Spain visa center. Visa to Spain Visa Application Center on Kaluga Square

For independent travel A visa is required for Spain. You can get it at the Spanish Consulate or at the Spanish Visa Application Center. Today I will talk about the Spain visa center in Moscow, in which Russian cities there are Spanish visa centers, about the processing time for a visa to Spain, about the rules and what we saw at the Moscow Spain visa center.

Attention! From December 17, 2016, the address of the Spain visa center in Moscow and visa obtaining in the regions have changed.

What changed:

• Visa Application Center address. The new address of the Spain Visa Application Center in our article has been updated and is correct.
• Management Company. VFS Global is now replaced by BLS International Services Ltd. This is important because CCs in the regions are not yet open. CCs operate only in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

UPD: On February 1, 2017, BLS International Services opened Visa Centers in Rostov-on-Don, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Kazan. You will find the address and opening hours on the “Contact Information” page on the official website of the VC (link below).

On March 3, 2017, BLS International Services opened Visa Centers in Samara, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, Voronezh, Ufa, Krasnoyarsk, Perm Krasnodar.

On March 16, 2017, BLS International Services opened 5 centers for receiving documents and biometric data: in Khabarovsk, Irkutsk, Smolensk, Novorossiysk and Vladivostok.

On March 30, 2017, BLS International Services opened document reception centers in Omsk and Arkhangelsk.

The opening hours of centers in these cities are indicated on the official website of the CC.

• The company is new, the CC employees are new, and in December there were a huge number of complaints about their work. By January 2017, the Spanish visa center in Moscow had dealt with most of the problems. There are always some shortcomings.
• Please note that at the moment the service of taking a photo for a visa on the spot is only possible at the Moscow Exhibition Center. Do it in advance.
• Courier delivery is not yet available. VC writes that it will be available after January 20, 2017.

All information in the article on obtaining a Spanish visa is relevant today.

Visa to countries

A visa is a document permitting entry into the country.

There are visa-free, visa-free and conditionally visa-free countries. a list of countries by which you can check which type of visa regime, which country belongs to.

Do you need a visa to Spain?

Yes. Spain is a country included in the Schengen area. To travel to Spain you need a visa.

Is it difficult to get a visa to Spain?

About 8 years ago it was difficult to obtain a visa to Spain. Spain was known as the most capricious Schengen country. Lots of refusals, strict selection.

Now the conditions for obtaining a visa have become easier. Moreover, on travel forums and in communities we constantly come across joyful messages from independent tourists that they have been issued an annual visa. You can read about how to get a Schengen multiple visa.

Where is the joy? The fact is that they applied for a regular short-term visa for a trip to Spain, and at the Spanish visa center they thought about something, looked at the tourist’s travel history and decided to issue a visa to Spain for a year.

These are the pleasant surprises you can get from the Spanish visa center.

How to apply for a tourist visa to Spain yourself

Applying for a visa to Spain on your own is no more difficult than applying through a travel agency. But much cheaper. We have talked about this more than once, and we will talk about it again.

To obtain a visa to Spain, you need to collect a package of documents and submit them to the Spanish visa center or the Spanish Consulate.

What is the difference?

At the consulate:

1. Submitting documents for a visa by appointment. Those. you need to call the consulate or go to their website and find out what date you can sign up for
2. You only pay for the visa (visa fee for Russian citizens is 35 euros).
3. Visas are issued only for the requested dates

At the visa center:

1. Information updated as of June 2017- You can apply for a visa only by appointment.
2. There is also a fee for a visa; the visa category is tourist. Information from the official website: visa fee 2260 rubles, and service fee 998 rubles. Only cash accepted. The cost of a visa may vary depending on the euro exchange rate.
3. They can issue a visa for a year

Surely, there is a difference in the degree of complexity of your question or in the details, but you need to find out about this only at the consulate or visa center itself.

Information about all visa centers for Russian cities is on the official website Spain visa service center.

You need to learn about what documents are needed and what are the requirements for them from the materials published only on the official site.

There you can also find out information about the visa centers themselves - in which cities new ones have opened, in which ones they have closed, when the visa centers are on holiday, and when they are working normally.

The list of documents that need to be submitted to the visa center is the same as for many other EU countries:

• questionnaire,
• international passport (and a copy of all pages)
• A copy of all pages of other passports: valid and canceled.
• A copy of the completed pages of the general passport
• certificate from the place of work,
• hotel reservations
• confirmation of your financial solvency,
• bank account statement (Financial status: €64.53 per person for each day of stay (minimum €580.77 per trip per person)
• insurance,
• photographs (take them in advance, the new visa center does not have such a service yet).

Therefore, people deceive themselves when they pay money to intermediaries for obtaining a visa, who supposedly have special opportunities and loopholes in the visa center.

The visa center has a special hall for submitting group documents. We saw specialists there. They wait their turn in the same way, prepare their folders, submit documents to the window.

Friends, the visa center is very comfortable spot, where everything is thought out and done for the convenience of the person submitting documents.

But there are also cases when it will be easier to prepare documents through a travel agency.

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In which Russian cities are there visa centers for Spain?

If you do not live in Moscow or St. Petersburg, then where should you apply for a visa?

Spain visa service centers are distributed throughout Russia into districts.

1. Consular district of the Consulate General of Spain in Moscow

This includes the federal districts: Central, Southern, Far Eastern, Siberian, Ural, Volga, North Caucasus and Crimean.

These are: Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Kazan, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ufa, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Omsk, Saratov, Perm.

2. Consular district of the Consulate General of Spain in St. Petersburg

This includes the Northwestern Federal District.

Cities in this district that have visa centers for Spain: St. Petersburg, Leningrad region, Novgorod, Novgorod region, Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad region, Murmansk, Murmansk region, Pskov, Pskov region, Karelian Republic.

At the moment (June 2017), to submit documents you need to go to the St. Petersburg Exhibition Center. It is not yet clear when the offices will open. You need to read the news on the official website of the VC or call by phone.

Spain visa centers in Moscow

Many travel websites contain information that there are two visa centers for Spain in Moscow and now a new address has appeared since December 2016.

So, in Moscow, since December 2016, the visa center is located at only one address: st. Letnikovskaya 11/10b building 1, Paveletskaya metro station.

From the metro along Kozhevnicheskaya Street, turn onto Letnikovskaya Street, walk on the left side, pass the large Wikimart building. Then go through the barrier and go into the brown brick building, this is the checkpoint, go inside and go through it onto the street to the visa center,

Additional information about visas to Spain can be obtained by calling +7 499 504 28 07, +7 495 134 45 68, +7 499 350 83 10.

The Moscow visa service center for Spain does not yet have a document delivery service. They promise to set it up starting January 20th. But still, for clarification, call the VC.

Moscow visa service center for Spain

Address: st. Letnikovskaya 11/10b building 1, Paveletskaya metro station.

After leaving the entrance you immediately run into the building. Go around it to the left, around the corner there will be a door - this is the entrance to the visa center.

You go up to the 2nd floor. A frame with guards will appear in front of you, where you will be asked to present documents (foreign passport). Since documents are submitted only by appointment, the security guard will find you on the list. Then the items are inspected and receipts are issued with your queue number.

The visa center has just moved into this building, so some halls are still closed and are being renovated. But there are toilets.

In the future, the entire territory should be divided into three parts:

• for those who apply for a visa
• for those receiving a visa
• for those who need help

Today there is a hall of about 80 sq.m. Approximately 20 chairs and 12 windows for submitting documents, 3 booths for submitting fingerprints, and a cash desk.

As a result: from the moment of entry to the moment of exit after submitting documents for a visa, it may take you 20-30 minutes.

Where to stay in Moscow

As a rule, for those who travel from the regions to submit documents to the Moscow visa center for Spain, one day is not enough and they need to spend the night somewhere.

Many housing options in Moscow can be found on the service AirBnb. You can rent inexpensive apartments through it. We have written how to use this service. If you do not find a free hotel room, then look for accommodation through this booking site.

We offer hotel options in Moscow near the visa center

Insurance for a visa to Spain

Where there are visa centers, there are always mobile insurance companies. You can obtain insurance on site before submitting your documents.

You can get insurance on the ground floor

How long does it take to get a Spanish visa?

The official statement is that the visa processing time is 5-10 working days.

On personal experience checked. Our visas were ready in 3 days.

The status of your application can be tracked on the website, by phone or using the SMS message service.

Bottom line: the Spanish visa center continues to operate, but with a new management company and at a new address. Minus - there are offices only in Moscow and St. Petersburg. To apply for a visa from the regions you have to go to these cities.

The BLS Officer must provide a receipt for all services used and paid for at the BLS Visa Application Center. 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 services other than the acceptance and processing of Spanish visa applications as authorized by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“Flexi hours” service, 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, Monday to Friday, from 12:00 - 16:00, in the VIP room - 1000 rubles per passport.

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

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BLS International Services LLC is a legal entity authorized by the Consulate of Spain to serve as a service for accepting visa applications to Spain.
BLS International Services LLC carries out its activities in accepting visa applications EXCLUSIVELY on the territory of Visa Centers. Also on the territory of the Visa Centers you can get all the necessary additional services.

Where is it, how to get there, official website

Spain Visa Application Center in Moscow

In Moscow, the Spain visa service center is located at the following address.

Address: Russia, Moscow, Kaluzhskaya Square, building 1, building 2, (on the second floor).

Metro: Dobryninskaya or better Oktyabrskaya,

Telephone: +7 499 703-18-41

Opening hours: by email from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 16:00

Visa issuance services are provided by the service company VFS Global, which serves 127 countries, providing diplomatic services. The company has 2,309 centers. Therefore, do not be surprised when you see the VFS Global company logo on the center’s website. However, according to rumors, instead of VFS Global, the tender for Spanish diplomatic services around the world, including Russia, was won by BLS International Services Ltd. This is why the visa center in Yekaterinburg is closing. In Moscow, everything remains unchanged for now.

We go to the Spain visa center

We leave the Oktyabrskaya metro station, find ourselves on Kaluga Square, a little to the right of the monument - on the ground floor, there is a children's library (under an advertisement for Raiffeisen Bank). We are heading straight between the monument and the library; the visa center building we need is located immediately behind the children's library.

This is the visa center building, the center itself is located on the second floor of this shopping center

Spain Visa Application Center sign

This is what the entrance to the visa center on the second floor looks like

Visa application center hall. No photographs are allowed inside. All phones at the entrance are asked to be turned off; this is strictly monitored by the center’s security.

This is what the booths look like where they take biometrics of all ten fingers

And a Yandex map, which shows the path from the metro to the visa service center of Spain

Official website of the Spain Visa Application Center

It is common to all Russian visa centers.

Spain visa centers in Russia

Several visa centers have been opened in Russia in various cities: Moscow, Rostov-on-Don, Novosibirsk, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Ufa, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Omsk, Perm, Saratov, Vologda, Smolensk , as well as in St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Pskov, Murmansk, Kaliningrad, Karelia.

Even if you have never been abroad, do not worry - getting a Spanish visa on your own is possible for everyone. The main thing is to correctly collect the documents. The questions are directly related to:

• Spain Visa Application Center in Moscow,
• Embassy of Spain in Moscow,
• Consulate General of Spain in Moscow.

The work of the Spanish Embassy in the Russian Federation is not directly related to tourists and other travelers; It delegated the functions of issuing entry visas to the Consulate General. Also in Moscow there is an authorized visa center for Spain VFS "Global". It also has branches in several regional centers of Russia.

These organizations serve residents of the Central, Volga, Siberian, Ural, Far Eastern, North Caucasus and Southern federal districts. Documents are accepted no earlier than 3 months before the start of the trip, but there is also no point in delaying their submission, especially during peak seasons such as the New Year's Eve.

Spain Visa Application Center in Moscow

The VFS “Global” service center is designed specifically for those who value their convenience and free time. According to reviews from Spanish visa applicants, the staff there is friendly and well-disposed.

Very easy navigation on the site. There is even such a feature as communicating with a special customer support agent via online chat. He provides advice on any entry issues. You can also ask your question by email, just keep in mind that emails will be answered within two business days.