Many Russians go to Spain for vacation, on an invitation or on business. Tenerife, Canary, Ibiza and other numerous Spanish Mediterranean and Atlantic resorts attract our tourists no less than popular Egypt. This is favored by the milder climate of Spain, and the European level of service.
So, the main questions that arise before the planned trip to Spain, is whether there is a visa and what kind. Let's find out!
Visa to Spain for Russians
If you doubt whether Russians need a visa to Spain , then you should know: it is necessary and necessary. And for visiting Spanish cities and resorts, it is necessary to have a Schengen visa . It is a special sticker in the passport, allowing the crossing of the borders of the Schengen zone, where besides Andorra, Portugal, France, Italy, Austria and twenty other European countries. Sometimes the Spanish Embassy issues a so-called national visa, which gives the right to enter only one specific state - actually Spain. Pay attention to this, if it is important for you to get the Schengen.
The main types of visa documents for Russians are tourist, guest and business visas. They can be disposable or multiple, as well as different in duration: short-term or transit. Usually a document is issued that gives the right to stay in any country of Schengen for up to 90 days, while the visa itself is valid for 180 days. It is called "multivisa".
The very same visa for Spain for Russians, as a rule, takes 5 to 7 days. The exception is the "high" tourist season and the threshold of the New Year holidays, when this process can take up to 8-10 days.
With regard to the cost of obtaining a Spanish visa, it ranges from 35 (for self-submission) to 70 euros (if you want to quickly get permission to enter through the visa center).
In addition to the visa, you must fill out the migration card before crossing the border. If you travel by plane, these cards are usually issued by flight attendants and help to fill them. Migration cards are filled for every passenger, including children who have their own foreign passport.
Documents required for a Spanish visa
There are several ways to get a Schengen visa. For example, through a travel agency, if you require a tourist visa to Spain, either independently through the Embassy of Spain in Moscow or the Consular Section. If you do not live in the capital, contact the visa center (they are available in every major regional center of the country). There is also a fourth way to do this - with the help of one of the intermediary agencies that specialize in the design of Schengen visas.
Among the documents you need to apply for a Spanish visa, we note the following:
- A completed application form;
- a passport that will be valid for 3 months after the end of the trip;
- 2 color photographs;
- an internal civil passport;
- a certificate from the official place of work (with a mandatory indication of the monthly salary) or a pension certificate;
- a certificate from the bank indicating the movement of funds on your account for the last 3 months and confirming the presence of money on the account at a rate of not less than 63 euros per person;
- if you get Schengen for the first time, as part of the package
documents it is desirable to provide papers confirming your solvency - a certificate of the availability of real estate, a car, etc .; - copies of all the above documents.
You can apply for a visa to Spain for a child only if you have the following additional documents:
- a certificate of his birth;
- consent of parents if the child is traveling with one of them or accompanied by another person;
- certificate from the school (for students).