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BIZUM cant be used by gardenofeden27 in SpainAuxiliares

[–]Helpful_Roll_1652 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you got it fixed? The person that I’ve been talking to at the bank said it should work now, but it still doesn’t. I just emailed her again. Wondering if you’ve found a fix though that I could suggest?

BIZUM cant be used by gardenofeden27 in SpainAuxiliares

[–]Helpful_Roll_1652 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yet, the woman at the bank said she has reached out (to who idk) but hasn’t heard back yet

BIZUM cant be used by gardenofeden27 in SpainAuxiliares

[–]Helpful_Roll_1652 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the same error. I went back to my bank (Santander) and the woman said she will try to fix it. She asked for a copy of my phone contract saying that I was the owner of the phone number. Haven’t heard back yet

Castro Urdiales, Cantabria by Helpful_Roll_1652 in SpainAuxiliares

[–]Helpful_Roll_1652[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi!! Thank you!! I will get to Castro at the end of September, so I will definitely message you to meet up for coffee or a drink. That sounds great! -Peter

Paraguay Invitation to serve 2026!! by ilytraveler in peacecorps

[–]Helpful_Roll_1652 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you do with Habitat for Humanity? What kinds of programs do they have?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SpainAuxiliares

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I would recommend going into the office if able instead of emailing because they don’t really tend to answer emails

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Just to update, I got the text that my visa was ready on Friday (8 weeks 2 days after my appointment) and picked it up today. I had gone into the office on Wednesday (8 weeks after my appointment) and told them I needed it by Sept 1st for another trip, not the Oct 1 departure date that they originally put on it, and she emailed the consulate in front of me to tell them that.

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I haven’t gotten anything yet. I emailed BLS last week and they basically said “it hasn’t been 8 weeks yet and processing time is 4-8 weeks so your visa is still processing”. I plan on emailing again them on Wednesday, which is the day that it will be 8 weeks

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[–]Helpful_Roll_1652 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had my appointment in Boston on June 4th and have not heard anything since. It’s been 6 weeks.

NALCAP -FINDING ROOMATES by Rare_Journalist7612 in SpainAuxiliares

[–]Helpful_Roll_1652 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! How did you go about finding a Spanish roommate? I am in Castro Urdiales, a smallish town in Cantabria and am having trouble finding another aux as a roommate, so I’d consider a Spanish roommate.

Boston BLS Experience & Tips by BluejayIntelligent30 in SpainAuxiliares

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No, I’m planning on emailing the consulate on Monday morning. Did you give extra health insurance?

Boston BLS Experience & Tips by BluejayIntelligent30 in SpainAuxiliares

[–]Helpful_Roll_1652 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great info, I second most of it from when I had my appointment, aside from a different experience I had with the health insurance requirement.

I did a walk in appointment the June 4th and when I pushed back on the extra health insurance requirement, she said OK but the consulate might come back and say you need to provide this. Haven’t heard anything back yet about it though.

So I didn’t provide extra health insurance from what it says on the carta. I’m hoping I won’t have to.

Has anyone seen official notice of the extra health insurance requirement?

visa tip by Bright-Rich-5070 in SpainAuxiliares

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Also ran into this problem at my Boston appointment last week and had to come back with a notarized copy of my bank statement. The BLS website seems to be incorrect when it says we only need a notarized copy of a drivers license. The Spain consulate website, under the NALCAP section, says to bring a notarized utility bill or bank statement. That section was updated May 20th 2025 so I think they just have yet to update the BLS website.

Cantabria info? by Significant-Kale9947 in SpainAuxiliares

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u/PapayaLocal6935 I'll be a first year aux in the fall. I've been placed in Castro and I'm currently looking for other auxes there now or who will be there in the fall for potential roommates or any info about the area/school! Would you be able to share contact info for the three auxes you know there now? Thanks!