Foreign Office flags up documents needed for Spain visits

There is a need for British travellers to have more documentation when visiting Spain.

Three more documents are required by tourists according to the entry requirements section of the FCDO travel advice portal.

At Spanish border control, you may need to show a return or onward ticket, show you have enough money for your stay, or show proof of address if visiting your own property.

The Spanish government has made it clear that thecarta de invitation is one of the ways to prove that you have a place to stay.

The Spanish Ministry of Interior has more information.

If you go to Spain as a visitor, you need to check your passport is stamped.

There is a 90-day visa-free limit for short stays in the Schengen area. border guards will assume that you have overstayed your visa-free limit if relevant entry or exit stamps are not in your passport.

Brits can use e-gates at airports to pass through and then give their passport to the border officer for verification.