Visa centers provide services to anyone who wants to quickly submit documents. There is one of such visa centers in Spain and Kazan, it provides a service for applying for a Spanish visa.
Service center in Kazan
Until October 2016, the Spain Visa Application Centers in Russia operated under the guidance of Vfs Global. Then the Spanish Foreign Ministry decided to change the representative organization, and BLS International Services Ltd. was chosen for this purpose. Spain Visa Application Center in Kazan and some other cities was opened by this company.
The new centers had to wait a long time for accreditation, and at the beginning of 2017, document acceptance points were reopened, including in Kazan.
Submission Rules
To apply for a tourist visa you need to take the following documents:
1. The application form is printed or in manuscript (in block letters) in English or Spanish. It must be personally signed by the applicant. Minor children cannot sign, parents sign for them.
2. 2 photographs 3.5 x 4.5 cm, made on a white background. The photo can not be older than 6 months, should not be used in the earlier issued documents with a period of more than six months. One of them is handed over to the center specialist, the second is glued to the questionnaire.
3. Foreign passport and copies of all pages.
4. If you have other or old passports, you must also present them. Copies of all pages must be attached to all passports submitted, even if they are blank.
5. Copies of the passport of the Russian Federation should be made at the pages with the filled information.
6. Be sure to require confirmation of a reservation for accommodation, without it a refusal from the consulate may follow.
7. Insurance in the amount of 30,000 euros. The policy provides for all possible costs. The insurance period covers at least the first trip to the country.
8. Air tickets are provided not only there, but also back.
9. Certificate of employment or 2NDFL issued no later than a month ago. Individual entrepreneurs must provide a copy of the registration certificate and a copy of the TIN.
10. Bank statement. The amount should be at least 65 euros per person per day, at least 581 euros per person for the entire trip. If the financial part is covered by the sponsor, then the employees are given an extract or a statement about the sponsorship status of the account.
Observing all the rules for submitting documents at the Spain Visa Application Center in Kazan, the applicant increases his chances of a positive examination by the consulate.
How to get
After the transfer of the centers to another company, a number of changes to the application rules took place. Now, to come to the service center, you must first sign up and receive an electronic coupon. Moreover, coupons are issued for each passport separately. For those who want to submit documents for the whole family, you need to write down each passport separately.
The electronic ticket must be printed and presented at the entrance. The administration strongly recommends arriving in advance.
In winter, in the low season, the turn is small. But already from May to the end of August, you need to register in advance.
The visa center of Spain is located in Kazan on Marcel Salimzhanov, house 2B, office 320, on the third floor. The work is carried out in the interval from 9 to 16 hours from Monday to Friday. Calls are being received at the same time.