The Spanish Visa Application Center in Yekaterinburg opened its doors on February 1, 2017. Now residents of Yekaterinburg and the region can use the services of a service company.
Visa Center in Yekaterinburg
At the end of December 2016, BLS International received the right to provide services for receiving and issuing documents for a Spanish visa when the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to cooperate with VFS Global.
So the service company BLS took over the reorganization and reopened all offices in the Russian regions. She is now doing visa work for the Honorary Consulate of Spain again after such a long break.
BLS International LLC cares about its customers and provides high-class services, and its employees work quickly and efficiently.
Address and opening hours
If necessary, applicants apply to the consulate and travel agencies for a visa to Spain. The majority of tourists apply to the visa center for Karl Liebknecht in Yekaterinburg. It is officially accredited by the Spanish consulate and recommendedfor use by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
To get to the center, you need to go to the address: st. Karl Liebknecht, house 22. You can approach the building from the street between houses at numbers 32 and 26, in which there is a cafe-bar and a museum of the history of Yekaterinburg from the end. Entrance from the front. Inside the building, climb the stairs to the 3rd floor and go to office 305.
Visa Application Center is open from 9:00 to 16:00 on weekdays (Monday-Friday). At this time, both reception and issuance of documents take place. On holidays and weekends, the center is closed and does not carry out its activities.
Rules of conduct inside the center
Ekaterinburg has also become one of the places to receive documents for a visa. The Spanish Visa Application Center asks you to follow the rules of conduct inside the center established by the administration.
Before visiting the office, make an appointment with a specialist in advance. To do this, use the form on the website or call. In this case, it is necessary to indicate all those planning to submit documents. If a package of documents is submitted for a family of four, and only one comes in person, then all applicants still need to be indicated. It is recommended to indicate the data in accordance with the passport data.
In the center itself, an electronic queue is observed, the administration of the center urges to come no earlier than 10 minutes before the appointed time. You can not use phones and other technical equipment, take pictures and shoot videos. It is necessary to prepare the necessary documentsin advance, try not to create fuss and confusion.
What to bring with you
With him to the Spanish Visa Application Center in Yekaterinburg, the applicant must bring a Russian passport, a foreign passport (a visa is pasted into it), a completed and printed application form on two sheets, signed on both sides, 1 photo, a medical insurance policy, booking flights and accommodation.
You need to take with you the old, canceled passport, if it is preserved. All passports brought must have copies. The photo cannot be older than six months. If you plan to travel by ferry, a reservation is required, otherwise the tourist risks getting a visa with a single entry.
You will also need a certificate from work or a sponsorship letter, for students and pupils you will need a document confirming the training. It can be obtained from your educational institution.
The original bank statement is certified by the seal of the bank, there must be at least 637 euros on the account for the entire trip or at the rate of 71 euros / day per person.
Minors must have a notarized certificate with permission to travel to the Schengen countries. It must be translated into Spanish and submitted with the rest of the documents immediately upon submission.
The Spanish Visa Application Center in Yekaterinburg treats applicants kindly, but asks to follow internal procedures and bring all documents on time.
