewhere explainable. Depending on the country that is a blocked account, a fixed deposit, a sanctioned education loan or a sponsor's income — and the sponsor's relationship to you has to be documented. The most common failure is not a small amount, it is an unexplained one: a large transfer landing shortly before the application, with no trail behind it, reads worse than a smaller balance with history.
+Do I still have to prove I will come back?
Yes, on most study routes — and it surprises people, because the whole point is a multi-year stay. The officer is asking whether the study plan is genuine and whether you intend to comply with the visa, not whether you will never emigrate lawfully later. What answers it is coherence: the course matching your academic history, the cost matching your funding, and a plan that makes sense for someone who intends to finish it.
+How long does a Spain Spain Student Visa take, start to finish?
Three things sit between today and your trip: preparing the file properly, waiting for an appointment, and the mission's own processing. Spain currently states Typically 4–8 weeks (longer than short-stay; decided by the national immigration authority) for the decision itself. We control the first, which is usually days. The middle depends on slot releases. The third is entirely the mission's and no consultant can shorten it — anyone telling you otherwise is selling something they cannot deliver. Tell us your travel date and we will tell you honestly whether it is realistic.
+How much of what I pay for the Spain visa is actually your fee?
Most of it is not ours. The Spain government fee (currently Varies) goes to the mission and the visa-centre fee goes to VFS — both charged to you at cost, never marked up, and shown as separate lines on one GST invoice in the registered company name. Our service fee is the only part we set, and it is published rather than quoted case by case.
+How does SureshotVisa handle my Spain Spain Student Visa, from first message to passport back?
You send what you have on WhatsApp and a licensed consultant says the same working day whether the case is ready. We build the file around your profile, check every document against the others, write the cover letter to match them, and hold the file complete so the first workable appointment can be taken the moment it appears. You attend biometrics; we track the file to the decision (Spain currently states Typically 4–8 weeks (longer than short-stay; decided by the national immigration authority)). Government and visa-centre fees (Varies for this visa) are charged at cost; our own fee is published, and if the visa is refused that fee comes back in full.
Before you file
A Spain Spain Student Visa goes one of two ways.
Filed on a guessed checklist, the government fee is gone on a refusal and the refusal follows every future application. Filed after a licensed consultant has read the papers against each other, the file answers the officer's questions before they are asked. Same Spain rules, different outcome. How we do that is written once, in full, on the method page rather than repeated here.
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View guideSource & Disclaimer
Data on this page is sourced from the official VFS Global Spain website and Embassy of Spain. Last verified 2026-06-09. Always verify with the official embassy before applying — fees and requirements change without notice.
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