BARCELONA STUDENT VISA OPTIONS

7-12 months of language classes (15-20 hours per week are required) - Language classes will be held at BCN Language Immersion Program Language School (BCNLIP). BCNLIP is accredited by the Instituto Cervantes, which is the highest accreditation a Spanish language school can obtain in Spain.

Orientation & Induction - BCNLIP will provide you with assistance and guidance with apartment hunting, opening a bank account, getting a NIE, form-filling in Spanish, etc.

Job Guidance - ITA Barcelona will provide you with assistance and guidance in finding an English-teaching job in Barcelona.

Professional Development (Optional) - Students can elect to spend 5-hours per week fine tuning their professional English teaching skills. The other 15-hours will be dedicated to language learning.

Students must take at least 15 hours of Spanish or Catalan in order to qualify for a student visa. Students may still add up to 5 hours of the other languages that they have listed, but it can no longer be the primary course of study.

*Please note, all USD$ conversions are approximate. Refer to xe.com for the exact market rate.

*The $200 deposit to ITA and the 300€ course administration fees are non-refundable. This includes the first book, DHL EXPRESS service if consulate requires original documents, preparation of documents, consulting, etc. 

Other fees and costs:  All housing, travel, textbooks, and Spain Student Visa Fees are extra. 

Student Visa Processing: Tuition for the language classes is due ASAP to start the student visa process. All visa fees must be paid by the student to the Spain consulate directly when applying. Visa fee for Americans is approximately $160. Students applying for a Spain Student Visa can apply at the consulate in their home country at their assigned regional office OR once in Barcelona (see "Processing a Student Visa for Spain in Barcelona" at end of post).

Start dates are flexible. Students should plan to begin the application process with ITA Barcelona at least three months before their intended start date (do not wait until the last moment).

Many Spaniards vacation throughout the month of August. Teachers should expect work at private language schools and even private tutoring to greatly decrease or even disappear during August, making it an ideal time for teachers themselves to also travel and vacation.

4-week TEFL Certification Course - Classes to be held at ITA Barcelona. This is fulltime, Monday-Friday and you cannot take your language classes during this month. 

7-11 months of language classes (15-20 hours per week) - Language classes will be held at BCN Language Immersion Program Language School (BCNLIP). BCNLIP is accredited by the Instituto Cervantes, which is the highest accreditation a Spanish language school can obtain in Spain.

Orientation & Induction - BCNLIP will provide you with assistance and guidance with apartment hunting, opening a bank account, getting a NIE, form-filling in Spanish, etc.

Job Search Guidance - ITA Barcelona will provide you with assistance and guidance in finding an English-teaching job in Barcelona.

Professional Development (Optional) - Students can elect to spend 5-hours per week fine tuning their professional English teaching skills. The other 15-hours will be dedicated to language learning.
 

15 of your required 20 weekly hours will come from general language classes. You may choose among available classes in Spanish, Catalán, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Arabic, Chinese, and Hebrew.

Housing & living costs, textbooks are not included.

*Please note, all USD$ conversions are approximate. Refer to xe.com for the exact market rate.

* The class textbook will have to be purchased before the class begins. The PDF version is $45 and the paperback version is $67.95.

*The 300€ course administration fees are non-refundable. This includes the first book, DHL EXPRESS service if consulate requires original documents, preparation of documents, consulting, etc. 

Pricing Breakdown

Language study tuition is paid in full to ITA Barcelona to start the student visa paperwork. This can be paid as soon as you have made the decision to take the language study in Barcelona.

NOTE: The 300€ of the language study tuition are non-refundable course administration fees.

A $750 USD up-front deposit is paid to ITA to hold your spot in a Barcelona TEFL class.  Tuition for the language classes is due ASAP to start the student visa process.

Check out the list of the Barcelona TEFL Class start dates.

** You should plan to begin the application process with ITA Barcelona at least three months before your start date.

Many Spaniards vacation throughout the month of August. Teachers should expect work at private language schools and even private tutoring to greatly decrease or even disappear during August, making it an ideal time for teachers themselves to also travel and vacation.

Other fees and costs: All housing, travel and Spain Student Visa Fees are extra.

Student Visa Processing: All visa fees must be paid by the student to the Spain consulate directly when applying. Visa fee for Americans is approximately $160.  Students applying for a Spain Student Visa can apply at the consulate in their home country at their assigned regional office OR once in Barcelona (see below).