Query about 90 day stay in Spain for Irish passport holders.

Expat in Quesada wrote:

Paul Uden wrote:I think gasgit is probably right in practice. Neither Ireland nor the UK have ever been in Schengen and when the UK was in the EU Spain turned a blind eye to the Schengen rules. This may therefore continue to apply to Ireland.

If you wanted to strictly follow the Schengen rules then travelling to Portugal or France, for one day or 90 days, wouldn't help as they are also in Schengen, so you wouldn't be leaving the Schengen zone if you went there.

You would be left with returning to the UK or Ireland, but in practice your Irish passports will probably be sufficient for the time being.

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your reply. Like many things in Spain, not everything is black or white. We have also asked our solicitor here and await their reply but this is not their area and they may not be able to give me a concrete answer. I don't want to arrive at a border to be faced with a large fine. I imagine pleading ignorance with border control wouldn't get me very far. Lol.

Cheers.

John.

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