€100 a day to travel to Spain.

[DogLover22]

Has anyone been to Spain recently and been asked to prove they have sufficient funds to fund their trip? I have read that they require you to have €100 a day per person and a minimum of €900 regardless of the length of trip. My partner and I are only going for 3 days. Does this mean we need to take €900 each?

There is no way we will be spending €600 between us each day and we really can't afford to take that amount with us. We also don't want to have that amount of cash on us. We are going to Barcelona and are aware that there is a lot of pick pockets.

I went to both Majorca and Barcelona this year and nobody asked us to prove funds of any sort. I definitely did not take that sort of cash.

Been to Spain twice this year and not asked to prove either time. Am guessing this is about being able to show you have money in an account or having a credit card with that amount in the limit rather than having the ££ with you

I’ve been in august and October and haven’t been asked either time. It’s more likely you would be questioned on a one way ticket in than on a package holiday for example. This type of rule applies to many countries in the world and I’ve never been asked to prove it yet. If you show them you’re credit card they would probably be ok with that. If you have a hotel with a meal plan they are likely to be even less interested.

On those Australian customs documentaries on tv they just go to the cash point and show the balance, it doesn’t need to be cash. I only took €100 in cash for 4 of us for 6 nights as I use card to pay and only use cash for tips.

I don't think you need cash; having access to sufficient funds would be enough. Debit card/ Credit card would do it. Do you have a banking app you could log into or push came to shove you could call the bank to confirm funds available.

Just got back.
nothing about this. Even the “ price you have somewhere to stay / letter of invitation if no hotel booked “ hasn’t been raised - I stay with my sister 2x a year.

It’s not that they will ask you, but that they now have the right to ask you. So if you don’t have a return flight and dress like a homeless person or are drunk, they may wish to check. So obviously typical tourists are very unlikely to be asked , but it’s about access to funds not cash in your pocket.

Went beginning of October. No one asked about funds.

I’m in Spain now. When I arrived, they barely glanced at my passport. They didn’t check my finances, or anybody else’s that I noticed.

Ive returned from holiday in Spain recently and also was there on holiday in June and there were no checks on our finances or for that matter covid passports for the latter holiday.
Im sure your airline will inform you of any requirements for your visit.

I've been to Spain inc. Majorca 3 this year and have not been asked this . Two of these visits have been where I've booked accommodation separately so wouldn't have been known by the airline - and our last visit was since they dropped the locator form so where we were staying was completely unknown to them . We also used a different airline for our inbound and outbound flight so our inbound airline had no details of when we would be leaving either .

I answered this earlier this year. They have the right to ask you but haven't got the resources to do so therefore they don't ask. They've got enough issues trying to stamp all the British passports!

I’ve never heard of this before!

as others have said, I’d imagine the only time it would come into play would be if there was a suspicion you were planning on not taking your return flight home and/or staying there illegally

I’m in Spain now (arrived yesterday) and all anyone got at the airport was a quick glance at their passport.

They didn't ask you. But since brexit they technically require proof but now be is enforcing it.

Just take a credit card

Yes of course. They make the millions of Brits entering Spain every year queue up and explain their finances and holiday plans. That sounds realistic and achievable doesn't it?

Or could it be that it's complete rubbish in 99%+ of cases? Which sounds right?

Theoretically it's a rule now that we're a 'third country' as far as the EU is concerned but practically it makes no difference whatsoever to the average holiday maker. and of course, it wouldn't be an issue at all if we'd torn up the referendum votes of all those unable to explain what a third country is and the implications of being one.

However, if you arrive with a one way ticket, 50 euro to your name and a vague plan to stay with a friend while you look for work in a bar, then they have a right to refuse you entry to the country.

However, if you arrive with a one way ticket, 50 euro to your name and a vague plan to stay with a friend while you look for work in a bar, then they have a right to refuse you entry to the country.

It is all about the right to refuse should they feel it appropriate. When I entered Spain yesterday, I had less than 30 Euro in my pocket and nobody checked where I was going, where I intended to stay, or how long I intended to be in the country.

Apart from a stamp in my passport it was no different to travelling pre Brexit.

To add to this I have also been twice to Germany this year and on both those visits they asked the purpose of my visit and where I was staying. They asked for the hotel reservation confirmation on the second visit which surprised me but I complied.
On both visits to Spain there was only a stamp put in my passport and not a word uttered about about why I was there.