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Spain visitor visa

1 current source-backed visitor pathway. Verify the responsible authority before applying.

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This page contains 1 current route for this destination, with the available eligibility, requirements and duration details.

Source-backed legal route · Checked 2026-08-28

Current route records

RouteConditionsEffective or checkedOfficial source
Visitor routeSpain’s short-stay visitor route covers stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period. The traveller needs a valid travel document and, where required, a valid visa, plus evidence of the stay’s purpose and conditions, sufficient means for the stay and return, and no entry ban or public-order, security or health threat.2026-07-15Official source

Fees, processing times and requirements

Each value as the authority publishes it, in the currency it charges.

RouteFactValueOfficial source
Visitor routeApplication fee (child)45 EUROfficial source
Visitor routeApplication fee90 EUROfficial source
Visitor routeApplication fee (child)45 EUROfficial source
Visitor routeApplication fee90 EUROfficial source
Visitor routeProcessing time (standard, legal maximum)15 daysOfficial source
Visitor routeLongest stay allowed90 daysOfficial source
Visitor routeMoney to show1,098.9 EUROfficial source
Visitor routeWhere to applyat a consulate abroadOfficial source

Can you work on this route?

Route-specific work rights and conditions stay separate from shortage-list status and individual eligibility.

RoutePublished work answerOfficial source
Visitor routeThe Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs overview states that a foreign citizen intending to carry on remunerated, employment or professional activity must first obtain the corresponding authorisation to reside and work in Spain and then obtain a visa; the ordinary visitor route is not treated as that work authorisation.Official source

Official sources

  1. Official route conditionswww.exteriores.gob.es · Checked 2026-07-15
  2. ES route source: es-exteriores-short-stayMinisterio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación; Boletín Oficial del Estado · Checked 2026-07-15
  3. Applying for a Schengen visaEuropean Commission · Checked 2026-07-11
  4. Official ES visitor route conditionswww.boe.es · Checked 2026-07-16
  5. exteriores.gob.es work evidenceexteriores.gob.es · Checked 2026-08-28