Everyone who plans a trip to Spain asks themselves this question…do I need a special visa? The answer…maybe! First and foremost, you should always check with the embassy of the country you want to visit. So if you want to visit Spain, you need to contact the Spanish embassy located in your country.
Generally, if you are an American or Australian, you can travel through Spain for 90 days or less with just a tourist visa. That means you just need an up-to-date passport. If you want to stay longer and study, you will most likely need to apply for a student visa. This can take several weeks so the best time to start this process is today by contacting the embassy to verify what you need to do. The embassy may require that you show proof that you are enrolled in a school and most language schools will send you a proof of enrollment/invitation letter after a deposit has been paid for their classes. Below is a list of embassy contact info for Americans and Australians. There are two Spanish Embassies in Australia, one in Melbourne and one in Sydney
Melbourne
Consul General: Miguel Gómez de Aranda y Villén
Address: 146A Elgin St.
Carlton Victoria 3053
Telephones: 9347 1966 and 9347 1997.
Fax: 9347 7330.
E-mail: cog.melbourne@maec.es
Website: [Click Here]
Sydney
General Consul: Gerardo Angel Bugallo Ottone.
Address: Level 24, St. Martins Tower.- 31 Market St. Sydney N.S.W. 2000.
Phones: 9261 2433/2443/1321.
Fax: 9283 1695
E-mail: cog.sydney@maec.es
Website: [Click here]
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There are 8 Spanish embassies in the US: Boston, Chicago, Houston, LA, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. The following link has some good info about visas for Americans, Requirements for entry into Spain and visas, and below is the contact info for each Spanish embassy in the US.
Boston
Consul General: D. Pablo Sánchez-Terán
Address: 31 St.James Avenue, Suite 905 Boston. MA. 02116
Telephones: 536 25 06; 536 25 27 Fax: (1 617) 536 85 12
E-mail: cog.boston@maec.es
Website: [Click here]
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Chicago
Consul General: Carmen Fontes Muñoz.
Address: 180 North Michigan Ave., Suite 1500.- Chicago. Illinois 60601
Tel.: 1 (312) 782 45 88 Fax: 1 (312) 782 16 35
E-mail: cog.chicago@maec.es
Website: [Click here]
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Houston
Consul General: Miguel Ángel Fernández de Mazarambroz Bernabeu
Address:1800 Bering Drive, Suite 660.-Houston. Texas 77057.
Telephone: 783 62 00 Fax: (1 713) 783 61 66
E-mail: cog.houston@maec.es
Website: [Click here]
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Los Angeles
General Consul: Enrique Ruiz Molero
Address: 5055 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 860 Los Angeles CA 90036
Telephone : 323 938 0158; 323 938 0159 Fax: 1-323-938-0112
Email: cog.losangeles@maec.es
Website: [Click here]
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Miami
General Consul, D. Santiago Cabanas Ansorena.
Address: 2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite 203, Coral Gables.- Miami Florida 33134
Phones: 446 55 11; 446 55 12; 446 55 13 Phones from Spain: 1 305 446 55 11; 1 305 446 55 12; 1 305 446 55 13 Fax: (1 305) 446 05 85
E-mail: cog.miami@maec.es
Website: [Click here]
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New York
General Consul, D. Fernando M. Villalonga
Address: 150 East 58th St., 30th floor.- New York, N.Y.10155
Phones: 355 40 80/ 40 81/ 40 82/ 40 85/ 40 86/ 40 90/ 40 91 Phones from Spain: 1 212 355 40 80/ 40 81/ 40 82/ 40 85/ 40 86/ 40 90/ 40 91 Fax: (1 212) 644 37 51
E-mail: cog.nuevayork@maec.es
Website: [Click here]
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San Francisco
General Consul, D. Jorge Montealegre.
Address:1405 Suttter St.- San Francisco. California 94109
Phones: 922 29 95/ 29 96 Phones from Spain:1 415 922 29 95/ 29 96 Fax: (1 415) 931 97 06
E-mail: Cog.sanfrancisco@maec.es
Website: [Click here]
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Washington, D.C.
General Consul, D. Jesús M. Rodriguez-Andia. Address: 2375 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.-Washington, D.C. 20037.
Phone: 728 23 30 Phone from Spain: 1 202 728 23 30 Fax: (1 202) 728 23 02
E-mail: cog.washington@maec.es
Website: [Click here]
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