After Submission

If you have already submitted your application, you can track it online using our tracking service

Please note that if necessary, the Consulate General of Spain may request additional documents relating to travel, and also invite the applicant to the Consulate for an interview.

Processed documents can be collected at the Visa Centre by:

• The applicant upon submission of an identity document and the receipt of payment;
• Applicant’s close relative (children, parents, siblings, spouses, grandparents, grandchildren or nephews), when submitting an identity document and the necessary documents to prove the relationship (birth certificates, marriage certificates, documents confirming the change of surname / name) and the receipt of payment;

Once you have received your passport, is very important that you verify next data on your visa:

• Visa validity terms;
• Number of days of stay;
• Name and surname spelling;
• Passport number and series;
• Consulate’s stamp;

Important Note: If you find an error or some of the details above described is not in place, please head for the pass back counter.

In case of refusal:

The resolution of visa refusal/annulment/revocation puts an end to the administrative channel. The interested party may lodge a contentious- administrative appeal at the High Court of Justice of Madrid (Spain) within a two-month deadline counted from the serving of notice hereof.

Alternatively, pursuant to Article 123 of Act 39/2015, of 1 october, on the Common Administrative Procedure of the Public Administrations, the interested party may lodge an optional reconsideration appeal against this resolution within a one-month deadline counted from the serving of notice hereof.:

• The name of the appellant as well as the identification of means and, where appropriate, the place as is for notification purposes.
• The action that is being appealed and the reason for its challenge.
• Place, date and personal identification of the appellant.
• Body, centre or administrative unit to which it is addressed.
• Other particulars if required by the specific provisions.

The appeal must be submitted in printed form in Russian, English or Spanish language and must be signed by the applicant in person or by duly authorized representative.

Appeals can be submitted at the Visa Application Centres from 9.00 to 15.00 every working day.

Please note:

A visa is no guarantee for access into the Schengen States.

The final authorization remains within the competence of the Immigration Officer at the border. In addition to a valid passport with a visa (except for exempted nationals), every foreigner, when entering Spain, should be in a position to produce to the Immigration Officer the following documents:

Concerning his/her Stay in Spain

• For tourism: hotel reservation
• For a professional visit: letter from the employer and an invitation from a Spanish company or organization
• Proof of a Medical Insurance, covering all type of expenses including doctors and/or hospital fees and social assistance
• Concerning his/her Means of Living Financial Guarantees: Job certificate indicating salary.
• Money Availability: € 118 per day/ person with a minimum of € 1 065, or credit card with the extract of the bank account (extracts obtained in the Internet will not be admitted), travel checks or a recent certificate of exchanged currency.
• Guaranties of Return Air Ticket (double way)