Spanish Consulate General in Tangier

Moroccan citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Spain. Check with the Spanish consulate general in Tangier whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

2025 figures: 61,845 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Spain’s consulate general in Tangier, and 47,415 visas were issued. 8,920 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 15.8%. The refusal rate fell by 8.7 points from 24.5% in 2024, a clear improvement for applicants. Applications rose by 4% compared with 2024 (59,411).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 15.8% (2025) to 35.2% (2023).

Spain issues Schengen visas at 6 locations in Morocco; this office handled 30% of their 208,421 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Casablanca 12.8%, Rabat 22.4%, Nador 36.0% and Tétouan 29.6%. 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 Morocco, 19.2% of applications were refused in 2025; Spain’s rate worldwide was 14.6%. Spain received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 19 Schengen states represented here.

66.9% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Morocco.

The Spanish embassy is in Rabat, about 222 km away. Besides the Spanish consulate general in Tangier, Spain has 8 other missions in Morocco. Consulates: Tétouan, Rabat, Nador, Casablanca, Agadir and Larache. Morocco in turn has 7 missions in Spain, its embassy being in Madrid.

About the Spanish consulate general in Tangier

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Spain in Tangier. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: Avenue Habib Bourguiba, Tangier. The record for the Spanish consulate general in Tangier includes an official website.

Spanish citizens travelling to Morocco

Spanish citizens do not need a visa for Morocco: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

When the Spanish consulate general in Tangier is closed

Expect the Spanish consulate general in Tangier to be shut on Independence Day (Eid Al Istiqulal) on Wednesday 18 November 2026 and New Year's Day (Ras l' âm) on Friday 1 January 2027, and often on Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) on Sunday 6 December 2026, a holiday in Spain.

Before visiting the Spanish consulate general in Tangier

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

Near the Spanish consulate general in Tangier

The Spanish consulate general in Tangier has one other foreign mission within 1 km.