Most au pairs stay in Spain for 3 months. Because Spain is in the Schengen Zone, anyone visiting there can stay for 90 days but then most leave the entire Schengen Zone for 180 days. Then you can return for another 90 days. That's why people stay only 90 days. If you stay longer, you will need to obtain a student visa. Then you can stay 91 days up to 365 days. The catch, then, is you must take courses in school with the student visa, and you must have enrolled in those courses in advance to secure the student visa. No matter where you travel, find out how long your tourist visa lasts, and then start there.
By The Cultural Exchange Project on October 26, 2020
Most au pairs stay in Spain for 3 months. Because Spain is in the Schengen Zone, anyone visiting there can stay for 90 days but then most leave the entire Schengen Zone for 180 days. Then you can return for another 90 days. That's why people stay only 90 days. If you stay longer, you will need to obtain a student visa. Then you can stay 91 days up to 365 days. The catch, then, is you must take courses in school with the student visa, and you must have enrolled in those courses in advance to secure the student visa. No matter where you travel, find out how long your tourist visa lasts, and then start there.