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	To request an extension for research or study, you will need to submit: The completed and signed original of Modelo 11. Make one or two copies for yourself. Your passport. The authorities will keep this until they have made a decision and put the appropriate stamp in your passport. Proof that you have met the requirements or passed the necessary exams to continue your studies or research in Spain. Proof of financial means (e.g., a copy of your most recent bank statement) for the duration of your requested extended stay. When I requested an extension, I was told the minimum is about €30/day. Proof of travel/medical insurance through the duration of your extended stay. Three passport-sized photos in color with a white background. For minors: Authorization from the parents or academic supervisors.   If you are the family member of a student or researcher requesting an extension, you will need to submit: The completed and signed original of Modelo 11. Make one or two copies for yourself. Your passport. The authorities will keep this until they have made a decision and put the appropriate stamp in your passport. Proof of relation (e.g., a marriage certificate or birth certificate) translated into Spanish and legalized by a notary. For marriage certificates, the date of legalization must be within three months of the extension request. Proof of the authorized stay/extension of the student or researcher.       Approval/rejection of a request to extend your stay in Spain If your request is approved, you receive a stamp in your passport authorizing you to stay in Spain until a specified date. You will have to pay a fee (unspecified on the Web site of the Ministerio del Interior).   If your request is denied, you receive a stamp in your passport obligating you to leave Spanish territory on or before the end of your original 90-day stay. If you receive the rejection after your 90-day stay has ended, the stamp will order you to leave Spain on a specific date equal to 72 hours after the rejection is issued.   NOTE: While your prorroga request is under consideration, you are legally entitled to stay in Spain. Given the slow rate at which Spanish bureaucracy tends to move, you could try submitting your application a few weeks before your legal period of stay expires. Assuming the bureaucrats take a few weeks or months to process your request, you can therefore stay “legally” for at least a little bit longer. However, if they move your application through quickly or refuse to accept it, you’ll need to be prepared to leave the country when your legal stay is over or, if you’re already past your legal limit of time in Spain, within 72 hours.   How does a rejected prorroga affect future visits to Spain? It doesn’t – as long as you comply with the general norms of the Schengen area. Once you leave Spain (and the rest of the EU and Schengen countries), you can reenter after 90 days.   Add to del.icio.us | Digg this   passports -- schengen area -- visas -- work permits -- nie -- empadronamiento spanish driver's license -- bringing pets to spain -- setting up a business convalidación y homologación de títulos -- english-speaking lawyers in spain official translators in spain
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