• For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here.
    (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)
  • ⚠️ Emergency contact in Spain - Dial 112 and AlertCops app. More on this here.
  • Get your Camino Frances Guidebook here.
This is a mobile optimized page that loads fast, if you want to load the real page, click this text.

Passport Question

Tio Huero

Member
Time of past OR future Camino
SJPDP to Pamplona 2011
Pamplona to Longrono 2012
Sarria to Santiago 2018
Hola,
I'm going to continue my Camino in Septemer 2012, from about the 5th until about the 20th. My passport expires in April 2013. Does Spain require a certain number of months remaining to admit a traveller?
Thanks,
Tio
 
Camino Preparation Guide
The focus is on reducing the risk of failure through being well prepared. 2nd ed.
EXPRESS BOURRICOT - Transport
Transport luggage-passengers.
From airports to SJPP
Luggage from SJPP to Roncevalles
Generally. three months validity at the end of your stay is a safe buffer even if it is not a formal visa requirement. There is no one clear answer here because validity requirements will depend on whether you are planning to use the Schengen visa arrangements or get visas for specific countries, whether you are from a country that requires a visa issued before arrival or there are arrangements in place to have a visa issued on entry, and how long you plan to stay in the Schengen zone before or after your Camino.

You really should approach the Spanish embassy in your country or a local consulate if you want specific details.

Regards,
 
The guidance I consistently see here in the US is that the passport must be good for 6 months past the anticipated end of your trip (return date). Most likely this is due to the "stuff happens" law of physics.
 
Camino Preparation Guide
The focus is on reducing the risk of failure through being well prepared. 2nd ed.
U.S. citizens may enter Spain for up to 90 days for tourist or business purposes without a visa. Your US passport should be valid for at least three months beyond the period of stay.
You should be just fine.
 
oursonpolaire said:
Most airlines will not let you on board if your passport expires within six months.
Click to expand...

The airlines apply the rules at the destination country - they don't want to be stuck with the problem of getting you back should you be refused entry at your destination :| . This is the advice on the Qantas website:
 
Promote your Camino Project on the forum
€2,-/day will present your project to thousands of visitors each day. All interested in the Camino de Santiago.
Tio Huero said:
I'm going to continue my Camino in Septemer 2012, from about the 5th until about the 20th. My passport expires in April 2013. Does Spain require a certain number of months remaining to admit a traveller?
Click to expand...
You'll be OK to enter Spain, assuming that you arrive from outside the EU.
 

I am aware of the formal position; however, in several years in the Canadian public service in an area where I was aware of airline practices, the reality is that many frontline staff are not aware (and sometimes not interested in being aware) of destination country specifics, and will apply a 6-month rule willy-nilly. Upon appeal to their managers, one can often get their decision over-ruled and, happily, it will be before the plane leaves. A traveller is better off ensuring that their passport has more than a six-month validity.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest Camino Photo

Most read last week in this forum

Similar threads

M
  • Tags credencial/sellos/compostela
    • Passport stamps
    Replies
    9
    Views
    906
    CWBuff
  • Tags credencial/sellos/compostela
    • Camino passport
    Replies
    11
    Views
    1K
    LeahB
    D
    Lost & Found Lost Camino passport
    Replies
    3
    Views
    728
    trecile
    Menu
    Log in
    Register