Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) 2021/C 486/07
Date: 2021-12-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: EU visa policy, Schengen Agreement, Spain, border control, external border of the EU, foreign national, residence permit








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3.12.2021   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 486/26






Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)
(2021/C 486/07)
The publication of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 39 of the Schengen Borders Code.
In addition to the publication in the Official Journal, a monthly update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs.

REFERENCE AMOUNTS REQUIRED FOR THE CROSSING OF THE EXTERNAL BORDER FIXED BY NATIONAL AUTHORITIES

SPAIN

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 102, 24.3.2021, p. 8.

Article 1 of Order PRE/1282/2007, of 10 May 2007, on the financial means that foreign nationals must prove in order to be able to enter Spain, establishes that ‘the amount to be proved must reach an amount that represents in euros 10 % of the gross minimum interprofessional gross salary or its legal equivalent in foreign currency multiplied by the number of days they intend to stay in Spain and by the number of persons travelling in their charge’.
Royal Decree 817/2021 of 28 September 2021, which sets the minimum interprofessional wage, published in the Official State Gazette number 233 of 29 September 2021, establishes the amount of the minimum interprofessional wage that is in force as of 1 September 2021, setting it at 32,17 EUR/day or 965 EUR/month, depending on whether the wage is fixed by days or by months.
According to the update of the amount of the minimum interprofessional wage fixed by RD 817/2021 of 28 September 2021, foreigners who intend to enter the national territory must continue to prove, that they have a minimum amount of 96,50 EUR per person per day, who intend to stay in Spain with a minimum of 868,50 EUR or its legal equivalent in foreign currency, provided that they are required by the officials in charge of carrying out the control of entry into Spanish territory, and under the terms established in the aforementioned Order.

List of previous publications


OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 19.

OJ C 77, 5.4.2007, p. 11.

OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 22.

OJ C 164, 18.7.2007, p. 45.

OJ C 182, 4.8.2007, p. 18.

OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 38.

OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 19.

OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 13.

OJ C 33, 10.2.2009, p. 1.

OJ C 36, 13.2.2009, p. 100.

OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 8.

OJ C 98, 29.4.2009, p. 11.

OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 7.

OJ C 304, 10.11.2010, p. 5.

OJ C 24, 26.1.2011, p. 6.

OJ C 157, 27.5.2011, p. 8.

OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 16.

OJ C 11, 13.1.2012, p. 13.

OJ C 72, 10.3.2012, p. 44.

OJ C 199, 7.7.2012, p. 8.

OJ C 298, 4.10.2012, p. 3.

OJ C 56, 26.2.2013, p. 13.

OJ C 98, 5.4.2013, p. 3.

OJ C 269, 18.9.2013, p. 2.

OJ C 57, 28.2.2014, p. 2.

OJ C 152, 20.5.2014, p. 25.

OJ C 224, 15.7.2014, p. 31.

OJ C 434, 4.12.2014, p. 3.

OJ C 447, 13.12.2014, p. 32.

OJ C 38, 4.2.2015, p. 20.

OJ C 96, 11.3.2016, p. 7.

OJ C 146, 26.4.2016, p. 12.

OJ C 248, 8.7.2016, p. 12.

OJ C 111, 8.4.2017, p. 11.

OJ C 21, 20.1.2018, p. 3.

OJ C 93, 12.3.2018, p. 4.

OJ C 153, 2.5.2018, p. 8.

OJ C 186, 31.5.2018, p. 10.

OJ C 264, 26.7.2018, p. 6.

OJ C 366, 10.10.2018, p. 12.

OJ C 459, 20.12.2018, p. 38.

OJ C 140, 16.4.2019, p. 7.

OJ C 178, 28.5.2020, p. 3.

OJ C 102, 24.3.2021, p. 8.