Visa Type

Foreign nationals who wish to travel to Spain must be in possession of a visa, unless they are nationals from countries which are not included in the list of countries with the obligation to carry a visa in order to cross external borders for stays in the Schengen Area of no more than three months (90 days) in a period of six months (180 days) from the date of entry into the Schengen Area.

Please note the following essentials must be met by all applicants submitting their applications for visa.

A minimum of 6 months valid passport from the date of applying for Spanish visa is mandatory. Please note that the Embassy of Spain does not accept additional pages inserted into passports. If you do not have a blank page to which a visa can be affixed, a new passport must be obtained before submitting your application.

Short stay visa application cannot be submitted more than 90 days in advance before the proposed date of travel. However they must be submitted at least 15 days prior to the proposed date of travel.

BLS International Service is the outsourcing office responsible for the reception and release of passports for short stay visa applications.

Schengen Information

The visa fee and BLS charge are as follows:

Schengen visa is valid for

Applicants can instantly track the status of their application by clicking on Track your Application