Extension of stay for studies during COVID-19

Yes, you can request an extension as long as it is through the telematic means established by the Administration (Mercurio or Redsara). For this, you will need to have a working Digital Certificate.

One of the main measures of the Government is the suspension of administrative deadlines. However, immigration offices continue to operate, insofar as is possible, although they are not open to the public. This means that if an application is submitted, it is possible that the file can be processed during the time that the exceptional measures last, as long as the suspension of deadlines is respected. For example:

 

• I request the extension and receive a petition. The deadline to submit the document is suspended. You can file it within 10 days or you can file it within 10 days once the exceptional measures are lifted.  
• I request an extension and the status of my file remains unchanged. The Administration may continue with the procedure, but it is not subject to meeting any established deadlines as the suspension applies in all administrative procedures.

You can request the new card as soon as the State of Emergency ends and the offices of the Public Administration are reopened to the public, as long as authorization for the extension has been granted and the current Foreign Identification Card (TIE) has expired.

At the moment this is not possible. Another of the measures approved by the Government has been the suspension or cancellation of appointments. The website for appointments currently does not allow any appointments to be made in connection with Foreign Identification Cards.