Language Assistantships for Australians in Spain

Call for the Language and Culture Assistants Program for Australians in Spain for school year 2025-2026.

This application is open to Australian and candidates from Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands not residing in Fiji.

The Ministry of Education does not charge any application fee for this program. If you receive any request for payment to submit your application, you are not applying for the official Ministry of Education program.

The application process is online through PROFEX 2

Application period for school year 2025-2026 closed

• Program handbook 2025-2026 Relevant information for admitted applicants

• Accept or reject a position

• Ministry cohort. Download Placement Letter

• Regional Education Offices Contacts (Regional Education Offices cohort)

  Línea horizontal
• Brochure
• Call
• How to Register on Profex 2 If your passport expires before June 30, 2026, read this If you have multiple nationalities and one is from a European Union country, read this
• Profex 2 Handbook for New Applicants Health Statement and Statutory Declaration Please state in your motivation letter the intake you are applying for: October 2025 or January 2026
• Language and Culture Assistants Program in Spain 2025-2026 - General information
• Program general conditions
• Conditions per Regional Education Offices

2025-26 Program presentation

Information on renewals for school year 2025-2026

• Program Conditions for Renewals
• Conditions per Regional Education Offices
• Profex 2 Handbook for Renewals Please, take into account:
  • You can only apply for a renewal if you are already a language assistant in Spain through the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports.
  • If you are a language assistant in Spain through a different program and you want to become a language assistant through the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, you need to apply as a new candidate.
• To apply for a renewal it is necessary to attach:
  • Informe del centro de destino (School Evaluation Report)
  • Health Statement and Statutory Declaration

TIE card considerations

• If the language assistant renews for another year in the program, it is necessary to renew the TIE in order to legally reside in Spain. Once the letter of appointment is received, the application for TIE renewal can be submitted. If the language assistant has entered Spain with a student visa for up to 6 months and has not obtained a TIE, but wishes to renew in the programme, they must request an extension of stay.
• In both cases, they should go to the Oficina de extranjería (Immigration Office) in the city where they reside for advice on the renewal of their TIE or extension of stay (application forms and deadlines).
• Pending receipt of the new TIE, it is possible to leave Spain upon request of a return authorization at the Oficina de extranjería (Immigration Office).

Visa application

SPANISH CONSULATES IN AUSTRALIA: JURISDICTIONS

Visa Application Form

You will need to apply for the visa at the relevant Spanish Consulate depending on your place of residence in Australia:

• 1. Embassy of Spain, Consular Office in Canberra: residents in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) or Queanbeyan.
  • Address: 15 Arkana St. Yarralumla ACT 2600
  • Ph: (02) 6273 3555
  • Email: emb.canberra@maec.es
  • Consular Services Canberra: Study visa for Language & Culture Assistants
  • Instructions To be updated 2025-2026
• 2. Consulate General of Spain in Sydney: residents in New South Wales (NSW), except Queanbeyan, Queensland (QLD) and the Northern Territory(NT).
  • Address: Level 24, St Martins Tower, 31 Market St. Sydney NSW 2000
  • Email: cog.sydney.vis@maec.es
  • Consular Services Sydney: Student visa for Language & Culture Assistants
  • Instructions To be updated 2025-2026
• 3. Consulate General of Spain in Melbourne: residents in Victoria (VIC), Tasmania (TAS), South Australia (SA) and Western Australia (WA).
  • Address: Level 7, 564 St Kilda Road. Melbourne Victoria 3004
  • Postal address: PO Box 6202, Melbourne Victoria 3004
  • Email: cog.melbourne@maec.es
  • Consular Services Melbourne: Study visa
  • Instructions To be updated 2025-2026

Testimonials

• Cara Pitruzzello's testimonial. Language assistant 2024-25
• Elizabeth Mora's testimonial. Language assistant 2024-25
• Language assistants' interview
• Being a language assistant in Spain: testimonials from different places

More information

• Contact details of the program coordinators in the different regions in Spain
• Language assistants' duties