General information
The Schengen visa is issued to third-country nationals listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806
. This visa allows the holder to stay in the Schengen area for up to 90 days (in any 180-day period) for the purposes of tourism, business, visiting family, medical treatment, studies, training placements or volunteer activities that last under 3 months, or for other non-gainful activities. It also allows transit through the territory and airports.
Korean citizens are not required a visa for stays under 90 days in any 180 days period.
The Schengen area encompasses 26 European countries without border controls between them: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
The Schengen visa allows the holder to travel to any of the Schengen States and to transit through their territory, but it does not automatically entitle them to enter the Schengen area. The border authorities can refuse entry if the visa holder does not provide proof of the purpose and specifics of the trip, or if any of the other entry requirements are not met (please refer to the section “Conditions for entry into Spain").
The Embassy of Spain in Seoul will process the Schengen visa applications submitted by applicants living in the consular jurisdiction in person by appointment only.
Required documents
NOTICE: All documents issued neither in English nor Spanish need to be translated into Spanish and the translation must be certified.
NOTICE: All documents issued in the foreign country, except in Spain and Korea, need to be legalised through Spanish consular representations of the issuing country or, in the case of signatory countries to the Hague Convention of October5, 1961, hold the Hague Apostille.
1. Schengen visa application form. Each applicant must complete and sign an official application form, filling in each of its sections. If the applicant is a minor, one of their parents must sign the application.
2. Photograph. One (1) recent, passport-size, colour photograph, taken against a light background, facing forward, without dark or reflective glasses, or any garments concealing the oval of the face. Photographs of minors must not show any part of the adult holding them.
3. Valid, unexpired passport. Original and a photocopy of the page or pages of the passport that contain biometric data. The passport must be valid for at least 3 months beyond the planned departure date from the Schengen territory. It must also contain at least two blank pages. Passports issued more than 10 years ago will not be accepted.
4. Travel medical insurance. The insurance must cover the costs of repatriation for medical reasons or death, as well as for urgent healthcare and/or emergency hospital treatment for the entire stay and throughout the Schengen area. Coverage must be of at least €30,000 or its equivalent in local currency. If the application is for a multiple entry visa, the medical insurance must be valid for the first planned entry. The applicant must undertake to purchase insurance for future trips.
5. Payment of the visa fee. Only cash. The amount of the visa fee is 106,850won for people aged over 12 and 53,400won for children of 6 to 11. Children aged 5 and under are exempt from the fee. Different fees (46,750won) are applied for nationals of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Cabo Verde, pursuant to the respective Visa Facilitation Agreements formalized with these countries.
6. Proof of residence in Republic of Korea. Original and a copy of valid, unexpired Korean Alien Registration Card. The ARC must be valid for at least 3 months beyond the planned departure date from the Schengen territory.
7. Flight reservation: Reservation of your airline ticket (roundtrip including all destinations in the Schengen area if travelling to more than one country, e.g. flights, bus, ferry ticket or Eurotunnel tickes). Please do not purchase the ticket before visa approval is granted.
8. Documents corroborating the specifics of the stay: Evidence of means of supporting your stay and your accomodation. These documents are as follow:
- Your detailed hotel reservation with the complete address for all Schengen countries. If you are part of a tour or cruise, include a letter from your travel agent stating a complete itinerary of cities and hotels.
- If you are going to stay with a friend or relative in Spain, it is necessary to submit an ORIGINAL LOCAL POLICE INVITATION issued by a Comisaría de Policía in Spain.
9. Proof of financial means:
For employed:
-bank statements for the last three months
-income statements or payrolls-confirmation of employment.
For self-employment:
-bank statements for the last three months
-income statements or payrolls-certificate of business registration
For sponsee (documents providing the family member supporing the applicant):
-bank statements for the last three months
-income statements or payrolls
-confirmation of employment or certificate of business registration
-family certificate (duly legalised through Spanish consular representations of the issuing country or, in the case of signatory countries to the Hague Convention of October5, 1961, hold the Hague Apostille).
10. Supporing documents concerning the purpose of travel:
- For visiting relatives or friends: travel itinerary
- For tourism: travel itinerary
- For business meetings: an invitation from the enterprise that you are going to visit and a letter from your employer stating your position within the company and the reason for your business travel. Either letter should clarify who is responsible for expenses.
- For conference, events or study: a letter of confirmation/admission from an organization, academic institution or company.
11. In the case of underage applicant:
-Notarised authorisation of parents or legal guardians for travel to Spain, with evidence of the person responsible for looking after the minor in Spain, residence address in Spainand period of the intended stay (duly legalised through Spanish consular representations of the issuing country or, in the case of signatory countries to the Hague Convention of October5, 1961, hold the Hague Apostille).-Birth certificate, falegal custody or legal guardian certificate (duly legalised through Spanish consular representations of the issuing country or, in the case of signatory countries to the Hague Convention of October5, 1961, hold the Hague Apostille).-Copy of the parent/s or legal guardian´s passport.
When necessary to assess the application, the Consular Office may request additional documents or data and may also ask the applicant to come in for a personal interview.
Only those applications meeting the requirements specified in sections 1, 2, 3 and 5 will be accepted.
Procedure
This Consular Office is competent to accept visa applications from third-country nationals residing in the consular district who are travelling to Spain as their only or main destination.
- Who can apply for a visa: Applications must be submitted in person. If the applicant is a minor, the application must be submitted by their legal representatives.
- Place of submission: Applications must be submitted in person at the Consular Office by appointment only.
Applicants must request their appointment following the instructions:
Please note that the previous link is the only official way to book an appointment. You do not need to pay anything to obtain an appointment. In addition, we will not reply to e-mail starting an appointment cannot be booked. If the calendar does not show any available spot, it is because all the appointments are taken and the system will eventually offer more.
We recommend you to schedule your appointment at your earliest convenience once you decide to visit our Embassy. It is essencial to confirm your attendance in advance of the appointment to avoid no-show. You will receive an email to confirm your attendance at the appointment in advance of 3 days. You will have 2 days to confirm your attendance from the moment youreceive the email. If you do not confirm your attendance before 2 days, the appointment, automatically, will be cancelled and you have to reschedule it. Appointments made less than the confirmation time will be automatically confirmed. Please arrive at least 5 minutes earlier before your appointment. After the time of your appointment, we will not be able to attend you, in which case you will have to make another appointment for another day.
- Biometric data capturing: The applicant's facial image and fingerprints will be captured during the visa application procedure. Applicants under 12 and applicants whose fingerprints have been taken in the last 59 months are exempt from fingerprint taking. However, in the latter case, if the applicant's prints are of poor quality, the Consular Office will request that they come back in to have their fingerprints retaken.
- Rectifying the application: The Consular Office may ask the applicant to submit any missing documents, or to provide additional documents or data that are necessary for a decision regarding the application. The applicant may also be called in for a personal interview.
- Collecting the visa/passport/refusal certificate: The visa must be collected in person by the applicant or by their representative (if the applicant is a minor) within a maximun period of 1 months, counted as the day after the date on which the RESUELTO is notified. You may pick up your visa/ passport/ refusal certificate by APPOINTMENT or you may come to the Embassy, without an appointment on Monday, Wednesday or Friday from 12.00p.m. to 12.50p.m..
- Permission granted by the visa: A visa does not automatically entitle someone to enter the Schengen area. The traveller must meet all legal entry requirements (see section "Conditions for entry into Spain").
- Visa refusal: Visa refusals will always be notified in writing, setting forth the grounds on which the decision adopted was based.
- Appeals: If a visa is refused, the applicant may submit an appeal for reconsideration to this Consular Office within 1 month of the day following the date on which notification of the refusal is received. An application for judicial review may also be filed with the High Court Justice of Madrid within the 2-month period beginning the day after the date on which the applicant receives notification of the visa refusal or of the dismissal of the reconsideration appeal.
Complaints or suggestions about the service received or about the visa application procedure can be submitted online through this website. They may also be submitted in writing at this Consular Office.
Data protection
The processing of personal data of visa applicants is done in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation.
Persons wishing to exercise their rights of access, rectification and erasure of their personal data in the Visa Information System (VIS) may do so by addressing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation
Inspección General de Servicios
Postal address: Plaza de la Provincia, 1, Madrid, España
Email: dpd@maec.es
The following forms may be used to do so:
Persons whose visa application has been refused because they are banned from entering the Schengen area may exercise their rights of access, rectification and erasure of their personal data in the Schengen Information System (SIS) by addressing the Ministry of the Interior.
To obtain more information on your rights and duties and on how to exercise your rights of access, rectification and erasure of data included in the SIS, please refer to the website of the Spanish Data Protection Agency.
Basic legislation
Community Code on Visas
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code).
- Regulation (EU) 2019/1155 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code).