In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Spain, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Spain.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Spain does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Spain you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Spain

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

The Spanish capital, Madrid hosts 124 embassies.

There are also 553 consulates and five other representations in Spain (Danish Trade Office in Barelona, the Representative Office of the European Union in Madrid and Barcelona, and the Representative Office of Palestine and Taiwan in Madrid)

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Madrid, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Spain and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Spain. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometime other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Madrid

Argentina

Embassy of Argentina in Spain

Address: C/ Fernando el Santo, 15 - 1ª planta
28010 Madrid
Telephone: (+34) 917 710 519 / 500
E-Mail: eespa@mrecic.gov.ar
Social Media: www.instagram.com/argenespa/ and https://twitter.com/ARGenesp
Opening hours: 8:30 to 15:00 from Monday to Friday

Services: Consular services and visa registration

Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Madrid, Argentina has 6 consulates in Spain: Madrid (same building as the embassy), Barcelona, Vigo, Cadiz, Tenerife and Palma de Mallorca. They are available with appointment only.

Australia

Embassy of Australia in Spain

Address: Torre Espacio
Paseo de la Castellana 259D, planta 24
28046 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 91 353 66 00
E-Mail: consular.madrid@dfat.gov.au
Social media: https://www.instagram.com/australianembassyspain/
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 08:30-13:30 and 14:00 - 16:30

The embassy of Australia in Madrid provides passport applications, consular services, general enquiries and notarial services.

Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Madrid, Australia has a consulate in Barcelona (Emailausconbcn@gmail.com). It is available with appointment only.

Austria

Embassy of Austria in Spain

Address: Paseo de la Castellana 91
28046 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 91 55 65 315 / 403
E-Mail: madrid-ob@bmeia.gv.at
Opening hours: Fromm Moday to Friday 10:00-13:00

Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, Austria has 8 consulates in Barcelona, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Seville and Valencia.

Canada

Embassy of Canada in Spain

Address: Torre Espacio
Paseo de la Castellana, 28046 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 382 8400
E-Mail: MDRIDG@international.gc.ca
Social Media: https://twitter.com/canembspain and https://www.facebook.com/CanadainSpain/
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 08:30-14:00 and 15:00-17:30

The embassy of Canada in Madrid provides passport applications, consular services, general enquiries and notarial services.

Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, Canada home 2 consulates in Barcelona and Malaga.

China

Embassy of China in Madrid

Address: Calle Arturo Soria, 113
28043 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 519 4242
E-Mail: chinaemb_es@mfa.gov.cn
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 09:00-14:00 and 17:00-19:30

General Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, China has a consulate in Barcelona.

Denmark

Embassy of Denmark in Madrid

Address: Embassy of Denmark
Calle Serrano, 26
28001 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 431 8445
E-Mail: madamb@um.dk
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 09:00-16:00

General and Honorary Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, Denmark has 11 consulates in: Barcelona (info@dk-konsulat.es), Alicante, Almeria, Bilbao (consulado.dk@bisl.es), Jerez de la Frontera, Malaga (consulado.malaga@danconsul.net), Palma de Mallorca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santander, Valencia and Vigo.

France

Embassy of France in Madrid

Address: Ambassade de France
Calle Salustiano Olózaga, 9
28001 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 423 8900
Social Media: es.linkedin.com/company/ambassade-de-france-en-espagne and https://www.instagram.com/france_espagne/?hl=en
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 09:00-19:00

General and Honorary Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, France has a consulate  in Barcelona (info@consulfrance-barcelone.org) and 10 Honorary Consultes in A Coruna (consuladofrancia@orange.es), Alicante, Bilbao, Gijon, Girona (gerone.chfrance@gmail.com), Granada, Ibiza, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lleida, Malaga, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Pamplona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Seville (consulhonoraireseville@gmail.com), Valencia, Vigo and  Zaragoza.

Germany

Embassy of Germany in Madrid

Address: Calle de Fortuny, 8
28010 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 557 9000
E-Mail: info@madrid.diplo.de
Social Media: https://twitter.com/AlemaniaDiplo, https://www.facebook.com/EmbajadaAlemanaMadrid and https://www.instagram.com/alemaniaenespana/
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00-12:00

The embassy of Germany in Madrid provides consular services, Passports and identity documents, Nationality and inheritance matters, Matters relating to pensions and reparations, Authentication of signatures and certified photocopies, Criminal record certificates, Lawyers, Doctors and Translations services, etc.

General and Honorary Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, Gemany has a consulate in Barcelona (info@barcelona.diplo.de), and 13 honorary consulates in Alicante, Almeria, Barcelona, Bilbao, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Mahon, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Puerto de la Cruz (puerto-de-la-cruz@hk-diplo.de), San Sebastian, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Valencia, Vigo and Zaragoza.

United Kingdom

General British Consulate in Spain

Address: Torre Espacio
Paseo de la Castellana 259D
28046 Madrid
Tel.: +34 917 14 6300
E-Mail: spain.consulate@fco.gov.uk

The embassy of Great Britain in Madrid provides consular services, emergency travel documents,  information and assistance about living abroad and notarial services.

General and Honorary Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, Great Britain has a consulate in Barcelona (spain.consulate@fco.gov.uk), and 13 honorary consulates in Alicante, Ibiza, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Italy

Embassy of Italy in Madrid

Address: Calle Lagasca, 98
28006 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 423 3300
E-Mail: segreamb.ambmadrid@esteri.it
Social Media: https://twitter.com/ItalyinSPA,  https://www.instagram.com/italyinspa/ and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2LUSSXzpZJsCL59NPad75A

The embassy of Italy in Madrid works as a representation of the Italian state. However, all citizen services are provided by the consulate representations in Madrid and Barcelona.

Consulate of Italy in Madrid

Address : Santa Coloma Palace
Calle Agustín de Betancourt n.3 - 28003 Madrid
Tel : (+34) 646 437 890
Opening hours: Access to the counters is permitted only after booking an appointment through the new Prenot@Mi portal

The consulate of Italy in Madrid provides consular services, Request from the CIE (electronic identity card), Passport request except in cases of proven urgency, Civil Status Service, Citizenship Service, Visa Service and Notary service.

General and Honorary Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, Italy has a consulate in Barcelona (barcelona.info@esteri.it), and 18 honorary consulates in A Coruña, Alicante, Bilbao, Burgos, Castellón de la Plana, Ceuta, Girona, Ibiza, Jerez de la Frontera, Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Malaga, Oviedo, Palma de Mallorca, Pamplona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Seville, Valencia and Zaragoza.

Japan

Embassy of Japan in Madrid

Address: Calle Serrano 109,
28006 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 91 590 13 21
E-Mail: embjapon@md.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://twitter.com/JapanEmb_Spain and https://www.facebook.com/EmbajadaJaponEspana/
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 09:30-13:45 and 14:45-17:30

The embassy of Japan in Madrid provides consular services, Civil Status Service, Citizenship Service, Visa Service and Notary service.

General and Honorary Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, Japan has a general consulate in Barcelona (madoguchi@bc.mofa.go.jp), and an honorary consulates Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Mexico

Embassy of Mexico in Madrid

Address: Carrera de San Jerónimo,
28014 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 913 69 28 14
E-Mail: comunicacionesesp@sre.gob.mx
Social Media: https://twitter.com/embamexesp, https://www.facebook.com/embamexespana/ and a Youtube channel
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 09:00-15:00 and 17:00-19:00

The embassy of Mexico in Madrid provides consular services, passport, consular registration, voting card, birth certificate, OP7 (Passport for minors), military card and physical survival certificates.

General and Honorary Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, Mexico has a general consulate in Barcelona (consuldemexicobar@sre.gob.mx), and 7 honorary consulates in Gijon, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Seville, Valencia and Zaragoza.

Morocco

Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Madrid

Address: Calle Serrano, 179
28002 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 91 563 10 90
E-Mail: correo@embajada-marruecos.es
Social Media: https://twitter.com/Emb_Marruecos
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 09:00-15:00

Consulate of the Kingdom of Moroco in Madrid

Address: Calle Leizaran N°31 CP
28002 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 912 109 300
E-Mail: consuladomarr.madrid@gmail.com

The consulate of Mexico in Madrid provides consular services, passport, consular registration, voting card, birth certificate, OP7 (Passport for minors), military card and physical survival certificates.

General and Honorary Consulates : In addition to the embassy and consulate in Madrid, Mexico has a general consulate in Barcelona (info.consuladobcn@gmail.com), and 5 honorary consulates in Algeciras, Almeria, Bilbao, Girona, Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Mallorca, Murcia, Sevilla, Tarragona and Valencia.

Netherlands

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Madrid

Address: Pl. de la Castellana, 259D
28046 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 353 7500
E-Mail: mad-info@minbuza.nl
Social Media: https://twitter.com/247BZ and https://www.facebook.com/NederlandWereldwijd

The embassy of Netherlands in Madrid provides consular services, Request from the CIE (electronic identity card), Passport request except in cases of proven urgency, Civil Status Service, Citizenship Service, Visa Service and Notary service.

General and Honorary Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, the Netherlands has a consulate in Barcelona (info@hcbcn.net), and 8 honorary consulates in Benidorm, Ceuta, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Seville and Valencia.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Madrid

Address: C/ Velázquez 155,
28002 Madrid
Tel: +34 915 62 22 64
E-Mail: embrues@mid.ru
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/EmbajadaRusaRu/ and https://twitter.com/EmbajadaRusaRU

Consulate of Russia in Madrid

Address: Calle Joaquin Costa, 33,
28002 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 411 29 57
E-Mail: madrid@dks.en
Opening hours: From Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 13.30

General and Honorary Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, Russia has a consulate in Barcelona (consrusbar@consrusbar.com), and 7 honorary consulates in Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Palma de Mallorca, Seville, Marbella, Valencia, Burgos and Vigo. 

Portugal

Embassy of Portugal in Madrid, Spain (For Spain and Andorra)

Address: Calle Lagasca, 88
28006 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 782 49 72
E-Mail: madrid@mne.pt (Embassy) and sconsular.madrid@mne.pt (General Consulate)
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday: 09:30-14:00 and 16:00-18:30

The consulat of Portugal in Madrid provides Assignment of Tax Identification Number (NIF), Identity card, Citizen Card certificates, Certificates, Circulation of Companion Animals, legalization of documents, Nationality, Other Travel Documents, common passport, Consular Presences, powers of attorney, voter registration, Civil Registry, etc.

General and Honorary Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, Portugal has a consulate in Barcelona (consulado.barcelona@mne.pt), and 9 honorary consulate in Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Seville, Vigo, A Coruna, Badajoz, Bilbao, Ceuta, Leon and Malaga.

Switzerland

Switzerland Embassy in Madrid

Address: C/ Núñez de Balboa 35A, 7°
Edificio Goya
28001 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 436 39 60
E-Mail: madrid@eda.admin.ch
Social Media: https://twitter.com/EmbSuizaEspana,   https://www.facebook.com/EmbajadaSuizaMadrid and Youtube
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday: 09:00-13:00

The embassy of Switzerland in Madrid provides consular services, request of identity card or passport, citizenship application, etc.
The Swiss in an emergency situation abroad can also seek advice and help from the Swiss representation.

General and Honorary Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, the Netherlands has a consulate in Barcelona (info@hcbcn.net), and 3 honorary consulates in Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca.

U.A.E (United Arab Emirates)

Embassy of The United Arab Emirates in Madrid

Address: Calle Hernández de Tejada, 7
28027 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 570 1001
E-mail: madrid@mofa.gov.ae
Social Media: www.instagram.com/uaeembassyes/ and https://www.facebook.com/Mofauae/
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 09:00-16:00

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the Unites States of America in Madrid

Address: Calle de Serrano, 75
28006 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 587 2200
Social Media: https://twitter.com/usembassymadrid, https://www.facebook.com/madrid.usembassy and Youtube 
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday: 08:30-17:30

The embassy of the USA in Madrid provides consular services, request of identity card or passport, citizenship application, etc. both for Spain and Andorra.

General and Honorary Consulates : In addition to the embassy in Madrid, the USA has a consulate in Barcelona (pdbarcelona@state.gov), and 5 honorary consulates in Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Seville and Mallorca.

General Consulates in Barcelona

Argentina

Consulate of Argentina in Barcelona

Address: Paseo de Gracia 11, Escalera B (Ingreso por Av. Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes 632), 2º piso
08007 Barcelona
Telephone: (+34) 93 304 1200 / 93 304 1203
E-Mail: cbarc@cancilleria.gob.ar
Social Media: http://www.instagram.com/argenbarcelona
Opening hours: 8:30 to 14:00 from Monday to Friday

Services: Consular services and visa registration

Canada

Consulate of Canada in Barcelona

Address: Plaça de Catalunya, 9, 1º, 2ª - 08002, Barcelona
Telephone: +34 93 270 3614
Email: bclnag@international.gc.ca

The Consulate of Canada in Barcelona provides passport applications, consular services, general enquiries and notarial services.

Honorary Consulates in Spain

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Spain, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often in France or Great Britain.

Consulates in Barcelona

• Belgium (barcelona@diplobel.fed.be)
• Bolivia (colivianbarcelona@menta.net)
• Brazil (info.barcelona@itamaraty.gov.br)
• Colombia (cbarcelona@cancilleria.gov.co)
• Norway (info@norconsbcn.com)
• Romania (barcelona@mae.ro)
• Sweden (barcelona@consuladosuecia.com)
• Uruguay (barcelona@consuladosuecia.com)
• Venezuela (contacto@consulvenbarcelona.com)

Honorary Consulates in Bilbao

• Belgium
• Brazil
• Colombia (cbilbao@cancilleria.gov.co)
• Guatemala (paisvasco@embajadaguatemala.es)
• Norway
• Romania (barcelona@mae.ro)
• Sweden
• Uruguay (barcelona@consuladosuecia.com – Santiago de Compostela)
• Venezuela (contacto@consulvenbilbao.org)

Honorary Consulates in Canary Islands

• Brazil
• Colombia
• Guatemala (laspalmas@embajadaguatemala.es)
• Norway
• Romania
• Sweden
• Uruguay
• Venezuela (consulado@consulvene-canarias.org)

Honorary Consulates in Malaga

• Belgium
• Brazil
• Norway
• Sweden
• Uruguay (barcelona@consuladosuecia.com)

Honorary Consulates in Mallorca

• Colombia (cpmallorca@cancilleria.gov.co)
• Norway

Honorary Consulates in Seville

• Belgium
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia (csevilla@cancilleria.gov.co)
• Guatemala
• Norway
• Romania (sevilla@mae.ro)
• Uruguay

Honorary Consulates in Valencia

• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Guatemala
• Norway
• Sweden
• Uruguay