After Admission

Enrolling at a Spanish University

What you do after your admission letter: the place reserve (a payment that keeps your place), enrolment, fees and the full-time rule for your permit.

University Student Portal

Example: Master's program

Enrolment Steps

From admission to your first fee payment.

Accept and pay to keep your place: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M): pay the place reserve within 10 days of the admission email. It is taken off your first fee payment.
Enrol online: Enrol online on the dates your university gives you.
Pay fees: UC3M: pay in four parts. Pay from a Spanish bank account, or at a branch of Banco Santander (a bank).
Keep your proof: Keep your enrolment proof. You show it when you ask to extend your permit.

Enrolment and Your Permit

Your permit and your enrolment go together, so keep your proof of enrolment each year.

Full-Time Rule

Your student stay permit needs full-time study.

Papers for Enrolment

What universities ask for when you enrol.

After admission (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, master's):

Original degree and marks - Translated into Spanish and officially stamped as real.

Originals After Admission

After admission, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) asks some master's students to send their original papers. The papers must be translated into Spanish and stamped as real (legalised).