TIE HoyFamily reunification visa
Complete the consular visa stage after your family reunification approval.
When and where do I apply?
Within two months after approval is notified to the sponsor (Art. 40.1).
Apply at the Spanish consulate responsible for your residence; select it in the official directory. Personal filing or representation is legally possible; use that consulate’s instructions.
Passport and originals
Article 40 applies Article 38: visa passport validity must be at least one year.
Bring original relationship/age/legal-dependency proof; applicable criminal and medical certificates, authentication and translation belong in this consular packet.
Decision and next step
Consular decision: one month from submission (Art. 40.3).
If refused, read the grounds and remedy stated in the consular notice. Once collected, enter Spain within one month and the visa’s validity (Art. 68.5; Hoja 8), then request the first TIE.
What to do
Calculate each visa deadline from its own triggering notification.
Steps
- Keep the sponsor’s approval and its notification date.
- Prepare the national visa form, photo, fee and applicable consular documents.
- Submit before the two-month deadline; keep the visa receipt.
- Collect the granted visa within one month of notification (Art. 28.4).
Basis
Art.40: apply within two months, consular decision within one. Art.38 governs passport requirements;28.4 gives a month to collect. Art.68.5 links effect to visa and entry.