Global rank
#2
Spain • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free124 · 62%
Visa on arrival28 · 14%
eTA11 · 6%
Visa required37 · 19%
Bloc
EU / Schengen
Language required
A2 Spanish
Years to citizenship
10 yr
Dual citizenship
No
Inheritable generations
2 gen
World reach
93%
Renounce required
Yes
About the Spain passport
The Spain passport ranks #2 of 200 globally, ahead of 99% of the world's ranked passports. Alongside France and Belgium, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Spain citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Spain citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
Spain applies a top marginal income tax rate of 47% and a capital gains tax rate of Varies. The country operates a standard high tax regime.
Spain is a member of the European Union, granting holders the right to live, work, and study across 27 EU member states plus 4 Schengen associates.
Where Spain passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
How Spain compares regionally
Among EU member states, the Spain passport ranks 2nd of 27 by mobility. The average passport rank across EU member states is #4.