Residence Visa for Self-Employment

Updated June 14th. 2010

NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED

 

Requirements:

1.- Schengen Visa application form, filled out in print and signed, and three photocopies.

2.- 4 recent original passport photographs. Staple one picture to each application form.

3.- Regular passport, or travel document, still valid for 6 more months, with at least one blank page to affix the visa.

ALL DOCUMENTS LISTED BELOW MUST BE SUBMITTED ORIGINALS AND 3 PHOTOCOPIES:

4.- Non-US Citizens: Alien Registration Card or notarized copy of it, or Residence Visa, or Reentry permit or other BCIS (Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services) document allowing return to the US.

5.- Official Work Authorization approved by pertinent Labor Authorities in Spain, or

a.- Declaration of specific type of activity or occupation to engage in;

b.- Proposal of a projected business to engage in, with market analysis and feasibility study showing sufficient investment;

c.- Diploma of education degree required for proposed activity, validated by Spanish Authorities;

d.- Bank statement from a bank in Spain showing a minimum balance of $100,000 or certificate by the Direction General of Foreign Transactions that applicant has investments in Spain for said amount, or Public Deeds showing investments in Spain for same amount, or a combination of all three for the same established amount.

6.- FBI Background Check notarized and legalized by the "Apostille of the Hague" (Local police background checks are no longer accepted as of June 15, 2010). If the applicant resided in a country other than the U.S., then you must present Certificate (s) by Police authorities of ALL PLACES where applicant resided during the more than six months during the last five years, as to absence of police record. If the country is not the U.S., the certificate must be legalized by the Spanish Consulate in that country. See example

7.- Medical Certificate: a doctor’s recent statement, on doctor's or medical center's letterhead, indicating that: "the applicant has been found to be free of any of the illnesses that may have serious public consequences, as described and established in the Intenational Health Regulations of 2005". Download example here

8.- Valid health/accidental insurance with full international coverage with a minimum coverage of $37,000.

9.- Non-refundable visa processing fee

 

IF RESIDENCE VISAS WILL ALSO BE REQUESTED FOR THE FAMILY OF THE APPLICANT, THE APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AT THE SAME TIME. EACH FAMILY MEMBER MUST PRESENT ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS LISTED ABOVE, EXCEPT #5, AND:

FOR SPOUSE: Marriage Certificate. If the country is not the U.S., the certificate must be legalized by the Spanish Consulate in the country where the document was issued.

FOR CHILDREN: Birth Certificate. If the country is not the U.S., the certificate must be legalized by the Spanish Consulate in the country where the document was issued.

 

v PLEASE NOTE: Residency visas require special authorization from Spain; therefore, they take an unspecified period of time to be processed.

v      For applicants that do not have an official work authorization, all documents (except for the visa application) must be translated into Spanish.

v      Make sure marriage and birth certificates have the Hague Convention Apostille that can be obtained from the Secretary of State of your State. 

v     All documents in English (except for the visa application) must be translated into Spanish.