Nationalities and exemptions that need/don't need Airport Transit Visa: List I / List II / List III
The "Airport Transit Visa" enables transit through the International Transit Area of one or more airports located in the territory of the Member States of the Schengen Agreement, to make a connection to another international flight, without leaving the International Transit Area. It does not permit entry in the territory of the Schengen area. When a flight connection involves passing through border control, for example, to connect to a domestic flight within the Schengen area or to stay in a hotel in the city, it will be necessary to apply for a Schengen tourist visa.
The holder may transit once, twice or multiple times through the international transit area of the airport. Applications for airport transit visas must be submitted to the Schengen member state in which the first airport transit takes place. Spain will only process transit visas if a Spanish airport is the first connection point.
The maximum validity period of an airport transit visa cannot exceed 6 months.
The airport transit visa application must be submitted in person no more than 180 days before your trip and at least 15 days before your trip. Applications will not be accepted more than 180 days in advance of your trip. Crew members can apply 9 months in advance.
The Revised visa fee and BLS service charge are as follows:
Visa Fee | Amount in USD |
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General visa fee: | |
General fee (citizens age 12 and over) | $99 |
Children of 6-11 years | $49 |
Children aged 5 and under | Exempt |
Countries subject to Visa Facilitation Agreements: | |
Nationals of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Belarus: Nationals aged 12 and over |
$38 |
Children aged 11 and under | Exempt |
Citizens of Cabo Verde: | |
Citizens aged 18 and over | $66 |
Children of 12-17 years | $33 |
Children aged 11 and under | Exempt |
Citizens of Albania, Georgia, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine: | |
holders of non-biometric passports do need a Schengen visa | $38 |
holders of biometric passports do not need a Schengen visa |
Note: Exemption of Visa Fee for a child is applicable only in the case of Short Term category, if the child's age is less than 6 years at the date of submission.
BLS International Service charge
Applicants applying at the Spanish visa application Centre shall be levied a service charge of 18 USD /- (inclusive tax) payable in cash or Debit Card.
Documents Required:
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The applicant shall be given a receipt for the visa fee paid.
During the examination of an application the Spanish Consulate may call the applicant for an interview and request additional documents.
Applications shall be decided on within 15 calendar days of the date of the lodging, even though that period may be extended up to a maximum of 30 calendar days. Exceptionally, when additional documentation is needed in specific cases, the period may be extended up to a maximum of 60 calendar days.
Any fake document will lead to your application being rejected. An incomplete file may lead to a visa denial, even though a complete file does not guarantee the issuance of a visa.
Note: We regret we cannot accept photographs that do not meet these requirements
Please provide one recent photograph (not more than 6 months old) of yourself, which should not have been used previously in the passport. The photograph should be in colour and:
Note: Please follow these instructions carefully. If photographs presented do not meet these requirements your application will be considered incomplete. A photo booth meeting these requirements is available at the centre.
Applications accepted at the Spain Visa Application Centre will be submitted on the next working day at the Consulate General of Spain. Once the application has been submitted, the applicant can be further requested additional documentation in support of the same. Please note as per the instructions received from Consulate General of Spain minimum processing time is 15 working days (It may delay depending on case to case).
All applications must be submitted at least 15 days prior to the proposed date of travel to accommodate any unforeseen processing delays.
Below mentioned forms/checklist are mandatory for all visa categories accepted by BLS
Note: All application form/checklist has to be filled by Blue pen
Schenghen Visa Application Form
All Application submitted at visa application centre should have English/Spanish Application forms only.
Note: The checklist must be submitted on back to back format only (without back to back copies being stapled to each other).
Parental Authorization Letter for Minors
Visa Collection Acknowledgement Notice
Please Note:
The forms are in PDF format.
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To download the Application Form and Information Leaflet:
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