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BLS Rabat accepts some Spanish visa applications without appointments

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BLS International’s Rabat centre accepts, without appointments, Spanish visa applications from people who obtained at least one Schengen visa in the past four years. The procedure, also open to their spouses and minor children, runs Monday to Friday mornings on presentation of old passports and visa copies, according to BLS.

The BLS International centre in Rabat allows people who obtained at least one Schengen visa in the past four years to submit an application for a Spanish visa without an appointment. The procedure applies regardless of the previous visa’s validity period, according to a notice published by BLS International on its website.

Access is also open to the spouses and children under 18 of eligible applicants. Applications are accepted from Monday to Friday, from 9am to 11am, on presentation of previous passports and copies of previously issued Schengen visas, BLS International said.

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