Check your Spainvisa application status.

The legal period for Spain's Dhaka consular office to decide a student visa is one month, counted from the day after you submit. The time can be extended if an interview or more documents are requested ¹. The visa is the student visa (SLU) for stays of more than 180 days ¹³.

Where to apply: two pages disagree

The embassy's student page says to submit in person at the Visa Application Centre with an appointment, and the requirements PDF says the fee is paid at BLS ¹³. The BLS Bangladesh page says family members of Spanish resident-card holders, students and work-permit seekers apply directly at the Embassy of Spain in Dhaka and book by phone between 14:00 and 15:30 ². Confirm with the embassy before you travel. The decision belongs to the Embassy of Spain in Dhaka ¹.

Fee

The fee is "equivalent to 80 euros". The page says Bangladeshi nationals are subject to a different reciprocity rate, so confirm the amount with the consular office ¹.

What Dhaka asks for

• Two signed national visa forms and two recent colour photos ³
• Your passport and previous passports, original and copy of every page, valid for the whole stay ³
• A National ID card copy if you are over 18, and an English birth certificate from the registrar's office ³
• Health insurance from an insurer authorised in Spain, covering the whole stay without limits ³
• An original acceptance letter in Spanish and English addressed to the embassy, with the course name, class time, and start and end dates ³
• The full study programme with subjects, credits, length and qualification ³
• A university letter confirming admission fees were received and you are enrolled full-time, plus the bank receipt ³
• Proof of accommodation in Spain ³
• Sponsor papers: passport or ID, proof of relationship, letter of guarantee, 6 months of bank statements, and two years of income tax certificates with the return slip ³
• A police clearance (if over 16) from the Ministry of Home Affairs, legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, translated into Spanish and issued within 1 year ³
• A medical certificate from a Bangladeshi hospital stating no disease with serious public health impact under the International Health Regulations 2005 ³

Tracking and what the words mean

You track with the BLS Spain "Track Application" page and the Spanish consular portal, Sutramite Consular, using the receipt reference (resguardo) code from your consular receipt ²⁴⁵. The portal shows whether your file is pending or resolved ⁴. The wording below comes from the Ottawa consulate's page, because Dhaka's pages do not publish it ⁴.

• "RESUELTO": a decision exists. The visa was granted or denied, and the word alone does not say which. Collect your passport as instructed on the receipt or by the visa centre ⁴.
• "EN TRAMITACIÓN, Pendiente de trámite": in progress, waiting on an answer from Spain to some consultation. Supply anything the consulate asks for ⁴.
• "EN TRAMITACIÓN, Pendiente de resolución": in progress, waiting for the Consul's decision ⁴.
• "EN TRAMITACIÓN, Pendiente de expedición": in progress, waiting for the visa sticker to be issued ⁴.

The statuses shown on the BLS tracker itself were not found ².

If it is refused

You can ask the consular office to reconsider within 1 month of being notified. Or you can go to the High Court of Justice of Madrid for judicial review within 2 months ¹.

Schengen numbers for Dhaka

These are short-stay Schengen (type C) visas at the Spanish consulate in Dhaka, all purposes and all nationalities, not student visas. In 2024 there were 3,084 applications, 1,868 issued (191 multiple-entry) and 825 not issued ⁶. That is about 27 percent not issued (825 of 3,084) ⁶.

Keep your resguardo code ready for the status check above.