Business Visa

Dear Applicants, Travel Agents and Representatives, please view the revised visa fee and service charges applicable :

Duration	Visa Fees in GHS
Business	1449 GHC
Children between 6-12 years	724 GHC

Please note:

• The above mentioned Visa Fees is to be paid only by cash.
• Note: Exemption of Visa Fee for a child is applicable only in the case of Short Term category, if the child's age is less than 6 years at the date of submission.

BLS International Service charge

Applicants applying at the Spanish visa application centre shall be levied a service charge of 272 GHC inclusive of all local taxes payable in cash. Children under 6 are exempted from service charge.

Please note :

• The applicable Visa Fee in Ghanaian Cedi (GHS) is as per the current exchange rate. It is subject to change without notice
• The fee is non-refundable

Please note: with effect from 04 August 2016 as per instruction received from Embassy of Spain, "Checklist" needs to be duly filled in by the Applicant/Travel Agent/Authorized representative and needs to be submitted along with the Visa Application. Please note it's mandatory to provide the same and is applicable for all Ghana.

Please follow the below mentioned points:

Application Form: Application for Schengen Visa.

Original Application form(Spanish version) for Schengen Visa duly filled in and signed by the applicant in blue ball point ink. 1 recent photographs (35-45 mm) of the applicant with white background must be attached in the application form. The application form must be correctly filled, facilitating all the possible information requested in the form including postal address, email address and telephone number.

Please note that with effect from 01 April 2013, the Embassy of Spain requires a Sworn Declaration of consent by the parents or legal guardians of minors who are applying for a visa, for the purpose of the visa and travelling. This Sworn Declaration is mandatory, and must be provided with the visa application form and other required documents at the time of submission.

One recent photographs for Accra (35-45 mm) of the applicant with white background

The application can only be submitted personally at the BLS International Services centre.

Passport of the applicant with at least 3 blank pages, which should be valid for at least three months after the duration of intended stay. This document should have been issued in the last ten (10) years. Photocopy of the passport bio data page and all pages of the passport with visas only must be submitted.

Submission of all old passports is mandatory. Incase if applicant has lost old passport then he/she can submit copy of complaint lodged with Police or for any other reason of not submitting it he/she can provide a covering letter mentioning the reason for the same.

Applicant’s birth certificate.

Covering letter from the applicant, explaining in detail the purpose of the visit, all cover letters must include details of any other accompanying persons as well. This includes family members, friends or business associates travelling for the same purpose

Original Invitation letter issued by the Spanish Company in Spanish language or both in English and Spanish. Letters issued only in English will not be accepted. This will be an obligatory requirement. Spanish company /companies inviting the applicant, explaining the purpose of the present visit and the nature of existing commercial relationship.

Documents related to the economic situation, ownership and business activities of the company must be submitted.

For participation in conferences, sports events or cultural activities, original invitation for the same must be submitted. All other documents to justify the purpose of the visit must also be attached.

For participation in conferences, sports events or cultural activities, original invitation for the same must be submitted. All other documents to justify the purpose of the visit must also be attached.

Please note : even when the company is sponsoring the entire travel, the personal bank statement of the applicant is mandatory to present.

Personal Income tax returns may be added however, it is not required.

Salary slips for last three months.

Proof of travel insurance with a minimum coverage of 30,000 Euros to cover any expense which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgent medical attention and /or emergency hospital treatment. The insurance must be valid throughout the territory of the Member States. The duration of the insurance cover must include the entire period of stay and additionally fifteen days more after the proposed date of departure out of the Schengen territory.
Applicants are informed that travel medical insurance issued by only some Ghana insurance companies are will be accepted for visa procedures. However, visa applicants may seek to obtain insurance in any other country where claims against the insurance company would be recoverable in a Schengen state.

Flight bookings.

Hotel reservation.

Any other document that the applicant may consider appropriate to support his/her application.

Authorization form signed in original by the applicant, in favor of BLS International Services

For Family visa applications applicants are requested to submit proof of family relations with the principal applicant as an additional document with the visa application, for example

For Spouse - Marriage certificate

For Children - Birth certificate

BLS International Services will accept a photocopy of the document after verifying with the original at the time of submission.

With regards to the documents submitted with the visa application such as the Marriage certificate and Birth certificate of family visa applications, documents only in English language or translated to Spanish will be acceptable for all files.

Kindly note that if the documents are in any regional language, they must be translated to English or Spanish by any language institute with official stamp and signature of the translation institute/agency.

Documents in regional languages such as Marriage certificate and Birth certificate will not be acceptable.

Applications accepted at the Spain Visa Application Centre will be submitted on the next working day at the Embassy of Spain. Once the application has been submitted, the applicant can be further requested additional documentation in support of the same. Please note as per the instructions received from Embassy of Spain minimum processing time is 15 working days (It may delay and can get to 45 days in case it is necessary to make a more detailed exam of the application).

All applications must be submitted at least 15 days prior to the proposed date of travel to accommodate any unforeseen processing delays.

Processing time will start excluding the date of submission of application at BLS

Applicants submitting the applications towards the Embassy of Spain, Accra with short processing time will be required to fill up the Declaration form.

Visa Application Form (English)

Visa Application Form (Spanish)

All Application submitted at visa application centre should have English/Spanish Application forms only.

Please note W.E.F 01 April 13 , Embassy of Spain has instructed that Sworn Declaration is mandatory to be provided along Visa Application form at the time of submission.

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