Spain Visa Application Process

Visa Application Process

IMPORTANT! Please click on the following link for jurisdiction to ascertain you are eligible to apply for your visa at the London Visa Application Centre. You must check that you are eligible to apply at this office before scheduling an appointment. Please note that if you do not come under the jurisdiction of the London Spanish Consulate as per the above link, you must apply only at the Edinburgh Spanish Consulate at the following link.

Step 1 :	Only Tourists, Business, Transit and Dependents/ Spouses of EU/Spanish Nationals applications are accepted at the VFS application centre.
Step 2 :	Please go to the section at top left of this page "All about your Visas", "Short Term Visa" to select the required category of visa . Please ensure that you read the ‘documents required’ and ‘processing times’ sections carefully by clicking on these links. Please also be aware that documentary requirements may change from time to time, and applicants are therefore advised to check the requirements EVERY time when making a visa application, and should not proceed on information provided on previous applications.
Step 3 :	ALL persons travelling MUST apply in person to lodge their application. If you are not a resident of the UK you should apply at the Embassy in your country of residence. On arriving the visa application centre, you will be required to take a token at the entrance and be seated in the waiting area – you will next be called to our submission counter, where your application and supporting documents will be scrutinized, and your photograph and passport will be checked for validity Finally, you will be issued a receipt for the fees and service charges paid as an acknowledgement of your application NOTE - please be aware that no documentation will be returned with your passport, so unless specifically requested please do not give original copies of documents such as birth certificates, marriage certificate’s etc. Only copies of such documents should be submitted with your application. - when requesting multiple entry visa or long term visa’s ie 6 months or 1 year, please note that the decision to issue such visa’s rests solely with the Consulate itself. You may request such visa’s at the time of application, but we cannot guarantee the outcome of such requests. NOTE - please be aware that no documentation will be returned with your passport, so unless specifically requested please do not give original copies of documents such as birth certificates, marriage certificate’s etc. Only copies of such documents should be submitted with your application. - please be aware that no documentation will be returned with your passport, so unless specifically requested please do not give original copies of documents such as birth certificates, marriage certificate’s etc. Only copies of such documents should be submitted with your application.
Step 4 :	Mandatory - Please Schedule an appointment at the visa application centre to submit your Short Stay Tourists, Business and EU/Spanish Nationals and Transit application. Click on the link to make an appointment. Please ensure you have checked the Jurisdiction link before making your appointment, to ensure you are eligible to apply at the London Visa Application Centre. If you do not fall under the jurisdiction of the London Spanish Consulate, you must apply at the Edinburgh Spanish Consulate via the following link. Please note that you should submit your visa application no more than 90 days prior to your date of travel.