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The 90 days rule

Posted: Mon Nov 1, 2021 7:15pm
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Iain7007

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Hi all I’m well aware of the regulations which restrict stays in Spain to 90 days in any 180 day period. 

My question is quite specific. 
Is the rule being enforced?

Any advice on that specific question would be very welcome.
( Any personal views on the rights or wrongs of staying for more than 90 days will not be swelcome) 

Thanks 

Doris

Posted: Mon Nov 1, 2021 7:27pm

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Posted: Mon Nov 1, 2021 7:27pm

Iain7007 wrote on Mon Nov 1, 2021 7:15pm:

Hi all I’m well aware of the regulations which restrict stays in Spain to 90 days in any 180 day period. 

My question is quite specific. 
Is the rule being enforced?

Any advice on that specific question would be very welcome.
( Any personal views on the rights or wrongs of staying for more than 90 days will not be swelcome) 

Thanks 

Yes, being rigorously enforced. 1 or 2 may slip through but in general it is enforced. 

Darrin69

Posted: Mon Nov 1, 2021 10:00pm

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Posted: Mon Nov 1, 2021 10:00pm

Yes it's INFORCED.and you would be a FOOL to ignore the rules.

Chas46

Posted: Mon Nov 1, 2021 10:25pm

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Posted: Mon Nov 1, 2021 10:25pm

Are there any reliable figures published regarding the success, or otherwise, of  the detection of these “rule breakers”? Or are assumptions the order of the day?

Alicia 11

Posted: Tue Nov 2, 2021 3:18pm

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Posted: Tue Nov 2, 2021 3:18pm

who knows wouldn't like to try it though as the penalties are varied but mean payment of money and banned from travel so defo not worth the risk in my book.

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gwcowlyn

Posted: Wed Nov 3, 2021 12:41pm

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Posted: Wed Nov 3, 2021 12:41pm

Has anyone heard about more about stamping passports for entry and exit with regards to the 90 rule? 

We have just recently returned from a holiday in Spain. We had our passports stamped on entry, but nothing to say we left 8 days later. I only realised the importance of this after reading in the news about a lady denied entry to Spain as she did not have an exit stamp.

I have kept our boarding passes, as this was the advice from the consulate to the lady in the article, but I am slighnervous about our return at Christmas.

Should I be asking someone for a retrospective stamp? (Apologies if this is going slightly off topic from the original post!)

Whoopydo

Posted: Thu Nov 4, 2021 4:49pm

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Posted: Thu Nov 4, 2021 4:49pm

gwcowlyn wrote on Wed Nov 3, 2021 12:41pm:

Has anyone heard about more about stamping passports for entry and exit with regards to the 90 rule? 

We have just recently returned from a holiday in Spain. We had our passports stamped on entry, but nothing to say we left 8 days later. I only realised the importance of this after reading in the news about a lady denied entry to Spain as she did not have an exit stamp....

...

I have kept our boarding passes, as this was the advice from the consulate to the lady in the article, but I am slighnervous about our return at Christmas.

Should I be asking someone for a retrospective stamp? (Apologies if this is going slightly off topic from the original post!)

Same here. Stamped on entry and passport put into the passport reader machine. Neither when we left. That was at Alicante Airport. 

Martin. 

BillD

Posted: Mon Nov 8, 2021 8:28am

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Posted: Mon Nov 8, 2021 8:28am

Hi,

I came through Alicante airport on the 4 November and just prior to the departure gate passports were being scanned and then you moved forward and the passport was manually stamped. 

L181SKY

Posted: Mon Nov 8, 2021 9:06am

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Posted: Mon Nov 8, 2021 9:06am

Darrin69 wrote on Mon Nov 1, 2021 10:00pm:

Yes it's INFORCED.and you would be a FOOL to ignore the rules.

He never said he was ignoring the rules.  He just asked a question.  He is not a Fool

L181SKY

Posted: Mon Nov 8, 2021 9:09am

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Posted: Mon Nov 8, 2021 9:09am

This post that was quoted has been deleted.

Why do you say “Rightly so” ?

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