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 The data page of a contemporary Spanishbiometric passport | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  National Police CorpsGuardia CivilSpanish embassies and consulates |
| First issued | 14 August 2006 (biometric passport) 2 January 2015 (current biometric version 3.0) |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Spanish citizenship |
| Expiration | Spanish 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] |
ASpanish passport (Spanish:pasaporte español) is an identity document issued to Spanish citizens with right of abode in theIberian mainland,Ceuta,Melilla,Balearic Islands andCanary Islands, for travel outsideSpain. Every Spanish citizen is also acitizen of the European Union. Thepassport, along with thenational identity card, allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of theEuropean Union,European Economic Area, andSwitzerland.
Spanish citizens have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 185 countries and territories, which places Spanish passport holders is in the 4th-ranking group in the world according to February 2026Henley Passport Index.[2]
As of 3 February 2026, Spanish passport holders had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 185 (compared to 192 as the most) countries and territories, placing the ordinary Spanish passport in the fourth ranking group according to the number of destinations that their holders can access without a prior visa.[3]
Spanish citizens can live and work in any country within the EU due to the right of free movement and residence granted inArticle 21 of the EU Treaty.[4]
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