How we write every guide.

Official sources, a date on every fact, a named editor: the method behind every page of hellosafe.co.uk.

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No airline, tour operator or visa service pays for a place in our guides.

Official sources only

GOV.UK, embassies and immigration services; never a forum or another guide.

Dated and updated

Every table says when it was checked, and changes when a rule changes.

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Official source behind every fact

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Tables dated

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Named editor per guide

How a guide is built

From the official source to a dated answer.

Every guide on hellosafe.co.uk is written from official sources: GOV.UK and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and the embassies and immigration services of each destination. Each fact is checked on the date shown under its table, and the page is updated when a rule changes. No airline, tour operator or visa service pays for a place in our guides.

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    One question

    Each guide answers one question a traveller from the UK asks, such as “Do I need a visa for Egypt?”.

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    The official source

    We read the rule where it is published: the destination's immigration service, its embassy, GOV.UK.

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    A dated answer

    We write the answer in plain English, with the source and the date under every table.

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    Checked again

    We re-check every guide on a regular cycle, and at once when an authority announces a change.

From the UK

Do I need a visa for Spain?

Visa
None for 90 days in 180
Passport issued
Less than 10 years ago
Passport valid
3 months after you leave

Source: GOV.UK foreign travel advice for Spain

Checked on 28 October 2026

Signed by Antoine FruchardRe-checked when a rule changes
Where our facts come from

The sources we rely on.

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Entry rules and visas

The destination's immigration service or embassy, and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's travel advice on GOV.UK.

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Driving and pets

GOV.UK, the Post Office for the international driving permit, each country's transport authority, and the Animal and Plant Health Agency for pets.

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Airlines and travel

Each airline's own page for cabin bags, and each operator's own page for ferries and trains.

Our guides explain the rules as the official sources publish them; they do not replace them. Before you travel, check what applies to you with the authority concerned.

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