Category: Transit Visa
Overview: An Airport Transit Visa (ATV) for Spain allows citizens from specific non-Schengen countries to transit through the international zone of a Spanish airport between two non-Schengen destinations, without entering the Schengen Area.
Eligibility: Required for specific nationalities (Annex IV Schengen Visa Code) connecting flights at Spanish airports, staying strictly within the international transit zone, and holding a valid onward ticket to a non-Schengen destination.
Renewable: No
Work Authorisation: Not permitted
Remote Work Allowed: No
Dependants Allowed: No
Path to Residency: No
Path to Citizenship: No
Sponsor Required: No
Official Government Page: https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/en/ServiciosAlCiudadano/Paginas/Visados.aspx
Summary: Allows specific nationalities to transit through the international zone of a Spanish airport to a non-Schengen destination. Key eligibility includes having an onward ticket and staying airside. Benefit: legal airside connection.