Website Disclaimer
Note: Due to internal year-end processes and by Executive Decree of the Ecuadorian
National Government, from December 30, 2024, to January 3, 2025, our offices will
remain closed, so there will be no attention to the public and NO appointments will
be opened for that week.
DO NOT FALL INTO FRAUD AND BEWARE OF SCAMS !
BLS International advises visa applicants to exercise caution and vigilance regarding the following points:
Our staff never ask visa applicants to make cash payments or any other form of payment to obtain an appointment, expedite the visa application process, secure an earlier appointment, or influence decision-making.
We do not recommend any direct payments into personal bank accounts.
Appointments must be booked exclusively through the BLS website. Please refer to the website for authorized service fees payable to BLS International.
Always request a receipt for optional value-added services available at our center.
The decision regarding visa applications is made solely by the competent authorities, and BLS International has no role or influence in this process. If you receive such a request (in writing or verbally), please report it immediately by completing the complaint form or by sending an email to antifraud@blsinternational.com.
Be cautious of intermediaries selling visa appointments under the name of BLS International or individually outside our center. All appointments must be booked through the BLS International website. Please refrain from purchasing appointments through a third party: this is a fraudulent practice that BLS International strongly condemns. As a responsible service provider, we make every effort to inform applicants to be wary of fraudulent intermediaries charging fees to clients for appointment bookings.
Schengen visa appointments are released every Thursday from 20:00 for the subsequent three weeks. Please be aware after that time to make your appointment, because due to high demand they are quickly occupied.
We recommend that you do not resort to paying a sum of money to people or consultants to obtain your appointment at BLS.
These people or agencies do not have any connection with BLS, nor with the General Consulate of Spain in Guayaquil and therefore will not have any advantages for obtaining an appointment or a visa. The only official pages are:
https://ecuador.blsspainvisa.com/guayaquil/index.php
https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/guayaquil/es/Paginas/index.aspx
Travel Insurance is mandatory for travelling to Spain. You may get your travel insurance from any authorized insurance company/agent or you may Click here if you wish to avail it now from Europ Assistance.
As of June 11 2024, the fee corresponding to the Schengen visa will become:
More than 12 years: $99
Between 6 and 11 years old: $49
Service fee per applicant: $18,50
Children under 6 years: Free
BLS GYE will process type D visa for: work for others, self-employment, work exceptions, highly qualified worker, researcher, internship, short studies (between 91 and 180 days), long studies (more than 181 days), non-profit residence, investor, entrepreneur, Family Reunification General Regime (RFK). Likewise, applications for community reunification regime visa (ESC) and visa for loss or theft of a residence card (EXT) will be processed. To obtain an appointment ONLY for this type of process, you must write to: nacionales.gye@blsinternational.net
In the case of a long-term card (RLD) recovery request, you must follow the instructions on the Consulate's website.
To find out the requirements for each type of visa, please check the Consulate's website: https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/guayaquil/es/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/index.aspx
DIFFICULTIES OBTAINING AN APPOINTMENT FOR SCHENGEN VISA
Remember that you can request an extraordinary appointment for health reasons, congresses, work meetings, studies, doctoral thesis reading, etc. in the Consulate's email (cog.guayaquil.vis@maec.es) briefly explaining the reason for your request and attaching documentation proving its urgency. No emergent tourism appointments will be scheduled.
Please take into account that BLS INTERNATIONAL DOES NOT send emails requesting extra money for the processing of your visa. The amount paid when appearing for the process is the ONLY value that is legally charged and invoiced. Check the DOMAIN where these emails come from as they may be SCAMS. OFFICIAL emails DO NOT HAVE A DOMAIN @hotmail, @yahoo, @gmail, among others.
Be careful with Facebook groups, emails and people outside @ConEspGuayaquil All official information and contact emails can be found on our website https://twitter.com/ConEspGuayaquil. Don't be fooled by brokers.
The BLS employee must provide the receipt for all services used and paid for at the BLS Spain Visa Application Center. Write to feedback.lm@blsinternational.net if you have not received the receipt for the payments made at the Visa Application Reception Center for Spain.
The appointment reservation, the documentation checklist and the application form are available free of charge at the Spain Visa Application Center. You can also download the forms from https://blsspainvisa.com
The BLS Visa Application Reception Center for Spain does not offer any other service apart from the reception and management of Spanish visa applications as authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain
