Spain student visa from Peru and Mexico 2026: IPREM funds, insurance and requirements

You need it for stays of more than 90 days. Studies of up to 90 days do not require a student visa ³. It covers higher education, post-compulsory secondary school, pupil exchanges, volunteering and training activities, such as Spanish courses at centres accredited by the Instituto Cervantes ³.

If you will do a doctorate, both consulates refer you to the researcher visa ^{3 1}. Lima also asks for your previous studies certified by SUNEDU or the Peruvian Ministry of Education and apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ¹.

Since 20 May 2025 these rules are in the Immigration Regulation, Royal Decree 1155/2024 ^{6 8}.

The minimum is 100% of the IPREM for each month of stay ^{3 6}. The 2026 IPREM is €600 a month ^{7 2}. If your family comes with you, add 75% of the IPREM (€450) for the first family member and 50% (€300) for each one after that ^{1 6}. If accommodation is paid for the whole stay, the amount is reduced ¹. Tuition does not count towards this minimum ⁶.

People	Per month	10 months	12 months
Only you	€600	€6,000	€7,200
You and one family member	€1,050	€10,500	€12,600
You and two family members	€1,350	€13,500	€16,200

In Mexico City, the funds, the insurance and, where it applies, the police record must cover from one month before classes start until 15 days after they end ³.

Each consulate asks for different proof:

Lima. Originals of the statements of savings or current accounts for the last six months, signed and stamped by the bank ¹. They do not accept bank letters, investment funds, term deposits, company accounts, CTS, pension plans or credit cards ¹. If you are an employee, add your last six payslips; if you are self-employed, the RUC record and your tax returns ¹. If a family member funds you, provide their financial documents, the apostilled proof of kinship and a guarantee letter before a notary, legalised by the Colegio de Notarios and apostilled ¹.

Mexico City. Your last three bank statements stamped by the bank ³. If a family member funds you, their three statements, the apostilled Civil Registry certificates and an apostilled notarial statement in which they commit to cover 100% of the IPREM ³. If you have a scholarship, a current official letter with the amount ³. The consulate assesses the sufficiency, stability and regularity of the resources and their origin ³.

At both consulates the insurance must be with a company authorised in Spain and cover benefits similar to the basic portfolio of the National Health System ^{1 3}.

• Lima: health insurance with no waiting periods, co-pays, coverage limits or reimbursements, covering 100% of medical and hospital costs, valid for the whole stay ¹. Travel insurance is not accepted ¹.
• Mexico City: no co-pays, waiting periods or deductibles, with cover from one month before the start until 15 days after the end of the studies, and with payment for the whole period or for the first year if the policy is renewed expressly ³.

If you work and register with Social Security, that registration meets the health insurance requirement ⁶.

Police record. It is only requested if your stay is longer than 180 days, from adults, from the country or countries where you lived in the last five years ^{1 3}.

• Peru: issued at most 3 months ago and apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ¹.
• Mexico: the Constancia de Antecedentes Penales Federales, printed in colour, apostilled and issued in the last 180 days ³. If you lived six months or more in another country in the last five years, add its apostilled and translated certificate ³.

Medical certificate. It shows that you do not suffer from diseases with serious public health repercussions under the International Health Regulations of 2005 ^{1 3}.

• Peru: at most 3 months old, legalised at the Colegio Médico and apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ¹. Since 20 May 2024 it is only accepted from the clinics listed on the page, in Lima, Arequipa, Piura, Iquitos and Cuzco ¹.
• Mexico: the consulate publishes a model certificate ³.

	Lima	Mexico City
Where	BLS, Av. Javier Prado Este 560, Edificio Corporativo Javier Prado, office 2201, San Isidro	BLS, Av. Ejército Nacional 718, office 401, Polanco
Contact	peru.blsspainvisa.com, (+51 1) 7015632	mexico.blsspainvisa.com, 52 5594179009
Visa fee	352.10 soles	1902 MXN
BLS charge	66.10 soles	See the BLS website
Payment	Cash, exact amount	Cash or card at BLS

Sources: ^{1 2 4 5}.

In Lima, since 1 June 2026 you must bring the appointment letter that BLS sends you as a PDF, printed, and all applicants appear in person, including minors ¹. In Lima the fee is not refunded if the visa is denied ¹.

Apply for the visa at least two months before your studies start ^{1 3}. The application includes the stay authorisation; when it is favourable, the consulate decides the visa within one month at most ^{1 3}. If your stay is longer than 180 days, the visa is valid for up to 365 days and you apply for the TIE at the police station in the month after you arrive ^{1 3}.

Under the 2025 regulation, the higher education study authorisation lets you work as an employee or self-employed with no further procedure, as long as it is compatible with your studies, up to 30 hours a week ^{6 8}. Going over that limit is a ground for your authorisation to lapse ⁶.

Your spouse or partner and your children who are minors or who need support because of disability or illness can come with you ^{1 3}. Each family member files their own application with a copy of your passport or TIE and proof of the relationship; in Mexico, the certificate must have been issued in the last year ³. Your family members cannot work with this visa ⁶.