I am very impressed with the helpful attitude of t...

I am very impressed with the helpful attitude of the consular officials I dealt with at the Spanish Consulate in San Francisco. In more than 40 years of global travel, I've visited a lot of consulates where it felt like the staff were looking for reasons to deny my requests. Here, it was clearly the opposite. The local process of reviewing some applications in advance of a visit to the consulate enabled me to ensure that I was likely to be granted the visa I needed as well as to have everything I needed with me (and in the correct form...) when I did arrive at the consulate. Sure, COVID-19 has impacted the experience by requiring visitors to wait outside and to stay 6 feet away from others when in the consulate. But, I for one appreciate every step taken to preserve my health and that of others. Thank You!