You must apply at the Consulate of a country you are intending to go. If you are planning to visit several countries, you need to apply at the Embassy of the country of the longest intended period of stay or the country where you will cross the border first.
No, you will need to schedule an appointment first in order to submit your visa application
Applicants are free to apply up to 180 days prior to their date of travel. However, all applications must be submitted at least 15 days prior to the proposed date of travel to accommodate any unforeseen processing delays. This period is extended to 9 months in the case of the seamen.
In most cases, you will be informed within 15 calendar days whether your application has been successful. Sometimes it can take up to 60 days in case it is necessary to make a more detailed examination of the application.
After submission of the visa application at the visa application center an applicant pays a service charge and the Visa Fee directly at the Visa Application Centre. Please note that Visa Fee is in Moroccan Dirham and is decided by the Spanish consulate.
Applications have to be submitted by the applicant in person for the taking of fingerprints and digital photography.
Application/Passport can be collected either by the applicant in person or through an authorized representative that has an authority letter.
The procedure for the recovery of passports at the visa application center in Rabat:
The passport is delivered personally to its holder, or to his legal representative when it is a minor or a major placed under guardianship.
No. Short term visa enables you to stay in Spain for the period of its validity only. According to the law in the area of rights and matters of foreigners in Spain, in order to settle in Spain, you must have a necessary settlement or National Spain visa. Please contact the Spanish Embassy directly. For more information you can also visit the Important Links section
Yes. Medical insurance is an important part of the dossier.
If you consider it to be reasonable, you can appeal against the refusal. In case of a refusal the Consulate will provide you with a refusal letter mentioning the terms and the place where you can appeal. For more information regarding appeals, please contact the Spanish Embassy.
No. The Consulate recommends you to apply again only if you think that the circumstances that could have caused the refusal have changed.
All Schengen visa appointments can be made using the BLS Website Appointment page
Yes applicants who are eligible to pay for the appointments have to pay for it
The payment for the appointment can be made using any Moroccan bank issued debit or credit card
No, only debit cards issued by a bank in Morocco can make an appointment
No it is not necessary to open a bank account in Barid bank, you can use any debit card or credit card issued by any Moroccan bank and valid in Morocco
No This is only for Schengen visa
No you cannot pay cash at Barid bank, this is valid only for people who can pay online
No debit card details will be stored in accordance with the data protection law of Morocco
The service is only for citizens who had a debit or credit card payment facility
No, only the card of the applicant can be used. Trave agency, third parties or other people’s cards cannot be used. It is only for the applicant themself to pay
Can I just come to the Consulate of Spain and apply right away?
