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Do I need a visa to go to Spain for 90 days?

Spain is a party to the Schengen Agreement. This means that U.S. citizens may enter Spain for up to 90 days for tourism or business without a visa. Your passport should be valid for at least three months beyond the period of stay. You must have sufficient funds and a return airline ticket.



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Spain is a party to the Schengen Agreement. This means that U.S. citizens may enter Spain for up to 90 days for tourism or business without a visa. Your passport should be valid for at least three months beyond the period of stay. You must have sufficient funds and a return airline ticket.

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The short-stay visa only allows you to reside in Spain for up to 90 days at a time out of every 180 days, or a maximum of around 180 days a year. This is fine if your trips will be no longer than three months at a time, no more than twice a year.

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Therefore, you need to leave Spain (or any other Schengen country) immediately after the 90-day limit is over. You will then need to wait 90 days after leaving Spain (or Schengen) before you can enter again without a visa.

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The 90-day rule This rule simply states that you can live in Spain without residency for a maximum of 90 days. After those 3 months, you need to either obtain a residence permit, or leave the country.

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The Visa Waiver Program allows citizens of participating countries to travel to the U.S. for tourism or business for up to 90 days without a visa. If you are a citizen of a country participating in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), you must meet the eligibility requirements to travel to the U.S. under the program.

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If you don't leave Spain after 90 days, you would be in an irregular situation. In other words, you would be in the country illegally. Thus, in the eyes of the immigration law, you would be committing a serious infraction that could result in significant penalties and/or fines.

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Luckily, when you've applied for your TIE card and are waiting for it to arrive, you can leave Spain by applying for Autorización de Regreso, an authorisation to return.

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UK nationals can stay a maximum of 90 days in 180 days in Spain. The Spanish government would like to remove the obstacle to allowing UK citizens to stay in Spain for more than the permitted period.

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