• This visa must be applied for in person.
• Application must be submitted at the earliest 90 days in advance to the expected date of travel.
• Residence visas must be picked-up within a month, counting from time you received the notification that it was approved. If later than 30 days, visas will be canceled.
DOCUMENTATION TO SUBMIT
2. One passport-type photo. (White Background, 2x2") glued to the form.
3. Passport or Travel Document. (Original and photocopy of the main page). Passport should be no older than 10 years. Please make sure your passport has at least one blank page for the new visa.
4. I.D. Card that proves your place of residence is within the jurisdiction of the Spanish Consulate of Los Angeles (Original and a photocopy). You can provide one of the following documents: U.S. Driver license, State I.D. card, Voter’s Registration Card, current Student I.D.
5. (Non-US Citizens only) Alien Registration Card or long term U.S. Visa. (Original and a photocopy).
- Holders of B-1 and B-2 Visas cannot apply in the United States; they must apply in their country of residence or country of origin.
- Applicants holding Student Visas must also submit their I-20 signed by the university on the last page and a copy of their F-1 Visa.
6. Authorization of work and residence permit approval (comunicación de autorización de trabajo y residencia) issued by the Oficina de Extranjeros o Dirección General de Inmigración of the Ministry of Labor (Ministerio de Trabajo e Inmigración) in Spain. This document cannot be older than 30 days
7. Work Contract proving the fulfillment of minimal economic funds during time in Spain (Original and a photocopy)
8. Certification of “absence of police records” (18 years of age or older) (Original, a photocopy and a translation into Spanish): verified by fingerprints. This document is valid for 3 months in reference to the date that it was issued. The document can be issued by:
a) The State Justice Department (all states where the applicant has resided in the last 5 years) and the document must be legalized with the “Apostille of The Hague” by the Secretary of State of said state.
b) The U.S. Justice Department– FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation and must be legalized with the “Apostille of The Hague” by the Secretary of State of the corresponding state.
9. Medical Certificate: (Original, photocopy and a translation): It must be recent (Issued within the last 3 months), include letter-head and handwritten signature of a doctor (M.D. or D.O.) with the following format (
Please see specifications attached)
11. Payment of the Visa Fees is accepted with
money orders. Money orders are to be addressed to the General Consulate of Spain Los Angeles. See the following link for fees.
Money will not be reimbursed even if the visa is not granted or is cancelled.
• Spouse of the main applicant should submit his/ her own visa application for Residence visa, with all required documents plus the Marriage certificate authenticated with the Apostille of The Hague and translated into Spanish.
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Children of the main applicant should submit his/ her own visa application for Residence visa, with all required documents plus the Birth certificates authenticated with the Apostille of The Hague and translated into Spanish.
VERY IMPORTANT
The
Visa will be valid for 90 days. During the first month of your stay in Spain, you must go to the
Local Police station where you will receive a “Tarjeta de Identificación de Extranjero” (NIE).
The duration for your visa, will be shown with European format: Day/Month/Year (“del… al…”)
The Consulate Administration has full authority to evaluate and request more documents than those listed above. Please be informed that submitting the mentioned documents does NOT guarantee issuance of the visa. Documents presented for the visa application will not be returned