Spain Consulate General Marseille

Before your visit

The consulate general is at 38, rue Edouard Delanglade, 13006 Marseille.

• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–13:00, according to the consulate’s official website (checked October 2026).
• Appointment: required – see the official website.
• Good to know: Emergency line (24 h, extreme urgency only): +33 6 08 71 79 88.
• Bring: your passport or ID card, plus originals and copies of the documents for your application.

About the Spanish consulate general

Spain runs this consulate general for its citizens in this part of France. Spain also has consular offices in Bayonne, Bordeaux, Montpellier Cédex, Paris, Pau, Perpignan, Strasbourg and Toulouse. Marseille belongs to the Bouches-du-Rhône département in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Full consular services are available at the consulate general in Montpellier Cédex, roughly 126 km from here. Distance to the Spanish Embassy in Paris: about 664 km.

Consular services

What you can usually arrange here:

• Spanish passports and emergency travel documents
• Certification of documents and signatures
• Powers of attorney and notarial acts
• Certificates for pensions abroad
• Citizenship and civil register matters

Documents checklist

Prepare these documents before your appointment. The lists are taken from official Spanish sources:

Spanish passport (application abroad)

• Registration in the consular register (Registro de Matrícula Consular) of the consulate where you live
• Personal appearance with an appointment – applications cannot be made by post or through agencies
• Your previous passport, even if expired or damaged
• Your DNI, if you have one
• A recent passport photo
• A literal birth certificate (issued for the passport, less than 6 months old) if you have neither DNI nor passport or both expired more than 3 years ago

Sources: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – consular services: passports (exteriores.gob.es) (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 official website, visits are by appointment only.

Travelling from France to Spain

As EU citizens, French nationals can travel to Spain without a visa; a valid passport or national identity card is enough. The French Foreign Ministry applies normal vigilance for Spain. Details: French travel advice (Conseils aux voyageurs).

Closing days

Expect closures on French public holidays as well as on the Spanish national holiday (12 October). Religious holidays observed in Spain may lead to further closures.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Spanish citizens should contact the consulate general on +33 4 91 00 32 70. Typical emergencies are a lost passport before a flight, a hospital stay or an arrest; costs remain with the person concerned. French citizens who need help in Spain contact the French Embassy in Madrid.

Spanish missions in France

Spain in France

• Paris – Embassy of Spain
• Bayonne – Consulate General
• Bordeaux – Consulate General
• Marseille – Consulate General (this page)
• Montpellier Cédex – Consulate General
• Pau – Consulate General
• Perpignan – Consulate General
• Strasbourg – Consulate General
• Toulouse – Consulate General
• Villeurbanne – Consulate General
• Paris – Consulate
• Grenoble – Consular Agency
• La Rochelle – Consular Agency
• Le Havre – Consular Agency
• Papeete – Consular Agency
• Saint-Pierre – Consular Agency
• St Jean de Bellevue – Consular Agency
• Toulon – Consular Agency
• Besançon – Honorary Consulate
• Fort-de-France – Honorary Consulate
• Lille – Honorary Consulate
• Rennes – Honorary Consulate