Ans: It depends on your nationality. Please make sure to check according to your nationality if you require a Schengen visa.

Ans: Yes. Once you have entered the Schengen territory, a single-entry visa allows its holder to move within the Schengen territory multiple times. However, if the holder of this visa were to leave the Schengen territory, he or she would only be able to return to it if his or her visa is a multiple-entry visa, or after obtaining a new visa.

Ans: If you wish to apply for a visa for the Schengen states at the Visa Application Centre for Spain, this country must be your main destination and longest visit in the Schengen territory. Therefore, you must prepare the appropriate documentation as proof that Spain is your:

• • Main destination of the trip
• • The country most clearly related to the main purpose of your trip
• • The country you will spend the longest time visiting

Ans: The Consulates General of Spain in Colombia and Guayaquil, depending on their jurisdiction, issue Schengen visas for Spain. If you visit several Schengen states, you can do so with this visa. However, the country of your visa application for the entire duration of your trip will be determined based on the following criteria:

• Main destination of the trip
• The country most clearly related to the main purpose of your trip
• The country you will spend the longest time visiting

Ans: BLS is the outsourced organization associated with the Consulate General of Spain. In view of the increasing number of visa applications for Spain and to ensure better service, the BLS Visa Application Center for Spain serves as a collection and forwarding center for the Mission to process applications submitted in Colombia.

Ans: You can contact the Spanish Visa Application Centre by phone, email or by visiting our office directly. For more information, please read the “contact us” section.

Ans: The applicant may submit the application up to 6 months before the date of the voyage. However, in order to prevent delays in processing times, applications must be submitted at least 15 days before the intended date of the start of the voyage. This period is extended to 9 months in the case of seamen.

Ans: The deadline for processing applications for a short-stay visa (Schengen) is 15 calendar days from the date of submission of the application. This deadline may be extended to a maximum of 45 calendar days in specific cases, especially when a more detailed examination of the application is necessary.

Ans: No, it only collects it and sends it to the Consular Mission for processing and resolution.

Ans: To submit the visa application, applicants must go to the Visa Application Center in Colombia or Guayaquil, depending on the city that corresponds to the jurisdiction where they live, the day and time of their appointment that must be made on the page:

Ans: You must come in person to the Visa Application Centre on the day and at the time of your appointment.

Ans: The applicant can submit the application at the BLS Visa Application Centre for Spain during opening hours and days. At the entrance to the Centre, the applicant must pick up a number to be served and wait their turn in the designated room. They may only approach the counter when their number is called. The person in charge of collecting your application will check that the required documents have been submitted and that your photograph complies with the established specifications. They will also check the validity of your passport, whether it has the required number of blank pages and the data relating to previous departures. Both the fees to be paid and the documents to be submitted are subject to the regulations dictated by the Spanish Consulate. Finally, you will be given a label with the barcode of the application number with which the visa application is submitted. The invoice for the fees will be electronic, sent to the email address indicated to the person who receives your documents.

Ans: The Spanish Visa Application Centre is merely a place of submission of applications, therefore it is not permitted to suggest or recommend the type of visa that the applicant should apply for. The applicant must know the category of visa that he/she needs, depending on the destination of his/her trip. It is therefore recommended to visit the relevant section of the website.

https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/bogota/es/Paginas/index.aspx

Ans: Once your application is registered in our system, you will receive a label with your application number and with this number it will be possible to track your process through:

Ans: This is a communication from the Spanish Consulate General in which they communicate the requirement for additional documents, an appointment for a personal interview or a more detailed analysis of the documentation. This communication normally takes the form of a letter addressed individually to the applicant, and is delivered with the passport.