Hi, I’ve recently received a position from the Spanish government to be a North American Language & Culture Assistant in Madrid for the 2009-10 school year.  So, we have to get a student visa.  But the one thing I’m worried about is getting that in order to get it, we have to have a police certificate saying we don’t have a police record.  I got two DWIs from 2005-06.  It was stupid, I know.  And I don’t drink at all anymore and I haven’t broken the law since, and I’m off probation and everything.  I really, really want to do this, so is there any way I can still get the student visa?  I was thinking about getting a 6-month visa because it doesn’t require the police certificate, and then coming back to the US and re-entering Spain on a 90-day tourist visa.  Would that work?  Or is there a limit on how soon you can return to Spain after the 6-month visa expires?
Thanks,
Kenneth

I was actually wondering that too.  Not about the police letter, but my 6 month student visa expires in December.  I’m going home then, but then do I have to wait before I can go back to Spain on a tourist visa?  Or could I theoretically just turn around and go right back for 90 more days?

Get cought in th Eu zone and you pay for it now as the laws have been tighten and now been inforces . if cought in spain are any where in Eu you get kicked out fine and you passport going look nice with BANED FOR EU ZONE .... printed all over it ... this is passed on around the world ... that your traveling gone for 10 years
You Driving under the influence will not stop you from get in two spain here ..... 6-month visa and can entre again with in 21 days but you will come up on there Raydar and you got API (Advance Passenger Information) wich been rolled out to non Eu passport hold now . and it the airline that ask for it when book flights now

Thanks.  So, I have to stay in the US for at least 21 days after my 6-month visa expires??  Then my plan won’t work since I can’t miss 3 weeks of work.  I suppose I’ll have to apply for the year-long visa, admit the DUIs, and hope they give me the visa anyway.  Do you think there is any chance I’d still get the visa with two DUIs??

that want to know if you going to kill some one fight are rob people . dui real wont take it in two acounnt as it few years ago and you have learnd you lesson now
what i would say is if that ask ... you going to useing train around spain and bus ..... need show you money in you bank acount , Private Health Insurance , return airline ticket . Employment and Immigration law are getting toughter now ..... tyr stay in the law ....

jurdy