Spanish passport

  • Spanish passport
  • Pasaporte español
Front cover of a contemporary Spanish biometric passport (with chip )
The data page of a contemporary Spanish biometric passport
TypePassport
Issued by Spain
First issued14 August 2006 (biometric passport)
2 January 2015 (current biometric version 3.0)
PurposeIdentification
EligibilitySpanish citizenship
ExpirationSpanish passports expire 5 years after issuance when borne by citizens up to the age of 30, and 10 years for citizens aged 30 and above
Cost€30.00[1]

A Spanish passport (Spanish: pasaporte español) is an identity document issued to Spanish citizens with right of abode in the Iberian mainland, Ceuta, Melilla, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, for travel outside Spain. Every Spanish citizen is also a citizen of the European Union. The passport, along with the national identity card, allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the European Union, European Economic Area, and Switzerland.

Spanish citizens have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 192 (of 195 as the maximum) countries and territories; the international access available to Spanish citizens ranks 2nd in the world according to September 2024 Henley Passport and Visa Restrictions Index.[2]

  1. ^ Pasaporte
  2. ^ "Henley Passport Ranking September 2024". Henley & Partners. 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.