1st Bachelor:

Application form Delivery (December 2009 - 25th July 2010)

Admission tests (February – July)

Students admitted to ESEC:

The candidate will receive notification of admission along with the inscription form by regular mail, which must be signed and returned together with the voucher of payment for inscription. The amount of the inscription and the deadline are detailed in a letter. Once past the deadline, the candidate will lose the right to his place and will be transferred into the waiting list.

After the inscription has been concluded the candidate's dossier will be submitted to the department of education who will send a letter with all relevant information in regards to the beginning of classes.

APPROVAL AND VALIDATION OF FOREIGN, NON-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

All of the procedures may vary according to the country of origin of the course, degree, and documents.

General Requirements
All of the documents presented in the framework of these proceedings must be official in kind and must have been issued by the appropriate competent authorities, in accordance with the legal system of the relevant country.
> Documents issued in European Union member states or signatories of the Agreement on the European Economic Area do not require legalization of any kind.
>If the courses in question were undertaken in countries party to the Hague Convention, it is sufficient for the competent authorities to provide the appropriate apostil.

Further information regarding documents per country
Signatory countries of The Hague Convention

What is the Hague Convention Apostil and what is its purpose?
The Apostil certifies that the signature and stamp on any public document were provided by a competent authority. It represents a simplified document legalisation method, the purpose of which is to verify the authenticity of said document on an international level. Physically, it consists of a sheet of paper which is attached to the document and stamped by the competent authority on a copy of the public document. This proceeding, just like the authentication (legalization), only serves to certify that the signature or stamp displayed on the document were issued by a civil servant in the performance of his duties. It does not however certify the validity of the contents of said documents. This certification originates from The Hague Convention of 5 October 1961, also known as The Apostil Convention, signed in The Hague, Netherlands, and which abolishes the requirement to legalise foreign public documents. The convention entered into force on 24 January 1965. The apostil is only valid between signatory countries of this treaty, meaning that if the country where the document is to be used is not a signatory country, its diplomatic legalisation is required. Its purpose is to ensure that a national document is recognised in a foreign country. In theory, it is recognised in countries which have signed an international treaty known as The Hague Convention, in order to reduce the proceedings required for the recognition of said documents in countries other than the country in which these were issued.

 >If these courses were undertaken in Non-Hague Convention countries, the documentation must be appropriately legalised by the pertinent authorities through diplomatic channels.

Translation of documents issued abroad
The language of the proceedings processed by the General Administration of the State must be Castilian Spanish. In accordance therewith, the regulatory standards of these proceedings required for the validation of documents issued abroad must be accompanied by their sworn translation in Castilian (when these are not issued in this language). The sworn translation can be carried out:
- By a Sworn Translator, appropriately authorised or registered in Spain
- By any diplomatic and consular mission of the State of Spain abroad- By any diplomatic and consular mission in Spain of the country of citizenship of the applicant or, if applicable, the country of origin of the document.

 - Check Higher Education-Baccalaureate Equivalents

VISA REQUESTS

Visa requests and collections must be made in person at the Diplomatic Mission or Consular Office of the district in which the foreigner resides. The necessary requirements must be checked with the Diplomatic Mission or Consular Office whence from the visa is requested, as these may vary according to the type of visa and country of origin of the petitioner.
Further information

NIE AND RESIDENCE PERMIT REQUESTS

Obtaining a NIE and a Residence Permit confers the status of legal resident in Spain and will prove useful in the framework of many procedures. The Residence Permit is a card which contains your NIE, your personal details, your picture and your fingerprint. It is necessary for any procedure which require proof of your current residence in Spain (e.g. with video rental clubs, banks etc.) The Card is valid for five years, after which it must be renewed. Applicants from non-EU member countries (extra-Community) are initially granted a one-year Residency, which is usually extended to five years when renewed. The NIE (Numero de Identificacion de Extranjero, or Foreigner’s Identification Number) is a number which is allocated by the Immigration Service and issued once residency has been granted (you will find it on your Residence Permit). This is your ID number in Spain. It is needed when presenting tax declarations, setting up a business, opening up a bank account and for almost any application form you may be required to fill in. Both EU and non-EU citizens receive a NIE.

Applying for residency
In order to obtain a residence permit and a NIE (in Spain), you must request it from the nearest Immigration Office or, failing this, the police headquarters located closest to your home. Once the request is placed, you will be issued with a Residence Permit a few weeks later, although this process may stretch to several months depending on the time of the year. Given that each Immigration Office processes local applicants, the time spent queuing at the Immigration Office and the waiting time before the Residence Permit is issued may vary greatly from one office to the next, even within the same city. It is therefore worth asking other persons who have recently applied for residency about their experience. The Home Office website provides a comprehensive list of Immigration Offices in Barcelona, on the other hand, do take into account that the NIE can sometimes be processed faster than the Residence Permit, so if you are in a hurry, it may be worth applying for your NIE and your Residence Permit separately to receive your NIE sooner.

A list of some of the documents you will need to present to apply for your residency is provided below, although there is no official list of requirements, which means that the documents you will be asked to provide may vary from one district to another. It is worth checking with your local office what exactly it is they require. The documents required from all applicants (EU and non-EU) are as follows:
• Valid passport. Original and photocopy.
• 3 recent Passport format photographs with your name written clearly on the back.
• Appropriately filled in application form. Original and three copies.

To renew your residency
The authorities will not get in contact with you to remind you that your Residence Permit needs to be renewed, so it is up to you to check its validity and to endure that this is done in a timely manner. To renew your Residency, you will need the following documents: If the procedures are carried out from outside of Spain, the person concerned will have to collect the relevant information from the Spanish Diplomatic mission or Consular Office allocated to his or her place of residence.