Spanish passport

  • Spanish passport
  • Pasaporte español
Front cover of a contemporary Spanish biometric passport (with chip )
The data page of a contemporary Spanish biometric passport
TypePassport
Issued by Spain
First issued14 August 2006 (biometric passport)
2 January 2015 (current biometric version 3.0)
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 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.

Spanish citizens have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 192 (of 195 as the maximum) countries and territories; the international access available to Spanish citizens ranks 2nd in the world according to September 2024 Henley Passport and Visa Restrictions Index.[2]

Types

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  • 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 destination 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

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Main article: Visa requirements for Spanish citizens
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 September 2024, Spanish citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 192 (of 195 as the maximum) countries and territories, ranking the ordinary Spanish passport 2nd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index 2024/September.[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)

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Africa

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Americas

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Asia

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Europe

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Oceania

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  • Passport issued to a Spanish republican in exile by the Spanish consulate in Bordeaux, France, in 1948.
    Passport issued to a Spanish republican in exile by the Spanish consulate in Bordeaux, France, in 1948.
  • Passport issued to a Spanish resident in Ifni province, 1951
    Passport issued to a Spanish resident in Ifni province, 1951
  • Leather "green cover" Spanish ordinary passport, issued in 1988
    Leather "green cover" Spanish ordinary passport, issued in 1988

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pasaporte
  2. ^ "Henley Passport Ranking September 2024". Henley & Partners. 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Passport Index". Henley & Partners. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ^ Treaty on the Function of the European Union (consolidated version)
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