u/oldshylock

Spain Visa Approved In 7-hours

I applied for the Appointment at BLS Mumbai on the 24th of April 2026, the closest alot available at that time was for Friday 15th May 2026.

Background:

I am a 29M Indian working as a Manager in an MNC. I have a 10-year US visa and 2-year UK visa.

Travel history includes US, Phillipines, Singapore, Iraq.

I was traveling to London for a business meeting and decided to club a 3-day stay in Madrid on the way back.

Documents Submitted:

- Visa Application Form (Printed from Website)

- Hotel Confirmation for London and Madrid (Refundable)

- Flight Tickets (Dummy)

- Ticket to the Tour of the Santiago Bernebao Stadium

- Insurance

- Current Passport Copy

- Old Passport Copy

- UK Visa

- US I94 Form

- Cover Letter with Day-wise Itinerary

- 3-months bank statement

- CDSL Demat Portfolio

- EPFO and NPS statements

- Company contact with CTC

- 3-months of Payslips

Submission:

The BLS centre was empty it was only me and only 1 counter was functioning. I did not take the courier service due to some stories I have read here. They said it being a Friday they will send my application on Monday.

Monday morning at 9am I received a message saying that my application has been received by the embassy. Same day at 4pm I received a message saying my passport is ready for collection and I should collect between 4-5pm. I went and collected it the next day.

Visa:

3 months multiple entry Tourist Visa.

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u/oldshylock — 14 hours ago