ASCENDANTS
FATHER/MOTHER OF A NON-EU CITIZEN RESIDING LEGALLY IN SPAIN
THIS VISA IS NOT A SCHENGEN VISA, IT IS A SPANISH VISA This kind of visa is for ascendants who wish to join their son or daughter, who is a non-European Union citizen residing legally in Spain.
WHERE TO SUBMIT
The applicant must apply for a Non-EU Citizen Family Reunion Visa at the facilities of the Consulate General of Spain in Lagos. The process may take up to 2 months from the day all documents are presented.
WHAT TO SUBMIT
The consular administration has full authority to evaluate, and request for more documents than those submitted by the applicant. The latter is hereby informed that submitting the aforementioned documents does NOT guarantee automatic issuance of the visa. Original documents will not be returned until the conclusion of the procedure.
“The Visa Fee for this type of application is determined by the Consulate General of Spain. Kindly contact the Consulate for more information.”
Please Note:
As per instruction received from Embassy of Spain, "Checklist" needs to be duly filled in by the Applicant/Travel Agent/Authorized representative and needs to submit along with the Visa Application. Please note it's mandatory to provide the same and is applicable for all Nigeria.
WHAT TO SUBMIT
The consular administration has full authority to evaluate, and request for more documents than those submitted by the applicant. The latter is hereby informed that submitting the aforementioned documents does NOT guarantee automatic issuance of the visa. Original documents will not be returned until the conclusion of the procedure.
The following list below includes, but not limited to documents that are to be submitted directly at the Consulate General of Spain for Visa Consideration. Kindly click on the "Checklist" for more information on documents required
ORIGINAL and ONE PHOTOCOPY of each of the following items must be presented:
DOCUMENTS FROM SPAIN 1. Autorización de Residencia Temporal issued by the Delegación or Subdelegación del Gobierno of the residence province of the Nigerian/Beninese relative who is living in Spain. 2. A certified true copy of the Spanish residence card of the Nigerian relative who is living in Spain, legalized by a Notario Público in Spain. 3. One legible colour photocopy of all the pages of current and previous passports of the Nigerian relative who is living in Spain. It must be legalized by a Notario Público in Spain. 4. Proof of Financial Support from the son/daughter living in Spain. It is advisable to provide certificates issued by money transfer enterprises (Western Union, Ria, Small World, etc.) instead of unreadable receipts.
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 Embassy of Spain/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 Embassy of Spain minimum processing time is 20 Calendar days (It may delay depending on case to case).
All applications must be submitted at least 20 days prior to the proposed date of travel to accommodate any unforeseen processing delays.
Processing time will start excluding the date of submission of application at BLS International Services.
Applicants submitting the applications with short processing time will be required to fill up the Declaration form.Visa Application Form (English Language)
Visa Application Form (Spanish Language)
All Application submitted at visa application centre should have English/Spanish Application forms only.
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