# Do New Zealand citizens need a visa for Spain?

Visa-free · 90 days in any 180-day Schengen window — visa-matrix snapshot 2026-07-19.

## Entry rules at a glance

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Entry requirement | visa-free |
| Maximum stay | 90 days per 180-day Schengen window |
| Schengen area | yes — shared 90/180 allowance |
| How you enter | EES biometric registration — no passport stamp |
| ETIAS | not in operation yet — the EU says it starts in the last quarter of 2026 (checked 2026-10-10) |
| Data snapshot | visa-matrix 2026-07-19 |

## Which passports need a visa for Spain?

| Passport | Entry | Max stay |
| --- | --- | --- |
| US | visa-free | 90 days |
| UK | visa-free | 90 days |
| CA | visa-free | 90 days |
| AU | visa-free | 90 days |
| NZ | visa-free | 90 days |
| IE | visa-free | verify |

## Official sources

- the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs — https://www.exteriores.gob.es/en/
- SafeTravel, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade — https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/
- Entry/Exit System (EES), European Union — https://travel-europe.europa.eu/en/ees
- ETIAS travel authorisation, European Union — https://travel-europe.europa.eu/en/etias

## Informational, not legal advice

Entry rules change without notice, and individual circumstances — passport
validity, prior visas, purpose of travel — change outcomes a status table
cannot capture. Verify with exteriores.gob.es and safetravel.govt.nz
before booking.

_Source: the open visa-matrix dataset (https://github.com/xpressmike/visa-matrix), snapshot 2026-07-19, CC BY-SA 4.0._