Spanish Medical Bill - Help please!

NoodleDoodleMan

There is no straightforward or painless (no pun intended) way out of this predicament unfortunately.

Can you beg, borrow or steal (not literally) the Euro 300 from family and friends and pay the bill in full soonest ?

Spain is part of the EU, so any unsettled legal action, should it reach that level, may well be an impediment to your entry to other member states in future.

The debt is unlikely to go away, so ignoring it in hope is not a solution.

I know this is not what you wish to hear, however settling the debt is the best way forward IMO.

Voyager2002

NoodleDoodleMan wrote: »

Spain is part of the EU, so any unsettled legal action, should it reach that level, may well be an impediment to your entry to other member states in future.

Britain is also part of the EU, but British immigration officers would neither know nor care whether anyone arriving had an unsettled CCJ.

unforeseen

British immigration wouldn't be checking passports for outgoing people, however border forces on the continent check if you are coming from a non Schengen country. There may well be flag on their system that a person is a person of interest due to an outstanding debt in their country that has gone legal.

NoodleDoodleMan

Britain is also part of the EU, but British immigration officers would neither know nor care whether anyone arriving had an unsettled CCJ.

Entering the UK is not the issue.

Voyager2002

unforeseen wrote: »

British immigration wouldn't be checking passports for outgoing people, however border forces on the continent check if you are coming from a non Schengen country. There may well be flag on their system that a person is a person of interest due to an outstanding debt in their country that has gone legal.

Highly unlikely, unless it has somehow become a criminal matter.

NoodleDoodleMan

I'm not clued up on Spanish Law in detail - but I suspect the unpaid debt could possibly escalate to a criminal case, especially if they have the young man's name and address.

Defaulting will not only jeopardise future travel to Spain, including the Balearic Islands but (presumably) the Canaries as well.