Non Lucrative Visa - Page 3

SaraC wrote on Thu May 5, 2022 9:03am:

Hi Jimeil thanks for your reply and thanks to Richard (above) too.  Really useful info.  I hope anyone else who reads this post finds the following information helpful too.  
Due to the strike at the Embassy we had real difficulty obtaining an appointment for interview, however ...

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...we have one now for 27th May.  TheConsulate are currently only interviewing between 8.30 and 11.00 on Friday mornings for NLVs so appointments are snapped up very quickly once they’ve been released.  It appears they only release them four weeks ahead, so we were a bit stuck!  All appointments had been taken for the available dates in May when we checked on Monday (which was 2nd May) other than 27th (still showing blue on the calendar but the date wouldn’t open) this because these had not been released yet. So we just kept trying every day until they were.  The appointments for 27th were released at midnight BST (0.00hrs) on Wed 4th and luckily we were able to get one each because we were still up at that time on Tuesday night - we got ourselves booked in at four minutes past midnight!   We had our confirmation e-Mail back almost immediately so it’s obviously an automated electronic system.  When we checked later on that morning (late morning yesterday Wed 4th May)  they had all been taken.  So if anyone is trying for an appointment it’s a good idea to be aware of this and to keep an eye on the calendar to ensure you get your appointment.  I’m assuming they will not be interviewing the following Friday because it’s the Queens Platinum Jubilee BH in UK on Friday 3rd June,  so I am also assuming the next available appointments for anyone who’s looking will be for Friday 10th June, however their calendar will not scroll that far ahead.  My advice would be if you want an appointment keep checking daily to see how far the calendar will allow you to scroll forward.  I think appts will be released very early morning Wed 11th May for any appts on 3rd June (if the UK BH doesn’t affect the Spanish Consulate) and for appts on 10th June check in the early hours of the morning of Wed 18th May etc.  Hope this helps as I know how stressful it can be living the life of ifs and buts!!  Good luck!

Sully030 wrote on Mon May 16, 2022 10:25am:

How long did it take to get your police clearance? and how long was it valid for?

SaraC wrote on Mon May 16, 2022 10:38am:

Hi Sully

So long as you don’t have a police record it’s pretty quick!  I think it took about nine working days, they e-mail you to tell you when they have received them and give you an estimated return time.  Both times for us they were quicker than quoted.  The same with the apostille....

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...  Suggest you use recorded/tracked postage.  The certificates are valid for six months in the UK but BEWARE(!) the Spanish government only consider them valid for three months so take that into consideration when planning your time line for your visa applications.  

All the best  - Sara

SaraC wrote on Mon May 16, 2022 9:45am:

Hi Mandy

Your ACRO certificate must be in date and have been apostilled by the F&CO the day you go for interview (please see my earlier reply on the forum about getting your appt once you’ve been issued with your password, because of the strike at the moment they are only giving out appointments for...

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... interview on Friday mornings, we had to wait four weeks for ours which is now next Friday 27th May).  The ACRO certificate is actually valid for six months in UK but beware, the Spanish Government only recognise it for three months so you need to obtain it, apostille it, and get it translated all within three months of your appointment. Hope this makes sense.  You may have read my above comments to James, our lawyers made a boo boo and the translations were held up so we had to do the whole process twice!

Good luck - Sara

Sully030 wrote on Mon May 16, 2022 4:22pm:

Sara thank you sooo much for the info!

Just confirming (I might sound thick!!) on your first line did you mean ACRO certificate must be in date and apostilled by foreign office office by the date you go for interview/

SaraC wrote on Mon May 16, 2022 6:52pm:

Hi

Yes that’s correct, so basically you need to ensure when you front up for your interview at consulate (which may be another three or four weeks after you’ve submitted your application and been given your password) that the date of issue on your ACRO certificate is not more than three months e...

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...arlier.  For instance we go for our interview on Friday 27th May so our fully apostilled ACRO certificates must not be dated before 27th February.  If they are they won’t be accepted.

Hope that makes sense - Sara

Kim66 wrote on Mon May 30, 2022 11:30am:

Hi my G.P has signed my medical certificate in Biro, which has now been aspostilled, I will be using the London consulate. Has anyone had a problem with this?

Kim66 wrote on Mon May 30, 2022 11:30am:

Hi my G.P has signed my medical certificate in Biro, which has now been aspostilled, I will be using the London consulate. Has anyone had a problem with this?

SaraC wrote on Mon May 30, 2022 4:11pm:

We had our Medical Certificates returned by our Spanish Lawyers representing us after they had been apostilled because they were signed in biro not ink.  Our lawyers informed us the Spanish Consulate in London would not accept them if they were signed in biro so we had to have them re-done. ...

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... We went to the consulate on Friday for our interview and they did check the signatures and the translations.  So personally I wouldn’t risk it but it’s up to you.