How to bring cash when immigrating to Spain?

According to the current Spanish law, all people, whether Spaniards or foreigners, must declare if they bring cash equivalent to or more than 65,438+00,000 euros when entering or leaving Spain. The so-called entry and exit from Spain refers to entering or leaving Spain from any country in the world, including the European Union, whether by plane, by boat from the port or through the land border.

The upper limit of 65,438+00,000 refers to the total amount of all cash, including foreign currency (calculated at equivalent value) and cash checks (all checks and vouchers with no payee indicated).

If you need to bring more than 10000 euros in cash into and out of the customs, you need to declare. To declare, you need to fill out a form and declare it at the customs or the National Bank of Spain or the police station. The declaration must be made by the parties themselves, and the forms filled in at the time of declaration should be put together with the cash they carry and presented when asked by customs officials or police.

If the cash (including cash cheque and foreign currency) exceeds the specified amount 10000 euros, the customs will leave it to the party concerned 1000 euros, and the rest will be temporarily confiscated. When confiscated, a receipt will be left for the party concerned and a fine file will be issued.

After confiscation, the parties can appeal (RECURRIR), and the customs will decide the amount of fines according to the materials appealed by the parties. This kind of case will involve two kinds of crimes (DELITOS): First, carrying cash out of the country in excess of the regulations, which is a relatively light punishment, especially for first-time offenders, who may have no intention of committing crimes because they don't know this regulation; The second is money laundering (Blancueo de capitales). In the worst case, all the money will be confiscated, plus a fine of 50% (three times? N), even pursue criminal responsibility (responsibility).

The severity of customs fines will also take into account how the found money is placed. For example, if they are all in the bag, maybe you really don't know this law, and the fine will be lighter; If it is hidden in many places, it seems that it is deliberately not tested, and the fine will be heavier.

In addition, when you enter Spain with a tourist visa, the minimum cash amount you carry with you must not be less than 500 euros. On one occasion, an Argentine with an Argentine passport and a Spanish tourist visa, carrying $250 and two credit card gold cards, was refused entry into Spanish customs and was repatriated on the original flight on the grounds that his cash was less than 500 euros.

If you stay in Spain for a long time, you need to bring more cash, at least enough for the trip.