You are considered a close Family menber of an EU citizen if, as the most common cases, you are the spouse or registered partner of an EU citizen; you are the dependent, unmarried, child (under 21) of an EU citizen; you are the dependent immediate relative (child, parent etc.) of an EU citizen’s spouse, or you are the parent, grandparent or another ancestor of an EU citizen, and are dependen ton the EU citizen for your basic needs.
There is a service charge of 16.90 Euro (inclusive of VAT) per visa application in addition to the visa, fee payable by all applicants and visa categories.
Visa Category | Visa Fee in Euros |
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EEA/EU Spouse | Free |
Children between 6-12 years | Free |
Please note:
BLS International Service charge
Travel Insurance is mandatory for travelling to Spain. You may get your travel insurance from any authorized insurance company/agent or you may Click here if you wish to avail it now from Europ Assistance.
Brexit - Please be informed that all applicant married to British national are not eligible for EU/EEA Spouse category and they need to apply for Tourist Visa category.
When an applicant wishes to travel to Spain and has 4EUFAM in the IRP/GNIB card, there are two options:
"Family members of a citizen of a European Union / European Economic Area country in possession of a valid residence card issued by any of those countries are exempt from the obligation of travelling to Spain with an entry visa. Furthermore, upon presentation of their residence card, their passports will not be stamped either on entry or on exit of Spain. Therefore, family members of a citizen of a European Union / European Economic Area country with a 4EuFam residence stamp are exempted of visa to enter into Spain." see Spanish official website: https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/dublin/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/Visados-para-familiares-de-ciudadanos-de-la-Union.aspx
Family members within the meaning of European law are, irrespective of nationality, the spouse and descendants of these persons dependent on them, as well as the dependent relatives in the ascending line of the person and their spouse.
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 in Dublin. Once the application has been submitted, the applicant can be further requested additional documentation in support of the same. Please note that the minimum processing time is between 3 and 4 weeks.
Please click here to see which nationalities take longer.
Processing time will start excluding the date of submission of application at BLS International Services.
Applicants can apply for Visa between 6 months and up to 15 days before the planned travel.
Any application submitted with less than 15 days before the travel will not be accepted by the
consulate
Please Note:
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