PROCESS

TO GET A VISA

MARISOL LARA RODRIGUEZ

OSCAR ANDRES VIZCAINO

SPAIN

Language Most of the

population speaks Castilian
( generally known as
Spanish). In some regions of
Spain different languages
like Catalan , Galician and
Basque they are spoken.
Religion 97% of the
population is Catholic .
There are also small
communities of Protestants,
Jews and Muslims.
Coin The unit of currency is
the Spanish peseta .

STEP 1
CHECK IF YOU NEED A VISA
Processing Times: Know the
processing times before applying
visa.

STEP2
CHOOSE YOUR VISA TIPE
Be sure to choose
the right kind of
visa by purpose
of visit
IMPORTANT
All Applicants
mustsubmit
their
Applicationat
the Spain Visa
Application Centre
in Bogota not
before 3 months
from the initiation
date of
departureor
after 15
business days

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STEP 3
PREPARE YOUR APPLICATION
Complete
Completeyour
your
visa
visaapplication
application
form
form
You should
submit one visa
application
form for each
individual
applying for a
visa, including
children.

Prepare
Prepareyour
your
documents
documents
Passport
Photograph

Bring 1 3x4 color

Bring 1 3x4
color
photograph
on white
photograph
on white
background
by applicant
background by applicant

Other
Othernecessary
necessary
documents
documents
Know what
documents you
need to submit
along with your
visa
application.
Original and
Photocopies
Translations

STEP 4
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT

Step 5
Visiting the visa
application centre

Original Valid
passport
Duly filled
and signed
application
form
One color
photographs

Arrival at Visa application

Centre:Ensure you arrive to the
visa application centre 15 minutes
before to your scheduled
appointment time.

Submission of Visa
application:

You will be called at the submission

counters as per your token
number.
Staff will check the completeness
of application and capture your
application information in the
system.
You will be issued
acknowledgement receipt for your
submission and payment

STEP 6
POST SUBMISSION PROCESS

http://www.vfsglobal.com/spain/colo
mbia/english/trackyourapplication.ht
ml
(571) 3826781 y (571) 2249866

info.esco@vfshelpline.com

STEP 7
COLLECTION OF PASSPORT
Courier delivery
By the time you submit your application you will receive your
identification number for the delivery through DOMESA. With
this number you can call DOMESA call centre to schedule the
appointment for your delivery, in this way you can be sure
you will be at the designated place when the passport is
delivered.