If you are planning a trip to Spain, you may be wondering if you need a visa to enter the country.  While there are many factors involved in deciding whether you would need a visa to go to Spain, the biggest factor is your nationality.



Sometimes this is confusing- what if you are a permanent resident in one country and have lived there for years, but you are still a citizen of a different country?  In most cases, the country that you are actually a citizen of is what Spanish officials will be concerned with.  However, there are some situations where your permanent resident status in a country where you are not a citizen will be helpful in getting you a visa to Spain.  



So how do you find out if you need to apply for a visa to go to Spain?  First, you can check our list to see which countries' citizens are required to have a visa before they can go to Spain.  This list is of nationalities that must have what is called a Schengen Visa to go to Spain.  Spain does