The network of Spanish Embassies around the world is extremely wide. Spain has more than 150 Embassies, Consulates and permanent representations abroad. There are also High Commissions with limited powers.
No matter where you live or where you are, you can find an Embassy or a Consulate of Spain almost everywhere.
Their primary mission is to shape and carry out Spanish relations with the local country. Additionally, they provide consular services to Spanish citizens and visa services to citizens of other countries who wish to visit or who qualify to immigrate to Spain. Finally, they promote trade and investment between the two countries in order to enhance their commercial relationship.
Please, make sure that you carry on all the legal procedures and paperwork to apply for a visa from a Spanish Embassy or Consulate. Do so well in advance before your departure. You cannot request it in Spain!
Consular services
The most important service the Spanish Embassies and Consulates offer to foreigners are those related to Visa and the procedures you need to go through if you would like to travel to Spain. Before continuing reading, check whether you need a Visa or not.
These are the different types of Visa that you can apply to:
- Short Stay Visa (also known as Uniform Schengen Visa)
- Long Term Visa
- Student Visa
- Residence Visa of different types
- Non lucrative Visa
- Residency Visa for scientific, academic or religious reasons
The Spanish Embassies and Consulates manage the citizenship procedures. There are different cases in which the Spanish nationality may be acquired. If you believe you are eligible, please contact them.
They also offer legalization services. A legalization is an administrative act whereby a foreign public document is validated, by verifying the authenticity of the signature on the document, and the capacity in which the signatory of the document has acted.
Unless there is a legal instrument providing exemption from that obligation, all foreign public documents must be legalized in order to be valid in Spain. This is particularly important if you are applying for a Student Visa.
Practical information
As a rule of thumb, always contact the Spanish Embassy or Consulate in your home country to ask for information on all visa matters. The officials can inform you on all the procedures on obtaining a valid visa for Spain, and on all the specific types of visa for Spain.
Some services are by appointment only. Visa applications is one of them, so call them before showing up and ask how to get an appointment
To apply for a visa you must appear in person. Email, regular mail or fax applications will not be accepted.
Applications for visas will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. Therefore, the sooner you start the procedure, the sooner you will get your visa.
Make sure to keep a copy of all the documents you submit with your application, apart from the one the officials usually request. If a document gets lost, you can always submit it again immediately.
List of Spanish Embassies and Consulates
Embassy and Consulate hours can vary. Always contact the Embassy before a visit. The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores) provides an updated list that you should check at any time.
United Kingdom
Embassy in London 39 Chesham Place London SW1X8SB Phone: 020 7235 5555 E-mail: emb.londres@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 16:30 | Consulate in London 20 Draycott Place London SW3 2RZ Phone: 020 7589 8989 E-mail: cog.londres@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:15 to 14:00 |
Consulate in Edinburgh 63 North Castle Street Edinburgh EH2 3LJ Phone: 0131 220 1843 E-mail: cog.edimburgo@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:15 to 14:00 |
United States
Embassy in Washington DC 2375 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington DC 20037 Phone: 202 728 2330 E-mail: emb.washington@maec.es Monday to Thursday 9:00 to 13:00 | Consulate in Boston 31 St.James Avenue, Suite 905 Boston, MA 02116 Phone: 617 536 2506 E-mail: cog.boston@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 13:30 |
Consulate in Chicago 180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1500 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312 782 4588 E-mail: cog.chicago@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 14:00 | Consulate in Houston 1800 Bering Drive, Suite 660 Houston, TX 77057 Phone: 713 783 6200 E-mail: cog.houston@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 13:00 |
Consulate in Los Angeles 5055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 860 Los Angeles, CA 90036 Phone: 323 938 0158 E-mail: cog.losangeles@maec.es Monday to Friday 8:00 to 12:00 | Consulate in Miami Le Jeune Road, Suite 203 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Phone: 305 446 5511 E-mail: cog.miami@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 13:00 |
Consulate in New York 150 East 58th St., 30th floor New York, NY 10155 Phone: 212 355 4080 E-mail: cog.nuevayork@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 15:00 | Consulate in San Francisco 1405 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94109 Phone: 415 922 2995 E-mail: cog.sanfrancisco@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 14:00 |
Canada
Embassy in Ottawa 74 Stanley Avenue Ottawa (Ontario), K1M 1P4 Phone: 613 747 2252 E-mail: emb.ottawa@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 13:00 | Consulate in Montreal 1 Westmount Square, Suite 1456 Montréal (Québec), H3Z 2P9 Phone: 514 935 5235 E-mail: cog.montreal@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 14:00 |
Consulate in Toronto 2 Bloor Street East, Suite 1201 Toronto (Ontario), M4W 1A8 Phone: 416 977 1661 E-mail: cog.toronto@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 12:30 |
Germany
Embassy in Berlin Lichtensteinallee, 1 10787 Berlin Phone: 03 0254 0070 E-mail: emb.berlin.inf@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 13:00 | Consulate in Düsseldorf Homberger Str. 16 40474 Düsseldorf Phone: 02 1143 9080 E-mail: cog.dusseldorf@maec.es Monday to Friday 8:00 to 14:00 |
Consulate in Frankfurt Nibelungenplatz 3 60318 Frankfurt am Main Phone: 06 9959 1660 E-mail: cog.francfort@maec.es Monday to Friday 8:00 to 13:30 | Consulate in Hamburg Mittelweg 37 20148 Hamburg Phone: 04 0414 6460 E-mail: cog.hamburgo@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 13:00 |
Consulate in Munich Oberföhringer Str. 45 81925 München Phone: 08 9998 4790 E-mail: cog.munich@maec.es Monday to Friday 8:00 to 13:00 | Consulate in Stuttgart Lenzhalde 61 70192 Stuttgart Phone: 07 1199 7980 E-mail: cog.stuttgart@maec.es Monday to Friday 8:30 to 14:00 |
Australia
Embassy in Canberra 15, Arkana St. – Yarralumla Canberra ACT 2600 Phone: 02 6273 3555 E-mail: emb.canberra@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 14:00 | Consulate in Melbourne 146A Elgin St. – Carlton Melbourne Victoria 3053 Phone: 03 9347 1966 E-mail: cog.melbourne@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 14:00 |
Consulate in Sydney St. Martins Tower, Level 24 31 Market Street Sydney NSW 2000 Phone: 02 9261 2433 E-mail: cog.sydney@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:00 to 14:00 |
Ireland
Embassy in Dublin 17 A, Merlyn Park, Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Phone: 01 269 1640 E-mail: emb.dublin@maec.es Monday to Friday 9:30 to 13:30 |