The Honorary Consulate General of the Philippines in Seville represents Philippine interests on an honorary basis; formal consular services are provided by the Philippine Embassy in Madrid.
Contact Details
| Address | Avda. de la Palmera, 8, 41012 Sevilla, Spain |
| Fax | +34 954 563 004 |
| consuladogeneralfilipinasbidon@gmail.com sevillaphc@philembassymadrid.com |
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| Head of Mission | Ignacio Bidon Vigil de Quiñones, Honorary consul general |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
The Philippine honorary consul in Seville
The honorary consul general listed by the Spanish authorities is Ignacio Bidon Vigil de Quiñones, in office since July 2008.
Sevilla is in the province of Seville (Andalusia). The Spanish Foreign Ministry files this office under Seville; the street address is in Sevilla. The nearest Philippine career consular office is the consulate general in Barcelona, about 830 km away. Distance to the Philippine Embassy in Madrid: about 390 km.
Spanish citizens do not need a visa for short tourist stays in the Philippines (up to 30 days). Spanish travel advice recommends caution for the Philippines and warns against some regions. Details: Spanish travel advice (Recomendaciones de viaje).
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
For passports, visas and civil status documents, Philippine citizens contact the Philippine Embassy in Madrid.
Contact details of the Philippine Embassy in Madrid, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: C/ Eresma, 2, 28002 Madrid, Spain
- Telephone: +34 91 782 38 30
- Email: madrid.pe@dfa.gov.ph
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10:00–16:00
- Website: www.philembassymadrid.com
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by the Philippines and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Philippine citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Seville
46 other countries are represented in Seville, among them: Austria (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Bolivia (consulate), Brazil (honorary), Bulgaria (honorary), Chile (honorary), Colombia (consulate general), Cuba (consulate general), Cyprus (honorary), Côte d’Ivoire (honorary), Dominican Republic (consulate), Ecuador (honorary), El Salvador (consulate), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (consulate), Morocco (consulate general), Peru (consulate general), Portugal (consulate general), Romania (consulate general). The full list of all 47 missions is on the overview page for Spain.
Holidays and closures
Expect the honorary consulate to be closed on Spanish national holidays; Philippine celebrations on 12 June (national day) usually mean a closure too. Regional holiday in Andalusia: Andalusia Day (28 February).
The Philippines’s offices in Spain
Measured in a straight line from Seville, the nearest other Philippine office is the Honorary Consulate in Málaga (about 150 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Madrid (about 390 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Seville.
- Madrid (390 km) – Embassy of the Philippines
- Barcelona (830 km) – Consulate General
- Bilbao (700 km) – Honorary Consulate General
- Seville – Honorary Consulate General (this page)
- Valencia (540 km) – Honorary Consulate General
- Cádiz – Honorary Consulate
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (1,350 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Málaga (150 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Ourense – Honorary Consulate
- Palma de Mallorca (790 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife – Honorary Consulate
- Santiago de Compostela (650 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Valladolid – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 9 October 2026. Sources: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Lista Consular (as of 30 September 2026), Spanish travel advice for the Philippines. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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