I started making some decent progress on the visa stuff about 2 weeks ago. I had printed out the live scan request form (https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/visaimmigration) several weeks ago for obtaining my criminal history but that was it, the next step was to get fingerprints. I looked at the website to find the locations. One of them happened to be conveniently less than a block away from my office, and where I applied for TSA Precheck several months ago. There was no info on hours or anything, but I sent them an email and they emailed me back a couple days later, and told me the best walk-in times. So Thursday the 13th I walked in around 4pm and got that done. I had to bring my ID and the live scan form. It cost $57 and for some reason I wasn't thinking and didn't bring my entire wallet so I had to run back to the office to grab it. I got something in the mail that said there was some sort of delay but then I got my criminal history print out the following week so it was a pretty quick turnaround. The next step is to get the "Apostille of the Hague Convention" which I still need to figure out. Plus it needs to be translated into Spanish by a certified translator. The criminal history report also can't be older than 3 months from the visa application date, and in turn when I get approved for a visa it will only be valid for 90 days until I go to Spain and register for a Spanish ID card which will allow me to stay for the remainder of the time (up to 1 year), so I need Continue Reading