Spanish passport

Spanish passports (in Spanish: Pasaporte español) are issued to Spanish citizens for the purpose of 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.

Spanish passport
Front cover of a contemporary Spanish biometric passport
The data page of a contemporary Spanish biometric passport
TypePassport
Issued by Spain
First issuedJanuary 2, 2015 (current version)
August 14, 2006 (biometric passport)
PurposeIdentification
EligibilitySpanish citizenship
ExpirationSpanish passports expire 5 years after issuance when borne by citizens up to the age of 30, and 10 years for citizens aged 30-70; for travelers aged 70 and above, passports do not expire
Cost€30.00[1]

Types
  • Ordinary Passport (Spanish: Pasaporte ordinario) - Issued for ordinary travel, such as vacations and business trips
  • Collective Passport (Spanish: Pasaporte colectivo) - Issued for the occasion of pilgrimages, excursions and other acts of analogous nature, whenever reciprocity with the destiny country exists; its validity is limited a single trip, whose duration will not be able to exceed three months.
  • Diplomatic Passport (Spanish: Pasaporte diplomático) - Issued to Spanish diplomats, top ranking government officials and diplomatic couriers.
  • Official and Service Passports (Spanish: Pasaportes oficiales y de servicio)- Issued to individuals representing the Spanish government on official business

Visa free travel
Visa requirements for Spanish citizens
  Spain
  Freedom of movement
  Visa not required
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required prior to arrival

As of January 2020, Spanish citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 187 (of 191 as the maximum) countries and territories, ranking the ordinary Spanish passport 5th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index 2020/Q1.[2]

Spanish citizens can live and work in any country within the EU as a result of the right of free movement and residence granted in Article 21 of the EU Treaty.[3]

Visa duration (in some countries)

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

See also

References
  1. Pasaporte
  2. "Global Ranking - Visa Restriction Index 2020/Q1" (PDF). Henley & Partners. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. Treaty on the Function of the European Union (consolidated version)

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