Spanish Embassy

Whether you have Spanish citizenship or are a foreign national hoping to visit Spain, the Spanish Embassy in Thailand offers a variety of services. Located in Bangkok, the Embassy can assist you with several legal and immigration matters such as visa applications and notarizations.

Continue reading this page to learn more about the Spanish Embassy in Thailand, all the different services it can provide, and how to access them.

How the Embassy in Bangkok can help Spanish Citizens?

If you are a Spanish citizen or permanent resident, the Spanish Embassy in Thailand provides important legal, civil, and emergency services. Their offerings consist of a wide range of services, including but not limited to: 

• Applying for or renewing a Spanish passport or national ID card
• Applying for or renewing a Spanish driver’s license
• Registering a birth, death, or marriage, and acquiring the appropriate certificate
• Applying for a replacement document if it has been lost or stolen
• Reporting the loss or theft of a legal or travel document (such as a Spanish passport)
• Acquiring a Spanish Tax Identification Number (NIF)
• Getting a Spanish Foreigner Identification Number (NIE)
• Getting a legal or personal identification document notarized
• Receiving recommendations on which local lawyers and translators to contact
• Registering with the consular electoral roll for the chance to vote during Spain’s election season 

How the Spanish Embassy in Thailand can help foreign nationals?

If you are a non-Spanish citizen currently living in Thailand, the Embassy provides many services, both legal and immigration-related, that you can still take advantage of. Whether you are a Thai citizen or a foreign national looking to travel to Spain, you can benefit from any of the following:

• Applying for a Spanish visa
• Applying for Spanish citizenship 
• Acquiring more information about Spain such as its culture, economy, regulations, and social norms
• Getting access to notarization services
• Managing and tracking your visa application status online upon submission
• Finding certain contacts to reach out to in Spain in case of an emergency

What services are not offered by the Spanish Embassy?

Not all services are available at the Spanish Embassy in Thailand, regardless if you are a Spanish citizen or not. For assistance with these services, you will have to consult another organization:

• Setting up a business in Spain
• Purchasing or registering a property
• Translating your documents into the appropriate language
• Issuing a lawyer to defend you in court

How to reach out to the Spanish Embassy in Thailand?

If you need any help from the Spanish Embassy, you can reach out to them through a variety of communication methods. Here are the contact details of the Spanish Embassy in Bangkok:

Current Ambassador: Mr. Felipe de la Morena Casado
Address: 193/98-99 Lake Rajada Office Complex, 23rd floor, Ratchadaphisek Road, Klongtoey, 10110 Bangkok
Opening hours: 9:00am to 1:00pm, Mondays to Fridays
Phone: +66 2 661 8285, +66 2 661 8286, +66 2 661 8287
Fax: +66 2 661 9220
Email: emb.bangkok.vis@maec.es

If you have to visit the Embassy in person, you can find the embassy situated opposite Benjakitti Park. It is accessible by taxi or Bangkok’s public transportation system.

• If you are using the BTS Skytrain, the closest stop is the Asok Station.
• If you are using the MRT Underground, the nearest stop is either the Sukhumvit Station or the Queen Sirikit Center Station. 

Public Holiday Closures

The Spanish Embassy will be closed on Thai public holidays and some important government holidays in Spain. It should be noted that the dates shown below are for 2024 only and may be subject to change in the subsequent year:

• January 1: New Year’s Day
• February 26: Substitution for Makha Bucha Day on Saturday, February 24
• March 29: Good Friday
• April 15: Songkran Day (also known as the Thai New Year)
• April 16: Substitution for the Songkran Festival from Saturday, April 13 to Sunday, April 14
• May 1: Labor Day
• June 3: H.M. Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana’s Birthday
• July 29: Substitution for H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua’s birthday on Sunday, July 28
• August 12: H.M. Queen Sirikit’s Anniversary (also known as Mother’s Day)
• October 12: Spanish National Day
• October 14: Substitution for the Great Memorial Day for H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Sunday, October 13
• December 5: H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great’s Birthday (also known as National Day and Father’s Day)
• December 6: Spanish Constitution Day
• December 25: Christmas Day

Are walk-in appointments possible?

The Spanish Embassy can only assist you on a per-appointment basis. To gain access to its services, you will need to schedule an in-person appointment with them. Appointments can be made online on the Spanish Embassy’s official website and you will have 2 days to confirm your attendance on the date you chose. If you want to cancel an appointment, you must inform the Embassy no less than 3 days before the scheduled date.

What documents does the Embassy of Spain accept?

What documents you need to submit depends on the Embassy service in question, as every application has different requirements to complete. However, for most applications, there is a standard set of documents you will likely need to submit. For instance, if you are applying for a Schengen Visa, you generally need to submit the following:

• Valid passport (with at least 6 months of validity remaining) or proof of Spanish citizenship
• Valid Thai visa as a sign that you are living legally in Thailand 
• Passport-sized photograph of yourself (taken against a white background in the past 6 months)
• Proof of sufficient finances (such as a recent bank statement)
• Proof of accommodation in Spain (such as a hotel reservation document)
• Proof of a return flight ticket back to Thailand (such as a flight itinerary)
• Any additional documents as required by the Embassy or depending on the type of visa you are applying for

While the Spanish Embassy does play a major role in visa applications, the applications are initially received by BLS Spain (the Spanish visa application center). After all the biometric information has been collected, the visa application center will forward your application to the Embassy for further processing.

The Embassy is responsible for making a final decision on your application, which can take up to 15 days on average once they have received all documents from your end. They will notify you via email if any additional documents are needed. If an interview is required as part of your application, you will need to book one with the Embassy and attend it in person with the documents they request you to bring.

What can Siam Legal do to help you?

If you want to apply for a Spanish visa while in Thailand, reach out to Siam Legal’s foreign visa team for further assistance with your application. As a full-service law firm and visa consultancy for over 20 years in Thailand, our consultants can help streamline your application process and get your visa issued without running into lengthy wait times or administrative burdens that are often common at Embassies.

We provide services for a wide variety of Spanish visas, including, but not limited to:

• Spanish Tourist Visa
• Spanish Spouse Visa
• Spanish Business Visa
• Spanish Resident Visa

How Siam Legal can assist you with translation and legalization?

When applying for a service at the Embassy, whether it’s related to legal or immigration matters, all documents must either be in English or Spanish. If any are in a different language such as Thai, they must be accompanied by a certified translation.

Siam Legal is partnered with certified translators enlisted by the Thai government who will ensure swift and accurate translations for your documents. We will also carefully review each translation to make sure it satisfies the guidelines established by the Embassy. But our assistance is not limited to just helping you translate your required documents.

If any documents need to be legalized for international use, our team can provide further guidance. While legalization is handled by organizations such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), documents must be notarized before undergoing this process. Our attorneys will assist in notarizing any documents you need to streamline the legalization procedure, ensuring immigration delays don’t hamper your trip to Spain.

Contact Siam Legal today and our foreign visa consultants will guide you through your chosen visa application. With our assistance, you can enjoy a hassle-free journey to Spain free from delays and immigration headaches.