Entering Spain as a Non-EU Citizen

Entering Spain as a Non-EU Citizen

By Gandia Lawyers

What has happened?

There have been updates to Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 that govern the movement of people across Schengen borders. These updates specify new proof of financial means that non-EU foreigners must provide in order to stay in Spain.

What is required?

What can be used for this?

Who does this apply to?

Are there any exceptions?

This ruling does not apply if the person is entering the country while in transit to a third country, or on way back to their own country. They may still be required to produce a personal, non-transferable, fixed-date ticket proving this.

This applies to all foreign nationals entering Spain who are not subject to EU law - ie. non-EU citizens

Sources

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To prove their financial means one can use:CashCertified chequesTraveller's chequesReceipts or credit cards with acceptable corresponding bank statements

Foreign nationals entering Spain must in all cases be able to prove that they have at least the equivalent of EUR 855 - regardless of duration of the stay.For longer stays, they must prove they have the equivalent of EUR 95 per day for each day of their stay