Belgium Consulate Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Before your visit

The consulate is at Calle Villalba Hervás, 4, 2º (Edificio Ahlers y Rahn), 38002 Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–16:00, according to the consulate’s official website (checked October 2026).
• Appointment: required – see the consulate’s website.
• Good to know: On the third Tuesday of each month the counter is open until 17:00.
• Bring: your passport or ID card, plus originals and copies of the documents for your application.

Who does the Belgian consulate in Santa Cruz de Tenerife serve?

The consulate provides consular services for Belgian citizens living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the surrounding regions of Spain. The office is headed by Consul Solange Suzanne A Kassianoff (in office since August 2025). With this office, Belgium has 4 career consular posts across Spain. Santa Cruz de Tenerife is in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (the Canary Islands). Distance to the Belgian Embassy in Madrid: about 1,755 km. Belgian citizens living in the Canary Islands belong to this consulate.

Consular services

Typical services include:

• Belgian passports and emergency travel documents
• Registration of births, marriages and deaths
• Certification of documents and signatures
• Certificates for pensions abroad
• Citizenship and civil register matters

Documents checklist

The most frequent applications and the documents the Belgian authorities ask for:

Belgian passport (application abroad)

• You must be registered in the population register of a Belgian embassy or consulate (Belgians registered in a Belgian municipality cannot get an ordinary passport abroad)
• Apply in person (from age 6) – fingerprints from age 12; many posts work by appointment
• Completed and signed application form; one recent photo (many posts take the photo themselves)
• Your current passport, which is cancelled when the new one is delivered
• Minors: form signed by both parents
• You may also apply at another Belgian post or a Belgian municipality – this can take longer

Sources: FPS Foreign Affairs Belgium – ordinary passport, FPS Foreign Affairs Belgium – biometrics and passport applications from Belgians abroad (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate before your visit.

Do I need an appointment?

Yes. According to the consulate’s official website, visits are by appointment only; the website explains how to book.

Do Spanish citizens need a visa for Belgium?

Spanish citizens can travel to Belgium without a visa; a valid passport or national identity card (DNI) is enough. Details: Spanish travel advice (Recomendaciones de viaje).

Closing days

Expect the consulate to be closed on Spanish national holidays and on Belgium’s national day (21 July). Regional holiday in the Canary Islands: Canary Islands Day (30 May). Local holidays of the municipality can bring further closures.

Emergency assistance

Belgian nationals in urgent need of help can call +34 922 241 387. Typical emergencies are a lost passport before a flight, a hospital stay or an arrest; costs remain with the person concerned. In Spain, the general emergency number is 112. Spanish citizens who need help in Belgium contact the Spanish Embassy in Brussels.

Belgian missions in Spain

Belgium in Spain

• Madrid – Embassy of Belgium
• Madrid – Consulate General
• Alicante – Consulate
• Barcelona – Consulate
• Santa Cruz de Tenerife – Consulate (this page)
• A Coruña – Honorary Consulate
• Bilbao – Honorary Consulate
• Fuerteventura – Honorary Consulate
• Málaga – Honorary Consulate
• Palma de Mallorca – Honorary Consulate
• Rota – Honorary Consulate
• Seville – Honorary Consulate
• Valencia – Honorary Consulate