Sworn translations for your Spanish visa application

Spanish consulates require that any document not written in Spanish be submitted with a sworn translation. The exact list depends on the visa, but the documents below come up in almost every file. Where the table says "apostille", the apostille goes on the original before translation; whether the apostille itself must be translated varies by consulate (Miami, for example, states that it does not), so check your consulate's page and tell me what it says.

Requirements change and each consulate applies them slightly differently. I keep this page to the documents and the translation; for financial thresholds, fees and processing times, go to your consulate's official page or to an immigration lawyer. If you send me your consulate's checklist, I will tell you in under two hours which items need an apostille and which need translation.

US consulates of Spain accept translations by sworn translators appointed by Spain's Ministry and, in some cases, by certified translators in the United States. The difference appears later. A sworn translation made in Spain stays valid for everything that comes after the visa: your residence card (TIE) at the immigration office, registering at the town hall, the civil registry if you marry or have a child here, exchanging documents with the tax office. A US certified translation may be accepted at the consulate and refused in Spain, which means paying twice.

My translations carry my signature, stamp and certification on every document, including the apostille and any seal or handwritten note on the original, and are digitally signed under Spain's Order AUC/213/2025, so the PDF is valid without paper. If your consulate asks for a paper copy, I send it by courier.

Most applicants need between three and eight documents, and translating them together is cheaper and avoids inconsistencies in names and dates between documents. Choose the pack that matches your situation; anything extra is priced per document at the normal rate.

• Spain Visa Pack

  Up to 4 documents

  Up to 4 documents of up to 2 pages: FBI or police check, medical certificate, birth or marriage certificate, and apostilles only if your consulate requires them translated.

  €129approx. $140

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• Spain Visa Family Pack

  Up to 8 documents

  Up to 8 documents: the above for two adults plus marriage certificate and children's birth certificates.

  €229approx. $250

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• Digital Nomad Visa Pack

  Up to 6 documents

  Up to 6 documents of up to 2 pages: employer or client letter, police check, degree, insurance certificate, proof of income and relationship certificate; long contracts by the page.

  €189approx. $210

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Apostilles only count as a document when your consulate requires them translated. Bank statements, insurance policies and long contracts are priced at €20 per extra page within the same deadline. Urgent delivery of more than 10 pages on the same day carries a 30 % surcharge, as with all my translations.

I am in Murcia, Spain, six hours ahead of New York and nine ahead of Los Angeles. In practice, what you send in the evening is in your inbox when you wake up. Payment is by card through Stripe (you pay in your own currency; your bank does the exchange), by transfer or through Wise. Delivery is a digitally signed PDF, valid in Spain. Paper copies with handwritten signature and stamp go by international courier, usually within three to five working days to the United States. More on working from the United States.