Spanish Consulate General in Saint Petersburg

Spain requires Russian citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Whether the Spanish consulate general in Saint Petersburg takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

In 2025, Spain’s consulate general in Saint Petersburg received 13,093 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 11,363. 657 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 5.2%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 6.0%. Applications fell by 10% compared with 2024 (14,477).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 5.2% (2025) to 7.6% (2023).

Spain issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Russia; this office handled 9% of their 139,596 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Moscow 9.7%, which makes Saint Petersburg 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 Russia, 6.4% of applications were refused in 2025; Spain’s rate worldwide was 14.6%. Spain received the 3rd largest number of applications of the 26 Schengen states represented here.

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

The Spanish embassy is in Moscow, about 632 km away. The Spanish consulate general in Saint Petersburg is one of 4 missions of Spain in Russia. Consulates: Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Russia in turn has 3 missions in Spain, its embassy being in Madrid.

About the Spanish consulate general in Saint Petersburg

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

Address and contact

Address: Фурштатская улица 9, Санкт-Петербург. The record for the Spanish consulate general in Saint Petersburg includes a phone number and an official website.

Spanish citizens travelling to Russia

Spanish citizens need a visa for Russia, which they can apply for online as an e-Visa for stays of up to 30 days.

When the Spanish consulate general in Saint Petersburg is closed

The next closures of the Spanish consulate general in Saint Petersburg for public holidays in Russia are New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and New Year holiday on Saturday 2 January 2027; it may also close for Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) on Sunday 6 December 2026.

Before visiting the Spanish consulate general in Saint Petersburg

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

Near the Spanish consulate general in Saint Petersburg

The Spanish consulate general in Saint Petersburg has 11 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.