Biometric data for a visa to Spain. Visa to Spain. How Visa Application Centers Work

Visa to Spain for Russians in 2020

Do I need a visa to Spain, what documents are needed for a visa to Spain, where to get a visa to Spain and other visa nuances - in our article.

Applying for a visa to Spain

In order to visit sunny Spain, our citizens need a visa. As a rule, a visa is issued for a short period of time, allowing you to temporarily stay in Spain and other countries of the Schengen zone. With such a visa, you can stay in the country for no more than ninety days in a period of one hundred and eighty days. A visa is valid for several days (issued for the duration of the trip), or issued for several years. Purpose of the trip: recreation, study (up to ninety days), property owners, treatment, business, sports, science or culture, visiting relatives or friends, transit.

Most people are wary of going through the Spanish visa process themselves, preferring to go to a travel agency. In fact, there is nothing super complicated in this procedure, and the only difference in the execution of a document when applying to an agency is that all the collected information, documented, is not assigned to the consulate by you, but by the agent. And the most tedious task is collecting the necessary papers, you will have to do it yourself. To date, the process of obtaining a visa to Spain is not so complicated, the main thing is that everyone Required documents were properly formatted. And below we will tell you exactly how.

Application for a visa to Spain

Visa Application Centers in Spain

When submitting an entry, remember that everyone who plans to apply for a visa (including minor children and children inscribed in parental passports) must be included. It is possible to issue one entry for all participants in the trip. To do this, when registering an entry, select the option "Add applicant". Important! The application must be filled out in the Latin alphabet.

If the applicant does not come to the meeting at the appointed time, he will need to go through the registration process again on the next day. You need to arrive at the center fifteen minutes before the appointed time. Be sure to print out the confirmation letter that will be sent to you by e-mail and take it with you when submitting your documents for a visa to Spain.

Since the law “On Personal Data” was introduced on May 23, 2011, all visa applicants sign an agreement on the protection of personal data separately for each person.

At the Consulate General of Spain

If you apply for a visa at the Moscow Consulate General, then you need to go to a special page and make an appointment. You can apply for a national visa only at the Consulate General, where you need to register in advance using the link above. Important point! On the website of the Visa Center at the specified link, only an appointment for the submission of visa documents is possible, the submission itself is made at the consulate!

Spain visa processing time

If you plan to go on a trip to Spain, then a maximum of three months before your vacation you need to apply for a visa. At least five days in advance, but there is no guarantee, it is better, of course, in advance.

If you apply for a visa at the Spanish Consulate General, then you will have to wait six days from the date of submission of the documents. Each application is processed individually. Because of this, the final timing of the visa decision may vary. If you have submitted a complete set of documents that meet all the requirements of the Consulate, then you will receive an answer within five working days.

Spain visa cost

At the Visa Application Centre, you pay a processing fee. Payment is made only in cash and in ruble currency. Your visa application will not be forwarded to the Consulate General until you have paid all required fees.

Each category pays a different amount. The categories of recreation, culture, sports, study (less than ninety days), a visit to relatives, having your own real estate in the country, drivers, transit will cost you 2,654 rubles. If you need an urgent visa (issued within five days), you need to pay 5,309 rubles.

Checking documents and sending them to the consulate by the Visa Application Center is also paid, for which you will have to pay a fee in the amount of 1,224 rubles (including VAT). Paid visa fees and processing fees will not be refunded to you.

• a child under the age of six;
• citizens of the Russian Federation who are disabled and have any disability group;
• an escort of a disabled citizen who has the first group (only one person and necessarily a citizen of our country);
• family members of EU citizens (husband/wife, mother/father, grandchildren, children, parents of husband/wife). A prerequisite is the provision of original documents that confirm family ties;
• next of kin of citizens who have a residence permit in Spain.

Some citizens are also exempt from paying a service fee:

• children under the age of six;
• disabled citizens of our country who have the first group and one accompanying them, also a citizen of the Russian Federation.

Submission procedure

All necessary papers (waybills, invitation documents, explanatory note, etc. - a detailed list below) can be issued both in Russian and in Spanish. The Russian-language version of the documents must be submitted exclusively in printed form, not in handwritten form!

If the applicant travels to the country for the purpose of "Business", then specialized windows for submitting visa papers work for him. You can see the corresponding inscription on them.

Before submitting documents for a visa, carefully review them and make sure that all required documents collected and nothing left out.

Important! Visa applicants who have reached the age of twelve and have not been fingerprinted for a Schengen visa in the last fifty-nine months will need to be at the Visa Application Center to have their fingerprints and color photo taken.

The Visa Application Center offers several services to help you save time and get your paperwork done properly: photo booth, photocopier and printer services, application assistance. Of course, all this is at an additional cost. Insurance is possible.

Spain visa documents

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• A health insurance policy covering the entire duration of your trip to Spain or your first trip, it must be valid throughout the Schengen area. If you are heading to Andorra, your policy must "work" not only in the Schengen area, but also in Andorra. The policy must fully cover all expenses that may arise during unforeseen hospitalization, emergency medical care, or the death of the applicant. The amount of insurance must be at least thirty thousand euros.

Medical travel insurance for a visa to Spain. Specify the country and dates of the trip, then select the appropriate option and issue a policy.

• Confirmation of the reservation of air tickets in both directions, or for other transport (train, car). If you are traveling in your own car, you will need a copy of the registration certificate, a driver's license and an international insurance policy (Green Card). If you have rented a car, prepare a lease agreement. In addition, it is necessary to provide the planned itinerary of the trip in printed form.
• You will need economic guarantees from the applicant: at work you need to take a certificate that reflects your position and salary. If the applicant has his own business, then he will need a copy of the TIN and a certificate of company registration. Your financial situation will be checked. Each participant in the trip should receive 64.53 euros per day (for the entire trip, one traveler should receive at least 580.77 euros). To prove your financial stability, order an account statement from a banking institution, a credit card with a short description of the account, or a certificate confirming that you have purchased the currency, is also suitable.

Additional nuances

If your trip is sponsored, you need to show a letter from the sponsor in printed form and confirmation of his financial situation, an extract from a banking institution on the state of the sponsor's account or an extract on the sponsor's purchase of currency will do.

If foreigners apply for a visa, then they need to provide a residence permit in the Russian Federation or be registered in our country for at least six months (this requirement does not apply to people with citizenship of Armenia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Belarus). A prerequisite is the presence of a certificate of employment, the company must be Russian. If a foreign citizen has a visa regime with Russia, he will also need to provide a long-term visa.

If minor children leave without adults, they will need: a copy of the consent to leave the country from the father and mother (can only be signed by the father or mother, or guardian), certified by a notary. If the baby is going to Spain with his father and mother (guardian / one of the parents / escort on the trip), and the parents or escort already have a visa, you need to provide a copy of it and a ticket reservation, which will confirm that the child is also going on a trip. In addition, consent to the departure of the child is given in the case.

“BLS Visa Application Center does not accept any responsibility for visa applications that are submitted to any travel agent or third party service provider outside of the Spanish Visa Application Center.”

The BLS officer must provide a receipt for all services used and paid for at the BLS Visa Application Centre. In case of any discrepancy, you can write to us: [email protected].

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The BLS Spain Visa Application Center does not provide any other services other than the acceptance and processing of Spanish visa applications as authorized by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Service “Flexi hours”, on Saturday- issuance of passports from 10:00 - 14:00 - 800 rubles per passport.

Flexi hours service, Monday to Friday- issuance of passports from 08:00 - 12:00 & 16:00 - 20:00 - 600 rubles per passport.

Issuance of passports during peak hours, from Monday to Friday, from 12:00 - 16:00, in the VIP-hall - 1000 rubles for a passport.

Dear applicants!
Be sure to print out your entry for the submission of documents to the Visa Application Centre. The use of mobile phones in the Visa Application Center is strictly prohibited!

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Driving directions

Address of the Spain Visa Application Center in Moscow

• Kaluzhskaya Square, 1, building 2. Shopping center "Europe", 1st floor.

How to get to the Spain Visa Application Center in Moscow

• Art. "October" (Koltsevaya line, exit No. 1), then about 5 minutes 420 meters on foot.
• Art. "October" (Kaluga-Rizhskaya line), then about 6 minutes 500 meters on foot.

Contacts

Spain Visa Application Center opening hours - reception hours

• submission: from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 16:00;
• collection: Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 16:00;
• submission of documents strictly by appointment online or by phone;
• inside the Visa Application Center it is forbidden to talk on a mobile phone. When you sign in, put your device into silent mode. Learn more about security requirements.

It's important to know

If you do not receive a verification code for online registration in the mail, try either replacing the mail address with another one, or sign up for the submission of documents.

The Consulate of Spain is loyal to the citizens of the Russian Federation. In 95% of cases, you will be approved for a 6-month multiple-entry visa even on the first application (this does not apply to urgent visa requests). Thus, the Spanish government is trying to increase the attractiveness of the country for tourists. Most applicants are not aware of such a “generosity” of the Spanish consulate, which can be used by mercenary agencies, promising each of their clients a multiple-entry visa, and even for six months at once. Even if you still decide to apply to the agency, be aware that the approved multiple entry visa is absolutely not their merit.

Of course, there are exceptions when the Spaniards issue visas for a shorter period, or instead of a Schengen visa they issue a national Spanish visa (not a Schengen visa), according to which, except for Spain, you cannot get anywhere. However, most often this happens with applicants who have previously been noted for incorrect use of visas, "bad behavior" or violation of the law or visa regime in the territory, having a corresponding note about themselves in the database. Such cases are indeed few, however, they cannot be completely ruled out. Carefully read the visa issuance.

Cost of a visa to Spain - how much does a visa to Spain cost

Valid as of 01/13/2020

Consular fee:

FOR TOURIST VISA:

• 2 477 rub. (35 euros)— for citizens of Russia, Armenia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
• 4 247 rub. (60 euros)- for citizens of other countries.

Attention! Submission is possible only at the standard rate of consideration of documents. Express consideration of a visa request for a tourist visa is not provided. The logic is simple: You should prepare for the trip in advance.

FOR BUSINESS VISA:

• 2 477 rub. (35 euros)– when submitting documents at the standard rate for consideration of documents (for citizens of Russia, Armenia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Georgia);
• 4 955 rub. (70 euros)– when submitting documents at an urgent rate for consideration of documents less than 5 days (for citizens of Russia, Armenia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Georgia);
• 4 955 rub. (70 euros)— when submitting documents under the super-urgent rate for consideration of documents in less than 24 hours (for citizens of Russia, Armenia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Georgia).
• 4 247 rub. (60 euros)- for citizens of other countries.

Spain Visa Application Center Service Fee:

• RUB 1,094– the urgency of consideration of documents does not affect the amount of the fee.

Special conditions:

• Payment of fees is made in cash in rubles directly at the ticket office of the Visa Application Centre. Payment is made on the Russian passport.
• The visa fee paid, as well as the additional processing fee, are non-refundable, regardless of the outcome of the review.

Who is exempt from paying visa fees?

The consular fee and the fee of the visa center are not charged from the following categories of applicants (for them, a visa is issued is free):

• from children under 6 years old;
• from disabled persons of any group (only for citizens of the Russian Federation);
• from one accompanying person of a disabled person of the 1st group (only for citizens of the Russian Federation).

The consular fee is not charged for the following categories of applicants (they are charged only the service fee of the Visa Center):

• from disabled people of groups 2 and 3 and one accompanying person;
• from close relatives (spouses, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren) of citizens of the European Union;
• from members of official delegations;
• from members of national or regional governments, parliaments, constitutional and higher courts (unless they are exempted from the visa requirement);
• from schoolchildren, full-time students and graduate students going to study or study internship, as well as from teachers accompanying them;
• from applicants who documented the humanitarian nature of the trip, including the need for urgent medical treatment, as well as one person accompanying such an applicant, either to attend the funeral of a close relative or visit a seriously ill close relative;
• from participants of international sports youth events and their accompanying persons;
• from persons participating in scientific, cultural and creative activities, including university and other exchange programs;
• from participants in official exchange programs organized between sister cities.

Total:

The cost of a visa to Spain - 3 571 rubles. when applying at the standard rate for a tourist or business visa, 6 049 RUB. for urgent and super-urgent business visas. We do not take into account the cost of registration of insurance and photographs. The cost of insurance depends on the duration of the intended trip.

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When is it possible to apply for a visa to Spain?

Documents for obtaining a visa are accepted no earlier than 3 months before the intended trip.

Terms of consideration of the application at the Visa Application Center of Spain in Moscow

• The standard processing time for documents at the Spanish Visa Application Center is 4-6 workers days. As a rule, a passport can be obtained already on the 5th working day after the submission of documents.
• The processing time for a business visa application when applying for an urgent tariff is 3 workers day, including the day of submission. Documents for a visa are accepted strictly 3 working days before departure. This review option may not be available due to the high workload of the embassy.

For example, you have a flight on Saturday/Sunday/Monday. We are counting back 3 working days - the documents will be accepted on Wednesday (and only!). Departure on Tuesday - documents will be accepted on Thursday (and only!).

• When applying for a business visa at a super-urgent rate, a decision on your case will be made on the same day. This option is available only after approval by the Consul. You should get to the Visa Application Center as early as possible - in this case, there is still a chance that your visa will be approved within 24 hours.
• The term for consideration of a visa request directly depends on the seasonality at the Consulate.

In regional visa centers, the processing time may be longer due to the need to send documents to the Consulate and back.

The procedure for receiving and issuing documents

Biometrics:

Since September 14, 2015, the issuance of Schengen visas includes the mandatory collection of biometric data. When applying for a visa at a consulate or visa center, the applicant must undergo a 10-fingerprint scan and take a digital photograph. As promised, the whole procedure takes no more than a few minutes. Submission of biometric data is required once every 5 years. Children under the age of 12 are exempt from biometrics.

Submission of documents to the Visa Application Center of Spain is carried out strictly by appointment on the website of the Visa Application Center. It is possible to create a single entry for all applicants.

Submission of documents:

• in person (personal presence is not required for children under 12 years old);
• provided that you have already submitted biometrics: through a travel agency accredited by the Consulate General of Spain in Moscow;
• provided that you have already taken biometrics: the next of kin on the basis of a document confirming kinship (marriage certificate or birth certificate).

Documents receiving:

• personally;
• next of kin on the basis of documents confirming kinship (marriage certificate or birth certificate);
• travel agency in the event that the filing was carried out by the agency;
• paid delivery (issued at the Visa Application Center when submitting documents; the cost depends on the delivery address).

Additional services of the Spain Visa Application Center

• Filling out the questionnaire;
• A set of photographs of the applicant (photo booth);
• VIP hall;
• Copying documents;
• SMS notification of the status of the case;
• Mobile biometrics;
• Registration of insurance;
• Delivery of documents.

You can find the cost, the current list and a detailed description of additional services on the official website in the "Additional Services" section.

You can get permission to enter sunny and beautiful Spain in Russia in places such as visa centers (there are seven in total in the country) and Consulates General of Spain. Only in these official diplomatic institutions a visa is issued allowing entry into the country for the purpose of tourism, scientific or cultural exchange. But getting into the chosen institution just does not work.

You need to carefully study the websites of diplomatic missions and centers that issue a visa in order to clarify the list of required papers, work schedule, conditions for submitting documents, and the cost of a service fee.

In addition, before making an appointment, you need to clarify which diplomatic district the area of ​​\u200b\u200bresidence belongs to, where it is best to submit papers, whether you need to call by phone and confirm the appointment time.

The Consulate General of Spain in Moscow is located at 31/1 Stremyanny Lane, opening hours from 9.00 to 17.00. You can make an appointment by phone number: +7-495-234-22-97.

Although there is a great opportunity at a convenient time to go to the website of the institution and fill in all the columns in the electronic application there. This is a mandatory and the only condition for getting to the consulate.

The visa department of Spain in Moscow for tour operators and independent tourists is located at the following address: Moscow, Kaluzhskaya Square, 1, bldg. 2, shopping center "Europe", first floor. Working hours are from 9 am to 4 pm. Phone: +7 499 504 28 07.

Geographically, the operation of the main Spanish Consulate General serves several administrative units, including the Volga, Central, Far Eastern Federal Districts.

The Consulate General of Spain in St. Petersburg is located at the following address: Furshtatskaya street, house number 9. Only those citizens who live in Murmansk, Kaliningrad, Leningrad and several other regions of the North-Western Federal Federal District are entitled to apply for a visa to this diplomatic mission. districts.

With the help of the site, Russians have been able to apply for the submission of collected papers for several years now. There is another way, more traditional: call by phone and find out if this or that date is free. The advantage of the first method is that you can leave an electronic application at any time, even at night.

The site also selects the most suitable date and time for receiving documents.

People who are not registered in the specified areas should apply only to. Other institutions do not accept documents. Therefore, before going to the consulate or visa center, you need to take care of confirming that you belong to the North-Western Consular District.

It often happens that a person is registered in one place, but lives in another, and registration confirms this fact, then you can draw up papers for entry into the country at the place of actual residence.

How Visa Application Centers Work

When an appointment at the consulate is not possible for some reason, then on the above site you need to select a suitable visa center where you can make an appointment for a visa to Spain. The largest of these institutions are located in the capital and St. Petersburg.

The first one is located at the address: Moscow, Letnikovskaya street, 11/10, building 1; the second - the city of St. Petersburg, Liteiny prospect, house 26, office 407a. There are two ways to make an appointment at the selected visa center:

Recording features

An uncomplicated process, but only if applicants meet all the necessary conditions and take into account its specifics. There is always a queue for submitting documents, which is formed for various reasons, so experts recommend finding out the features of an appointment with a particular Consulate General or visa center.

And you can download it here.

To visit the Spanish consulate or visa application center for the submission of documents, citizens are required to come in person. In some cases, it is allowed to come to the appointment to apply instead of the applicant to the following categories of representatives:

• Close relatives who must provide any document that can confirm family ties.
• Commercial and tourism organizations (representatives) accredited at the office of the main Spanish diplomatic mission in the capital.
• Employees of firms that send their employees on a business trip to Spain, law firms.

Even foreigners who are temporarily staying in the Russian Federation can get to the consulate general, visa center or embassy. Visa office staff are accredited to record these visa applicants as well. But one significant nuance should be taken into account: citizens of other countries are required to bring all the papers on their own. This norm was legally enshrined by the government of the Russian Federation.

It is prohibited to submit an application through courier delivery or mail. Papers submitted in this way will not be accepted for consideration.

The Spanish Visa Application Center serves citizens applying for a Spanish visa - tourist, business, transit or study. Separately, it should be noted that the Visa Application Center charges an additional fee for customer service (in addition to the consular fee), which is called the service fee. For other questions, please contact the Consulate of Spain in Moscow, including for obtaining a long-term visa.

The Spanish consulate is very loyal to applicants from Russia, wanting to increase the attractiveness of the country for tourists, visas to Russians in a clean passport are often issued for six months. But for this it is necessary to comply with all the requirements and rules for submitting documents. In order not to be refused, applicants must strictly comply with the rules for visiting the Schengen countries.

The Spanish Visa Application Center in Moscow is located on the 1st floor of the Europe shopping center, at the address:

• Kaluga Square, 1/2

How to get there

The building of the Spanish Visa Application Center in Moscow is located about 5 minutes walk from the Oktyabrskaya metro station. How to get to the place by other modes of transport, see the map above.

Working mode

The visa center is open every day except Saturday and Sunday. Additional non-working days fall on holidays, a detailed list of them can be found on the official website of the visa center.

Visa applications are accepted from 9 am to 4 pm, and passports are issued from noon to 4 pm.

Apply for a visa:

• I-V: from 09:00 to 16:00

Pick up your passport:

• I-V: from 12:00 to 16:00

Contacts

You can contact the staff of the Visa Application Center in Spain in Moscow at the following phone numbers:

• +7 499 504-28-07;
• +7 495 134-45-68;
• +7 499 350-83-10

Customer Support takes calls from 8 am to 6 pm every day from Monday to Friday.

If you can't get through by phone, use your email address.

• [email protected]

The procedure for submitting documents

In order to submit documents to the Spanish Visa Application Centre, the following procedural steps must be followed:

Collect a package of necessary papers;
Fill in the visa application form, print it and sign it;
Sign up for submission of documents;
Print a letter confirming the entry;
Before entering the Visa Application Center, you must turn off the sound of mobile devices;
Give the documents to the visa manager;
Complete the procedure for submitting biometric data - scanning 10 fingerprints and photographing on a digital photo. It is necessary to undergo such a procedure once every five years;
Pay visa and consular fees;
Wait for the results;
Pick up your passport.

Registration at the Spanish Visa Application Center in Moscow

Documents must be submitted by appointment only. This applies to both individual applicants and groups. When applying jointly, it is better to create a single account for all Spanish visa applicants.

We remind you! You can apply to the Spanish Visa Application Center only with an application for a short-stay visa (stay up to 90 days).

The bls international services website has a special section called "pre-registration". You can submit an electronic application in one of two sections:

Individual or family;
Agency.

All individuals choose the first (individual/family). The entry is allowed to include all applicants who wish to obtain a Spanish visa. Up to 8 applicants can be included in one form. All fields in the registration form must be filled in only in Latin letters. Before submitting the papers, the confirmation letter from the e-mail, which will come through the registration procedure, must be printed.

Cost of services: how much and for what you need to pay

The Visa Application Center of Spain in Moscow has the following fees for obtaining a visa:

To obtain any short-term visa (tourism, business, transit, cultural activities, visa by invitation, etc.), you must pay 35 euros in ruble equivalent at the internal exchange rate of the Spanish Embassy. This cost provides for consideration of papers in the usual manner.
For an urgent visa (issued in less than 5 days or within 24 hours) you have to pay 70 euros in ruble equivalent. Please note that an urgent visa can be issued for a stay of no more than 10 days, while the purpose of the visit must be business or an urgent situation (illness, death, urgent hospitalization).
A service fee is also paid, which is 15.5 euros in ruble equivalent at the internal rate of the Spanish embassy.

The urgency of obtaining a visa does not affect the amount of the service fee. Children under 6 years of age do not have to pay fees. The consular and service fee is paid at the ticket office of the Visa Application Center, for this you need to provide a general passport and the required amount in rubles. Payment can be made both in cash and by credit card.

It's important to know! The amount of fees in Russian rubles may change, so before visiting the visa center directly, check this issue by calling the customer support service of the EC or on the website.

Additional services

Everyone can use the additional services of the Spanish visa center. It should be noted right away that the use of these services does not increase your chances of receiving a positive response from the consulate, but it can make the process of submitting papers more comfortable.

Color printing - 200 rubles / for one sheet of A4 format;
Black and white printing - 100 rubles / for one A4 sheet;
Assistance in filling out a visa application form - 200 rubles;
SMS on the readiness of documents - 100 rubles;
Copy of documents - 10 rubles;
Photography - 200 rubles;
Courier delivery - 250 rubles;
Medical insurance - according to the tariffs of the insurance company, taking into account the peculiarities of your trip;
Mobile biometrics;
Service in the VIP lounge - 4884 RUB per applicant or 10466 RUB for a family of two adults and two minor children.

You can also use the service of submitting documents after the end of the working day of the visa center (IV from 16:00 to 20:00) and pick up your passport during non-working hours (IV: from 09:00 to 12:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00) . The cost of the service is 1000 and 500 rubles, respectively.

Official site

The schedule of work, especially during the period of national and public holidays, news, features of the submission of biometric data, the provision of additional services, can be found on the website of the Spanish Visa Application Center.