The Honorary Consulate of Spain in Funchal is a volunteer-run office that assists Spanish citizens in the area; passport and visa applications go to the Spanish Embassy in Lisbon or one of the consulates in Lisbon and Porto.
Contact Details
| Address | Rua das Mercês, 41, 9000-224 Funchal, Portugal |
| Telephone | +351 963 837 789 |
| CH.FUNCHAL@maec.es | |
| Head of Mission | Manuel Borrero Méndez, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
Visits only by prior arrangement – honorary consulates rarely have regular hours.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Funchal
The Spanish embassy is in Lisbon, on the mainland.
Which Spanish office issues passports and visas?
An honorary consul cannot issue passports or visas; these are handled by the Spanish Embassy in Lisbon or one of the consulates in Lisbon and Porto.
Contact details of the Spanish Embassy in Lisbon, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Rua do Salitre, 1, 1269-052 Lisbon, Portugal
- Telephone: +351 21 347 2381
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–14:00
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 Spain and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Spanish 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 Funchal
19 other countries are represented in Funchal: Albania (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Croatia (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Germany (honorary), Greece (honorary), Hungary (honorary), Kazakhstan (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Norway (honorary), Romania (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Türkiye (honorary), Venezuela (consulate general).
When is the office closed?
Like most offices in Portugal, the honorary consulate closes on public holidays – including Good Friday, Corpus Christi and the Immaculate Conception (8 December); the Spanish national day (12 October) usually means a closure too. Madeira Day (1 July) is a regional holiday on the island.
Spanish missions in Portugal
Measured in a straight line from Funchal, the nearest other Spanish office is the Honorary Consulate in Faro (about 950 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Consulate General in Lisbon (about 970 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Funchal.
- Lisbon (970 km) – Embassy of Spain
- Lisbon (970 km) – Consulate General
- Porto (1,200 km) – Consulate General
- Campo Maior (1,130 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Coimbra (1,130 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Faro (950 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Funchal – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Leiria (1,070 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Ponta Delgada (980 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Setúbal (970 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 11 October 2026. Sources: Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Corpo Diplomático acreditado em Lisboa (July 2026), Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs – travel advice for Spain (Portal das Comunidades). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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