How long can I stay in Schengen?

(1) China citizens do not need to apply for a visa to enter Spain under the following circumstances:

1. Hold a China diplomatic passport and stay in the West for no more than 90 days every 180 days.

2. Holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or Macao Special Administrative Region passports shall stay in the West for no more than 90 days every 180 days.

3. Holding residence permit and visiting relatives permit issued by Spain.

4. Hold residence permits or long-term visas issued by other Schengen countries, and stay in the West for no more than 90 days every 180 days.

(2) In addition to the above situations, China citizens need to get a visa before entering Spain.

Holders of official and ordinary official passports should submit visa applications to embassies and consulates in China through the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or other authorized units; Ordinary passport holders can submit visa applications to visa application centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi, Hangzhou, Shenyang, Wuhan, Chengdu, Changsha, Jinan, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and Kunming. Applications submitted in Beijing, Xi 'an, Shenyang, Wuhan, Chengdu and Jinan will be accepted by the Spanish Consulate General in Beijing, applications submitted in Shanghai and Hangzhou will be accepted by the Spanish Consulate General in Shanghai, and applications submitted in Guangzhou, Changsha, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and Kunming will be accepted by the Spanish Consulate General in Guangzhou. Please refer to the website of the Spanish Visa Center:/Chinese/

Spain is a Schengen country. If China citizens only go to Spain, they can apply for a visa at the Spanish visa application center. If you go to more than one Schengen country at the same time, you should apply to the member country with the longest stay. The first country to apply for under the condition of the same stay time. Apply for a visa from any country and use a visa application form from any country. According to the Schengen visa, visa holders should stay for no more than 90 days at a time, or for no more than 90 days every six months. In principle, visas cannot be extended. Long-term visas exceeding 90 days are issued by Schengen countries.

(3) Access policy during the epidemic period

In view of the severe global epidemic, the Spanish government has issued relevant announcements on entry restrictions and epidemic prevention measures. Before you travel, please be sure to log on to the western government departments and embassies and consulates in China websites to learn about relevant policies.

Website of Spanish Embassy in China:

http://www . exteriores . gob . es/embajadas/pekin/zh/paginas/ini CIO . aspx

Relevant notice of the western Ministry of Health:

https://www . MSC bs . gob . es/professionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertas actual/nCov/spth . htm

Second, entry and exit.

When China citizens enter Spain, they need to prepare the following materials (carry them with them and never put them in the checked baggage):

1, China passport (expected to be valid for at least 3 months after leaving Schengen)

2. Valid visa or residence permit

3. Entry purpose and proof of economic ability to stay in the West.

If you visit the west for tourism or other personal reasons, you may check the accommodation certificate (or invitation letter from the people in the west), return air tickets and travel itinerary when you enter the country.

If you go to the west for other reasons, such as occupation, politics, science and technology, sports, religion, etc. , you can check the invitation letter, proof of relationship with the inviter, exhibition, exhibition card and other materials to prove the reason for your visit.

If you visit the West for study, training and other reasons, you can check the registration materials of relevant schools or training courses and the certification materials about the study or training courses when you enter the country.

Third, special tips

(1) transfer to the west. China citizens who transfer in Spain do not need to apply for a visa if they have a joint ticket and their next destination (or transfer destination) is a non-Schengen country. If the destination of the next stop (or connecting point) is Schengen countries, you need to complete the Schengen visa in advance whether you leave the airport or not.

(2) Cooperate with the inspection. The visa type should be consistent with the intention to go to the west. Please take the initiative to cooperate with the inspection of the Spanish border defense department when entering the country, truthfully explain the situation and ensure a smooth trip. Pay attention to keep calm and rational when communicating with foreign countries, and avoid excessive words and deeds. When the border inspection has doubts about your entry intention, stay time and entry times, even if you have obtained a visa, the border inspection has the right to refuse your entry and refuse to explain the reasons.

(3) Sign carefully. If you don't understand the local language, don't nod or sign documents when entering the special inspection. You can ask for an interpreter immediately, or you can ask your relatives and friends for an interpreter. If you are required to sign the document, you should ask the other party to provide the Chinese version, and read it correctly before making a decision. If they are refused entry, they should be required to provide humane treatment, food, rest and other basic rights, while waiting for them to arrange appropriate transportation to return. Otherwise, you should immediately contact the Embassy or Consulate of China in the West.

Consular protection telephone number of the Embassy in Spain: 0034-699089086.

Consular protection telephone number of the Consulate General in Barcelona: 0034-932 125622

Customs epidemic prevention

I. Customs

Spanish customs stipulates that tourists coming to the west are not allowed to carry contraband such as drugs; Do not carry counterfeit or pirated products, and once found, the customs has the right to detain them; The amount of articles that each person is allowed to carry duty-free is not more than 300 euros (1 passenger over 5 years old) or 150 euros (referring to1passenger under 5 years old), and the limit of articles is: (1) 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco; (2) 65,438+0 liters of spirits with an alcohol degree greater than 22 degrees or 2 liters of wine and alcoholic beverages with an alcohol degree less than 22 degrees; (three) 50 grams of perfume or 0.25 liters of toilet water; (4) 500g of regular coffee or 200g of espresso; (5)100g of tea or 40g of concentrated tea.

Two. inspection and quarantine

According to the Washington Convention, those who come to the West to bring endangered wild animals and plants into or out of the country must hold the license certificate of the relevant international trade organization.

Three. financial control

Individuals carrying cash into or out of the country shall not exceed/10 000 euros; Otherwise, the customs can seize the money, investigate the source of the cash and the purpose of taking it out of the country, and finally decide to confiscate it or impose a certain amount of fine.

Four, epidemic prevention requirements

Please refer to the first item in Visa Entry.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) contact information

Madrid Ba Laha Airport Tel: 0034-902 404 704 or 9 13 2 1 1 000.

Barcelona El Platte Airport Tel: 0034-902404704

Sixth, special tips

Visitors who don't live in the EU can ask for a tax refund when shopping in Spain. The steps of tax refund are as follows: (1) Apply for a tax refund invoice at the shopping store and show your residence certificate (passport); (2) The purchased goods are presented at customs clearance, and the customs officers stamp the tax refund invoice (within 3 months from the date of purchase); (3) Find a tax refund company for tax refund. All tax refund companies have tax refund counters at major airports in Spain, so as to receive the refunded tax in cash or directly charge the tax to credit cards. Attention should be paid to the following matters: You can only enjoy the tax refund policy if you shop in a business marked with "tax refund", "TaxFree" or "EuroFreeTax" and go through the tax refund procedures. Goods purchased for tax refund must be purchased before leaving the country within 1-3 months. Tobacco and alcohol products (because they can be bought in duty-free shops), goods exempted from consumption tax (such as fresh food) and goods used abroad are not entitled to tax refund. Items that are not carried with you cannot be refunded.

Residence naturalization

I. Nationality

Spain has been a receiving country since the mid-1980s, and its immigration policy is looser than other EU countries.

According to the provisions of the Spanish Nationality Law, the acquisition of Spanish nationality can be divided into the following situations: first, the situation of natural Spanish nationality, including: (1) one parent is Spanish, and his children naturally have Spanish nationality; (2) minors adopted by the Spanish; (3) Born in Spain, parents are foreigners, and at least one parent was born in Spain; (4) Born in Spain with stateless parents. (5) orphans born in Spain. Second, the situation of applying for Spanish nationality, including: (1) children under Spanish guardianship; (2) At least one parent was born in Spain; (3) Adults or adoptees born in Spain who have reached the age of 18 can apply for naturalization within two years.

Second, living.

In nature, residence in Spain can be divided into work residence, family residence, student residence, EU residence and rooted residence. Details are as follows:

(1) Residence and work permit. Work residence is divided into work residence (PERMISO DE TRABAJO POR CUENTA AJENA) and boss residence (Permiso de Trabajo Por Cuenta Propia). There are two types of residence: PRIMERA RENOVACION for the first two years, SEGUNDA RENOVACION for the second two years and RESIDENCIA DE LARGA DURACION. The boss can only be a boss if he stays, and he can only work if he works. If he wants to change, he needs a special application. Long-term residence is valid for 5 years, and you can be a boss or a part-time job, or both. Long-term residence can also work in other EU countries, but you need to go through the relevant formalities at the police station in advance.

(2) Residence permit. Reward family reunion in the west.

(3) Study the residence permit. Awarded to western learners.

④ EU residence (TARJETA COMUNITARIA). It is a paper certificate issued to people from other EU countries or their families to live in the West.

ARRAIGO residence. "Rooted residence" means "social integration takes root", which is the residence granted by western governments to illegal immigrants with certain conditions in social integration, and is a channel for legalization of illegal immigration status. Generally speaking, people who have lived in Spain for three consecutive years and have not left Spain 120 days, have a work contract, have a social integration report from the municipal government or have their immediate family members legally settled in Spain can apply for such residence. At present, the threshold for taking root in living is getting higher and higher.

Third, contact information

Madrid Alien Identification Police Headquarters

Address: C/General Pardi _ As N.90 (Madrid 28006).

Tel: 9 1 322 68 13 or 9 1 322 68 14.

Office hours: every Monday to Thursday from 9:00- 14:00, 16:00- 19:00.

Madrid police station for foreigners' identity

Address: c/avda.de los poblados/n (28024 Madrid) (subway: Aluche station).

Tel: 9 1 322 8567 or 9 1 322 8568.

Fax: 9 1 322 8529.

Barcelona immigration bureau foreigner certificate handling office

Address: Karel de Murcia, Barcelona 42,08027.

Tel: 935 20 14 10

Website:

http://www.seat.mpr.gob.es/portal/index.html

Fourth, special tips

(1) permission to visit relatives

If you don't have a valid residence (including lost residence, or the old residence has expired and the new residence is still being replaced) but need to leave Spain, you need to apply for a home visit permit at the Spanish police station, regardless of whether the country you are traveling in is an EU country or a Schengen country, as evidence to return to Spain in the future, otherwise you will be refused entry by the Spanish border inspection. The Home Visit Permit is valid for 3 months, and the holder must return to Spain within the validity period.

(2) How to acquire Spanish nationality

People who have legally lived in Spain for 65,438+00 years with China passports can apply for naturalization, and the naturalization procedure usually lasts for about 3 years. The naturalization procedure should prove the degree of integration into Spanish society, such as the ability to communicate in Spanish. Under special circumstances, the residence period of 10 year can be shortened, including: having lived legally for 5 years and meeting the conditions for asylum; He has legally resided for 2 years and is a descendant of Jews from Latin American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea, Portugal or Spain.