Last Updated on March 18, 2026 by Bruno Bianchi
Question
Do you know how long are non lucrative Spain visas taking at San Francisco Consulate (October 2022)?
Answers
These are the answers of some Facebook group members:
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Start the Moving to Spain Hub →“We received our visas yesterday from SFO consulate. Here are the timeline of our NLV process:
4/5/22 First day of collecting all required documents
5/12/22 Sent copies of documents via Fedex to SFO consulate
7/16/22 Received an email from SFO consulate, notifying us to send all original documents including passports and processing fees (money orders), paid self-addressed USPS envelope
7/18/22 Original documents arrived at SFO consulate
10/8/22 Received passports with visas affixed
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