Appointments for consular services

December 5, 2025

The average wait time for an appointment is approximately three and a half months.

As of the date of this article, the earliest available appointments begin in the first week of March.

The Consular Section of the Spanish Embassy in Ottawa will only accept applications from residents of the National Capital Region (Ottawa and Gatineau).

If you reside in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario (except Ottawa), Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Yukon, or Nunavut, you must request your appointment at the Consulate General of Spain in Toronto.
If you reside in the provinces of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec (except Gatineau), or Newfoundland and Labrador, you must request your appointment at the Consulate General of Spain in Montreal.

Appointments for consular services are in person only, including minors. Please note that walk-ins are not accepted.

Also, keep in mind the following:

If you need two consular procedures simultaneously, you must schedule two separate appointments.
If multiple family members need to complete a consular procedure, you must book an appointment for each family member.
Personal data for each family member who needs a consular appointment must also be provided in the appointment request.

Exclusively for the following consular services:

you will need to send by email to emb.ottawa.cit@maec.es a scanned copy of all the documentation listed under 'Required Documents' of a specific consular service.
The files you attach to your email should be named according to the type of document they refer to. Also, make sure to reference your apointement (date & time) in your email so that we can identify you.
The format of the documents must be only in . pdf, or .jpg . Other formats or links to documents stored in the cloud are not accepted.
On the day of your appointment, you will need to bring the ORIGINALS and PHOTOCOPIES of the aforementioned documentation.

When booking an appointment, you must provide your full mailing address. In addition, for all types of visas, you will also need to provide your Canadian PR card number and its expiration date (if applicable).

You may book an appointment by clicking HERE.

A grace period of 15 minutes immediately after an appointment starting time will be allowed for applicants that arrive late due to unforeseen delays.

However, appointments will deemed forfeited for arrival times more than 15 minutes late. In this case, you will have the option to reschedule your appointments for a later date.

In the event that you are not able to keep your appointment, we encourage you to reprogram or cancel it as soon as possible so that someone else may book the same slot.

Please note that you MUST come prepared to submit your application, i.e., a completed and signed application form, as well as provide supporting documentation (original and copies), as the case may be. Otherwise, you may need to reschedule your appointment to a later date when your application is completed.

To learn more about our consular services and its requirements, please visit our website

Thank you.