U.S. Embassy & Consulate
in Spain and Andorra

Emergency Contacts for American Citizen Services

For life-or-death emergencies, call the Spanish emergency number 112 for immediate assistance. They can provide emergency police, ambulance, and/or fire services.

• If your call is about the death, arrest, or hospitalization of a U.S citizen anywhere in Spain except the Barcelona area*, please call (+34) 91 587 2200.
• If your call is about the death, arrest, or hospitalization of a U.S citizen in the Barcelona area*, please call (+34) 93 280 2227.
• For Emergencies anywhere in Spain outside of Office Hours: (+34) 91 587 2200.
• If you are calling from outside of Spain: (+34) 91 587 2200.

*Barcelona area includes Catalonia, Aragon, and Andorra.

If you need assistance related to a U.S. passport, report of birth, or any routine service for a U.S. citizen in the Madrid area, please email MadridACS@state.gov.

If you need assistance related to a U.S. passport, report of birth, or any routine service for a U.S. citizen in the Barcelona area, please email BarcelonaACS@state.gov.

Note: Time difference between Washington D.C. and Spain/Andorra is + 6 hours.

MADRID

U.S. Embassy Madrid
Calle de Serrano, 75
28006 Madrid, Spain
Phone: (+34) 91 587 2200
Fax: (+34) 91-587-2303
Webpage

BARCELONA

Paseo Reina Elisenda de Montcada, 23
08034 Barcelona, España
Phone: (+34) 93 280 22 27
Webpage

U.S. Consular Agencies

If you are a U.S. citizen in Spain or Andorra who requires emergency assistance, please call the local emergency number, which is 112.  This number is available 24/7, toll free, and can be dialed from Spanish and Andorran landline telephones, mobile phones, and public phones. Use this number only in an emergency, such as an accident, fire, urgent medical assistance, assaults, robberies, or natural disasters.

Emergency passport services for U.S. citizens traveling within the next two weeks  are provided only at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid and the U.S. Consulate General in Barcelona. For more information.

For an emergency involving an American citizen requiring embassy or consulate assistance outside of normal business hours (Spain is six hours ahead of the U.S. east coast), please call (+34) 91 587 2200.  All consular offices in Spain are open Monday through Friday, except for U.S. and Spanish holidays (PDF 275K)

Visas

Diplomatic, Official and International Organization Visas

For applications for visas for official travel to the United States (visa categories A, G, and NATO) you need to schedule an appointment. Please send us an email to: Diplomaticvisasmadrid@state.gov

For other questions or information on diplomatic and official visas please contact us at diplomaticvisasmadrid@state.gov

Applications for diplomats for non-official travel (e.g. B1/B2 visas for tourism) must arrange a visa interview by emailing diplomaticvisasmadrid@state.gov.

Nonimmigrant Visas

Contact the Visa Section. 

To apply for an appointment:

Email: See our website

Telephone:

• Callers in Spain: +34 91 123 8866
• Callers in the United States: +1 703 543 9306

Skype: Customer service center agents are able to assist you via Skype: skype:live:skype-es?call