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How to apply for a Spanish Criminal Record Certificate
If you are applying for a Visa, either to Spain or another country, you may need to provide a Spanish Criminal Record Certificate if have you lived in Spain for longer than 6 months during the past 5 years. Due … Continue reading
How to Get a Walk-in Apostille for Spain Visa Documents
Okay, first of all, does anyone know how to pronounce the word Apostille? A site I found via Google breaks it down phonetically as a-poss-steal. That means I’ve probably been saying it incorrectly throughout years of applying for various visas… … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Teaching in Spain
Tagged apostille, apostille of the hague, auxiliar de conversación, auxiliar program, dc consulate, fbi background check, fbi certificate, medical certificate, north american language and culture assistant, spanish consulate, spanish embassy, student visa, teaching in spain
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Why I Recommend Avoiding the Foreigner’s Office of Jaén
It is basically like this:
Update Regarding 2nd Year NIE Renewal Process
This post is intended for current teaching assistants in Spain (auxiliares de conversación) who are planning to teach again for the 2011-12 school year. I cannot provide definitive information on the NIE renewal processs (I don’t think anybody can, because … Continue reading
How to Renew your NIE for Second-Year Auxiliares
UPDATE, May 24, 2011: Please take the following information with a grain of salt. It seems like Jaén is not accepting renewal applications anymore so it’s very possible that my request will be denied later this summer. Eve posted more … Continue reading
Carnival in the Sierras of Southern Spain
There’ve been a lot of events lately with Erika’s birthday, Andalucía Day, Teacher Day, and most recently, Carnival. I spent last year’s Carnival in New Orleans and the one before that in Rio de Janeiro, so it was interesting to … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Teaching in Spain
Tagged andalucía, carnaval, carnival, chirigota, costume, la puerta de segura, native american, parade, school, sierras, spain
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Happy Andalucía Day
Technically Andalucía Day is on February 28th but in true Spanish fashion it seems to be a multi-day celebration. The festivities began today with free sandwiches at school–ham and olive oil, surprise surprise–and the singing of the regional anthem. And … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Teaching in Spain
Tagged andalucía, ham, holiday, hymn, jaén, spain
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How to Get the FBI Background Check and Apostille for Auxiliares Program
This is a follow-up to Eve’s FAQs about teaching English in Spain in order to answer some questions about the FBI Background Check. Applying for this document can be confusing, so this should clarify things a bit. Disclaimer: Last year … Continue reading
How to Get a Job Teaching English in Spain
Recently a few people have emailed me about the teaching program I’m doing in Spain. This topic is tangentially related to Pueblo, so I thought I’d post some info here in the hopes that someone will find it useful. If … Continue reading