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🇪🇸 Document Preparation for Spanish Visas

Apostilles & sworn translations, consulate-ready.

One firm handles the entire document side of your Spanish visa application — apostille processing in all 50 states, MAEC-accredited sworn translations, and tracked international shipping.

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Document Requirements

What each visa actually requires

Toggle a visa category to see exactly which documents are needed, what processing each one requires, and the order of operations.

🇪🇸 New York Consulate

Non-Lucrative Residence Visa — document chart

Retirees and financially independent applicants. Background checks require federal apostille; foreign-issued documents require apostille/legalization plus sworn translation into Spanish.

1

Apostille + Sworn Translation into Spanish

  • FBI Criminal Record Check
    US Dept. of State, DC only — local apostille NOT valid
    Federal ApostilleSworn Translation
  • Criminal records — other countries (past 5 yrs)
    LegalizeSworn Translation
  • Proof of financial means (foreign-issued)
    e.g. foreign bank statements
    LegalizeSworn Translation
2

Medical Certificate

  • Medical Certificate — official consulate template
    if issued in English, sworn translation required; consulate bilingual template — no extra translation
    SubmitSworn Translation
3

No special processing — submit as-is

  • National Visa Application Form
    sign & submit
    Submit
  • EX-01 Form
    sign & submit
    Submit
  • Passport-size photograph
    glued to application
    Submit
  • Valid passport
    original + photocopy
    Submit
  • Proof of residence in consular jurisdiction
    State ID / DL / Student ID
    Submit
  • Proof of legal US residence (non-Americans)
    Green Card or long-term US visa
    Submit
  • Health insurance certificate
    valid for Spain, 1 year, no deductibles
    Submit
  • Visa fee (Form 790-052)
    money order on day of appointment
    Submit

Information sourced from BLS and Spanish consulate websites. Requirements change frequently and vary by consular jurisdiction and personal circumstances. Always confirm exactly what your specific consulate requires before processing any document.

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Why Choose Us

Built for Spanish Visa Applicants

Apostille + sworn translation, sequenced inside one workflow — built specifically for the document side of Spain's non-lucrative, golden, digital nomad, student, and work visas.

Apostille processing in all 50 states

Every state's Department of State has its own walk-in procedures, wait times, and quirks. We hand-walk apostilles in Pennsylvania and coordinate with vetted partners in every other state — including federal documents through the US Department of State in DC.

Real Orders

Recent Spanish Visa Document Packages

Two recent orders — a retiree NLV and a digital nomad family. Same firm, same workflow, very different visa categories.

Non-Lucrative Visa🇺🇸→🇪🇸Texas → Madrid

Retiree NLV package — 9 documents, sworn-translated, in 7 days

  1. 1Retired couple in Houston preparing a non-lucrative visa application through the Spanish Consulate in Houston.
  2. 2Document audit: marriage certificate, two birth certificates, FBI background checks (×2), Texas state background checks (×2), medical certificates (×2), and bank letters.
  3. 3Birth and marriage certificates apostilled in Texas; FBI background checks federally apostilled in Washington, DC.
  4. 4All 9 documents handed to our MAEC-accredited sworn translator the same day apostilles returned.
  5. 5Sworn translations stamped, signed, and bound to each apostilled original.
  6. 6Tracked FedEx delivery to Houston — full package in client's hands two business days before their BLS appointment.
Digital Nomad Visa🇺🇸→🇪🇸Remote → Barcelona

Digital nomad with dependents — employment + family documents

  1. 1Remote software engineer applying for Spain's digital nomad visa with spouse and one child as dependents.
  2. 2Apostilled FBI background check, employment letter from US employer (notarized first, then state-apostilled), marriage certificate, child's birth certificate, and university diploma.
  3. 3Employment letter and contract notarized in the issuing state, then walked through that state's Department of State for apostille.
  4. 4Every page of every document — including the multi-page employment contract — sworn-translated into Spanish by a Traductor Jurado.
  5. 5Health insurance certificate from a Spain-accepted provider attached to the package.
  6. 6Full package shipped FedEx International Priority to the family's temporary US address ahead of the consulate appointment in Washington, DC.
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Apostilles + sworn translations in one workflow. Takes about 2–3 minutes. You'll receive an itemized quote by email immediately after submitting.

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Important Disclaimer

Scope of services & what we are not.

Philadelphia Notary & Apostille is not an immigration firm or a visa processing firm. We are not affiliated with BLS, any Spanish consulate, or any Spanish embassy.

We are a document legalization and translation firm. The scope of our work is strictly limited to:

  • Document retrieval
  • Apostille processing in all 50 states
  • Sworn translations
  • International & domestic shipping
  • Logistical support

Philadelphia Notary & Apostille does not provide legal advice or immigration guidance. Clients are solely responsible for booking their own BLS or consulate appointments and for verifying that their documents meet the specific requirements of their personal situation and chosen visa category. For legal or immigration advice, consult a licensed immigration attorney.

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Philadelphia Notary & Apostille is a document legalization, apostille processing, and translation firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We are not an immigration firm and do not provide legal advice.