SPOUSES AND CHILDREN
Spouses and children will apply for a dependent student visa which will be related to the grantee’s long-term student visa. Each dependent must complete an individual application and provide all the required accompanying documentation. And, although it can be on the same day as your appointment, you must book separate visa appointments for each dependent (if your consulate requires appointments).
Non-U.S. citizens must provide evidence of legal residence in the U.S. (plus the indicated number of copies of the resident card).
The following are commonly required for spouses (in addition to all of the other documentation required for a long-term student visa):
The original and number of copies specified by your consulate of your marriage certificate. Check with the consulate early to see if an accompanying Hague Apostille is needed. If not, the consulate must put a stamp on the marriage certificate so that it will be recognized as official in Spain. Some consulates require a translation which the consulate approves and affixes a seal to at approximately $23 per page.
Sometimes, a bank statement and the indicated number of copies of the previous year’s tax return are required.
Note: Spouses may be able to complete a power of attorney and not have to go in person to the consulate.
For each child you will usually need to bring his/her birth certificate, and often it must be legalized with the Hague Apostille. If it is not, as for spouses, take originals and the indicated number of copies to be stamped.
MINORS TRAVELING WITH ONLY ONE PARENT
In an effort to prevent international child abduction, many governments have instituted procedures at entry and exit points. This includes requiring documentary evidence of relationship and permission of the parent/s or legal guardian not present for the minor child’s travel. Please obtain the necessary information if that is your case.
Any Fulbright grantee who intends to bring a minor child with him or her during the grant without the child’s other legal parent or guardian must also send a notarized letter from the other parent or guardian to the Program Officer in the corresponding U.S. cooperating agency authorizing the grantee to take the child out of the country.
NOTE: Although it can be on the same day as your appointment, remember that you must book separate visa appointments for each child.