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Greetings! Do any of you have experience in obtaining or knowing someone who obtained, a schengen visa (with point of entry being in Spain or otherwise).
Reason I ask is that a South African friend needs one to visit us and he seems to be getting extraordinary uphill from his local Spanish consulate. He needs a letter from me inviting him, verified by national police or guards civil, officially certified translations if any Englidh used, etc. (I must say it DOES sound rather Spanish, lots of rubber stamps, lol). Another drawback is that once this excercise is completed they still say they need a minimum of fifteen days to issue the actual visa....before he can book a flight...he'll belucky to be here by Christmas.
One wonders how/if people can just go on a touring holidy on spec, arrive at Madrid, rent a car and drive around.
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Hello Guy
Been there got the T shirt twice. My wife is non EU. Basically it is as you state and it’s knob ache.
No visa and he will not even get on a flight. Basically he will have to jump through the hoops, get everything translated then stamped and signed by the Pope.
It’s a case of take it or leave it. I got a specialist to do it because I could not stand the hastle.
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I wonder if this is the future for Brits post a no deal Brexit?
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Hi Micky
If the EU want to be awkward in theory it could be. I have only explained to Guy about his post. It can be different where some countries have different arrangements, much more relaxed for USA, Canada and some South American countries.
The standard procedure for a schengen (tourist) visa can be bizarre, like book and pay for your return flight and full hotel schedule first then they will let you know if you can have a visa or not.
This message was last edited by Kavanagh on 29/08/2018.
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Just a thought.
If you are having problems with the Spanish consulate have you considered trying another Schengen country consulate?
That it will not be the first country you arrive in does not I believe matter as it is a Schengen visa
This message was last edited by johnzx on 30/08/2018.
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Hi John
The applicant cannot do that because he is using an invitation letter from Spain, inviting him, verified by national police or Guardia civil, officially certified translations if any English used.
The procedure is standard unless there is a special agreement in place. He cannot go touting around the schengen countries asking anyone to give him an invite.
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Guy said "He needs a letter from me inviting him, verified by national police or guards civil"
So I assumed, maybe wrongly, that he did not yet have the invite.
I do not know but maybe another country would not need that.
By coincidence I noted some of the current fees for police documentation
Letter of invitation is 6.42 € p.p.
Authorisation by police 73.57 €
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Guy said "He needs a letter from me inviting him, verified by national police or guards civil"
So I assumed, maybe wrongly, that he did not yet have the invite.
I do not know but maybe another country would not need an invitation..
By coincidence I noted some of the current fees for police documentation
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Hello John
Police fees are not the issue here. See OP.
Nigel has already posted a link explaining all.
You cannot get an official letter of invitation from Spain and submit it at the German Embassy.
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