Spanish Visa Center provides services to citizens applying for a Spanish visa - tourist, business, transit or study. Separately, it should be noted that the visa center charges an additional fee for customer service (in addition to the consular fee), which is called a service fee. For other questions, you must contact the Spanish Consulate in Moscow, including questions about 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, they often issue visas to Russians with a clean passport for six months. But to do this, you must comply with all the requirements and rules for submitting documents. To avoid being refused, applicants must strictly adhere to the rules for visiting Schengen countries.

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

  • Kaluzhskaya Square, 1/2

How to get there

The Spain Visa Application Center building in Moscow is located about a 5-minute walk from the Oktyabrskaya metro station. How to get to the place by other means of transport, see the map above.

Operating 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 a.m. to 4 p.m., and passports are issued from noon to four p.m.

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 Spain Visa Application Center in Moscow at the following phone numbers:

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

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

If you can’t get through by phone, you should use your email address

Procedure for submitting documents

In order to submit documents to the Spanish visa center, you must complete the following procedural steps:

Collect a package of necessary papers;
Fill out the visa application form, print it and sign it;
Sign up to submit documents;
Print a letter confirming your appointment;
Before entering the visa center, you must turn off the sound of your mobile devices;
Give documents to the visa manager;
Go through the procedure for submitting biometric data - scanning 10 fingerprints and taking a digital photo. This procedure must be completed once every five years;
Pay visa and consular fees;
Wait for the results;
Pick up your passport.

Registration at the Spain visa 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 only apply to the Spanish Visa Application Center for a short-term visa (stay up to 90 days).

There is a special section on the bls international services website 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 permitted to include all applicants who wish to obtain a Spanish visa. Up to 8 applicants can be included on one form. All fields in the registration form must be filled in only Latin letters. Before submitting the papers, the confirmation letter from the email that will arrive during the registration procedure must be printed.

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

The Spain Visa Application Center in Moscow has the following visa fees:

To obtain any short-term visa (tourism, business, transit, cultural activity, invitation visa, etc.) you must pay 35 euros in ruble equivalent at the internal exchange rate of the Spanish Embassy. This cost includes consideration of papers in the usual manner.
For an urgent visa (issued in less than 5 days or within 24 hours) you must pay 70 euros in ruble equivalent. Please note that an urgent visa can be issued for a stay of no more than 10 days, and 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 exchange rate of the Spanish Embassy.

The urgency of obtaining a visa does not affect the amount of the service fee. There is no need to pay fees for children under 6 years old. Consular and service fees are paid at the ticket office of the Visa Center; for this you need to provide a general passport and the required amount in rubles. Payment can be made either in cash or by credit card.

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

Additional services

Anyone can take advantage of additional services Spanish Visa Application Centre. It should be noted right away that using 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 sheet of A4 format;
Assistance in filling out a visa application – 200 rubles;
SMS about the readiness of documents – 100 rubles;
Copy of documents – 10 rubles;
Photography – 200 rubles;
Courier delivery – 250 rubles;
Medical insurance – at the rates of the insurance company, taking into account the specifics 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 business hours at the visa center (I-V from 16:00 to 20:00) and pick up your passport during non-working hours (I-V: 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

With the work schedule, especially during national and public holidays, news, features of submitting biometric data, providing additional services, can be found on the website of the Spanish Visa Application Center.

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

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].

Travel insurance is required for travel to Spain. To obtain travel insurance Lexgarant

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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Driving directions

Address of the Spain Visa Application Center in Moscow

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

How to get to the Spain Visa Application Center in Moscow

  • Art. "Oktyabrskaya" (Ring Line, Exit No. 1), then about 5 minutes 420 meters on foot.
  • Art. "Oktyabrskaya" (Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line), then about 6 minutes 500 meters on foot.

Contacts

Opening hours of the Spain Visa Application Center - reception hours

  • delivery: Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 16:00;
  • receipt: Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 16:00;
  • submission of documents strictly by appointment online or by phone;
  • It is prohibited to talk on a mobile phone inside the Visa Application Centre. When logging in, put your device into silent mode. Read more about security requirements.

It is important to know

If you do not receive a verification code for online registration by email, try either changing your email address to another one or signing up to submit documents.

The Spanish Consulate is loyal to Russian citizens. In 95% of cases, you will be approved for a multiple-entry visa for 6 months, even on your first application (this does not apply to urgent visa requests). In this way, the Spanish government is trying to increase the country's attractiveness for tourists. Most applicants do not know about such “generosity” of the Spanish Consulate, which selfish agencies can take advantage of, promising each of their clients a multiple-entry visa, and even for six months at once. Even if you decide to contact an agency, know that an 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), which will not allow you to get anywhere other than Spain. However, most often this happens to applicants who have previously been noted for incorrect use of visas, “bad behavior” or violation of the law or visa regime on the territory, having a corresponding mark about yourself in the database. Such cases are really few, however, they cannot be completely excluded. Please read the visa application carefully.

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:

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

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

FOR BUSINESS VISA:

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

Spain Visa Application Center service fee:

  • RUB 1,094— the urgency of document review does not affect the amount of the fee.

Special conditions:

  • Payment of fees is made in cash in rubles directly at the Visa Center cash desk. Payment is made using a Russian passport.
  • The paid visa fee, as well as the additional document processing fee, are not refundable, regardless of the outcome of the review.

Who is exempt from paying visa fees?

Consular fees and visa center fees are not charged for the following categories of applicants (for them a visa is issued for free):

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

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

  • 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 high courts (unless they are exempt from the need for a visa);
  • from schoolchildren, full-time students and graduate students heading for study or internship, as well as from teachers accompanying them;
  • from applicants who have documented the humanitarian nature of the trip, including the need for urgent medical treatment, as well as one person accompanying such an applicant, or to attend the funeral of a close relative or visit a seriously ill close relative;
  • from participants in international youth sports events and 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:

Cost of a visa to Spain - RUB 3,571. when applying at the standard rate for a tourist or business visa, RUB 6,049. for urgent and super-urgent business visa applications. We do not take into account the cost 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 for processing an application at the Spain Visa Application Center in Moscow

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

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

  • When applying for a business visa at the 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 processing time for a visa request directly depends on the seasonality at the Consulate.

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

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 application center, the applicant must undergo a 10-fingerprint scan and take a digital photograph. As they promise, the whole procedure takes no more than a few minutes. Biometric data submission is required once every 5 years. Children under 12 years of age are exempt from taking biometrics.

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

Submission of documents:

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

Documents receiving:

  • personally;
  • the closest relative on the basis of documents confirming relationship (marriage certificate or birth certificate);
  • travel agency in the event that the submission 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 form;
  • A set of photographs of the applicant (photo booth);
  • VIP hall;
  • Copying documents;
  • SMS notification about the status of the case;
  • Mobile biometrics;
  • Registration of insurance;
  • Delivery of documents.

Cost, current list and detailed description Additional services can be found on the official website in the “Additional Services” section.

Obtain permission to enter the solar and beautiful Spain it is possible in places such as visa centers (there are seven of them in the country) and the Consulates General of Spain. Only these official diplomatic institutions issue a visa allowing entry into the country for the purpose of tourism, scientific or cultural exchange. But you won’t be able to get into your chosen institution just like that.

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

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

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

Although there is an excellent opportunity to go to the institution’s website at a convenient time and fill out all the fields in the electronic application there. This is a mandatory and only condition in order to get to the consulate.

Spain visa department in Moscow for tour operators and independent tourists is located at the address: Moscow, Kaluzhskaya sq., 1, bldg. 2, shopping center "Europe", first floor. Opening hours: from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone: +7 499 504 28 07.

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

The Consulate General of Spain in St. Petersburg is located at the following address: Furshtatskaya street, building No. 9. Only those citizens who live in Murmansk, Kaliningrad, Leningrad and several other regions of the North-Western Federal have the right to submit documents for obtaining a visa to this diplomatic mission districts.

Using the website, 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 a particular date is available. The advantage of the first method is that you can leave an electronic application at any time, even at night.

The most suitable date and time for receiving documents is selected on the website.

People not registered in the specified areas should only apply to. Other institutions do not accept documents. Therefore, before going to the consulate or visa center, you must take care of confirming your affiliation with 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 fill out papers to enter the country at the place of actual residence.

How visa centers work

When making an appointment at a consulate is impossible for some reason, then on the website indicated above 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 is located at the address: Moscow, Letnikovskaya street, building 11/10, building 1; the second - the city of St. Petersburg, Liteiny Prospekt, building 26, office 407a. There are two ways to make an appointment at the selected visa center:


Recording Features

A simple process, but only if applicants comply with all the necessary conditions and take into account its specifics. There is always a queue to submit documents, which forms for various reasons, so experts recommend finding out the specifics of registering at a particular Consulate General or visa center.


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

  • 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 companies that send their employees on business trips to Spain, law firms.

Even foreigners who are temporarily staying in Russia can enter the consulate general, visa center or embassy. Russian Federation. Visa department staff are accredited to register such visa applicants. But one significant nuance should be taken into account: citizens of other countries are required to bring all the papers themselves. This norm was legislated by the government of the Russian Federation.

Submitting an application via courier delivery or mail is prohibited. Papers submitted in this manner will not be accepted for consideration.