Okay, I am confused. A few questions:

My current plan is to go to Madrid and study Spanish at International House for a maximum of 6 months (because then I will be officially poor). Does 20 hours of study per week qualify as "full time study?" I called the consulate to ask and they just plugged me into the recording which does not tell you what "full time student" means.

Now, let's say it does count as full time study and I get a student visa for 6 months. If I then receive a job offer in spain OR decide to study elsewhere, do I have to return to the states to process my new visa? Because in reading the info on the consulate website it seems all visas must be processed in the states. Any ideas?

Thanks for entertaining another visa question.