Do i need a visa to visit barcelona spain. Passports and travel documents are required to be valid during the duration of the visit. 3if you enter spain on a tourist visa you cannot apply for a student resident permit nie to extend your stay beyond 90 days. 1the visa process always take at least six weeks.
If youre planning a stay of longer than 3 months see our living in spain guide and contact the spanish embassy. Visas are generally required for all other tourists except when an international agreement signed with spain or another country from the schengen area indicates otherwise or when the tourist holds a residence permit or a long stay visa issued by another state in the schengen area see official website. Points to considerunderstand before applying for a visa to visit barcelona spain.
Check the official list of nationals who do not require a tourist visa for spain. Students prospective students and athletes should visit the embassy of spain website for additional information on entry requirements. You do not need a minimum of validity in your passport or travel document to travel to spain.
However they will need a valid passport for at least six months beyond their stay. If you hold a british citizen passport you dont need a visa to enter spain. The authorities may also request that the reason for the trip be indicated and justified with documentation such as a booking for an organised trip proof that the place of accommodation.
You should not travel to spain as a student or for an athleticstudy program without the appropriate spanish visa. Passengers travelling to their home countries who have a layover in spain as long as they do not require an airport transit visa and have an operational and immediate connecting flight to their final destination with a layover no longer than 24 hours. This agreement is valid for visits not.
You can travel to spain if you are travelling from the european union from a country in the schengen area or from another country which has a reciprocal agreement with spain for accepting travellers. Please see also warden messages page entry for tourism business american citizens can enter spain or andorra visa free for periods of up to three months. American citizens traveling to spain for less than 90 days do not need a visa.
Citizens of the following countries do not need a visa to stay in spain for less than 90 days only a valid passport. A safe trip abroad the department of state has prepared some useful tips for enjoying a safe trip abroad. A list of countries or dependencies.
Andorra argentina australia austria belgium bolivia brazil brunei canada chile costa rica croatia el salvador guatemala honduras hong kong macao china israel japan malaysia mexico monaco new zealand nicaragua panama paraguay singapore south korea united states uruguay venezuela. Citizens have been denied entry and held in immigration detention at spanish airports awaiting return flights to the united states because. 2a tourist visa 90 days does not allow you to study in spain.