Important Information
Dear Applicant/s,
As per the latest notice from the Consulate General of Spain in Guangzhou, from today onwards (April 15th, 2025), applicants whose place of household registration is Guizhou and Yunnan provinces and those whose place of household registration is beyond Guangzhou Jurisdiction (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Fujian and Hainan provinces) and applicants with residence permits issued by Guizhou and Yunnan provinces are requested to go to the Spain Visa Application Centers in Chongqing, Chengdu and Kunming for the application submission.
Thank you for the understanding.
Dear Applicant(s),
We would like to kindly inform you that, The Spain Chengdu Jurisdiction will officially commence operations on April 7, 2025.
The Spain Chengdu Jurisdction includes the following cities with Spanish Visa Application Centers: Kunming, Chongqing, and Chengdu. Applicants from the Yunnan , Guizhou , Sichuan , and Chongqing regions may submit their Spanish visa application materials at any of these three visa centers (Chengdu Spanish Visa Application Center, Chongqing Spanish Visa Application Center, Kunming Spanish Visa Application Center).
We sincerely appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
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Important Notice: Suspension of Investors Visa Applications
On 3 January, Organic Law 1/2025 on efficiency measures for the Public Justice Service was published in the Official State Gazette, which in its twenty-first final provision abolishes articles 63 to 67 of Law 14/2013 (Entrepreneurs Law). As of the entry into force of the twenty-first final provision on 3 April, residence visas for investors will be discontinued.
- Residence for Investors (RIV)
- Residence Capital Investor (RIC)
- Temporary Residence Real Estate Investor (RVT)
- Residence Business Project Investor (RPE)
- Residence Representative Business Project (REP)
- Family members linked to all of the above (RFI)
The suspension will take effect on the following dates:
- Shanghai jurisdiction: Effective March 31, 2025
- Beijing jurisdiction: Effective March 21, 2025
- Guangzhou jurisdiction: April 2, 2025 (final date for application submissions at all Visa Application Centers under Guangzhou jurisdiction)
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. For further updates, please visit our website or contact your nearest Visa Application Center.
Dear Esteemed Applicant/s,
Please schedule appointments through our website and submit your applications according to the checklist provided. Make sure you select the correct visa category during the booking process, as applications for incorrect categories will not be accepted, and a new appointment will be required.
Please also note that all appointments are free of charge and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Dear applicant/s,
Starting from Oct 25th, 2024, walk-in applications are allowed to be accepted when applicants apply for the Schengen Visa in the Shanghai Jurisdiction (Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou Visa application Centers Included). Thank you for your cooperation.
Dear Applicant/s,
We are here to inform you that for the following applicants of national visa: RIC, RIV, RPE, REM, TAC, RIN, TTI, RFI, TEL, it is no longer an essential requirement to have a non-criminal record certificate from the countries where the applicants have resided in the last five years, but the non-criminal record certificate from the countries where he or she has resided in the last two years. In addition, a responsibility statement of non-criminal record for the last five years will be also submitted. And if applicants bring the non-criminal record certificates for the last 5 years, the responsibility statement is not required.
Dear applicants under Shanghai Jurisdiction,
We would like to inform you that for minor applicants, if the application is not submitted along with both of applicants' parents, authorization letter from one side of their parents must be attached, notarized, translated, and apostilled. This requirement is also applicable to parents who are not applying together with their minor children but have previously been issued a visa.
Thank you for the understanding.
Dear Applicant/s,
We would like to inform you that the Spain Visa Application Center in Fuzhou will resume the operation on
July 29th, 2024. Thank your for your understanding and cooperation.
Dear applicants,
Please note that only the HUKOU and Card of Residence Permit instead of social security card will be
accepted as certificate of residence in for applicants living in the Guangzhou jurisdiction (Guangdong,
Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian, Hainan, Hunan) for the application of Schengen Visa since 11th, July
2024.
Thank you for the cooperation and understanding.
Dear Applicant/s,
We would like to inform you that effective from April 17th 2024, Spain Visa Application Centers under
Beijing Jurisdiction (Beijing, Shenyang, Xi'an, Wuhan, Chongqing, Jinan and Chengdu) start to accept TEL
(RESIDENCE VISA FOR TELEWORKING ABROAD) visa application.
Dear Applicant/s,
We would like to inform you of a new requirement for those applying for RIC, RIV, RPE, REM, TAC, RIN,
TTI, and RFI visas under the Beijing jurisdiction (Beijing, Jinan, Xian, Wuhan, Shenyang, Chongqing, and
Chengdu).
Effective from tomorrow onwards( March 26th 2024) , applicants are requested to submit a criminal record
certificate issued by their country or countries of residence for the past 2 years. Additionally, a
personal responsible declaration will be attached, affirming the absence of criminal records in the past
5 years.
Foreign documents must be legalized or apostilled, and if applicable, must be submitted with an official
translation into Spanish.
We appreciate your cooperation in adhering to these new requirements.
With the application volume increasing, we would like to inform you that applicants in the Beijing
Jurisdiction (Beijing, Jinan, Chengdu, Shenyang, Xi'an, Wuhan and Chongqing) are requested to book the
appointment prior to submitting the application documents starting from Feb. 26th.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Walk-In Applications for Spain Visa in Beijing Jurisdiction
Dear Applicants,
As per the requirement of Spain Consulate in Shanghai, RES visa （Non-Lucrative Residence）applicants are
required to submit the supporting documents of demonstrating financial ability(bank statement, fixed
deposit, real estate ownership certificate, etc.), which must be translated in Spanish and notarized by
Apostille.
We appreciate your cooperation and encourage you all to make use of this convenient option for visa
applications.
Important Information :
- These services are not mandatory, nor will, under any circumstances, influence the time/result of
the visa issuing procedure, which solely depends on the mission.
- Paying for optional services does not mean your application will be successful.
- Paying additional fees does not guarantee positive results.
- All value-added services are voluntary.
- Value-added services are optional.
- Value-added services do not guarantee the issuance of a visa.
- Value-added services do not guarantee a faster decision on your visa application.
- Value-added services do not guarantee faster visa processing.
- Visa application processing time is the same for all applicants, regardless of whether they opt for
value-added services or not.
Dear applicant/s,
We would like to inform you that for airport transit visas application, nationals of the following
countries require a visa to transit through the international area of any airport located in the
territory of the Schengen States in order to take a connecting flight to a country outside the Schengen
area.
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Somalia and Sri Lanka.
In addition, nationals of the following countries require a visa to transit through the international
area of any airport located in Spain in order to take a connecting flight to a country outside the
Schengen area:
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibuti, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, India,
Liberia, Mali, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Syria, Tayikistán, Togo, Turkey, Uzbekistan y Yemen.
Holders of passports issued by the Palestinian Authority also require a visa.
Nationals of the States included on the foregoing lists do not require an airport transit visa if they
have a Schengen visa, or another type of visa, or a residence card permitting their return, issued by a
Member State of the European Union or of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, or by Andorra,
Canada, the United States of America, Japan, or San Marino, or by any of the overseas countries and
territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, or if they are a diplomatic passport holder, or a family
member of a citizen of the EU or of the EEA, or a flight crew member of a State that is party to the
International Civil Aviation Organization.
Dear applicant,
Starting from now on, there is no need to make an appointment in advance when applying for a national
visa in the Shanghai Jurisdiction. You can go to the nearest center (Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou)
in the Shanghai Jurisdiction based on your household registration and city of residence to submit your
application. Thank you for your cooperation!
Dear applicants,
Here is to inform you that the students who apply for long-term study visa under Beijing Jurisdiction
are requested to collect the passports by visiting Spain Visa Application Center in person. The
courier service, photo service, printing service and photocopy service for long-term study visa
applicants are not provided. In addition, the applicants who apply for D-visa (long-term visa) are
requested to take their passports at 9:00-10:00 am on the working days in the Spain Visa Application
Center in Beijing. Thanks for your cooperation.
Dear Applicants,
All applicants under Beijing Jurisdiction (Beijing, Jinan, Xian, Wuhan, Shenyang, Chongqing and Chengdu) who gave biometrics in 2019 or before are requested to come to Spain Visa Application Centers to re-do biometrics (fingerprints and live photo) in person. We would like to also inform you that service fee doesn’t include photograph service (45 Yuan), photo copy (3 Yuan/page), printing service (7 Yuan/ page) and courier fee (75 Yuan).
Dear Applicant/s,
For applicants under Guangzhou jurisdiction (namely, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Changsha, Fuzhou and
Kunming), we are going to release appointments randomly. You all are kindly requested to check the
appointments page for the appointments.
Dear Applicant/s,
Kindly note that the applicants under Guangzhou jurisdiction (specifically in Guangzhou, Kunming,
Changsha, Shenzhen Fuzhou centers) who are family of EU can directly go to visa application center
for submission without appointment. Thank you for your cooperation.
Dear Applicants,
Kindly note that, following the Schengen visa code article 9, the starting date of the trip must be at
least 15 days after the day visa application is submitted. Applicants who are intending to depart
within 15 days or if the departure date is more than six months will also not be accepted.
Dear Applicant/s,
Please update the correct personal information including your name and passport number while making an
appointment. If the personal information is not same as per passport details, you may be requested
to book new appointment. Application may not be accepted at visa application center if the
information on appointment letter is wrong. Thank you for your cooperation.
Passport collection is free of charge in all Spain centers.
Important
- EU family members have the right to go directly to the Consulate/Embassy to manage their visa
application.
1. Important
information for the applicants of Beijing, Chengdu, Xi’an, Shenyang, Chongqing, Jinan & Wuhan
visa application center
2. For the minor applicants, the notarial kinship certificate and guardianship
certificate authorized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs should be submitted whether the minor applicants
travel with one of their parents or both of their parents.
3. Important
information for the applicants of Shanghai, Hangzhou & Nanjing visa application center
4. Important
information for the applicants of Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Kunming, Changsha & Shenzhen visa
application center
Refund Policy
The Service Fee may be refundable subject to the terms herein and provided that the Applicant has paid
for the Services.
The Refund Policy shall be governed by the applicable local laws in the country where the Services are
being provided to the Applicant.
To apply for a refund, the Applicant must share request via email. Applicants can write on the following
Helpline ID’s:
Applicant will receive notification of the outcome of the request according to the Refund Processing
Timelines.
