CONSULATE GENERAL OF SPAIN IN MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA)
HOW TO APPLY FOR VISAS
THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE IN FORCE AS FROM 24th JULY 2025
PLEASE REFER TO OUR OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION REGARDING VISAS AND TO DOWNLOAD THE REQUESTED VISA FORMS:
https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/melbourne/es/Paginas/index.aspx
PLEASE NOTE THAT NO INFORMATION ABOUT VISAS WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE COUNTER OR VIA EMAIL.
THE ISSUE OF VISAS REQUIRES THREE DIFFERENT STAGES:
1.REQUEST FOR AN APPOINTMENT. ALL APPLICANTS, INCLUDING MINORS, MUST APPLY FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO SUBMIT THE VISA APPLICATION. THE APPOINTMENT REQUESTS MUST BE SENT EXCLUSIVELY TO THE ADRESS cog.melbourne.visappt@maec.es.IN YOUR E-MAIL PLEASE MENTION: FULL NAME, NATIONALITY, PHONE NUMBER AND TYPE OF VISA REQUESTED (Schengen, studies in Spain, national visa, etc.). THE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE ALLOCATED ON A FIRST COME-FIRST SERVED BASIS, AS WE DO NOT OFFER ANY PRIORITY SERVICE. APPOINTMENTS SHOULD BE REQUESTED WITH A MINIMUM PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED START OF THE TRIP FOR SCHENGEN VISAS, OR THREE MONTHS FOR NATIONAL VISAS.
2.PRESENTATION OF THE VISA APPLICATION. ONCE THE REQUEST IS RECEIVED, THIS CONSULAR OFFICE WILL GIVE AN APPOINTMENT TO THE APPLICANT. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON TO:
Consulate General of Spain
Level 7, 564 St. Kilda road
MELBOURNE VIC 3004
PLEASE NOTE THAT APPOINTMENTS WILL BE GIVEN ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS FOR SCHENGEN VISAS, AND ON FRIDAYS FOR NATIONAL VISAS, IN BOTH CASES BETWEEN 10.00 AND 13.00 HOURS. DO NOT COME TO THIS GENERAL CONSULATE FOR VISA PURPOSES IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT. MAKE SURE YOU COME TO THE APPOINTMENT WITH ALL THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE VISA FEE (only cash and money order). IN CASE WE REQUEST THE APPPLICANT TO PROVIDE MORE DOCUMENTS, THIS CONSULAR OFFICE WILL GIVE HIM/HER ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.
PLEASE ENSURE TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR PROCESSING. THE PROCESSING TIME MAY BE EXTENDED FOR NATIONAL VISAS, AS THEY WILL ONLY BE ISSUED ONCE APPROVAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE RELEVANT SPANISH AUTHORITIES.
3.COLLECTION OF THE PASSPORT. IF THE VISA IS GRANTED OR REFUSED, OR THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE APPLICANT WITHOUT BEING PROCESSED, PASSPORTS OR APPLICATIONS MUST BE COLLECTED BY THE APPLICANT OR AUTHORISED PERSON, SINCE THIS CONSULAR OFFICE DOES NOT RETURN THEM BY MAIL. COLLECTION TIMES ARE TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS FOR SCHENGEN VISAS AND FRIDAYS FOR NATIONAL VISAS, IN BOTH CASES BETWEEN 10.00 AND 13.00 HOURS, WITHOUT APPOINTMENT.
VISA APPLICATIONS SENT BY POST ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING.
To be eligible you must:
Be an Australian citizen, resident in Australia and have a passport with a validity that covers the intended period you will stay in Spain.
- Be at least 18 years of age and not more than 30 years of age
- Hold a return ticket or have sufficient funds to purchase a return
- Be coming to Spain for tourism purposes, with work being a secondary intention for your visit
- Not be accompanied by any dependants
- Possess sufficient funds to maintain yourself during your stay
- Hold travel insurance before travelling to Spain valid for the whole of your intended stay in Spain
- Posses a functional level of Spanish
- Have completed at least 2 years of higher education
- Meet Spanish health and police clearance requirements
- Not have been recipients of this programme before
- Not work for the same employer for more than 6 months during your stay
- Apply for the specific visa and pay the prescribed fees
- Applicants who participate in this programme are able to study in Spain, however the period of study cannot exceed 4 months.
Each visa application must include:
1. Passport with a validity that covers the period you will stay in Spain. It must have a t least 2 blank pages plus one photocopy of the details page of the passport.
2. One visa application form duly completed and signed. Application form and travel letter.
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Application Form.pdf
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3. One passport size photograph on a light coloured background, photo must be glued (not stapled) to the visa application form on the top right hand corner. Photographs must be printed on quality photographic paper.
4. A non-refundable visa fee $635.00 AUD payable in cash or by Money Order made out to: Consulate General of Spain.
5. Return ticket or sufficient funds to purchase such a ticket
6. Evidence of a minimum of 2 years tertiary study.
7. Evidence of having enough funds (a minimum of $1.026.00 AUD per month) Acceptable evidence of sufficient funds can be demonstrated in the form of: bank statements, travellers cheques, recognized credit cards with sufficient credit available (up to date statements).
8. In the event that a parent or guardian is committed to covering the applicants cost, then they must provide a statutory declaration signed before a Justice of the Peace and include a legalized copy of their passport, a copy of the applicants' birth certificate and current bank statement. Please note that internet printed bank statements do not normally show the account holders name and therefore not be accepted.
9. Comprehensive travel Insurance to cover medical and hospital charges, including associated repatriation cost.
10. Medical certificate from your Doctor or GP, less than 3 months old, with the following text both in Spanish and English:
- “This medical certificate states that Mr/Ms…. Does not suffer from any of the diseases that can have serious implications for public health, pursuant to the provisions of the International Health Regulations 2005"
- “Este certificado médico acredita que el Sr/Sra….. no padece ninguna de las enfermedades que pueden tener repercusiones de salud pública graves de conformidad con lo dispuesta en el Reglamento Sanitario Internacional de 2005"
11.A National police clearance certificate from Australia and any other country where the applicant has lived for the last 5 years (this document must be less than 3 months old) . http://www.afp.gov.au/what-we-do/police-checks/national-police-checks.aspx NOTE: Please do not forward a copy of your actual fingerprints; we require the results of the Police checked against your name and fingerprints.
12. Application for an NIE, form 790 duly completed (foreigners Identity number) $21.00 AUD (non refundable) and form EX-15 duly completed ![]()
EX15 Form.pdf . Please follow this link and download a copy of the form MODELO 790 TASA 012 to be filled out and signed, and included in your application.
13. Proof of Functional level of Spanish: any of the 6 following:
- DELE (Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language) level A1 or superior. The Diplomas in Spanish DELE are official qualifications certifying the degree of competence and mastery of Spanish, granted by Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Spain. The DELE can be done in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. More information can be found in this link.
- Spanish course level A1 (2 courses of 30 hours at Instituto Cervantes in Sydney A1.1 and A1.2: Face to face course at the premises of the Instituto Cervantes Sydney. More information can be found in this link.
- Spanish Online Course AVE with Skype Teacher Support Level A1 or higher (two 12 week courses: A1.1 and A1.2.) More information can be found in this link
- At least four semesters of Spanish during secondary education.
- At least two semesters of Spanish during higher education.
- Those applicants who are fluent in Spanish (descendants of Spanish speakers or people having spent long stays in Spanish speaking countries), but who do not hold any Spanish language certificate, will be given the opportunity to prove their fluency at the Embassy or Consulate General through a set of interviews and administrative demarches in Spanish at the moment of lodging their application.
The application may not be lodged earlier than 3 months before the start of entry into Spain.
The applicant is informed that submitting the above mentioned documents does not guarantee automatic issuance of the visa.
Supplementary documentation to verify the application may be required.
Please be aware that the visa officers will not assess an application until your appointment.