The complete 2026 guide to the Consulate General of Spain in Montréal — address, appointments, visa services, jurisdiction across Québec and the Atlantic provinces, and how to convert a Montréal submission into a Spanish TIE residency with Platinum Legal Spain.
Official contact details, opening hours, appointment booking and map for 2026.
The Consulate General of Spain in Montréal is in Westmount Square on the edge of downtown Montréal, directly above Atwater Metro. It serves Québec and the Atlantic provinces — a bilingual applicant catchment with particular expertise in French-language file handling alongside the standard Spanish pack.
For residents of Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nunavut, Montréal is your consulate for Spanish long-stay visa submissions in 2026. NLV appointment waits typically run 4 – 10 weeks depending on season. This page covers address, jurisdiction, document pack, apostille chain, booking reality, the ten most common Montréal rejection triggers and how Platinum Legal Spain runs your Montréal submission end-to-end.
Full long-stay visa suite plus Schengen short-stay. Each category has its own appointment stream on citaconsular.
The residency route for retirees, passive-income applicants and those not working in Spain. 400% IPREM income (roughly €28,800 for 2026), apostilled RCMP background check, sworn translations, DGSFP insurance.
Route for remote employees and international freelancers. 200% SMI income, 3-year validity, optional 24% flat tax regime. Montréal handles the overseas consular route.
For students enrolled at Spanish universities, language schools or accredited programmes of more than 90 days. Work rights up to 30 hours per week in most cases.
For spouses, children under 18 and dependent parents of Spanish residents. Sponsor must meet income and housing conditions.
For professionals with a signed Spanish employment offer. Usually initiated by the Spanish employer via UGE-CE; Montréal issues the visa sticker.
For visa-national residents within Montréal's jurisdiction needing a short-stay Schengen visa. CA passport holders do not need short-stay visas for Spain.
Montréal's jurisdiction is defined by your US state or territory of residence. Filing at the wrong consulate is a near-automatic refusal.
| State / Territory | Consulate |
|---|---|
| Québec | Montréal |
| New Brunswick | Montréal |
| Nova Scotia | Montréal |
| Prince Edward Island | Montréal |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Montréal |
| Nunavut | Montréal |
MAEC jurisdictional rules are updated periodically. Where the applicable consulate is ambiguous (dual-residents, recently moved applicants) we confirm in writing before booking.
Montréal runs appointments through the citaconsular system in release batches. Slots open sporadically and the best-prepared applicants book first.
NLV appointments typically open 4 – 10 weeks ahead. Peaks are January (new-year relocators) and May–September (academic / summer movers).
DNV appointments are typically 3 – 7 weeks.
Student visas peak June–September.
No walk-ins. Every file begins with a booked slot.
We monitor citaconsular Montréal slot availability daily for live client files and pick up slots the moment they open.
Montréal appointments are short — typically 20 to 40 minutes. Your pack must be complete, paginated, and every document must comply with format rules. One missing item usually triggers a rebook.
Valid at least 12 months. Original and full-page copies.
Modelo Nacional (long-stay) signed and dated. Correct visa code.
Recent, passport-size, white background, Spanish/Schengen format.
RCMP certificate, apostilled by Global Affairs Canada, sworn-translated.
Licensed physician letter with Spanish-approved wording on clinic letterhead.
12 months of pension, investment or savings records with sworn translations.
DGSFP-authorised insurer, full cover, consulate-format wording.
Spanish rental contract, escritura, or signed letter of availability.
Paid on appointment day; card or money order accepted; receipt retained.
Canada acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention in January 2024. For 2026 applications, Canadian federal documents are apostilled by Global Affairs Canada; most provincial documents are apostilled by the relevant provincial authority. After apostille the document is sworn-translated into Spanish by an MAEC-registered translator. Getting the order wrong is the most common Canadian-side rejection trigger.
Certified RCMP criminal record check (fingerprint-based), issued within the last 3 months.
Global Affairs Canada apostille for the RCMP certificate; provincial apostille for provincially issued records.
Completed by an MAEC-registered sworn translator — not a generic translation agency.
Paginated in Montréal's preferred order — reviewed by our file-handler before the appointment.
The ten patterns we see most often when Montréal-jurisdiction files come to us for rescue in 2026.
Toronto covers Ontario and Manitoba; Montréal covers Quebec and the Atlantic provinces; Western Canada works through the closest consulate — confirm in writing before booking.
Canadian police certificate older than 3 months at submission is routinely bounced.
Canadian documents require Global Affairs Canada authentication plus Spanish consular legalisation (Canada joined the Hague Apostille Convention in January 2024 — for 2026 the apostille route now applies for federal documents).
Authentication attaches to the original — wrong order voids the chain.
OHIP, RAMQ, MSP etc. do not satisfy DGSFP rules. Need a Spanish DGSFP-authorised insurer.
Must use Spanish-approved wording on clinic letterhead, signed by licensed physician.
A Canadian bank manager summary letter supports the statements.
Each visa type has its own category. Picking 'short-stay' when you need NLV wastes the slot.
Reviewers read quickly — a disorganised pack draws extra questions.
Miss your slot and you rebook to the back of the queue.
A clean, fast, first-time Montréal submission — built on the same workflow that runs every PLS consular file.
Map residence to Montréal jurisdiction, identify the correct visa route, agree a fixed fee before any work begins.
RCMP check, apostille, physician letter briefing, sworn translations, DGSFP insurance placement, accommodation evidence — in parallel.
We monitor citaconsular Montréal daily and secure the earliest viable NLV / DNV slot.
Pack reviewed, printed, paginated. Submission at Montréal, decision tracked, collection managed, Spanish-side TIE coordinated.
Once submitted, the decision window begins. Montréal typically resolves straightforward NLV applications within the legal 3-month maximum, often faster.
Approval notified by email. Visa sticker collected at Montréal within 30 days — in person or by approved courier.
NLV visas are issued with 12 months validity from the visa date. Once you enter Spain, the TIE residency card is issued and expires 12 months after issue — renewable in-country for a further two-year period. Other visa types carry their own validity (DNV 3 years, Student by course length).
In Spain: empadronamiento, TIE booking at Policía Nacional, fingerprints and card collection — handled by our Spain team.
183-day tax residency rule, first Modelo 100 the following June, Modelo 720 for foreign assets — all under our retainer.
The twelve questions Québécois and Atlantic Canadian applicants ask us most about the Montréal consulate in 2026.
See location and map at the top of this page.
Through citaconsular.es. Each visa type has its own category.
Typically 3 – 10 weeks depending on season.
Montréal covers Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nunavut. Ontario and Manitoba use Toronto.
No. Visa services are by appointment only.
NLV, DNV, Student, Family Reunification, Work and Schengen, plus passport and civil registration services for Spanish nationals.
Yes — MAEC-registered sworn translations are required.
No. Consular jurisdiction is strictly by residence.
Most decisions issue within 4 – 10 weeks. The legal maximum is 3 months.
In person or by approved courier at Montréal within 30 days of approval.
Yes — though the UGE-CE route from inside Spain is often faster for DNV.
Yes — police check, apostille, translations, booking, submission and Spanish-side TIE, end-to-end under one fixed fee.
Visa work is only part of your Spanish move. We handle the full legal, tax and administrative picture — plus trusted insurance partners for consulate-grade cover.
Spanish wills, probate, cross-border estates and inheritance tax planning for expats.
Conveyancing for buyers and sellers, off-plan purchases, escritura and NIE handling.
Non-resident tax, rental income, capital gains, Modelo 720 and 183-day residency planning.
Company formation, autónomo registration, contracts and cross-border commercial work.
Marriage, divorce, custody, guardianship and personal-life matters for expat families.
NIE, TIE, empadronamiento, digital certificate, apostille and sworn translations.
Property, contract and civil disputes in Spain — representation and settlement.
General health, home and car insurance for expats moving to or living in Spain. English-speaking broker, Spain-wide cover.
Partner →Sanitas NLV, DNV and Visa-approved policies. No waiting periods, no copayments, full cover from day one. Spanish-registered insurer.
Partner →Platinum Legal Spain runs NLV, DNV, Student and Family submissions through the Spanish Consulate General in Montréal every month. One fixed fee, one point of contact, one coherent file — from RCMP order to Spanish TIE card.