{"id":38637,"date":"2026-06-11T13:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/38637\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:04:09","slug":"spain-entry-rules-as-uk-travellers-may-need-extra-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/38637\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain entry rules as UK travellers may need extra documents"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Foreign Office continues to warn UK holidaymakers\"Aerial<\/p>\n

Millions of Brits head to Spain each year(Image: majaiva via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Millions of holidaymakers head to Spain each year, with the country continuing to be a firm favourite among British travellers.<\/p>\n

Before Brexit, UK visitors were able to enter Spain with relative ease. However, since Britain’s exit from the European Union<\/a>, a whole host of new regulations have come into effect. For instance, your passport must display a ‘date of issue’ within 10 years of your arrival date, and if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it may carry a date of issue exceeding 10 years, rendering it invalid for entry into the Schengen zone (which includes Spain).<\/p>\n

Moreover, those travelling on a British passport are only permitted to visit the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period, as reported by the Express<\/a>. As well as this, upon arriving in Spain, travellers will be required to scan their passport, have a photograph taken of their face, and scan four fingerprints, under the new Entry\/Exit System (EES).<\/p>\n

Once registered for travel under the EES, your digital EES record will remain valid for three years or until your passport expires, should that fall within the three-year window. According to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), alongside a valid passport, UK visitors may also be asked to provide a return or onward ticket and\/or proof of valid travel insurance at border control.<\/p>\n

You may also need to demonstrate that you have adequate funds for your trip, together with proof of your accommodation arrangements. This might include a hotel booking or the address of a property in your name.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, if you’re staying with friends, family or another party, an invitation letter may be sufficient, such as a ‘carta de invitation’ provided by your hosts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Foreign Office continues to warn UK holidaymakers Millions of Brits head to Spain each year(Image: majaiva via…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38638,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[18286,6143,796,818,17,18285,357],"class_list":["post-38637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-spain","tag-commonwealth-and-development-office","tag-foreign","tag-foreign-office","tag-holidays","tag-spain","tag-summer-holiday","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}