08 SAFETY Barcelona can be considered a relatively safe city in which wandering around the city is a pleasure. However, as in any other big city, it is very important to read the following recommendations about safety, as following basic safety rules can help prevent nasty situations.
Arriving in Barcelona • Watch your luggage at all times. Never leave it unattended. • Change only the amount of money to get you to your destination and avoid carrying large amounts of money and using it in front of strangers.
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• If you are going to stay in a hotel for several days, we recommend placing any valuable items inside the safety boxes provided.
Travelling by car • If you travel by car, never leave valuable items inside the car where they are visible to others. • Never leave valuable objects inside the car when it is parked. • Never leave any valuable documents inside the car. • Always drive around the city with the locks on.
During your stay in Barcelona • Be careful with street vendors of flowers or other items who try to mislead tourists. • Never carry more money than you need. • Never put your wallet or purse in the back pocket of your trousers. • If you are in a bar, night club or café, never leave your personal belongings unattended because they could be stolen. • Avoid walking alone on narrow streets, especially at night (be aware, especially at the end of Las Ramblas, the Gothic Quarter [Barrio Gótico] and the Raval). We recommend taking a taxi, which is not very expensive in Barcelona. There is less chance of anything happening if you are accompanied.
For more information: http://www.policia.es/ documentacion/comunitarios/est_resid.html
RESIDENCE FOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS Citizens from an EU member state or any other state that belongs to the agreement in the European Economic Area are entitled to live in Spanish territory for more than three months. Those interested must apply personally to the Oficína de Extranjería in the region they intend to stay or live in or to the corresponding police station, at the main Oficína de Extranjería. All students from a EU member state or any other state that belongs to the agreement in the European Economic Area, and those from Switzerland, who want to stay in Spain for more than three months must: “Apply compulsorily at the main Oficína de Extranjería where they will be provided with a certificate of registration and a Foreigner’s Identification Number (Numero de Identifcacion de Extranjero or N.I.E)” Documents needed: - 2 copies of the registration form provided by the agency - A valid passport or a residence card from their home country: both originals and copies. This form must be submitted within the first three months of arrival in Spain. A certificate of registration in which name, nationality, address, NIE and registration date appear will immediately be issued. With the application form, a valid passport or ID card must be submitted. If any of these documents has expired, a copy of such document and the application for renewal must be provided.
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Except in those cases in which there is no assigned NIE before the application form, supporting document of the tax for the payment fee for the issue of the certificate (in any other case, the administrative body in which the application is submitted, before the NIE assignment, will submit the form for the tax payment, on the previous issuing of the certificate.)
First procedures for EU students in Spain: http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=i-Heh-husB0 For more information: www.policia.es/documentacion/comunitarios/est_resid.html First procedures for EU students in Spain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPK4Svty1cc
9.2 NON EU VISIT PERMIT Students who plan to study in Spain must apply for the corresponding VISA (type D) before their arrival to the Spanish Consulate or Office in their native country; to do this, they must submit academic proof that indicates the level they have already reached and the certificate of enrolment in EAE (other documents that will be provided vary, depending on the country where the Spanish Consulate is), which is one of the requirements of the Government Office needed to issue the Student Card. For more information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjALnvl93M4&feature =relmfu
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9.3 VISIT PERMIT PROCEDURES TO STUDY IN THE NON EU STUDENT’S HOME COUNTRY
For a Student Visa, the student must go to the Spanish Consulate in their home country so that they can be informed of the requirements and procedures to follow. Some of the requirements that the Spanish Consulate could demand and which vary depending on the country and the specific case are listed below.
Requirements: • Admission or enrolment certificate (EAE in our case) • Medical record issued by the official authorities from the home country.
9.4 STUDENT CARD PROCEDURES IN SPAIN Within the first 30 days you must go to the Government Office to ask for an appointment and process the card or contact the service department offered by the Foreign Affairs Department and the UPC. The duration of this permit is the same as the duration of the course in which you are enrolled. EAE offers this consultancy service to help students negotiate the first part of this procedure. We recommend that all non-European students contact EAE to initiate this procedure within one month of arrival.
The only document that authorizes the legal stay of the student in Spain for more than 90 days is the “Student Card” issued by the Spanish Government through its Government Offices in every Autonomous Region.
Requirements: • Authorisation of stay for studies’ application form • A valid copy of passport or any other document to enter Spain • Schengen Visa copy • EAE certificate of enrolment copy. The same documents are required from those students who come with their partner and /or children.
• Three colour passport photographs. • Proof of economic means for stay in Spain during the period of the program. (It can be proved through: deposit in a Spanish bank account, Travellers Cheques with the name of the Visa applicant on it, evidence of being the beneficiary of a grant or loan, a letter to prove receipt of the maintenance from parents, family or any other person, demanded by the Consulate). • Consular fees of each country.
Note: Requirements can vary depending on the country and on each specific case; consequently, it is very important that you enquire about the necessary requirements that the Spanish Consulate in your home country could demand. Important: Procedures at the Spanish Consulate are usually slow and sometimes the applicant will need to go more than once to the office. We recommend making enquiries about the requirements and procedures and if an appointment is needed, it should be made at least 5 months in advance. More information at: Initial procedures for Non-EU students: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=VgufP9zYApM
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Note:For the Stay for Studies Card procedures, the student can go to EAE’s International Relations office or make an appointment to process the card at the Government Office. Documents must be submitted within the first month of the student’s arrival in the EU. If, for any reason, you do not have the entry stamp on your Schengen Visa in your passport, you have 72 hours to go to any police stationyand request a certificate of your arrival date, providing the flight ticket or ticket from the means of transport with which you arrived in Barcelona. www.policia.es/documentacion/no_comunitarios/identificacion.html
Renewal of the Stay for Studies Card: The renewal is processed in a similar way as the first time, except that all documents must be submitted at least 45 days in advance of the expiry date. The student must provide proof of satisfactory progress (grades or diplomas obtained) and the reason why the renewal is being requested (any course whose duration is more than six months). For more information: www.policia.es/documentacion/no_comunitarios/estancia.html Important: It is important to note that non-compliance by the student of the legal regulations on the subject of foreign affairs and the laws in force in Spain exempts EAE from any economic, civil, criminal, academic or any other liability as well as the implications which are derived from their failure.
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10 REGISTRATION What is the “PADRÓN” ? It is the registration of people who live in Spain and their corresponding addresses. Everyone who lives in a city or town must register there, whether they are nationals or foreigners, and in the case of the latter, regardless of their legal situation in the country.
Registration is a right Registration is a right that automatically implies other rights. All the people who are registered in the “PADRÖN” of a city or town are official neighbours. In the case of non-European students, it is the way to prove their habitual residence in the city or town.
Required registration procedures • Identification document for the person registering: passport, ID from the home country, Residence Card. • Document that proves the address: property document, rental agreement, or the last paid expense (e.g. electricity) where both the names of the person who wants to register and the address appear. These must be originals; copies are not accepted. • If the applicant is neither the owner nor the tenant of the house and wants to have it as their residence, they will need a signed authorisation from the owner and a copy of his/her ID card, passport or any other document.
Citizens’ Advice Offices: Districte Sarrià – Sant Gervasi C/ de Anglí 31
La Marina Passeig de la Zona Franca, 185
Districte Horta-Guinardó C/ Lepant, 387
Districte Nou Barris Plaça Major de Nou Barris, 1
Districte Sant Martí Plaça de Valentí Almirall 1
Zona Nord C/ Costabona, 3
Districte Sant Andreu Pl. Orfila, 1 Plaça d’Orfila 1 08030 Barcelona
Garcilaso C/ Juan de Garay 116-118
Plaça Sant Miquel Plaça Sant Miguel 3
Districte Eixample Ciutat Vella C/ de les Ramelleres 17
Districte Eixample C/ Aragó 328
Districte Sants-Montjuïc C/ de la Creu Coberta 104
Districte Les Corts Plaça de Comas 18 08028 Barcelona
Districte de Gràcia Pl. de la Vila, 208012 Barcelona
For more information on registration, phone 010. (On this phone, and providing your address, you will be told the Town Hall you have to go to process the registration).
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