Way to bypass 90 day rule?

A friend based in Madrid says quite a lot of Americans get round the 90 day rule by signing up for year-long courses in Spanish language.

If this is true, do you know please where is a good language course in Alicante province? How much does it cost?

Big thanks in advance

Interesting question. There are various student visas available including one for a year-long course. There are several hurdles to jump e.g. you need to have a certain level of funds to support yourself, health insurance etc, and you need to have been accepted by an accredited institution before you apply for the visa. More details here:

https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulado ... udios.aspx

A lot of hurdles to jump. !!!

Regardless if there are ways to dodge 90 day rule by doing language course, which i think stinks. Pay your TAX like the rest of us that are legal.

Quick correction: the aim is to stay in Spain for longer than 90 days, and **not** to avoid tax. My friend'd still be paying it in UK.

Quick correction:

The 'aim' would appear to be to game the rules and in that case spending 180 days in Spain will make your friend liable for taxation in Spain.

It's not a choice.

its a win win for Spain regardless as mostly anyone spending over 90 days in a creative manner will still be spending money in Spain

Thankyou darro, exactly my point. Dodging i think the word was. You cant have your cake and eat it.

Further correction: my friend is not interested in 180 days, but simply having the freedom to stay here for more than 90 days in any 180-day segment.
My friend continues to pay tax in the UK, as fully employed there.

But you were asking about a year long course, so much longer than 180 days, surely?