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A Visa is an authorisation issued by the representative of the Government of a country permitting a person, not resident in that country, to enter its boundaries, subjected to immigration control of the country. |
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Depending on your nationality, kindly log on to the website www.vfsglobal.com/spain/india to check whether you require a Visa to travel to Spain. |
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Yes. Once you have entered the Schengen territory, single entry visa allows the holder to circulate within the Schengen territory multiple number of times. However, if the holder of this visa leaves the Schengen territory, he/she cannot re-enter again without a new valid visa. |
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If you plan to apply for your Schengen Visa at the Spain Visa Application Centre, your main destination and the maximum period of stay in the Schengen States must be in Spain. You must provide proof to support that Spain is:- Main Destination.
- Country related with the main purpose of travel.
- Country with maximum period of stay.
- State of first entry.
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The Embassy of Spain in India and the Consulate General of Spain in Mumbai issue Schengen visa for Spain which also allows the holder to travel within the Schengen territory. Schengen visa issued by the Spanish Consulate gives access to all the 24 Schengen countries. In case the applicant intends to visit various Schengen countries, the country responsible to issue the relevant visa for the entire duration of the trip, including for other Schengen countries will be determined in the following order: - Main destination.
- Country related with the main purpose of travel.
- Country with maximum period of stay.
- State of first entry.
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VFS is the outsourced partner to the Embassy of Spain in India and the Consulate General of Spain in Mumbai. The Spain Visa Application Centre of VFS functions as a collection and processing centre to guarantee a better service in response to the growing demand for Spanish visas from applicants residing in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives. |
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You can contact the Spain Visa Application Centre via the Helpline, by email or in person. Please see our contact information section for details. |
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Applicants are free to apply up to 90 days prior to their date of travel. However, all applications must be submitted at least 15 days prior to the proposed date of travel to accommodate any unforeseen processing delays. |
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After submission of the visa application, if there be need, further documents can be requested to the applicant. Once the application is considered complete, the processing time would be between 5 and 10 working days. Therefore, all applications must be submitted at least 15 days prior to the proposed date of travel. |
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The Spain Visa Application Centre does not prepare visa applications, but accepts and processes applications in accordance with the instructions issued by the Embassy of Spain and Consulate General of Spain. |
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Applicants need to walk into the Spain Visa Application Centre to submit application. |
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No it is not mandatory to come personally, you can also send any representative to submit your visa application. For collection of passport as well, if you are unable to make it in person, you can send any representative for collection with a letter of authorization by you, identification document (Photo ID proof copy) and original acknowledgement receipt from VFS. Applications by Post are not accepted and shall be returned without processing the application. You must visit the Spain Visa Application Center in person to submit your application. |
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Applicants can walk-in any working day at VFS application centre during the specified submission timings. Applicants will be asked to take a token at the entrance and be seated in the waiting area (You can approach our Submission Counters when your token number is displayed). Our officers at the counter will collect your visa application form to check that the documents are complete and your photograph meets the required specifications. Your passport will be checked for validity empty pages and previous travel information. Your fees will be collected in accordance with the visa category you have chosen and the documents you submit will be checked in the manner in which they are required by the Consulate of Spain. You will be issued a receipt for the fees paid and given an acknowledgement for the submission of your passport. |
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The Spain Visa Application Centre is an acceptance centre and, as such, is not authorized to advise/recommend any visa type to a prospective applicant. The applicant will have to find out the visa category he/she is eligible for based on the purpose of travel. He /she can do so by visiting ALL ABOUT YOUR VISAS. |
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After deciding the eligible visa category applicants can visit the Spain Visa Application Centre’s website www.vfsglobal.com/spain/india to check the recommended documents for the Visa category they have chosen. Photocopies are recommended as documents will not be returned. Submit originals only where specified. |
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First, you should contact directly the Embassy of Spain or the General Consulate of Spain in Mumbai. See link CONTACT US.- You should explain clearly:
- Contact details of the travel agents in charge of the applications.
- Contact details of the travelers and purpose of the visit.
- Detailed information of the number of applicants, flight details, route, cost of the travel per person, etc.
- Official and final list of the applicants including their complete name, in alphabetic order, and their passport’s number.
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If your application is not accompanied by the documents that are requested by the Embassy of Spain in India and the Consulate General of Spain in Mumbai, you will be asked if you wish to proceed with the application without all the requested documents. Should you consent to this, your application will be registered in our system and accepted for further processing. Kindly take note that submission of incomplete applications will lead to processing delays. |
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Once your application has been registered in our system, you will be issued a receipt for the fees you have paid and it would be possible to track your visa at www.vfsglobal.com/spain/india. |
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Every visa application needs to be accompanied by a visa fee for the amount applicable to your chosen visa category. This needs to be paid in cash. |
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Once the application has been processed by the Spain Embassy/ Consulate General and your passport has been returned to the Visa application centre,,you will need to bring your receipt and acceptance proof with you for collection of your passport. For Passback (return of passport) timings, please visit the Contact us page. |
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In your absence, along with your receipt an authority letter from you in the name of your representative with his Identity proof Photo copy will be required. |
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The Spain Visa Application Centre can also courier your application to you as long as the address provided by you is serviceable by our courier partners, Blue Dart Couriers.
You will be asked if you would like your application couriered back to you at time your application is being registered in our system. You may make your preference known at that time itself with applicable charges, as once your receipt is issued; we are unable to change your mode of return of your application after it has been processed. |
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If the Embassy of Spain in India or the General Consulate of Spain in Mumbai are unable to return the application to you because they would like to request additional documents, schedule you for a personal interview or require additional time to correspond with Home Office, this update is normally sent in a letter individually addressed to the applicant, and remains at the Spain Visa Application Centre until collected by the applicant or an authorized representative. |
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As an application centre, the Spain Visa Application Centre will not be able to guarantee you a visa. The issuance or refusal of a visa is the sole prerogative of the Embassy of Spain in India and the Consulate General of Spain in Mumbai. The Spain Visa Application Centre cannot influence this decision in anyway. |
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If your passport is with the Embassy or Consulate and you have interim travel plans, please prepare a covering letter which has your contact and passport information. In this covering letter please mention the reason as to why you would like your passport back in the interim and submit the same at the Spain Visa Application Centre. Along with this letter, a form needs to be completed and submitted at the Application Centre. Once your travel is complete, please return your passport to permit your application processing. Should you wish to withdraw your application completely, please follow the same process but mention that you would like to withdraw your application completely. We would like to inform you that your fees will not be refunded at any stage.
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Visa fee is non refundable. Withdrawal of application or rejection of the same does not imply that the fee shall be refunded. |
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You are free to reapply at anytime if your application has been refused earlier. There is no time gap to be observed after a refusal to make a fresh application. However, it is recommended that you note the reasons for the earlier refusal before submitting a new application and make amendments where applicable. Reapplying a visa implies payment of the visa fee again. |
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The applicant can appeal against the rejection of his/her visa application. The appeal must be submitted as per the conditions mentioned in the rejection letter. It must be signed in original by the applicant and the same submitted along with new documents that the applicant may consider appropriate to request reconsideration of the decision. The maximum time period that can be taken to respond to the appeal is of one month. |
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You can ask for the Manager on shift at any time during your enquiry if you are not satisfied with the response you have received from the helpline. |
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You are required to provide Travel Insurance on all occasions, with an exception of Airport Transit Visa. |
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Only applicants of age 16 and above need to submit a Police Clearance Certificate. |
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No. In case of India, Police Clearance Certificate issued only by the Regional Passport Office is considered valid. |
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Apostille of Hague is a stamp endorsed by competent authorities of the country which forms part of the Hague Convention. Once a document bears this stamp, it does not require any further attestation. In India, this stamp is issued by the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai only. |
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Public documents issued by any country which form part of the Hague Convention must bear the Apostille of Hague. India forms part of the Hague convention. Hence when applying for residence visas, marriage certificates, birth certificates, death certificates and divorce deed must bear the stamp. |
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No. Residence in a country is considered only if you have stayed in that country for more than 6 months. |
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There is no specific amount which must be deposited in the bank while applying for a student visa. The amount, whatever it may be, must be sufficient enough to pay for the course and for the living expenses of the applicant in Spain. |
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Yes you can travel but the old passport should not be expired and you should carry old and new passport both along with you. |
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