How to Get a Student Visa and Study in Spain From Kenya

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Spain is an attractive, convenient and popular study-abroad destination for international students from many top countries, and Kenya is one of them;

To study in Spain as an international student, you must hold a valid student visa for the duration of your studies, meaning that you'll need to apply for your visa online before you begin your studies.

How many types of Spanish Student Visa are there?

There are three primary student visa types in Spain: Schengen Student Visa, Short-Term Student Visa and Long-Term Student Visa -

The Schengen Student Visa can only be applied for by students from select European countries for studies and training placements or volunteer activities that last under three months. Kenyans are not eligible to get it.

On their part, the Short-Term Student Visa is for studies not exceeding 180 days, and the Long-Term Student Visa is over 6 Months, hence recommended for Kenyan students who want to move to Spain for master's or undergraduate degree courses, which usually take 3-4 years.

Before you can apply for it, you must first apply and be accepted by a Spanish institution of higher education, which is allowed to enrol international students.

Long Term Student Visa is an easy enough visa to apply for, but it's a very lengthy process, and it can throw up all sorts of complications, which is why it is advisable to get a reliable study abroad partner like Brecy (+254722292384).

How to get a student visa for Spain from Kenya?

Usually, the set of documents required for your student visa application to Spain includes the following:

1. Your valid passport - Costs between Ksh4,000 and Ksh6,500 to get from the Department of immigration services

2. Your valid National Identification Card (ID card) and birth certificate

3. Must have completed IELTS and have a certificate of proof - IELTS exam costs Ksh38,760 excluding Ksh10,000 training fees

4. All relevant academic documents like university transcripts plus a CV

5. Two recent passport photographs.

6. Letter of admission from the chosen university

* Normally, the whole process starts after applying and getting accepted into a Spanish university, which then responds by sending a letter of acceptance whose conditions you must meet before the actual student visa application. It is free to apply, but you'll have to pay around Ksh20,000 as application fees payable to the agency helping you with the application.

A college acceptance letter or an offer letter is a document that a college or university issues when you have applied and successfully secured admission to study a particular programme at that respective higher learning institution.

It informs the prospective student that the school has evaluated their application and has granted them admission to their institution.

It contains all admission requirements, like the fees the student is supposed to pay before fully enrolling and might include the school rules and regulations, which they are expected to be familiar with before attending the institution.

How much money is required to go to Spain from Kenya to study?

Tuition fees vary depending on the discipline you choose to study, the degree level, and the university in which you enrol.

On average, in Spain, a bachelor's degree may cost between Ksh800,000 and Ksh1.5 million per year in tuition and the master's degree cost between Ksh1 million and Ksh2 million per one academic year.

When you add all costs from start to end plus the bank balance required for the Spanish student visa, it totals Ksh3-5 million inclusive of air ticket fees.

Until you fly to Spain, it takes less than three months of application and waiting.

Some of the top universities in Spain are the University of Barcelona, the University of Valencia, the Autonomous University of Madrid, the University of Granada, the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and the University of Basque Country, among many others.