If you have a signed and stamped letter of invitation from the organizer of the meeting, conference, exposition, etc... And the program of the organization you can apply for a Cultural Visa.
Travel Insurance is mandatory for travelling to Spain. You may avail your travel insurance from any authorized insurance or click below:
1. Gulf Sigorta: Click Here
2. EuropAssistance: Click Here
"Checklist"
- Completed application form for short-term visa with a date and 2 signatures.
- 1 visa sized (biometric) photo with white background taken recently(except from the 1 photo which should be on the application form )
- Passport ( should be valid at least 3 months from the intending return date , should have 2 empty pages and should not be more than 10 years old) Passport with copies of page 2 for new passport and copies of pages 1., 2., 3., 4. and 60, apart from blank ones and with copies of all the visas received before. All the valid passports are to be submitted during submission of documents
- An application letter adressing Embassy of Spain for explanation for your visit reason to Spain
- Signed and stamped letter of invitation from the inviting party on the commercial paper of the company, including the contact details.
- Certificate of travel medical insurance. It must state coverage for the Schengen area of any medical expense that might arise such as urgent medical attention and/or emergency hospital treatment, repatriation for medical reasons or death, during the entire period of the visa applicant’s intended stay. Minimum coverage must amount to 30.000€; and it must be arranged at least for 7 days even if the applicant will stay less.
- Booking of return tickets (we strongly insist that you do not buy tickets before receiving the visa)
- Confirmed hotel booking or invitation letter (private accommodation certificate) if friends or family members intend to accommodate you during your entire stay or Host’s residence permit.
- Letter of employment stating the position within the company, hiring date, salary, length of leave from work, and stating that the employee is due back to work in Turkiye after his/her trip. Certificate of registration to SGK and 4A SGK slips. Salary slips of the last three months
- Company’s certificate of registration to the Chamber of Commerce, extract from the official gazette, company certificate of activity, signatory circular.
- Pensioners must bring their pensionar card and photocopy. Also the bank statement of his retirement account.
- For students, student certificate.
- If the expenses will be covered by a sponsor, a signed request of the sponsor and the relevant documents. ( bank statement and the other job documents, please see section 9 )
- Title of property and vehicle license. (if available)
- For children under 18; permission to go abroad from parents - for minors who travel without parents or with one of the parents notarized
- Personal bank account statements for the last 3 months signed and stamped by the bank or the original bank account booklet; if the applicant is employer or bussiness partner, the bank account statements of his/her company. Should includes money which will cover the travel expences. travels of 7 days or less you should have 589,62 euros, for each additional day you should have 65,52 euros more.
- Birth registration issued by the Civil Registry Office.
- Photocopy of Identity.
- Certificate of Domicile.
- For foreigners, residence permit and its copy.
- For foreingers residing in Turkiye all documents except application form and passport copies should be translated into spanish.
Applicants should submit their Application form with the new photo format, as explained below:
General
- The photo must fulfill the norm specified by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).
- Use plain white background.
- The photo must be no more than 6-months old.
- Not tilted picture (portrait style) showing both edges of face clearly.
- Close up of the head and top of the shoulders so that the face takes up 70–80% of the photograph.
- Photo in sharp focus and clear.
We kindly recomend you to apply at least 15 days before your travel.
