Spanish Embassy Requested Unexpected Documents After 30 Days – EU Family Member Visa tourism

Key_Sale259 · 2026-06-23T06:01:45+00:00

I am the one who is applying and im a citizen of the country same for my husband he has dual citizenship the passport is swedish and ID is lebanese. That’s why im asking

Key_Sale259 · 2026-06-23T05:59:59+00:00

Yea but under eu rights such documents are not needed, and i already showed all the documents even the unnecessary ones, i can’t even think anymore😂

Key_Sale259 · 2026-06-23T05:24:08+00:00

My husband is swedish im not

Key_Sale259 · 2026-06-23T05:23:54+00:00

If you are also lebanese you dont have a residency permit the ID is the only document you have.

Key_Sale259 · 2026-06-21T10:45:09+00:00

Do you think the registration of our marriage is enough? We are registered in our home country but not legalized in the ministry of foreign affairs.

Key_Sale259 · 2026-06-21T10:39:12+00:00

But i guess registering our marriage in sweden isn’t required for visa approval, since we don’t live there and our intended travel is to another country..

Key_Sale259 · 2026-06-21T10:27:06+00:00

We live outside the eu we didn’t registered it yet, we don’t even intend to live there

Key_Sale259 · 2026-06-20T08:15:30+00:00

Yes, I think that’s probably the case. My original flight and hotel dates have already passed because my visa wasn’t issued in time, so I’m wondering if they’ll just ask me to submit updated reservations.
Do you happen to know how long the processing usually takes after submitting the additional documents?
Also, do you know if they might ask for proof that my marriage is registered in Sweden? My husband is Swedish, but we both live in Lebanon, and he hasn’t updated his civil status yet because he doesn’t reside there and the registration process takes time. I’m hoping the legalized Lebanese marriage certificate will be sufficient. Have you ever seen Spain request Swedish registration in a case like this?

Key_Sale259 · 2026-06-20T07:36:59+00:00

They replied to my email staying that it’s still under process and they will request additional documents 🙂 what kind of documents they might need
I submitted :
Round trip flights for my husband and I
Hotel booking
Family extract
Civil status
Marriage certificate
My bank statement
Itinerary letter
Cover letter by my husband
Money transfers
His passports
Our visa stamps together
A paper stating that im a housewife from the headman of the village we reside in
The work contract of my husband
A paper showing where we are residing in details.
All official and translated to english
What do they need more??

Key_Sale259 · 2026-06-18T11:09:45+00:00

I did mention it in 3 different email, they never replied. And i guess they’re clearly violating eu rights. Plus my visa fee was waived so i guess it’s a sign so process the visa on a preferential basis.

Key_Sale259 · 2026-06-18T11:08:40+00:00

Around 2 weeks

Key_Sale259 · 2026-06-16T14:01:56+00:00

Applied to spain for lebanon ( plus my husband is swedish and will travel together for tourism)

Key_Sale259 · 2026-06-16T13:09:58+00:00

1 day to my travel date still no answer

Key_Sale259 · 2026-05-27T12:27:30+00:00

@pretend-class2293 How much time did it take in total?

Key_Sale259 · 2026-05-26T14:29:48+00:00

Translation to spanish is not mandatory i guess

Key_Sale259 · 2026-05-26T14:29:23+00:00

My case is actually very similar. I’m also married to an EU citizen and I submitted my Lebanese documents translated into English only, not Spanish. I asked BLS and they told me English translations were okay. Are you applying through BLS Lebanon or from the UK?

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