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Waiting for Visa

Posted: Sat Nov 5, 2022 8:50am
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Dave101b

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I recently applied for a NLV and had my appointment at the Consulate in London on 20 October. Any idea about the likely timescale to receive the visa providing there are no problems with the paperwork. 

Anyone had very recent experience of this?

John123456

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:43am

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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:43am

Once you have attended the interview and submitted your documents the notification period can take up to 3 months, depending on how busy the consular office is.

Once approved, you will have 1 month after the notification to collect the visa in person. It is then valid for you to enter Spain within 3 months. If you enter Spain after the expiry date, you may be refused entry.

This link will provide you with further information:

https://www.ageinspain.org/post/non-lucrative-visa-nlv-guide


Dave101b

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 3:27pm

Dave101b

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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 3:27pm

John123456 wrote on Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:43am:

Once you have attended the interview and submitted your documents the notification period can take up to 3 months, depending on how busy the consular office is.

Once approved, you will have 1 month after the notification to collect the visa in person. It is then valid for you to enter Spain within 3 months. If you enter Spain after the expiry date, you may be refused entry....

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This link will provide you with further information:

https://www.ageinspain.org/post/non-lucrative-visa-nlv-guide


Thank you for that. I hadn't realised it could take 3 months. I thought it might be more like 3 weeks. Thank you for the link anyway.

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