Student visa guide · Indian students
Spain student visa for Indian students: fee, requirements and processing time
The National student visa (type D) with a long-stay study authorization costs $93 in fees nobody can skip, up to $272 if every situational extra applies.
About ₹8,920 for the National student visa (type D) with a long-stay study authorization at the ExchangeRate-API rate on 18 September 2026. The fee is charged in the destination's currency, so the exact amount moves with the exchange rate.
By Global Admissions Editorial · Checked against 4 official sources
What is different when you apply from India
The general process is on the Spain student visa guide. These are the parts that only apply to you.
What you actually pay in rupees
The Embassy in New Delhi bills a national visa at INR 9,599 on the price list in force from 1 January 2026, plus an INR 1,802 BLS outsourcing charge.
Spanish Embassy in New Delhi: Consular price list, in force 1 January 2026Police certificate has one valid issuer
The Police Clearance Certificate must come from the Regional Passport Office and carry an apostille from the Ministry of External Affairs. A state-level check is not accepted.
Spanish Embassy in New Delhi: Study visaSponsor paperwork is heavier than the general list
Where a relative funds you, New Delhi asks for a signed sponsorship letter, a copy of the sponsor's passport, their PAN card, and six months of bank statements signed and stamped by the bank.
Spanish Embassy in New Delhi: Study visaHow much bank balance is required for a Spain student visa from India?
For the National student visa (type D) with a long-stay study authorization, Spain asks you to show EUR 7,200 (about $8,352). The accepted form is Bank statements, payslips or a scholarship award, at 100% of the IPREM, and it covers 12 months of living costs, or EUR 600 for each month of a shorter course. This is money you show, not money you pay, so it never appears in the fee table above. The figure comes from Ministry of Inclusion: Guide to the study visa and long-stay authorisation (RD 1155/2024), checked August 2026.
Ministry of Inclusion: Guide to the study visa and long-stay authorisation (RD 1155/2024) · checked August 2026
Spain student visa documents for Indian applicants
8documents every applicant provides.
| Document | What it involves |
|---|---|
| Admission and paid enrollment at a recognized Spanish institution | The acceptance letter must give your full name, the course title and its start and end dates, and you must show the enrollment or tuition fee has been paid. A part payment counts, and so does a written undertaking to enroll later if the university only opens enrollment closer to the start. source |
| Proof of funds at 100% of the IPREM | EUR 600 for each month you plan to stay, or EUR 7,200 if the course runs beyond a year. Three months of bank statements, payslips, business accounts or a scholarship award letter are accepted; credit-card statements are not. source |
| Health insurance from an insurer authorized to operate in Spain | The policy must match the basic cover of the Spanish national health service, with no co-payment, no excess and no waiting period. Travel policies and credit-card cover are rejected. source |
| Criminal record certificate, for stays over 180 days | One from every country you have lived in over the past five years, legalized or apostilled, translated into Spanish, and issued within the last six months. source |
| Medical certificate, for stays over 180 days | A doctor confirms you carry none of the diseases with serious public-health consequences listed in the 2005 International Health Regulations. Valid for six months. source |
| Passport valid for at least a year with two blank pages | Passports issued more than ten years ago are not accepted. source |
| National visa application form and one passport photograph | Each applicant completes and signs their own form; a parent signs for a minor. Family members joining you file the same form. source |
| Apostille or legalization plus a sworn Spanish translation of every foreign document | Foreign public documents need an apostille under the 1961 Hague Convention, or consular legalization where the Convention does not apply, and a translation by a sworn translator into Spanish or the co-official language of the region you apply in. source |
Spain student visa processing time from India
The immigration office has seven days to decide the study authorization, and the consulate up to a month after that to issue the visa. Apply two months before your course starts.
Ministry of Inclusion: Guide to the study visa and long-stay authorisation (RD 1155/2024) · checked August 2026
How to apply for a Spain student visa from India
- Get admitted and pay your enrollment
Pick a center with official recognition; university programs are listed in the national RUCT register. The acceptance letter and the enrollment receipt are what the consulate checks first.
source - Apply at least two months before your course starts
Article 36 of Real Decreto 1155/2024 sets the two-month lead time. Posts that have outsourced intake, including India and Argentina, take applications through a BLS visa application center by appointment.
source - File one application that covers both the visa and the authorization
The study visa application carries the application for the long-stay study authorization inside it, so you submit a single file, but you pay two separate fees.
source - Wait for the immigration office, then the consulate
The immigration office rules on the authorization within seven days of being asked. If that decision is favorable, the consulate issues the visa within a month. Silence counts as a refusal, and you can appeal within a month.
source - Collect the visa within two months and travel
The visa must be collected in person, or by a parent for a minor, within two months of the favorable decision. Miss that and the file is closed.
source - Get your TIE card within a month of arriving
Stays over six months need a Foreigner Identity Card, applied for in person at the police station of the province that processed your authorization. Stays of six months or less need no card at all.
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Work rights, dependants and what comes after
Work rights
A long-stay authorization for higher education lets you work, employed or self-employed, automatically and with no extra permit, up to 30 hours a week. Going over 30 hours cancels the authorization, and the permission is limited to one autonomous community plus neighboring towns.
sourceDependants
A spouse, registered partner or stable partner and minor children can hold visas alongside a higher-education student and stay for the same period. They are not allowed to work.
sourceAfter graduation
Finish a Spanish qualification at EQF level 6 (a bachelor's degree) or above and you can apply for a residence permit to look for work or start a business. It runs for 24 months and cannot be extended, and you may not work while you hold it. Apply in the 60 days before your study authorization expires.
sourceLanguage requirement
Spain sets no language test for the study visa itself; the consular document list has no language item. The entry language level is whatever your university requires.
sourceSpain student visa for other nationalities
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Official sources
- Spanish Embassy in New Delhi: Study visa · read August 2026
- Ministry of Inclusion: Guide to the study visa and long-stay authorisation (RD 1155/2024) · read August 2026
- Portal de Inmigración: Sheet 1: long-stay authorisation for higher education · read August 2026
- Portal de Inmigración: Sheet 20: residence permit for job-seeking or starting a business · read August 2026
Proof of funds: EUR 7,200, Ministry of Inclusion: Guide to the study visa and long-stay authorisation (RD 1155/2024).