Citizens
of most
EU
countries
(and of
Norway
and
Iceland)
need
only a
valid
national
identity
card to
enter
Spain
for up
to six
months.
Since
Britain
has no
identity
card
system,
however,
British
citizens
have to
take a
passport.
US,
Canadian,
Australian
and New
Zealand
citizens
do not
need a
visa for
stays of
up to
ninety
days,
but this
must be
for
tourism
purposes
only and
not for
work or
study.
Visa
requirements
do
change
and it
is
always
advisable
to check
the
current
situation
before
leaving
home
To
stay
longer
, EU
nationals
(and
citizens
of
Norway
and
Iceland)
can
apply
for a
permiso
de
residencia
(EU
residence
permit)
once in
Spain. A
temporary
residency
permit
is valid
for up
to a
year,
and
you'll
need an
extension
after
that (valid
for up
to five
years).
Applications
need to
be made
at the
Oficina
de
Extranjeros
in the
main
cities
or at
the
police
station
nearest
to where
you'll
be
taking
up
residency.
You'll
either
need to
produce
proof
that you
have
sufficient
funds (officially
around
¬30 a
day) to
be able
to
support
yourself
without
working
-
easiest
done by
keeping
bank
exchange
forms
every
time you
change
money -
or
you'll
need to
have a
contract
of
employment
(
contrato
de
trabajo
) or
become
self-employed
(for
example
as a
teacher),
which
involves
registering
at the
tax
office.
US
citizens
can
apply
for one
ninety-day
extension,
showing
proof of
funds,
but this
must be
done
from
outside
Spain.
Other
nationalities
will
need to
get a
special
visa
from a
Spanish
consulate
before
departure
Spanish
embassies
and
consulates
Australia
, 15
Arkana
St,
Yarralumla,
ACT 2600
tel
02/6273
3555;
24th
Floor,
St
Martin's
Tower,
31
Market
St,
Sydney,
NSW 2000
tel
02/9261
2433,
consulspain@smartchat.net.au
; 4th
Floor,
540
Elizabeth
St,
Melbourne,
VIC 3000
tel
03/9347
1966,
conspainmelb@primus.com.au
.
Britain
, 20
Draycott
Place,
London
SW3 2RZ
tel
020/7589
8989;
Suite
1a,
Brook
House,
70
Spring
Gardens,
Manchester
M2 2BQ
tel
0161/236
1213; 63
North
Castle
St,
Edinburgh
EH2 3LJ
tel
0131/220
1843.
Canada
, 350
Sparks
St #802,
Ottawa,
Ontario
K1R 7S8
tel
613/237-2193,
www.docuweb.ca/SpainInCanada
; 1
Westmount
Sq
#1456,
Ave Wood,
Montréal,
Quebec
H3Z 2P9
tel
514/935-5235,
www.total.net/~consular
; 1200
Bay St
#400,
Toronto,
Ontario
M5P 2A5
tel
416/967-4949.
Ireland
, 17a
Merlyn
Park,
Ballsbridge,
Dublin 4
tel
01/269
1640.
New
Zealand
,
contact
the
consulate
in
Sydney.
USA
, 2375
Pennsylvania
Ave NW,
Washington
DC 20037
tel
202/452-0100,
www.spainemb.org/ingles/indexing.htm
; 150 E
58th St,
New
York, NY
10155
tel
212/355-4090,
www.spainconsul-ny.org
; 545
Boylston
St #803,
Boston,
MA 02116
tel
617/536-2506,
www.spainconsul-ny.org/boston.html
; 180 N
Michigan
Ave
#1500,
Chicago,
IL 60601
tel
312/782-4588,
cgspain.chicago@mail.mae.es
; 1800
Bering
Drive
#660,
Houston,
TX 77057
tel
713/783-6200,
spainconsulatehoust@prodigy.net
; 5055
Wilshire
Blvd
#960,
Los
Angeles,
CA 90036
tel
323/938-0158,
consplax@mail.mae.esplax@mail.mae.es
; 2655
Le Jeune
Rd #203,
Coral
Gables,
Miami,
FL 33134
tel
305/446-5511,
cgspain.miami@mail.mae.es
; 2102
World
Trade
Center,
2 Canal
St, New
Orleans,
LA 70130
tel
504/525-4951,
conspneworleans@mail.mae.es
; 1405
Sutter
St, San
Francisco,
CA 94109
tel
415/922-2995,
conspsfo@mail.mae.es
.
