Spain Embassy Port of Spain

Before your visit

• Opening hours: not given in Trinidad and Tobago’s list of foreign missions – call or e-mail the embassy before you go.

About the Embassy of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago

The ambassador is María Cristina Pérez Gutiérrez, according to Trinidad and Tobago’s list of foreign missions. The embassy is Spain’s only diplomatic office in the southern Caribbean; it is also accredited to Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Suriname, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia, where Spain has honorary consuls, and to CARICOM, the OECS and the Association of Caribbean States.

Documents checklist

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

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 embassy before your visit.

Other embassies in Port of Spain

37 other countries are represented in Port of Spain, among them: Argentina (embassy), Australia (high commission), Bahamas (honorary), Botswana (honorary), Brazil (embassy), Canada (high commission), Chile (embassy), China (embassy), Colombia (embassy), Costa Rica (honorary), Cuba (embassy), Denmark (honorary), Dominican Republic (embassy), France (embassy), Germany (embassy), Suriname (honorary), Switzerland (honorary), United Kingdom (high commission), United States (embassy), Venezuela (embassy). The full list of all 38 missions is on the overview page for Trinidad and Tobago.

Closing days

Public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago are New Year’s Day, Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day (30 March), Good Friday, Easter Monday, Indian Arrival Day (30 May), Corpus Christi, Labour Day (19 June), African Emancipation Day (1 August), Independence Day (31 August), Republic Day (24 September), Christmas Day and Boxing Day, plus Eid-ul-Fitr and Divali, whose dates the President appoints each year. Under the Public Holidays and Festivals Act, a holiday that falls on a Sunday moves to the next day that is not already a public holiday; Carnival Monday and Tuesday are not public holidays, but many offices close. The embassy may also close on public holidays of Spain.

Emergency assistance

In Trinidad and Tobago, dial 999 for the police, 811 for an ambulance and 990 for the fire service (GOV.UK travel advice).