SPAIN INTERNSHIP VISA

Everything You Need for Your Spain Internship Visa

We run the full residence permit application, every intake, with our own immigration counsel in Barcelona. Here is exactly
what is involved, what you need to get, and what it costs. We support the Spain study visa too.

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We have done this before

The internship residence permit is a specific route with its own rules, and we run it repeatedly rather than occasionally. We know which documents the Barcelona office queries and which order avoids doing anything twice.

Our counsel, not a referral

The process is run with our own immigration counsel in Spain, who acts as legal representative for the host company. You are not handed a list of firms and left to it.

We carry the admin, and the fee

Bootcamps, universities and education abroad providers who need host capacity on a date.

WHAT WE HANDLE

We are the legal applicant,not you

Spanish law makes the host company the applicant for this permit. We act for them under Power of Attorney,
which means most of the process is ours to run rather than yours.

What we do

What you need to get

Prepare and submit the applicationTo the Spanish Immigration Office
Act as the company's legal representativeOnce Power of Attorney is granted
Obtain all company documentationNIF, incorporation, tax and Social Security certificates
Review everything before it goes inYours and the company's
Pay the government application feeNothing for you to pay
Monitor and update you throughout

Convenio de prácticasFrom your university. Start this first
Proof of your qualificationOr evidence you are studying towards one
ACRO criminal record certificate
Bank letter showing €600 per month€3,600 for a six month placement
Private health insurance€50 to €100 per month
Passport, all pages, and a CV in Spanish

THE BIT EVERYONE GETS WRONG

Three steps, and the order matters

Most of your documents need to go through all three. Doing them out of order means paying twice.

STEP ONE

Notarise

A UK Notary Public certifies the document is genuine. Private documents only.

STEP TWO

Apostille

The FCDO attaches a certificate so Spain will accept it. £45 per document.

STEP THREE

Sworn translation

A registered traductor jurado translates it, apostille included. €50 to €60 per page.

If you translate before you apostille, the translation will not cover the apostille and you will have to pay for it again.
The full guide tells you exactly which documents need which steps.

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Free Guide

Spain Internship Residence Permit: the complete guide

Every document with a tick-box table showing exactly what each one needs. Plain-English explanations of notarisation, apostille and sworn translation. The UK notaries, apostille agents and sworn translators our students have actually used, with contact details. Costs, timings and answers to the questions we get asked most.

PDF • 5 Pages • Prepared with our immigration counsel

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GOOD TO KNOW

Timings and Costs

1 month Decision time once submitted. No response means approved by positive administrative silence

£45 Per document for the FCDO apostille. One to two weeks by post

€600 Per month of your internship you must already have available

£0 Government application fee. We cover it

QUESTIONS

The ones we get asked most

Who provides the convenio de prácticas?

You do, through your university. It does not come from the host company. Ask your placement or study abroad office for it as early as possible, because it then needs to be notarised, apostilled and sworn-translated before we can use it.

Do I need to notarise my ACRO certificate?

No. The ACRO is issued by a UK police body, so it is a public document. It only needs to be apostilled, and then sworn-translated.

My bank gave me a letter, not a certificate. Is that enough?

It can be, as long as it is an official letter on headed paper stating your current balance, and it is then notarised, apostilled and sworn-translated. You must already have at least €600 per month of your internship available. A generic offer letter or a payslip is not accepted.

Can I travel before all my documents are translated?

Yes. If your translation is not ready, it is usually better to travel anyway and add the outstanding documents to your file afterwards, rather than delay your trip.

How long does the whole document chain take?

The official FCDO postal route can take one to two weeks. Using a private agent, apostille and sworn translation together have taken as little as about a week end to end. Start as early as you can.

Do I have to pay the government application fee?

No. We cover that on your behalf. You do pay for apostilles, notarisation, sworn translation and your health insurance.

What happens once it is approved?

You attend a National Police Station to give fingerprints for your TIE, the Foreigner Identity Card, which can usually be collected around 30 days later. This applies if you will be in Spain for more than six months.

Also supported

Going to Spain to study?

Some students need the study visa rather than the internship permit. If a Spanish institution is enrolling you and your placement sits inside that course, that is usually the route you are on.

It is a different application with different rules, and one difference matters more than all the others: the study visa has to be applied for from the UK before you travel. It cannot be sorted out once you have arrived. We will tell you which route applies and support you through it.

Ask which visa applies to me

The quick test

A Spanish institution is enrolling you Study visa. Apply from the UK, before you travel.
A Spanish company is hosting you on a convenio Internship residence permit. Usually applied for once you are in Spain.
You are not sure Ask us. The two routes are not interchangeable and swapping later costs weeks.