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What experiences have people had with applying for a DTV visa in Spain?

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Jun 3, 2025

4 days ago

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Let this be a warning to anyone who is curious: Do not apply for your DTV in Spain. 

Just don't. 

I'm a legal resident here who applied over a month ago and I still have not gotten a response. Now I have to leave Spain for a family emergency, and I'm basically begging the embassy to give me an update on the additional materials they requested. If you have the option, apply somewhere else, anywhere else. The stress alone makes me want to scream.

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The post serves as a warning against applying for the DTV visa in Spain, as the author, a legal resident, has faced significant delays and stress during the application process. After applying over a month prior without response, they are struggling to get updates from the embassy while needing to leave for a family emergency. The comments discuss similar issues with other European countries, reflecting on the slow and unpredictable nature of visa processing in Spain compared to places like the Netherlands. Some users share their own experiences applying for visas in other countries, highlighting various timelines and bureaucratic challenges.

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Rafa *******

they are taking a siesta 😴

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Adrian *******

I applied 3 weeks ago from Cambodia, I got into Thailand with a tourist visa while I wait for the answer for the DTV visa.

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Anonymous ******************

Why live in Thailand if you want to avoid slow, bureaucratic and pointless government processes that change every other month? Lol

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Moses ***********

What is DTV and who has or must apply for it .educate Moses

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Ben ********

moses should educate himself by using google

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Anonymous ******************

Netherlands 4 days 😛 Dutch effencicy

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Anonymous ******************

Anyone know about Germany?

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Anonymous ******************

Some European embassady take 5 weeks ( Belgium for example ). I think if you annoy them in the process , it may be longer.

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Shayna ****

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Anonymous participant 113 all the resources I found about the Spanish embassy said it would take 4 weeks max, but they didn’t even notify me of the additional documents they needed until I followed up with them (close to the 5 week mark). I really hope that it won’t take months to get this visa but it’s sounding like Europe is not the place to apply for the DTV at all 😔

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Anonymous ******************

id you have time , and proper case, I feel that get the dtv in Europe may be more legit later ... ( they are less "corrupt" , and may not lead to later inspection ... but that is my call )

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Anonymous ******************

belgium take me full 5 weeks ( they notice 5 weeks ), they wait until last days without request anything extra to me.If they ask extra document, it may take longer than the

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Anonymous ******************

i’m so sorry you’re having this issue.

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Anonymous ******************

I lived 8 years in Spain, tell me all about it.

So done with living there.

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Shayna ****

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I've only been living here for one year and change, and I can't handle it anymore lol

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Anonymous ******************

aircon broke 4 weeks waiting in August.

Elevator broke 3 weeks waiting

Living on the 4th floor.

Just some examples

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Anonymous ******************

well it has something to do with Spain. The embassy is in Madrid.

The thing is foreigner are coming to Spain to work and behave like Spanish.

Even my Dutch friend where always coming late when I was living in Barcelona.

After living back in Holland again, the Spanish people are suddenly more punctual. And came on time for appointments

So yeah it’s the country.

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Alejandro ****

I'm Spanish and I understand what you are saying but in this case it doesn't make any sense to blame Spain when it's the Thai's Spanish embassy lol

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