Teaching English in Spain? 10/10 Recommend

I have loved my experience with CIEE so far. What I've loved most is how helpful they are with the application and getting my visa. This was the most stress-inducing aspect of applying for me. At the time, I was working a full time job and did not have hours each week to try and figure out the visa process. Because of the knowledge and guidance that CIEE provided, I was able to get my visa on time and arrive in the country when I needed to. The consulate changed their visa process in the middle of me applying and without CIEE's help, I would have had no idea how to navigate it. Even though there are several different programs that are available for teaching English in Spain such as NALCAP or BEDA, the cost of CIEE was well worth it.
In addition, CIEE offers orientations when you first arrive in Spain. This was almost as valuable, if not as valuable as the guidance they offer with the visa process. When you move to a new city, you have to start from scratch with making social connections. Almost all of the friends that I have in Madrid are through CIEE. I do have a few friends who went through the NALCAP program and some of them really struggled to make friends and find people to live with. Overall, I would recommend CIEE to anyone who wants to teach in Spain, ESPECIALLY if you want to teach in Madrid!