moving and working in spain

Hi

Bit of a random question but wondered if anyone could give me some advise please?
I have a booking for my apartment in August for a russian family for three weeks. An agent has booked it on their behalf and is now stating that they need official ''invitations' as the family have to go to the embassy on the 4th June. I keep asking what they mean by ''invitations' but they keep repeating themselves and have now emailed me there passport details! Obviously they need something from me in an officail capacity but im not sure what!!!

If anyone has any idea what my legal responsibilty is then please let me know.....any ideas would be gratefully recieved!!

Thanks

Suki

Hi Sukhum.

Why not ask the question in the Torrevieja forum? It is much bigger.

http://www.torrevieja.co.uk/

 

 

 

Thank you- that is most helpful. I will also contact the spanish embassy tomrrow!

Hi Suki

I'm not sure what "official invitation" means either. Maybe there has been, on the agents part, a language issue and "official invitation" should be "official confirmation" that they will be living in your apartment for three weeks. Just a thought.

Eric  

Hi, I have to go to china next month and have had to ask for a letter. the ltter is just " Mr xxxx from xxxxxxx would like xxxxx to invite xxxxxx to xxxxxxxx for a period of xxxxx weeks and would like to request hte invitee to apply for a visa at xxxxxx

Don't know if htis helps, but it sounds like they need a letter from you to allow them to get a visa to travel.

Hi Louisen - yes you are correct - thanks for posting.

An invitation letter is a document by you stating that this family is staying / renting  your apartment for 3 weeks.

 

The reason is that Russian nationals, and other Eastern European nationals that are not part of the EU, or Schengen areas require a visa to the Schengen countries! I mean it is a simple procedure ( aletter from you or the agency that you've used to rent out your apartment), they take it along to the embassy (in this case the Spanish one in Russia), along with this visa,  their airtickets or other modes of transportation etc) and apply for the time frame they intend to stay.

 

the same procedures goes for us who plan to visit Russia etc. I am Norwegian, and I stay at Punta Prima, back home in Norway, but I am often in the Czech Rep and Russia (my girlfriend is Russian) and if visiting Russia, I have to obtain an invitation  letter from the hotel I am staying, or an apartment rental, or my girlfreind ofcially inviting me..........................

 

Hope this could of help!!!

Hi Gerald

Thanks for that- you are absolutely correct and this now helps us all for any furture lets to internationals

Thanks

Suki