Spanish passport

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  • Spanish passport
  • Pasaporte español
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Front cover of a contemporary Spanish biometric passport (with chip EPassport logo.svg )
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The data page of a contemporary Spanish biometric passport
Type Passport
Issued byFlag of Spain.svg National Police Corps
Flag of Spain.svg Guardia Civil
First issued14 August 2006 (biometric passport)
2 January 2015 (current biometric version 3.0)
PurposeIdentification
Eligibility Spanish citizenship
ExpirationSpanish passports expire 5 years after issuance when borne by citizens up to the age of 30, and 10 years for citizens aged 30 and above
Cost€30.00 [1]

A Spanish passport (Spanish : pasaporte español) is an identity document issued to Spanish citizens with right of abode in the Iberian mainland, Ceuta, Melilla, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, for travel outside Spain. Every Spanish citizen is also a citizen of the European Union. The passport, along with the national identity card, allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the European Union, European Economic Area, and Switzerland.

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Spanish citizens have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 192 countries and territories, which places Spanish passport holders is in the 2nd-ranking group in the world according to September 2024 Henley Passport Index. [2]

Types

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Spanish citizens
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Spain
Freedom of movement
Visa not required / ESTA / eTA / eVisitor
Visa on arrival
eVisa
Visa available both on arrival or online
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Visa requirements for Spanish citizens
  Spain
  Freedom of movement
  Visa not required / ESTA / eTA / eVisitor
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required prior to arrival

As of November 2024, Spanish passport holders had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 192 (compared to 195 as the most) countries and territories, placing the ordinary Spanish passport in the second-ranking group according to the number of destinations that their holders can access without a prior visa. [3]

Spanish citizens can live and work in any country within the EU due to the right of free movement and residence granted in Article 21 of the EU Treaty. [4]

Visa duration (in some countries)

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

See also

References

  1. Pasaporte
  2. "Henley Passport Ranking September 2024". Henley & Partners. 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. "Henly Passport Index | Global Passport Ranking". Henley & Partners. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  4. Treaty on the Function of the European Union (consolidated version)