Tutorial to obtain a Schengen visa from Spain

I present to you the tutorial on cóhow to get the visa Schengen from España with the requirements, make an appointment and más important data to achieve.

The following informationón is based on data available to obtain a tourist visa with statusía máxima de 90 días, so if you search other type of visa I recommend you ask directly with your Spanish consulate.ñol más they seek.

Having said that, It is worth pointing out that this informationóIt is not based on the guidelines of the Consulate of Spainñin Ecuador, so this data couldíyear vary by país in país, but it is a general basis that will serve youá for your trámite if you find yourself in another countryís.

Remember that you must process the visa in the país what to beá your main destination and visit más long in Schengen territory. The Consulate of Spainñthe process tooén visas for Paílow ses, Finland and Lithuania.

Obtain a Schengen tourist visa from Spainña

Definitely, the visa for Spainña is the Más quoted since Latinoamérica and hereí We must remember that there is a highíhuge demand to achieve this trámite and many países of the regionón aúThey do not require processing to be able to travel to the Schengen area., so the first recommendationón is to do this trámites with the greatest anticipationón possible.

Get a visa appointment

This is the part mácomplicated s of the trámite, given the high demand that I mentionedé, getting a turn is very complex, so the anticipationón is key and we must take into account that the Consulate General is not competent to manage appointments in the BLS system, so this is done in a páalternate website. To do this we must do the following:

• Enter the BLS International website: https://blsspainvisa.com/
  • Select your país.
• Upon entering given the demand you canías not finding available appointments.
• If you cannot find an appointment, dutyás enter all myéFridays from 1:00 p.m. where new appointments are released.
  • It is not specified witháso many new shifts open each time.
• every myéNew appointments open on Wednesdays for the next three weeks.
• Appointments can be scheduled for tourism, health, congresses, meetings or studies.
• When entering the indicated website, you mustá fill out the form by completing the requested information.
• I recommend checking several times a day.ía in the páBLS page as some citations may open randomly, but they deal quickly.

General requirements

Now I knowí, we start with the trámites as such, which I write based on my own personal experience processing this visa, which is done in the following way, To begin with, we must have the following documents that we will ask forán during the interview after obtaining the prior appointment:

• Application form.
  • You can download it hereí: Formulario SCHENGEN.pdf
• Photographería actual tamaño carné in color with white background
• Original and copy of céidentity card and voting paperón
• Original and simple copy of the current travel passport (the original is presented on díto the appointment)
  • The passport mustá ser válido, how míYOU, until 3 months laterés of the planned date of departure from the Schengen territory. Dutyá have, at least, dos páblank pages. Passports issued m ago are not accepted.ás de 10 años.
• Flight reservation (MANDATORY)
• Airbnb hotel reservations (MANDATORY)
• Insurance médico with international coverage with coverage mínima de 30.000 euros.
• invitation letterón if you arrive at a friend or family member.
• Accreditationón of means of subsistence. These could be:
  • Work contract
  • Affiliationón to the IESS
  • Six úlast roles from ago
  • Appointment
  • RUC certificate
  • Declarationón monthly or semi-annual SRI
  • Bank account with movements of the six úlast months sealed and signed by the bank
  • Bank certificate of each available account
  • credit card certificateécard with available balance sealed and signed by the bank
  • Póbank leases – copy
  • property deed, property tax, car registration, etc.
  • Private warranty documentía económica.
• To believe 90 euros daily in expenses multiplied by núsea ​​of ​​dívisiting ones.
• Copy of previous Schengen visas if you have.

The short-stay visa applicationón for Schengen area, it will be possibleá present from the 6 months (180 días) and the 15 dínatural dates prior to the start of the trip that are presented in the flight reservation.

Visa price

Regarding the current price,  from the 1 of January of 2023 The fee corresponding to the Schengen visa is:

• Más de 12 años: $84.97
• Between 6 and 11 años: $42.48
• Service fee per applicant: $18
• under 6 años: Free

The fee once paid, is not refundable, así the request is rejected.

Durationón and validity of the visa

Unlike what is the visa to the United States, in the case of the Schengen, This is generally granted the first time by 1 month or for the durationóexact number of your flight reservation, así that takes this very seriously for your travel plans or in case you are looking to extend your stayíonce thereá.

Additional Recommendations

• If your trip is within a month or less and you can't findún an appointment in the BLS system, You can send an e-mail to the following addressóemail no. [email protected], with the following informationón, truthful and attaching supporting documents:
  • Date of your trip, attaching ticket reservation;
  • Reason for your trip duly justified. It will be attendedá all kinds of reasons, but prioritizing people whose trip cannot be postponed due to meetings, conferences, Citas Métips, pre-existing etc..
• The time of trámite is from 15 dínatural as from the date of presentationóapplication number.
• For the rest of the visas, You can check the requirements hereí: https://www.exteriores.gob.es/
• Remember that the visa does not guarantee your entry, so oweájust tell me tooén with the requirements upon arrival at your port of entry.
• If rejected, couldás reapply for the visa a month laterés of the notificationón of negationón.

¿Whaté others paíI can visit you with the Espa visaña?

Once you get a Schengen visa, This allows you to enter tooén a:

• España, Germany, Austria, Bélogic, Croatia, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungría, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Paílow ses, Poland, Portugal, RepúCzech war, sweden and switzerland.

¿Have you ever processed this visa? Cuéntame cóhow did it go in the comments.

Finally, I remind you that if you are going to stopover in the Schengen Area, you do not require a visa, as long as you meet the following requirements hereí explained:

Make a stopover in the Schengen Zone without a visa