Spain family visit visa
Required documents, fees and processing time for a Spain family visit Schengen visa when you apply from Ireland.
SCHENGEN · VISA C✈ DOCUMENTS
🇪🇸 Spain·····✈·····🇮🇪 from Ireland
To
Spain
Type
C · FAMILY
Apply at
IE
Centre
VAC
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Action neededVisiting family / friends — short stay (Type C) · applying from Ireland.
Documents ready00 / 14
Competent authority
Embassy of Spain in Dublin (Consular Section) - legal residents of Ireland
Application centre
BLS International (BLS Spain Visa Application Centre, Dublin)
Recommended — commonly expected even when not on the official list
Travel itineraryA day-by-day plan of your trip to attach to the application.
Fees
Consular (Type C)
€90
Service fee
€16.9
Est. total (adult)
€106.9
Long stay (Type D)
€90
The short-stay (Type C) consular fee is harmonised at €90 for adults across all Schengen states; collected in EUR · centre: BLS International.
Fee notes
Spanish Consulate Dublin via BLS International (Drumcondra). Service €16.90 incl VAT (add-ons extra). Type D €90 per BLS (medium confidence; historically ~€80).
Timeline
high confidenceProcessing
15–45 days
End-to-end
3–16 weeks
Centre
VAC
Appointment wait
The binding constraint. Dublin BLS slots for Spain are in extremely high demand and reported to be booked within seconds of release; applicants often spend weeks or months. Strongly seasonal — worst spring/summer.
Application centre
BLS International Dublin (2A Chamberlain Court, Drumcondra) — outsource partner of Spain's Foreign Ministry / Consulate of Spain. Applications processed in Ireland.
Timeline notes
Consular decision follows the 15-day norm, but end-to-end timing is dominated by appointment scarcity. Apply as early as possible (up to 180 days before). Highest-risk of the Irish channels for timeline blowout.
Funds to show
high confidenceThe amount you must be able to prove, per the Schengen Borders Code reference amount. It depends only on the destination — not on your nationality or where you apply.
Per day
€122.1
Minimum
€1098.9
In EUR ≈
as shown
Floor
90% of gross national minimum wage (SMI) = EUR 1,098.90 per person, regardless of intended duration of stay (floor); the higher of daily x days or this floor applies
Notes
Order PRE/1282/2007 (10 May 2007). Per day = 10% of gross national minimum wage (SMI) = EUR 122.10, multiplied by number of days AND by number of accompanying dependents. Fixed minimum = 90% of gross SMI = EUR 1,098.90 per person. IMPORTANT: short-stay ENTRY amounts are tied to the SMI (Salario Minimo Interprofesional), NOT IPREM; IPREM is the benchmark for long-stay/residence visas, a separate regime. Amounts revise with the SMI.
Consulates apply discretion and may expect a buffer above this figure — treat it as a floor, not a guarantee.
Funds source ↗⚠ Special cases & caveats
- Carta de InvitacionMust be applied for by the host in person at the Police station of their Spanish place of residence; proof of relationship and host funds are no longer strictly required on the carta itself but the consulate may still request relationship evidence.
- Family members of EU/EEA/Swiss citizensApply under the EU family-member procedure (free); may be visa-exempt with a valid family-member residence card.