Spain has clarified rules around spending money when visiting the country on holiday, as Scottish holidaymakers feared they wouldn't be allowed to enter.
The Liverpool Echo previously reported that tourists may need to prove they have sufficient funds to spend at least £85 a day in order to cover their stay. The UK Foreign Office updated this travel advice back in July, the Express reported.
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The advice reads: "At Spanish border control, you may need to show a return or onward ticket; show you have enough money for your stay; show proof of accommodation for your stay, for example, a hotel booking confirmation, proof of address if visiting your own property (eg second home), or an invitation from your host or proof of their address if staying with a third party, friends or family.
"The Spanish government has clarified that the ‘carta de invitation’ is one of the options available to prove that you have accommodation if staying with friends or family.”
UK visitors may also be asked to prove that they have at least €100 (£85.22) to spend in Spain for each day they are staying there, and a further minimum of €900 (£766.94), or its legal equivalent in foreign currency.
However, the nation's tourist office has reassured visitors that they would not have to demonstrate proof of holding that much cash to cover their stay. A statement on behalf of the Spanish Tourist Office said the rule was not new and had been in force since January 1.
It added that the regulations were not confined to Spain and applied to visitors from most nations outside the EU-Schengen border-free travel area.
Manuel Butler, Spanish Tourist Office director (UK), said: “The requirement for UK travellers to be able to illustrate sufficient means for the duration of their stay and the return is established in the Schengen Borders Code and is not a Spain-specific requirement.
“This is not a new requirement and has been in place for some time for visitors from outside of the European Union or Schengen area. When entering Spain, these checks are not systematically carried out for every traveller.
“Likewise, travellers coming to the UK are also required to show that they have specific means to support themselves and any dependents for the duration of the trip and the ability to pay for the return or onward journey.”
For more information on travelling to Spain via the UK, visit the Spanish Tourism website here.
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