Internship Visa Paperwork

Summary of steps and documents.

Needed paperwork to obtain an internship visa for Spain. Two steps.

1. Obtain a Residency Permit for internship.

1. Where: Spanish Authorities in Canary Islands.
2. Who is the requester: Isaac Newton Group (our company).
3. Documents you need to provide to ING for the request:
   1. Passport (all pages scanned)
   2. Certificate of Student Status. (apostilled and translated).
   3. Medical insurance policy or University Insurance Certificate. (apostilled and transalated).
   4. Police clearance document (ACRO certificate). (apostilled and translated).
4. Documents provided by ING.
   1. Internship Agreement.
   2. Proof of financial means.

1. How long does it take: up to 3 months to receive a reply.

1. Obtain the Visa for internship.

1. Where: Spanish Consulate (London or Manchester, depending on where you live).
2. Who is the requester: Student.
3. Documents you need to provide to Spanish Consulate.
   1. National Visa Application Form.
   2. Passport photographs.
   3. Passport.
   4. Residency Permit (the one in point 1 above).
   5. Police clearance document (ACRO certificate). (apostilled and translated).
   6. Medical insurance policy or University Insurance Certificate. (apostilled and transalated).
   7. Internship Agreement.
   8. Proof of financial means. (1/2 apostilled and translated).
   9. Medical certificate.

1. How long does it take? up to 3 months to receive a reply.

So, time for the whole process could be 3+3 months, starting to count when we request the Residency Permit in Spain. 

Some questions that have arisen, below:

• Is it legal for me to come to Spain on a tourist visa and start an internship while my internship visa is in process?

• No, it is not.

• Am I entitled to have any of my visa fees reimbursed?

• ING will reimburse expenses related to visa paperwork. Sheffield Students need to ask at their University.

• Do the documents proving you are student need to be apostilled?

• Yes.
• They do not accept printouts of an electronic document unless it has also been certified as a legitimate copy by a solicitor. They want a wet ink sign in the certificate.