Spain visa requirements for Djiboutian citizens

Consular Section of the Spanish Embassy in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

Djiboutians need a Schengen visa. Spain has no embassy in Djibouti: the Embassy in Addis Ababa is accredited to the country, and the Djiboutian capital only has an Honorary Vice-Consul, on Boulevard Gallieni. The Embassy accepts applications from residents of its consular district, in person at its premises on Haile Melekot Street (Gullele, Woreda 01, Addis Ababa), with an appointment requested beforehand by email to emb.addisabeba.consu@maec.es. The fee is 90 euros from age 12 and 45 for ages 6 to 12, paid in cash in Ethiopian currency, by bank transfer or via Telebirr. The passport must be valid for three months after leaving the Schengen area, have two blank pages and be no more than ten years old, and 30,000-euro health insurance is required. Applications must be made between six months and 15 days before travel, and the legal deadline for a decision is 15 calendar days, extendable to 45. It could not be confirmed against an official source whether another Schengen State accepts applications for Spain in Djibouti.

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Fee

€90

Amount published by the consular post that handles this corridor; the country page may give another consulate's figure.

Processing time

Where the trip requires a Schengen visa, the consulate must decide within 15 calendar days of an admissible application being lodged. That period may be extended to a maximum of 45 calendar days in individual cases, particularly where the application needs closer examination; in justified urgent individual cases the decision is taken immediately (Regulation (EC) 810/2009, Art. 23). An application may not be lodged more than six months before the intended trip and, as a rule, no later than 15 calendar days before it; where the consulate requires an appointment, it is normally given within two weeks of being requested (Art. 9).

Required documents

• A valid passport or travel document, issued within the previous ten years and valid for at least three months beyond the date you plan to leave the Schengen area (Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Art. 6(1)(a))
• Evidence of the purpose and conditions of your stay: a booking for your accommodation or, if you are staying at a private address, a letter of invitation that your host files with the Spanish National Police (Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Art. 6(1)(c))
• A return or round-trip ticket, issued in your name, non-transferable and with a fixed date (Order PRE/1282/2007, Art. 2)
• Funds of €122.10 per person for each day of your stay, subject to a floor of €1,098.90 per person even on a shorter trip (10% and 90% of the 2026 Spanish minimum wage, set at €1,221 per month by Royal Decree 126/2026)
• Proof that you actually hold that money: cash, certified cheques, traveller's cheques, or a credit card together with a bank statement or an up-to-date passbook. The rule does not accept statements printed from online banking (Order PRE/1282/2007, Art. 2)

Health insurance

Mandatory to apply for the Schengen visa: minimum coverage of €30,000, valid across the whole Schengen area and for the entire length of the stay (Regulation (EC) 810/2009, Art. 15).

Which policies meet the €30,000 requirement →

Staying with a host instead of a hotel? Spain's letter of invitation →

When travel insurance is mandatory → Travel insurance policies ↓

How much money you need to show →

How long you can stay

Schengen rule: a maximum stay of 90 days within any 180-day period across the whole Schengen area.

Calculate your available Schengen days →

Why isn't your passport being stamped? The EES system →