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What is a visa?
A visa is a document that allows you entry into Spain. It can be obtained at the consulate. It is granted based on the motive of the trip to Salamanca and enables the person to stay in Spain for the reason they stated. There are cases in which the visa requirement is not enforced, this is also known as a "VISA".
How many types of visa are there?
These are some reasons that permit entry in Spain, for transit, to stay, to reside, to work and to live there while you study.
- A Transit Visa: this allows you to walk around an international transit zone of a Spanish airport or to cross Spanish territory.
- A Stay Visa: allows an uninterrupted stay or a number of successive stays for a period or for a total sum of periods that don´t exceed three months, from the first date of entry.
- A Courtesy Visa: This may be issued to diplomatic agents, consular officials, delegates of permanent missions and officials working in international or intergovernmental organisations based in Spain.
- A Residence Visa: this allows you to reside in Spain without any work or professional activity.
- A Work and Residence Visa: this allows the holder professional activity or to work, including self- employment and to reside in Spain.
- A Student Visa: allows you to remain in Spain to carry out courses, studies, research or training.
Who needs a visa?
In principle any foreigner wishing to enter Spain needs a visa, except those who are in any of the following situations:
- You do not need a visa for stays not exceeding three months (with an interval of six), and for those who are nationals of one of the following countries:
Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Slovakia, Slovenia, USA, Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Latvia , Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Nicaragua, Norway, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Czech Republic, Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Uruguay, Venezuela, Special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China and Macao and the countries within the European Union. - A visa is not needed for those who are recognised as refugees.
- Nor is it necessary to obtain a visa for stateless people and those who have exceptional circumstances for the government of Spain.
Where can the visa be obtained?
In the embassy or Consulate for the country of the applicant. Both the application and collection of the visa has to be done in person, although in some cases a representative may be appointed.
info@ciudaddesalamanca.es