Embassy of Spain

Beirut

WORK VISA

·  National Visa Application Form duly filled and signed.

·  1 recent passport photograph with a white background, frontal view (3,5 x 4,5 cm).

·  Original passport valid for three months after the whole period that the visa is requested.

·  1 Passport photocopy: Picture page and renewal (in case of renewed passport) and previous visas (Schengen, USA, UK and Canada).

·  If you wish to apply with a foreign passport, you must provide a residency permit in Lebanon (IKAMA) translated into English, French or Spanish (original and 1 copy).

·  Authorisation of Residence and Work permit issued by the Spanish authorities and duly notified to the Spanish employer (Original and 1 copy).

·  Police Certificate issued by the authorities of the country of origin or the country or countries where the person has been residing for the last five years. This certificate must show that the person has not been sentenced for offences included in the Spanish Penal Code; it has to be translated into Spanish by a juror translator and legalized (the original in Arabic and the translation) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country that has issued the document. This document should have a maximum validity of three months since its issue date.

·  Medical Certificate stating litterally that the applicant “does not suffer any of the illness that could cause severe repercussions on Public Health according with the International Sanitary Regulation of 2005”, officially translated into Spanish and legalized (both the original and the translation ) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country that has issued the document. This document should have a maximum validity of three months since its issue date.

·  Copy of the contract submitted to apply for the initial authorization of temporary residence and employment stamped by the foreigner´s bureau. (1 copy).

The process for a non-lucrative residence visa will take around two weeks starting the date of submission of the application at the Embassy of Spain in Beirut.

When you have all the documents ready, you are kindly requested to contact us to set an appointment.

Embassy of Spain in Beirut - Visa Section

Tel: 05- 464120 ext. 118 or 106

Fax: 05-467454

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