RIYADH — BLS International, a specialist provider of visa, passport, attestation and citizen services to the governments across the world announced the inauguration of their new Spain Visa Application Center (VACs) in Riyadh on May 10. Today, the company operates 124 visa application centers in 49 countries for Spain Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación). The new Spain VAC was formally inaugurated in the presence of the Ambassador of Spain in Saudi Arabia along with senior officials from BLS International Services Ltd.
Guest of honor for the inauguration, Álvaro Iranzo Gutiérrez, Ambassador of Spain speaking at the opening ceremony said: This new and revamped Visa Application Center is the result of our effort to adapt our service to visitors coming from Saudi Arabia and in particular to the 73,000 Saudi tourists that arrive to Spain on a yearly basis which is a primary concern to all of us.”
When requesting a visa, Saudis are entitled to a quick transparent and affordable processing of their application. This Center has been designed to offer the highest standards. Also to provide a wide range of added value services that will make the applicant’s experience easier and more comfortable. And to the same time help the visitor prepare for their imminent trip to Spain.
Commenting on the announcement, Shikhar Aggarwal, joint managing director, BLS International said, “The new VAC center for Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación in the capital of Saudi Arabia, is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to strengthen and smoothen the Visa processing services for the citizens. Looking at the growing trend of emerging popularity of Schengen areas as a new tourist destination, the center will cater to the ever-increasing volumes of visa applications for these Schengen countries.”
The application center is centrally located and has well trained staff to handle applicants’ queries while the website is user-friendly and informative. It is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and has the capability to service other Schengen countries jointly with prior approval from Spanish Mission.
BLS International is amongst world’s largest specialist service provider for outsourcing of visa, passport, consular, attestation and citizen services to the governments and diplomatic missions globally since 2005. From pre-travel information processes, data processing and biometrics capture of applicants to acceptance of crucial travel documents, BLS plays the catalyst in making visa process easy and effortless. BLS has operations in more than 61 countries and is providing services through 2325 offices worldwide. BLS is also an authorized service provider for attestation of documents by the Ministry of External Affairs, India. — SG
