TRAVEL/VISA
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• VISA
For more information, please contact the nearest Spanish consulate.
1. Visas are NOT required for passports of any of the following countries, regardless of purpose and/or length of stay in Spain:
- The European Union
- Iceland
- Norway
- Switzerland
2. For visits NOT EXCEEDING NINETY DAYS, visas are not required for holders of valid passports issued by the following countries or dependencies:
- Albania *
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bosnia Herzegovina *
- Brazil
- British National (Overseas) (holders of British passports with this name)
Brunei Darussalam - Canada
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Israel
- Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) *
- Japan
- Korean Republic
- Liechtenstein
- Macao Special Administrative Region
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Montenegro *
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Northern Mariana Islands (passports from the US)
- Panama
- Paraguay
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- San Marino
- Serbia * (1)
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Taiwan (only holder of passports which contain identity card number)
- Uruguay
- USA
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
* ONLY WHEN HOLDERS HAVE A BIOMETRIC PASSPORT, IF NOT, NATIONALS OF THESE COUNTRIES REQUIRE A VISA.
(1) Holders of passports delivered by "KOORDINACIONA UPRAVA" excluded.
• AIRPORT MADRID: MADRID BARAJAS AIRPORT
Airport Location: 8mls/13kms North East of Madrid
Airlines: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, Aerosur, Air Algerie, Air Baltic, Air Berlin, Air Canada, Air China, Air Europa, Air France, Air Mali, Air Malta, Air Mauritius, Air Moldova, Air Transat, Alitalia, Alitalia, American Airlines, Andalus Lineas Aereas, Atlas Blue, Avianca, Blue Air, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Bulgaria Air, Continental Airlines, Cubanan, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, EasyJet, Easyjet Switzerland, Egyptair, Emirates, El Al Israel Airlines, Finnair, Germanwings, Iberia, Iberworld, Icelandair, KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Lan Airlines, LAN Ecuador, Lan Peru, Libyan Airlines, LOT-Polish Airlines, Lufthansa German Airlines, Luxair, MALEV Hungarian Airlines, Meridiana, Mexicana de Aviacion, Qatar Airways, Rossiya Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian, Ryanair, S7 Airlines, Santa Barbara Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Spanair, SWISS, Syrian Arab Airlines, TAM Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, TAROM, Thai Airways International, Travel Service, Tunis Air, Turkish Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines, US Airways, Vueling Airlines, Wizz Air
Spanish money is recognized as Euro. 1 Euro is divided into 100 Cent. The Euro is issued by the Banco de España. The foreign exchange code for Euro is EUR. Spanish money is available in both Paper and Coin forms.
Find out more on making use of your bank cards or credit cards in Spain together with bank opening hours to convert your home currency into Euro, locally in Spain.
In order to take money into or out of Spain, you should be aware there are money import and export rules apply.
Money Exchange: Many of the foreign currencies, including Stirling Pound or US Dollar, might be bought and sold at banks, bureaux de change and airports, train stations, ports & large hotels in Spain at the official currency rates.
Credit & Debit Cards: American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa are accepted in Spain. Talk to your debit or credit card issuer for info on merchant acceptability in Spain. ATMs are widely accessible.
Traveller Cheques: International traveller’s cheques in Stirling Pounds, Euro, US Dollars are broadly accepted.
Castilian Spanish is the national and official language of Spain. Castilian Spanish is an Indo-Aryan language and ranked 63rd determined by number of indigenous speakers (11 million million).