Check our Travel Advice for at travel.gc.ca/ Note that Canadian travellers do not need visas for advice for the latest safe-travel information. short-term visits in the (up to 90 days within a six-month period). The 90 days are Consular Services Remain vigilant and ensure personal belongings, cumulative and apply to travel within all countries Advice for , and other travel documents are of the Schengen Area. After 90 days of continuous in Spain secure at all times. Spain is one of the world’s stay in the Schengen Area, Canadians must leave destinations with the highest number of stolen for another 90 days before they can re-enter. It Embassy of in Madrid Canadian passports. Be on the lookout for petty is important to get your stamped when crime, such as pick-pocketing, bag snatching and entering the Schengen Area. The absence of an The vast majority of Canadians who visit Spain have thefts from within a vehicle. entry stamp from the initial Schengen port of a safe and rewarding experience. To make the most entry could create difficulties during subsequent of your stay and prevent problems before they occur, Carry a valid Canadian passport, whether you are encounters with local police or other authorities we encourage you to take the following precautions. travelling or living in Spain or in any other foreign throughout the Schengen Area. Canadians who country. A Certificate of Canadian Citizenship is overstay the permitted 90 days in the Schengen not a . A Canadian passport is the Area may be fined or deported. To visit for longer only reliable and universally accepted travel and than 90 days, Canadians must obtain a long-stay identification document available to Canadians national visa. for the purpose of international travel. Canadian citizens returning to Canada who present other Sign up for our Registration of Canadians Abroad documents, such as a Certificate of Canadian service at travel.gc.ca/register, so that we can Citizenship, , provincial driver’s contact and assist you in an emergency abroad or licence, or foreign passport, instead of a Canadian inform you of an emergency at home. passport, may face delays or be denied boarding by transport companies.

Obtain all required visas or permits if you will be living, studying or working in Spain. For more Embassy of Canada information on documentation requirements, visit Torre Espacio, Paseo de la Castellana 259D, the website of the Spanish Embassy in 28046 Madrid, Spain at www.embajadaencanada.maec.es. If you are Tel.: (34) 91 382 8400 Emergency toll-free to Ottawa (24 hours): already in the country, contact the local Foreigner’s 00-800-2326-6831 Travel.gc.ca Office (Oficina de Extranjeros). Fax: (34) 91 382 8490 E-mail: [email protected] Web: spain.gc.ca