Spain National Visa Application – Fill Out and Use This PDF

Enter Surname(s) in box 1, Surname(s) at birth (previous surname(s)) in box 2, Forename(s) in box 3, Date of birth (day-month-year) in box 4, Place of birth in box 5 and Country of birth in box 6.

Boxes 1, 2 and 3 are to be completed according to data which appears in travel document.

Enter Current nationality in box 7 and Nationality at birth, if different.

In box 8, Sex: Male or Female.

In box 9, Marital status: Single/a, Married, Separated, Divorced, Widow(er) or Others (specify).

In box 12, Type of travel document: Ordinary passport, Diplomatic passport, Service passport, Official passport, Special passport or Other travel document (please specify). Enter Number of travel document in box 13.

Enter Date of Issue in box 14, Valid until in box 15 and Issued by in box 16.

Enter Postal and e-mail address of applicant in box 17.

Enter Telephone number(s).

In box 18, Residence in country other than country of current nationality: No, or Yes with Residence permit or equivalent document, Nº and Valid until. Enter Current Profession in box 19.

In box 20, Principal purpose of journey: Residence without work permit, Residence - Family reunion, Residence - Employee, Residence - Self employed, Residence - Temporary work as employee (nine months a year), Studies, Research (within the framework of hosting agreement signed by research organisation) or Accreditation.

Enter Date of intended entry into Spain in box 21. In box 22, Number of entries requested: one, two or more than two.

Enter Postal address of applicant in Spain in box 23 and Spanish Foreign National Identity Number (NIE) in box 24.

Enter Date of notification of decision issued by competent body for non-nationals in box 25.

The Spanish Foreign National Identity Number (NIE) in box 24 and the date of notification of decision in box 25 are essential when a decision has been previously issued by competent body for non-nationals in which applicant has received authorisation to reside or work.

In box 26, for an application for residence visa for family reunion, enter Surname(s) and forename(s) of individual resident in Spain. Relationship (between applicant and individual resident in Spain): spouse, registered partner, son/daughter (of the individual resident or spouse), dependent direct relative (of spouse or partner) in the ascending line of the individual resident or dependent person subject to legal representation of individual resident.

In the same box, also enter Date of birth, Nationality, Spanish Foreign National Identity Number or Spanish National Identity Number, Telephone number of individual resident, Postal address of individual resident in Spain and E-mail address of individual resident.

In box 27, for an application for residence and employment visa, enter Surname(s) and forename(s) of employer or company name and surname(s) and forename(s) of contact person within company, Postal address of employer or company, Telephone number of employer or company, E-mail address of employer or company, Spanish Foreign National Identity Number or Spanish National Identity Number of employer or contact person within company and Spanish Company Tax Identification Code.

In box 28, in case of applying for student or research visa, enter Name of educational establishment or research centre, Telephone number of educational establishment or research centre, Postal address of educational establishment or research centre, E-mail of educational establishment or research centre, Intended starting date for study or research and Intended finishing date for study or research.

For temporary stay of minors for educational reasons in programmes promoted and funded by Public Administrations, non-profit associations or foundations or other bodies or persons who do not exercise parental responsibility or who are not legal guardians, enter Surname(s) and forename(s) of person providing minor with accommodation or name of accommodating organisation and surname(s) and forename(s) of contact person within organisation, Postal address, Telephone number, E-mail and Spanish Foreign National Identity Number or National Identity Number of person providing minor with accommodation or contact person of organisation.

You declare that to the best of your knowledge and belief all particulars supplied by you are correct and complete (4).

Any false statements shall lead to your application being refused or to the annulment of a visa already granted.

The visa fee is not refundable if the visa is refused. Enter Place and date in box 27.

Sign in box 28 (for minors, signature of person exercising parent responsibility or legal guardian).

Decisions on a visa application shall be notified within a maximum period of one month, which cannot be extended, counting from the day following the date the application was submitted at the competent Consular Post for processing, except in the case of residence visas without work permit in which case the maximum period shall be three months.

Summons and requests served must be complied with within a period not exceeding ten days, unless personal attendance is required, in which case the deadline is fifteen days.

If no reply is received to a request or summons within the time period, the applicant shall be deemed to have withdrawn his/her request and he/she shall be notified of the decision establishing this to be the case.

Once the visa is granted it must be collected within a month, unless it is a visa for a family reunion or a visa for study purposes; in these cases, the period for collection is two months. If a visa is not collected within the aforesaid periods, the applicant shall be deemed to have renounced the visa granted and the application and accompanying documentation will be archived.

In box 10, for minors, enter the surname(s), forename(s), address (if different from that of applicant) and nationality of person who exercises parental responsibility or legal guardian.

Enter the Spanish National Identity Document Number in box 11, where applicable.