Are you traveling for Christmas and are unsure whether you need an authorization to come back to Spain or not?
If you are traveling outside of Spain but you will come back to Spain between November 11th, 2019 and January 12th, 2020?
If that is your case, you might NOT need an authorization to come back to Spain.
The Dirección General de Policía/Comisaría General de Extranjería y Fronteras released a statement talking about the authorization to re-enter Spain after your travels.
If you are NOT traveling by airplane and you will return between the dates of november 11th, 2019 and january 12th, 2020, you will not need to request an authorization to re-enter Spain if you are under any of the following circumstances:
- Have your renovation presented and under review
- Have your renovation resolved favorably but you haven’t requested your new card yet
- Have your renovation resolved favorably and you have already applied for your new card
If you will be traveling by car, walking, train, ship or anything that is NOT a plane, then you will have to present the following documents that will make up for you not having your authorization to re-enter Spain:
- Valid passport or travel documents
- Your expired foreign identiy card (TIE)
- The receipt from the presentation of your renovation
If you will be traveling by plane or coming back in a different time perios then you will need your authorization to re-enter Spain.
Here is the original statement that was released:
If you are still unsure do not hesitate and contact us.
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