Spanish Consulate General in Sydney

The Spanish consulate general in Sydney is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–14:00.

Australian citizens can visit Spain without a visa for up to 90 days.

In 2025, Spain’s consulate general in Sydney received 560 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 637. 0 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 0.0%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 0.9%. Applications fell by 9% compared with 2024 (618).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.0% (2023) to 0.9% (2024).

Spain issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Australia; this office handled 51% of their 1,093 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Melbourne 2.6% and Canberra 4.9%, which makes Sydney the lowest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Australia, 3.0% of applications were refused in 2025; Spain’s rate worldwide was 14.6%. Spain received the 6th largest number of applications of the 22 Schengen states represented here.

The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Australia.

The Spanish embassy is in Canberra, about 249 km away. The Spanish consulate general in Sydney is one of 8 missions of Spain in Australia. Consulates: Melbourne. Honorary consulates: Perth, Darwin, Adelaide, Brisbane and Ayr. Australia in turn has 2 missions in Spain, its embassy being in Madrid.

About the Spanish consulate general in Sydney

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Spain in Sydney. The head of mission on record is Jose Luis Rodriguez De Colmenares Tascon. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: Market Street 31, 2000 Sydney. The record for the Spanish consulate general in Sydney includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Spanish citizens travelling to Australia

Spanish citizens need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for Australia, obtained online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

When the Spanish consulate general in Sydney is closed

The next closures of the Spanish consulate general in Sydney for public holidays in Australia are Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) on Monday 28 December 2026; it may also close for Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) on Sunday 6 December 2026.

Before visiting the Spanish consulate general in Sydney

Current procedures for the Spanish consulate general in Sydney, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Spanish consulate general in Sydney

The Spanish consulate general in Sydney has 34 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.