(APPLIED THROUGH BLS)

KINDLY PROVIDE ALL THE DOCUMENTS IN A4 SIZE. PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE ANY DOCUMENTS

• Valid passport
• issued with validity of maximum 10 years
• valid for at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay.
• have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa
• should be along with all old passport booklets.
• Handwritten passports, Passports with observation and passports of 20-year validity are NOT acceptable.
• Photocopy of Front and Last page of the passport.(Mandatory)
• Visa Form filled with blue pen and duly signed by the passenger in his own handwriting only ,with Applicant email id and mobile number mentioned on it.
• 1 Declaration form
• 2 Recent Coloured Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) should be: –
  • 35mm x 45mm in dimension
  • On matte finish paper
  • With White background
  • With 80% face coverage, non-smiling [without glasses, a hat/cap or other head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of their religious belief or ethnic background and not previously used in a visa
• Personal Covering Letter (Addressed to The Embassy of Spain with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause .Details of all Applicants with name, passport number, If Applicable
  • Covering Letter should have an instruction to dispatch the passports to the below mentioned address after visa approval.
  • Please courier my passport to the following address:- Pax Name: __________ ___________________________________________________
• Confirmed Return Ticket (or ticket with Live PNR) covering all the sectors
• Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone no and Email. Id) .
• Travel Insurance as per Schengen specification, as per the travel dates, with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.
• Pan Card Copy(Mandatory).
• Original updated bank statement for last 6 months with bank seal and signature from the authorized person from the Bank.
• Income Tax Return for Last 2 years.
• Occupation proof
  • In case of Employee -Proof of employment(employment certificate/NOC)and Salary slips of last 3 months.
  • In case applicant is the proprietor / owner of the company-, company`s Original 3 month`s bank statement (with bank seal and signature), proof of paid income tax (for 3 years), company memo, partnership deal, establishment license or proprietorship etc are required.
  • For student, leave letter / report card issued from School and ID is required.
  • If the applicant is sponsored – proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation by completing a national form of the Schengen State concerned (seethe website of the Member State of destination)
  • If the applicant is retired- Proof of retirement, pension statements for the last three months; – proof of regular income generated by ownership of property or business.
• If applicant is travelling for honeymoon then
  • Photo and wedding card from both side are required.
  • 1 year or at least six months personal bank statement with original sign and stamp of the bank (online bank statements are not acceptable). (Both the parent`s).
  • Last 03 years Income Tax Return (ITR) (both the parent`s)
• If minor is accompanied by one parent/travelling alone shall provide aNOTARIZED NOC from other/both parents with their passport copy.
• In case of applicant visiting a relative, family or friends in Spain then the following 2 documents are mandatory –
  • Original Invitation issued by Policia Nacional de Espa
  • ntilde;a . (to be submitted in original along with a photocopy )
  • Attested copy of the passport and the DNI or residence card of the person living in Spain.
• Checklist
• Authority letter from applicant authorising MR. NAMES –  to submit passports on applicants behalf and also need to declare that applicant can appear for personal interview if embassy asked..
• BIOMETRIC MANDATORY for all Applicants w.e.f. 02-Nov-2015. (Please see instructions below)

Note

• Embassy have stopped accepting the passports which are handwritten or have any observation on the front data page Hence, all such passport holders are requested to get a fresh passport booklet to apply for Visa.
• The Embassy reserves the right to ask for additional documents and/or for a personal interview.
• It is mandatory to submit the supporting documents individually for all family members travelling together. For example, if a family of 4 people is applying for visa, then the supporting documents need to be submitted for all 4 family members (i.e. supporting documents of the Husband (main applicant) needs to be photocopied to make a total of 4 sets for 4 people). Hence, before sending us the visa applications please make photocopies of all supporting documents (of the main applicant) for all family members along with their visa applications.
• Incase of minors, the visa application form is to be signed by both the parents.
• Appointment for visa submission to be taken through VFS web site.
• East India issued passport to be applied in Kolkata.
• Embassy have stopped accepting the passports which are handwritten or have any observation on the front data page Hence, all such passport holders are requested to get a fresh passport booklet to apply for Visa.
• The Embassy reserves the right to ask for additional documents and/or for a personal interview

Important Instructions for Biometric:

From 2nd November 2015, Biometric is mandatory which will be valid for 59 months.
Personal appearance for visa application submission is mandatory for every traveler after 2nd November.

Applicants who have undertaken the biometric after 2nd November, are NOT required to go for biometric again for next 59 months and AIROCITY  Shall be submitting their cases.
Airocity  provides very premium services for Schengen as listed below:-

• Appointment Taking
• Documentation Assistance and Scrutiny
• Visa Fee Preparation
• Meet and Assist For Biometric
  Submission
• Dispatch of Passports

Kindly note that in case of any shortcoming in visa form or documents, the applicants would be asked to take a fresh appointment and visit again. Hence, we strongly recommend taking expert service of airocity to avoid any such hassle or re-visit for visa submission.

Please do send us your passports and documents at least 2 days in advance so that we may check documents, take the appointment and prepare the documentation for visa submission.

Following travelers are exempted from Biometric

• Children under 12 years of age
• Persons for whom the collection of fingerprints is physically impossible
• Sovereigns and other senior members of a royal family, Heads of State and members of the national Governments (with their official delegations and spouses) if they travel for official purposes.
• Applicant who have VIS printed on their last Schengen visa (provided the last Schengen visa is issued within 59 months)

Biometric will be valid for a period of 59 months, hence, the travelers who have undergone biometric for Schengen country after 2nd November 2015, will NOT NEED to undergo biometric for their next Schengen travel in next 59 months.
AIROCITY  shall be submitting their Visas without Personal appearence of the Applicants.

Fees
BLS charges Rs. 5315/- (inculding BLS service fees, SMS charges, Courier charges and Prime time charges)

Processing Time

As per the instructions received from The Embassy of Spain, minimum processing time is 15 days
(It may delay depending on case to case)

Special Instructions

Note :

• The passenger those who are having their old passport should send their old passport along with the new passport stapled together just to enable the embassy to know the travel history of the passenger.
• Spain Simen Visa requirement – Indian CDC required.
• VISA SECTION WORKING DAYS
  Monday to Thursday.
• Children below 18 years need to file NOC from School/College along with copy of School Diary (Bio Page and Holiday List Page). Also, their Visa Application Forms should be signed by both the parents. Such applicants should also submit the Notarised passport Copy of both the parents along with the documents.
• In Case of Pax using Cruise, full Payment Receipt and Confirmation is required.

Photo Specification – Photograph should be recent (clicked within 6 months), passport size (35mm x 45mm) and coloured with white background having face coverage 80% on it.