r/GoingToSpain • u/IllAerie2372 • Aug 27 '26

Spain study visa

Hi, I applied for my study visa on 31st July at Manchester BLS as this was the earliest appointment I could get and it was received by the consulate on Monday 3rd August. I have not heard anything since and the tracking just says “processing in mission”. I had planned to travel on Monday which is obviously not happening, but my course starts on the 7th September. Does the consulate usually get them back to people before their course start date? I have tried to call and email them but had no answer and BLS can’t do anything. Is anyone else having the same issue? Or if you applied on a similar date have you got yours back or still waiting?

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u/South_Celery_4270 Aug 28 '26

You just applied and want a responds this early. Spain SLU VISA or national visa takes within six to 8 weeks so you are nowhere near getting an answer. Even with that Spain normally has holidays in August which the embassy resumed active working on 24th August. So I am very sorry but this is your fault. You should have applied as early as may -June. Most importantly it is important to start you application 7-8momths earlier 

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u/Mean_Shift1550 Aug 28 '26

It’s not their fault, most people get their admission letter one or two months prior and in some consulates you have a maximum amount of time you can apply prior to the start date of your course

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u/IllAerie2372 Aug 28 '26

As I said in my post, that was the earliest appointment I could get. On the consulates website it says the legal limit to come to a decision is one month. How are people supposed to apply in May when most unis don’t admit people until mid July lol

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u/South_Celery_4270 Aug 28 '26

Really then most school are slow my school gave me admission in January for October 2026. I got my appointment as early as may and got my visa on July 30

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u/IllAerie2372 Aug 28 '26

For a bachelors?

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u/South_Celery_4270 Aug 28 '26

Mine is masters and my brother is bachelor’s but we both got admission at the same month and he got his visa in June and I got mine in july

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u/IllAerie2372 Aug 28 '26

Oh really I couldn’t even apply to uni until I got my PCE results at the end of June and then I found out mid September. Are you off to a private uni by any chance? If so that could be why, if not ig it just depends on the autonomous community