Spain

13.09.2021

What are the rules to enter this country from an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?

If you travel by air, a form must be completed and signed electronically (from 48 hours before the flight departure) before your arrival in Spain. You can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or via the apps for Android or iOs devices. After you sign it, you will receive a QR code which must be presented upon arrival in Spain (you can carry your QR code on your mobile phone or printed on paper). Remember that you must fill in a separate form for each trip and each person. All travellers should complete the form, including children of any age, and travellers in transit.

If you travel by sea, a form must be completed and signed electronically in order to obtain and show the QR code before boarding and at the health control upon arrival in Spain.

Entering this country with the EU Digital COVID certificate

All persons travelling to Spain from another country (including children of any age, travellers in transit and residents in Spain returning home), must complete the Health Control Form associated with their trip.

• When travelling by air, you can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or via the apps for Android or iOs devices.
• When travelling by sea (ferries), this can be done via the following link.

After finishing the form, you will get a QR code that you will have to present both at the time of boarding and upon your arrival in Spain at the health controls.

• When travelling by land, no form is needed.

The EU Digital COVID Certificate may be of three different types (vaccination, diagnostic test or recovery) and any of them may be used by travellers to enter Spain, as long as they meet the following criteria:

• COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate. Valid 14 days after receiving the complete regimen. Any vaccine authorised by the European Union (European Medicines Agency, EMA) and WHO will be accepted.
• Certificate of a diagnostic test for SARSCoV2 with negative result. The following diagnostic tests shall be admissible:
  • NAAT- nucleic acid amplification tests (e.g.: RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, TMA, HAD, NEAR, CRISPR, SDA), with sampling within the previous 72 hours to arrival in Spain.
  • RAT-rapid antigen test, with sampling within the previous 48 hours to arrival in Spain. You can consult the list of rapid tests approved by the European Commission through this link

A COVID-19 Recovery certificate (valid from day 11 after the first positive NAAT and up to 180 days after the sample date) Children under the age of 12 years are exempt from submitting these certificates, but not from completing the Health Control Form and obtaining a QR code.

Find out more:
Spain Travel Health and FAQs.
Spanish Ministry of Health
Spain.info

Entering this country without the EU Digital COVID certificate or with a certificate not compliant with national requirements

Any passenger coming from a country/area considered at risk for COVID-19 must present a certificate or document certifying vaccination, an active infection diagnostic test (AIDT) or recovery from COVID-19. You can find this information on the list of risk countries/areas.

Please note that the list of high risk countries /areas, as well as the criteria used to define them, will be reviewed every seven days and their update will be published on this page.

Similarly, passengers from third countries who meet the requirements to enter Spain as listed on the Government's website, may travel by presenting any of the following certificates, as long as they meet the same conditions as the EU Digital COVID Certificate:

• a certificate of vaccination against COVID-19,
• a negative diagnostic test (NAAT or RAT) performed within 72h (NAAT)/ 48h (RAT) of arrival,
• a certificate of recovery from COVID-19

if you travel to Spain under any of the previous certificates, you can only do so if you have a certificate of being fully vaccinated with an EMA/OMS authorized vaccine, and the last dose was administered more than 14 days ago.

For persons resident in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland coming directly from this country, in addition to the vaccination certificate, diagnostic certificates of NAAT tests (nucleic acid amplification tests, e.g.: RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, etc.) will also be considered valid.

Any of these certificates must be provided in Spanish, English, French or German.

If it is not possible to obtain the original certificate in any of these languages, the document must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish by an official authority.

Find out more:
Spain Travel Health and FAQs.
Spanish Ministry of Health
Spain.info

What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?

If you are a third-country national, in order to enter Spain, you must comply with the entry requirements set out by the Ministry of the Interior in Order INT / 657/2020, of July 17 , which modifies the criteria for the application of a temporary restriction of non-essential travel from third countries to the European Union and Schengen partner countries for reasons of public order and public health due to the health crisis caused by COVID-19.

Any third-country national will be subject to denial of entry, for reasons of public order or public health, unless they belong to one of the following categories:

1. Habitual residents in the European Union, Schengen Associated States, Andorra, Monaco, The Vatican (Holy See) or San Marino who go to that country, proving it documentary.
2. Holders of a long-term visa issued by a Member State or Schengen Associated State who are going to that country.
3. Health professionals, including health researchers, and elderly care professionals who go to or return from exercising their work activity.
4. Transport, marine and aeronautical personnel necessary to carry out air transport activities.
5. Diplomatic, consular, international, military, civil protection and members of humanitarian organizations, in the exercise of their functions.
6. Students who carry out their studies in the Member States or Schengen Associated States and who have the corresponding permit or visa for long-term stay, provided that they go to the country where they are studying, and that the entry occurs during the academic year or previous 15 days. If the destination is Spain and the duration of the stay is up to 90 days, it must be proven that the studies are carried out in an authorized teaching center in Spain, registered in the corresponding administrative registry, following a full-time program during this phase and in-person, and that leads to obtaining a degree or study certificate.
7. Highly qualified workers whose work is necessary and cannot be postponed or carried out remotely, including participants in high-level sports events that take place in Spain. These circumstances must be justified documentary.
8. Persons traveling for duly accredited imperative family reasons .
9. People who travel for reasons of force majeure or need, or whose entry is allowed for humanitarian reasons, proving it documentary.
10. Residents of third countries listed in the Annex. Provided that they come directly from them, have transited exclusively through other countries included in the list or have carried out only international transits in airports located in countries that do not appear in the annex. For residents of China reciprocity is pending.
11. Persons with a vaccination certificate, that the Ministry of Health recognizes for this purpose, after verification by the health authorities, as well as their accompanying minors (under 12 years of age). For persons resident in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland coming directly from this country, in addition to the vaccination certificate, diagnostic certificates of NAAT tests (nucleic acid amplification tests, e.g.: RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, TMA, HAD, NEAR, CRISPR, SDA.....) will also be considered valid.

All third-country nationals, even if they belong to one of the above categories, who, after verification by the health authorities, do not meet the health control requirements for COVID-19 established by the Ministry of Health, will be subjected to denial of entry for public health reasons.

Mandatory Travel Documentation

Passengers from third countries who meet the requirements to enter Spain, see list above, may travel by presenting any of the following certificates, as long as they meet the same conditions as the EU Digital COVID Certificate:

• a certificate of vaccination against COVID-19,
• a negative diagnostic test (NAAT or RAT) performed within 72h (NAAT)/48h (RAT) of arrival,
• a certificate of recovery from COVID-19

All passengers (including children of any age, travellers in transit and residents in Spain returning home), must complete the Health Control Form associated with their trip.

• When travelling by air, you can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or via the apps for Android or iOs devices.
• When travelling by sea (ferries), this can be done via the following link.

After finishing the form, you will get a QR code that you will have to present both at the time of boarding and upon your arrival in Spain at the health controls.

• When travelling by land, no form is needed.

Entry Rules for the Canary Islands

Entry rules for the Canary Islands are available at hellocanaryislands.com

Find out more:
Spain Travel Health and FAQs.
Spanish Ministry of Health
Spain.info

May I transit this country?

Yes

Passengers arriving in Spain in transit to another country, without leaving the international zone, will not go through health controls, so, even if they come from a risk country / zone, they will not be required to present a COVID-19 vaccination / diagnostic test / recovery certificate, although they do need to obtain a TRANSIT QR by completing the FCS through SpTH.

If the transit involves passing through border control centres and therefore entry into Spanish territory, passengers must present their QR TRANSIT, the boarding pass or purchase ticket for the next or subsequent flights of the connection to demonstrate that the final destination is international, and they can continue their trip, as long as the transit lasts less than 24 hours and they do not leave the airport premises.

Find out more:
International transits

May I fly to this country?

It is mandatory to fill in a Health Control Form (FCS) associated with your trip. Once you complete the form, you receive a personal QR code, which you present at the Health Control of the airport of arrival in Spain. The form is mandatory for all travellers, including children of any age.

Information on Health and Hygiene Controls in international means of transport and international ports and airports facilities are available here.

You can find the latest information on air travel regulations for this country on the IATA website.

You can also find information about air passenger rights on our portal for citizens.

It is mandatory to fill in a Health Control Form (FCS) associated with your trip. Once you complete the form, you receive a personal QR code, which you present at the Health Control of the airport of arrival in Spain. The form is mandatory for all travellers, including children of any age.

Information on Health and Hygiene Controls in international means of transport and international ports and airports facilities are available here.

You can find the latest information on air travel regulations for this country on the IATA website.

You can also find information about air passenger rights on our portal for citizens.

You can find the latest information on air travel regulations for this country on the IATA website.

You can also find information about air passenger rights on our portal for citizens.

General measures

Use of facemasks

Face masks are mandatory in public spaces indoors. Its use is also mandatory on all means of public transport, as well as in private vehicles if the occupants do not live together at the same address. Exceptions are made for children under the age of six and for people with disabilities or respiratory illnesses.

Physical Distancing

All people over the age of six must keep a physical distance of 1.5 metres. Alternatively, a face mask should be worn.

Indoor and outdoor meetings, public or private gatherings and events

Outdoor social gatherings are limited to six people. Physical distancing measures must be guaranteed and maximum precautions must be taken to avoid meetings and overcrowding in indoor places. Regional deviations may apply.

Safety measures for public transportation

The use of a face mask is compulsory on all means of public transport for everyone aged six years or over. Procedures to avoid crowding at the entrance and exit of public transport apply.

Non-essential (other than medicine and food) shops

Open

Shops must ensure that disinfection measures and social distancing are applied. Special attention is required in commercial areas and street markets. Restrictions can differ between autonomous regions.

Tourist accommodations

Open with limitations

Occupancy is often limited, especially at the reception and in common areas. There can be restrictions on valet parking and ironing services. In-house catering services have to comply with the general disinfection and social distancing measures, as well as restricted opening hours. There may be temporary limitations on the number of guests per table. All tourist services should ensure everyone’s safety, based on three essential principles: social distancing, hygiene, and responsible behaviour. Measures may be changed when necessary to respond to the local COVID-19 situation.

Catering establishments

Open with limitations

Autonomous Regions are the competent authorities regulating access to these places.

Autonomous Regions might require the EU Digital COVID certificate (or equivalent) to access indoor bars and clubs. Checking the regional websites is highly recommended for being updated with the new possible regulations.

In general, social distancing of 1.5 metres at the bar is mandatory, and tables should at least be 1.5 metres apart. For restaurants, limits of persons per table applies and indoor dining is limited, according to the rules in place in different autonomous regions.

For more info: Recommendations from the Spanish government for the service industry (in Spanish).

Cinemas, museums and indoor attractions

Open with limitations

Autonomous Regions are the competent authorities regulating access to these places. Routes will be designed to facilitate social distancing and the use of outdoor spaces is encouraged. The use of a face mask is mandatory. 

Personal care services

Open with limitations

Small businesses (as hairdressers) are open. The use of a face mask is mandatory. 

Outdoors areas and beaches

Open with limitations

Most beaches are public spaces with free access, but depending on their occupancy levels, local governments may apply measures to ensure social distancing. In some regions, masks are compulsory on the beach for some situations. In protected natural spaces there can be time limits on the use of visitor centres or viewing points.

Health protocols for tourism services and tourists

The State Secretariat for Tourism, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, has developed protocols and guidelines with specifications for service, cleaning, disinfection, maintenance and risk management related to 21 tourism sub-sectors (restaurants, travel agencies, golf courses, rural accommodation, museums, tourist guides, etc.).

Information on Tourism at National level

National website with coronavirus-related information for TOURISM

https://www.spain.info/es

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09.08.2021

What are the rules to enter this country from an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?

If you travel by air, a form must be completed and signed electronically (from 48 hours before the flight departure) before your arrival in Spain. You can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or apps for Android or iOs devices. After you sign it, you will receive a QR code which must be presented upon arrival in Spain (you can carry your QR code on your mobile phone or printed on paper). Remember that you must fill in a separate form for each trip and each person. All travellers should complete the form, including children of any age, and travellers in transit. 

If you travel by sea, a form must be completed and signed electronically (https://spthm.puertos.es/ or on our mobile app) in order to obtain and show the QR code before boarding and at the health control upon arrival in Spain. 

Entering this country with the EU Digital COVID certificate

All persons travelling to Spain from another country (including children of any age, travellers in transit and residents in Spain returning home), must complete the Health Control Form associated with their trip. When travelling by air, this can be done via the WEB www.spth.gob.es or the APP, Spain Travel Health-SpTH (available for Android and iOS). When travelling by sea (ferries), this can be done through the following link: spthm.puertos.es

After finishing the form, you will get a QR code that you will have to present both at the time of boarding and upon your arrival in Spain at the health controls. At the present time it is not mandatory to present any form if the trip to Spain is by land.

The EU Digital COVID Certificate may be of three different types (vaccination, diagnostic test or recovery) and any of them may be used by travellers to enter Spain, as long as they meet the following criteria:

• COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate. Valid 14 days after receiving the complete regimen. Any vaccine authorised by the European Union (European Medicines Agency, EMA) and WHO will be accepted.
• Certificate of a diagnostic test for SARSCoV2 with negative result. The following diagnostic tests shall be admissible:
  • NAAT- nucleic acid amplification tests (e.g.: RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, TMA, HAD, NEAR, CRISPR, SDA), with sampling within the previous 72 hours to arrival in Spain.
  • RAT-rapid antigen test, with sampling within the previous 48 hours to arrival in Spain. You can consult the list of rapid tests approved by the European Commission through this link

A COVID-19 Recovery certificate (valid from day 11 after the first positive NAAT and up to 180 days after the sample date) Children under the age of 12 years are exempt from submitting these certificates, but not from completing the Health Control Form and obtaining a QR code.

"Learn more about the new sanitary control process" or the FAQs.

Entering this country without the EU Digital COVID certificate or with a certificate not compliant with national requirements

Any passenger coming from a country/area considered at risk for COVID-19 must present a certificate or document certifying vaccination, an active infection diagnostic test (AIDT) or recovery from COVID-19. You can find this information on the list of risk countries/areas.

Please note that the list of high risk countries /areas, as well as the criteria used to define them, will be reviewed every seven days and their update will be published on this page.

Similarly, passengers from third countries who meet the requirements to enter Spain as listed on the Government's website, may travel by presenting any of the following certificates, as long as they meet the same conditions as the EU Digital COVID Certificate:

• a certificate of vaccination against COVID-19,
• a negative diagnostic test (NAAT or RAT) performed within 72h (NAAT)/ 48h (RAT) of arrival,
• a certificate of recovery from COVID-19

if you travel to Spain under any of the previous certificates, you can only do so if you have a certificate of being fully vaccinated with an EMA/OMS authorized vaccine, and the last dose was administered more than 14 days ago.

For persons resident in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland coming directly from this country, in addition to the vaccination certificate, diagnostic certificates of NAAT tests (nucleic acid amplification tests, e.g.: RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, etc.) will also be considered valid.

Any of these certificates must be provided in Spanish, English, French or German.

If it is not possible to obtain the original certificate in any of these languages, the document must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish by an official authority.

Find out more:
Entry rules from 7 June
Spain travel health portal
Spanish Ministry of Health
Spain.info

What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?

If you are a third-country national, in order to enter Spain, you must comply with the entry requirements set out by the Ministry of the Interior in Order INT / 657/2020, of July 17, which modifies the criteria for the application of a temporary restriction of non-essential travel from third countries to the European Union and Schengen partner countries for reasons of public order and public health due to the health crisis caused by COVID-19.

According to Orden SND/821/2021, of July 30th, people from the following countries must undergo a 10-day quarantine upon arrival in Spain: Republic of Argentina, Republic of Bolivia, Federal Republic of Brazil, Republic of Colombia, Republic of Namibia and Republic of South Africa. Specific national legislation according to the country of origin is available here.

On the webpage of the Ministry of Health, traveller can get information access information on the health requirements to pass the health control at air and sea entry points (and land in the case of France) in Spain here

Any third-country national will be subject to denial of entry, for reasons of public order or public health, unless they belong to some of the categories from (a) to (k) that the Spanish Government recognise from the list in the "Entry requirements for entry in Spain from third countries".

All third-country nationals, even if they belong to one of the categories, who, after verification by the health authorities, do not meet the health control requirements for COVID-19 established by the Ministry of Health, will be subjected to denial of entry for public health reasons.

In the case of persons arriving at any airport in Spain, on flights from airports located in third countries, who are subject to quarantine by Order of the Ministry of Health, while this order is in force, have special conditions to enter in the country.

Flights from any airport located in the Federative Republic of Brazil or the Republic of South Africa to any airport located in Spain, have special conditions to enter in the country.

Entry Rules for the Canary Islands

Entry rules for the Canary Islands are available at hellocanaryislands.com

Mandatory Travel Documentation

Travel by Air: A form must be completed and signed electronically before your arrival in Spain. You can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or apps for Android or iOs devices. After you sign it, you will receive a QR code which must be presented upon arrival in Spain (it is only valid in digital formats. However, for justifiable reasons it may be presented in the paper format before embarking). Remember that you must fill in a separate form for each trip and each person. All travellers should complete the form, including children of any age.

Travel by Sea: A form must be completed and signed electronically (https://spthm.puertos.es/ or on our mobile app) in order to obtain and show the QR code before boarding and at the health control upon arrival in Spain.

Travel by Land: At the moment there is no obligation to present this form when travelling to Spain by land (car or train).

Find out more:
"La Salud también Viaja" - Healths travels too
Spain's official tourism website

May I transit this country?

YES

Passengers arriving in Spain in transit to another country, without leaving the international zone, will not go through health controls, so, even if they come from a risk country / zone, they will not be required to present a COVID-19 vaccination / diagnostic test / recovery certificate, although they do need to obtain a TRANSIT QR by completing the FCS through SpTH.

If the transit involves passing through border control centres and therefore entry into Spanish territory, passengers must present their QR TRANSIT, the boarding pass or purchase ticket for the next or subsequent flights of the connection to demonstrate that the final destination is international, and they can continue their trip, as long as the transit lasts less than 24 hours and they do not leave the airport premises.

Find out more:
International transits

General measures

Use of facemasks

Face masks are mandatory in public spaces indoors. Its use is also mandatory on all means of public transport, as well as in private vehicles if the occupants do not live together at the same address. Exceptions are made for children under the age of six and for people with disabilities or respiratory illnesses.

Physical Distancing

All people over the age of six must keep a physical distance of 1.5 metres. Alternatively, a face mask should be worn.

Indoor and outdoor meetings, public or private gatherings and events

Outdoor social gatherings are limited to six people. Physical distancing measures must be guaranteed and maximum precautions must be taken to avoid meetings and overcrowding in indoor places. Regional deviations may apply.

Safety measures for public transportation

The use of a face mask is compulsory on all means of public transport for everyone aged six years or over. Procedures to avoid crowding at the entrance and exit of public transport apply.

Non-essential (other than medicine and food) shops

OPEN

Shops must ensure that disinfection measures and social distancing are applied. Special attention is required in commercial areas and street markets. Restrictions can differ between autonomous regions.

Tourist accommodations

OPEN WITH LIMITATIONS

Occupancy is often limited, especially at the reception and in common areas. There can be restrictions on valet parking and ironing services. In-house catering services have to comply with the general disinfection and social distancing measures, as well as restricted opening hours. There may be temporary limitations on the number of guests per table. All tourist services should ensure everyone’s safety, based on three essential principles: social distancing, hygiene, and responsible behaviour. Measures may be changed when necessary to respond to the local COVID-19 situation.

Catering establishments

OPEN WITH LIMITATIONS

Autonomous Regions are the competent authorities regulating access to these places.

Autonomous Regions might require the EU Digital COVID certificate (or equivalent) to access indoor bars and clubs. Checking the regional websites is highly recommended for being updated with the new possible regulations.

In general, social distancing of 1.5 metres at the bar is mandatory, and tables should at least be 1.5 metres apart. For restaurants, limits of persons per table applies and indoor dining is limited, according to the rules in place in different autonomous regions.

For more info: Recommendations from the Spanish government for the service industry (in Spanish).

Cinemas, museums and indoor attractions

OPEN WITH LIMITATIONS

Autonomous Regions are the competent authorities regulating access to these places. Routes will be designed to facilitate social distancing and the use of outdoor spaces is encouraged. The use of a face mask is mandatory. 

Personal care services

OPEN WITH LIMITATIONS

Small businesses (as hairdressers) are open. The use of a face mask is mandatory. 

Outdoors areas and beaches

OPEN WITH LIMITATIONS

Most beaches are public spaces with free access, but depending on their occupancy levels, local governments may apply measures to ensure social distancing. In some regions, masks are compulsory on the beach for some situations. In protected natural spaces there can be time limits on the use of visitor centres or viewing points.

Health protocols for tourism services and tourists

The State Secretariat for Tourism, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, has developed protocols and guidelines with specifications for service, cleaning, disinfection, maintenance and risk management related to 21 tourism sub-sectors (restaurants, travel agencies, golf courses, rural accommodation, museums, tourist guides, etc.).

National website with coronavirus-related information for TOURISM

https://www.spain.info/es

Further information: https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/ESP/7011

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16.07.2021

May I freely move within this country?

Partially

Specific information and measures for each region (in Spanish) may be found at:

Navarra
Pais Vasco
Murcia
La Rioja
Islas Canarias
Islas Baleares
Galicia
Extremadura
Comunidad Valenciana
Comunidad de Madrid
Cataluña
Castilla y León
Castilla La Mancha
Cantabria
Aragón
Andalucía
Asturias
Ceuta
Melilla

21.06.2021

What are the rules to enter this country from an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?

Entering this country with the EU Digital COVID certificate

Passengers with an EU COVID Digital Certificate, as well as all travellers coming from countries not considered at risk, will obtain a "FAST CONTROL QR code" after completing the health control form before their departure (also available in the Spain Travel Health app).

The "FAST CONTROL QR code" gives access to faster health checks, as passengers will not have to show the certificate either at boarding or at the health check on arrival.

Entering this country without the EU Digital COVID certificate or with a certificate not compliant with national requirements

Travellers arriving from an area of the EU/EEA that is NOT included in the list published by the Spanish Ministry of Health (updated every 15 days) are not subject to diagnostic tests, neither must provide certificates of vaccination or immunity.

Travellers arriving by air, sea or land from an area included in this list, with the exception of children under 12 years of age, must certify one of these three requirements:

• Certificate of vaccination issued by the competent authorities or medical service. The certificate is valid from 14 days after the date of administration of the last dose of the complete vaccination schedule. The vaccines authorised by the European Medicines Agency, as well as those that have completed the World Health Organisation’s emergency use process, are accepted. Currently, these vaccines are those produced by Pfizer-Biontech, Moderna, Astra-Zeneca, Jansen/Johnson&Johnson, Sinovac and Sinopharm. The certificate shall include at least the following information:
  • Name and surname of the holder
  • Date of vaccination, stating the date of the last dose administered
  • Type of vaccine administered
  • Number of doses administered/complete schedule
  • Issuing country
  • Identification of the institution issuing the vaccination certificate

• Certificate of recovery from COVID-19 issued by the competent authorities or medical service. Validity: between 11 and 180 days from the first NAAT-type diagnostic test (PCR, TMA, LAMP or similar) with a positive result. The certificate shall include at least the following information:
  • Name and surname of the holder
  • Date of sampling of the first positive diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2
  • Type of NAAT test performed
  • Issuing country

• Diagnostic certificate: a negative PCR or PCR-like test (NAAT type), or a negative antigen test of those included in the common list of the European Commission, issued within 48 hours prior to arrival in Spain.

Any of these certificates must be provided in Spanish, English, French or German.

If it is not possible to obtain the original certificate in any of these languages, the document must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish by an official authority.

Mandatory Travel Documentation

Travel by Air: A form must be completed and signed electronically before your arrival in Spain. You can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or apps for Android or iOs devices. After you sign it, you will receive a QR code which must be presented upon arrival in Spain (it is only valid in digital formats. However, for justifiable reasons it may be presented in the paper format before embarking). Remember that you must fill in a separate form for each trip and each person. All travellers should complete the form, including children of any age.

Travel by Sea: the form will be provided during the trip or upon arrival at the port of destination in Spain.

Travel by Land: At the moment there is no obligation to present this form when travelling to Spain by land (car or train).

Find out more:
Entry rules from 7 June
Spain travel health portal
Spanish Ministry of Health
Spain.info

Documents you need to travel in Europe
Health cover for temporary stays

What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?

Updated entry rules into Spain, from any country in the world, are available at Travel Safe.

Entry without additional restrictions is allowed to travellers from the following countries: Australia, China, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and United Kingdom.

From 7 June, travellers from any third country are allowed entry - also for tourism - if they have a vaccination certificate and have had their full vaccination treatment or last dose 14 days before travel.

For essential travel, all travellers arriving from high-risk areas are subject to the requirement for a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test.

The test must be taken within 48 hours prior to arrival.

Accepted test: PCR, TMA, LAMP or other molecular techniques, antigen tests.

Children under 12 years old are exempted.

The certificate or supporting documentation must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French.
If it is not possible to obtain it in these languages, the certificate or supporting documentation must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish, carried out by an official body.
It can be presented in paper or electronic format.

The document must contain, at least, the following information:

• traveller's name, passport or ID number
• test date
• identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis
• the used technique
• a negative result

The personal identification number (passport/ID number) used to get the QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative COVID-19 certificate.

Entry Rules for the Canary Islands

Entry rules for the Canary Islands are available at hellocanaryislands.com

Entry from India

as of 1 May, travellers arriving from India must complete a 10-day quarantine after their arrival in Spain, or for the duration of their stay if it is shorter than 10 days. This period may end earlier if on day 7 the person is tested for COVID-19 with a negative result.

Mandatory Travel Documentation

Travel by Air: A form must be completed and signed electronically before your arrival in Spain. You can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or apps for Android or iOs devices. After you sign it, you will receive a QR code which must be presented upon arrival in Spain (it is only valid in digital formats. However, for justifiable reasons it may be presented in the paper format before embarking). Remember that you must fill in a separate form for each trip and each person. All travellers should complete the form, including children of any age.

Travel by Sea: the form will be provided during the trip or upon arrival at the port of destination in Spain.

Travel by Land: At the moment there is no obligation to present this form when travelling to Spain by land (car or train).

Find out more:
Spain travel health portal
Spain's official tourism website

May I transit this country?

Yes

As a general rule, passengers in transit in the EU+ area are exempted from temporary travel restrictions.

EU citizens entering the EU from a third country, as well as their family members, irrespective of their nationality, are exempted from the travel restrictions regardless of whether or not they are returning to their country of nationality or residence.

Passengers travelling from a non-EU country to another non-EU country may transit through the international transit area of airports located in the Schengen area. Rules regarding airport transit visa requirements continue to apply.

Additionally, for Spain, the following rules apply:

Passengers transiting the country with symptoms compatible with COVID-19 will be submitted to health controls.

General measures

Use of facemasks

Face masks are mandatory in public spaces, indoors and outdoors. Its use is also mandatory on all means of public transport, as well as in private vehicles if the occupants do not live together at the same address. Exceptions are made for children under the age of six and for people with disabilities or respiratory illnesses.

Physical Distancing

All people over the age of six must keep a physical distance of 1.5 metres. Alternatively, a face mask should be worn.

Indoor and outdoor meetings, public or private gatherings and events

Outdoor social gatherings are limited to six people. Physical distancing measures must be guaranteed and maximum precautions must be taken to avoid meetings and overcrowding in indoor places. Regional deviations may apply.

Safety measures for public transportation

The use of a face mask is compulsory on all means of public transport for everyone aged six years or over. Public transport personnel that comes in contact with travellers is also always required to wear a mask and to apply hygiene measures. Procedures to avoid crowding at the entrance and exit of public transport apply.

Information on Tourism at National level

National website with coronavirus-related information for TOURISM

https://www.spain.info/es

Useful Info for tourists

Before starting your journey, please check visa requirements for your destination at: The Schengen visa

EU Digital COVID Certificates

This country is already connected to the Gateway and is issuing and/or verifying at least one EU Digital COVID Certificate (Vaccination, Recovery, Test)

Information on "EU Digital COVID Certificates" issued in Spain

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The "EU Digital COVID Certificate" (available from 1 July 2021) provides proof that a person has either:

• been vaccinated against COVID-19 (vaccine type and manufacturer, number of doses, date of vaccination);
• received a negative test result, PCR or rapid antigen, with the name of the test, date and time of test, test centre and result (self-tests are not valid);
• recovered from COVID-19.

When travelling, holders of the "EU Digital COVID Certificate" will have the same rights as citizens of the visited Member State who have been vaccinated, tested or recovered.

The certificate provides a standardised recognition of the holder's status related to vaccination, recovery from COVID or test result. Each country continues to be responsible for the definition of its own entry requirements and rules, which are not standardised at the EU level. This means that what you will be eligible for, upon presentation of this certificate, depends on the measures and entry rules in place at your country of destination.

How does it work:

1. Member States issue a certificate automatically or upon request, which is issued either digitally or on paper, and has a QR code with an electronic signature;
2. Citizens store the certificate in their digital app or wallet and can use it when they travel;
3. When the verifier asks the citizen for the certificate, the QR code is shown and the digital signature is verified.

Find out more:
Information on the "EU Digital COVID Certificate"

Press Release
Questions & Answers
Factsheet

06.05.2021

From an EU Member State or Schengen Associated Country, may I enter this country without being subject to extraordinary restrictions?

Partially

Spain applies the commonly agreed EU "traffic lights" approach to travel restrictions.

Is a coronavirus test required?

All travellers arriving from high-risk areas by air or sea transport are subject to the requirement for a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test.

As of 30 March, the same requirement is imposed on travellers crossing the land border between France and Spain. Only those working in transportation and cross-border workers will be exempt, along with those who live in the border zone (as long as they remain within a 30-kilometre radius of their home).

The test must be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival.

Accepted test: PCR, TMA or other molecular techniques.

Children aged 5 and under are exempted.

This certificate or supporting documentation must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French.
If it is not possible to obtain it in these languages, the certificate or supporting documentation must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish, carried out by an official body.
It can be presented in paper or electronic format.

The document must contain, at least, the following information:

• traveller's name, passport or ID number
• test date
• identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis
• the used technique
• a negative result

The personal identification number (passport/ID number) used to get the QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative COVID-19 certificate.

Is a quarantine required?

A quarantine is not required.

Specific Rules for Canary Islands

All travellers to the Canary Islands are subject to the requirement for a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test.
The test must be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival. Accepted tests are PCR and rapid antigen. If you are travelling from a high-risk country or area, a negative PCR test presented upon arrival in Spain will be valid.

Also, passengers arriving by air or sea transport may undergo a temperature check, which must be below 37.5 degrees Celsius. Cruising companies can take passengers' temperature before arriving at a Spanish port.

Mandatory Travel Documentation

A form must be completed and signed electronically before your arrival in Spain. You can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or apps for Android or iOs devices. After you sign it, you will receive a QR code which must be presented upon arrival in Spain (it is only valid in digital formats. However, for justifiable reasons it may be presented in the paper format before embarking). Remember that you must fill in a separate form for each trip and each person. All travellers should complete the form, including children of any age.

Find out more:
Spain travel health portal
Spanish Ministry of Health
Information from the largest airport operator in Spain
Spain.info

What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?

Entry without additional restrictions is allowed only to travellers from the following countries: Australia, China, South Korea, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, and Thailand.

Is a coronavirus test required?

All travellers arriving from high-risk areas by air or sea transport are subject to the requirement for a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test.

The test must be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival.

Accepted test: PCR, TMA, LAMP or other molecular techniques.

Children aged 6 and under are exempted.

The certificate or supporting documentation must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French.
If it is not possible to obtain it in these languages, the certificate or supporting documentation must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish, carried out by an official body.
It can be presented in paper or electronic format.

The document must contain, at least, the following information:

• traveller's name, passport or ID number
• test date
• identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis
• the used technique
• a negative result

The personal identification number (passport/ID number) used to get the QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative COVID-19 certificate.

Is a quarantine required?

Persons coming from the following countries:

• Brazil
• South Africa
• Botswana
• Comoros
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Mozambique
• Tanzania
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
• Peru
• Colombia

must complete a 10-day quarantine after their arrival in Spain, or for the duration of their stay if it is shorter than 10 days. This period may end earlier if on day 7 the person is tested for COVID-19 with a negative result.

Specific Rules for Canary Islands

All travellers to the Canary Islands are subject to the requirement for a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test.
The test must be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival. Accepted tests are PCR and rapid antigen. If you are travelling from a high-risk country or area, a negative PCR test presented upon arrival in Spain will be valid.

Also, passengers arriving by air or sea transport may undergo a temperature check, which must be below 37.5 degrees Celsius. Cruising companies can take passengers' temperature before arriving at a Spanish port.

Mandatory Travel Documentation

A form must be completed and signed electronically before your arrival in Spain. You can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or apps for Android or iOs devices. After you sign it, you will receive a QR code which must be presented upon arrival in Spain (it is only valid in digital formats. However, for justifiable reasons it may be presented in the paper format before embarking). Remember that you must fill in a separate form for each trip and each person. All travellers should complete the form, including children of any age.

Find out more:
Spain travel health portal
Spain's official tourism website offers information on how to protect your health and safety during your trip.
Information from the largest airport operator in Spain

May I transit this country?

Yes

As a general rule, passengers in transit in the EU+ area are exempted from temporary travel restrictions.

EU citizens entering the EU from a third country, as well as their family members, irrespective of their nationality, are exempted from the travel restrictions regardless of whether or not they are returning to their country of nationality or residence.

Passengers travelling from a non-EU country to another non-EU country may transit through the international transit area of airports located in the Schengen area. Rules regarding airport transit visa requirements continue to apply.

Additionally, for Spain, the following rules apply:

Passengers transiting the country with symptoms compatible with COVID-19 will be submitted to health controls.

General measures

A national curfew is in place between 23.00 and 06.00, Canary islands excluded. Autonomous regions have the authority to start the curfew earlier, or later.

Use of facemasks

Face masks are mandatory in public spaces, indoors and outdoors. Its use is also mandatory on all means of public transport, as well as in private vehicles if the occupants do not live together at the same address. Exceptions are made for children under the age of six and for people with disabilities or respiratory illnesses.

Physical Distancing

All people over the age of six must keep a physical distance of 1.5 metres. Alternatively, a face mask should be worn.

Source: https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/ESP/7001

31.03.2021

From an EU Member State or Schengen Associated Country, may I enter this country without being subject to extraordinary restrictions?

PARTIALLY

Spain applies the commonly agreed EU "traffic lights" approach to travel restrictions.

Is a coronavirus test required?

All travellers arriving from high-risk areas by air or sea transport are subject to the requirement for a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test.

As of 30 March, the same requirement is imposed on travellers crossing the land border between France and Spain. Only those working in transportation and cross-border workers will be exempt, along with those who live in the border zone (as long as they remain within a 30-kilometre radius of their home).

The test must be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival.

Accepted test: PCR, TMA or other molecular techniques.

Children aged 6 and under are exempted.

This certificate or supporting documentation must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French.
If it is not possible to obtain it in these languages, the certificate or supporting documentation must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish, carried out by an official body.
It can be presented in paper or electronic format.

The document must contain, at least, the following information:

• traveller's name, passport or ID number
• test date
• identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis
• the used technique
• a negative result

The personal identification number (passport/ID number) used to get the QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative COVID-19 certificate.

Is a quarantine required?

A quarantine is not required.

Specific Rules for Canary Islands

All travellers to the Canary Islands are subject to the requirement for a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test.
The test must be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival. Accepted tests are PCR and rapid antigen. If you are travelling from a high-risk country or area, a negative PCR test presented upon arrival in Spain will be valid.

Also, passengers arriving by air or sea transport may undergo a temperature check, which must be below 37.5 degrees Celsius. Cruising companies can take passengers' temperature before arriving at a Spanish port.

Mandatory Travel Documentation

A form must be completed and signed electronically before your arrival in Spain. You can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or apps for Android or iOs devices. After you sign it, you will receive a QR code which must be presented upon arrival in Spain (it is only valid in digital formats. However, for justifiable reasons it may be presented in the paper format before embarking). Remember that you must fill in a separate form for each trip and each person. All travellers should complete the form, including children of any age.

Find out more:
Spain travel health portal
Spanish Ministry of Health
Information from the largest airport operator in Spain
Spain.info

Documents you need to travel in Europe

What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?

Entry without additional restrictions is allowed only to travellers from the following countries: Australia, China, South Korea, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, and Thailand.

Spain is restricting passenger travel from the UK (by air and sea). This includes flights from the UK to the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands. Only flights and ships carrying Spanish or Andorran citizens or official residents of those territories will be allowed entry.

Air travel from South Africa and Brazil is also restricted to nationals and legal residents of Spain.

Is a coronavirus test required?

All travellers arriving from high-risk areas by air or sea transport are subject to the requirement for a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test.

The test must be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival.

Accepted test: PCR, TMA, LAMP or other molecular techniques.

Children aged 6 and under are exempted.

The certificate or supporting documentation must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French.
If it is not possible to obtain it in these languages, the certificate or supporting documentation must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish, carried out by an official body.
It can be presented in paper or electronic format.

The document must contain, at least, the following information:

• traveller's name, passport or ID number
• test date
• identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis
• the used technique
• a negative result

The personal identification number (passport/ID number) used to get the QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative COVID-19 certificate.

Is a quarantine required?

As of 8 March, persons coming from the following countries:

• Brazil
• South Africa
• Botswana
• Comoros
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Mozambique
• Tanzania
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
• Peru
• Colombia

must complete a 10-day quarantine after their arrival in Spain, or for the duration of their stay if it is shorter than that. This period may end earlier, if on day 7 the person is tested for COVID-19 with a negative result.

Specific Rules for Canary Islands

All travellers to the Canary Islands are subject to the requirement for a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test.
The test must be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival. Accepted tests are PCR and rapid antigen. If you are travelling from a high-risk country or area, a negative PCR test presented upon arrival in Spain will be valid.

Also, passengers arriving by air or sea transport may undergo a temperature check, which must be below 37.5 degrees Celsius. Cruising companies can take passengers' temperature before arriving at a Spanish port.

Mandatory Travel Documentation

A form must be completed and signed electronically before your arrival in Spain. You can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or apps for Android or iOs devices. After you sign it, you will receive a QR code which must be presented upon arrival in Spain (it is only valid in digital formats. However, for justifiable reasons it may be presented in the paper format before embarking). Remember that you must fill in a separate form for each trip and each person. All travellers should complete the form, including children of any age.

Find out more:
Spain travel health portal
Spain's official tourism website offers information on how to protect your health and safety during your trip.
Information from the largest airport operator in Spain

May I transit this country?

YES

As a general rule, passengers in transit in the EU+ area are exempted from temporary travel restrictions.

EU citizens entering the EU from a third country, as well as their family members, irrespective of their nationality, are exempted from the travel restrictions regardless of whether or not they are returning to their country of nationality or residence.

Passengers travelling from a non-EU country to another non-EU country may transit through the international transit area of airports located in the Schengen area. Rules regarding airport transit visa requirements continue to apply.

Additionally, for Spain, the following rules apply:

Passengers transiting the country with symptoms compatible with COVID-19 will be submitted to health controls.

May I enter this country by road transport?

YES

There are border controls between Spain and Portugal. Its is only permitted to drive into Spain from Portugal when returning to your place of habitual residence. Documentation to prove this, must be presented. Exempt from these restrcition are those who need to cross the border for work purposes, for reasons of study, and cross-border workers who live in one country but work in other countries.
Driving abroad

May I enter this country by train?

YES

Rail passenger rights

May I fly to this country?

Spain is restricting passenger travel from the UK (by air and sea). This includes flights from the UK to the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands. Only flights and ships carrying Spanish or Andorran citizens or official residents of those territories will be allowed entry. Also, air travel arriving from South Africa and Brazil is restricted to nationals and legal residents of Spain and Andorra. 

If you fly to Spain from other countries, it is mandatory to fill in a Health Control Form (FCS) associated with your trip. Once you complete the form, you receive a personal QR code, which you present at the Health Control of the airport of arrival in Spain. The form is mandatory for all travellers, including children of any age.

Also, all passengers that enter Spain by sea transport and who come from a COVID-19 high-risk country or area must present a certificate with a negative result for a COVID-19 RT-PCR test, a Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) test, or any other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, carried out in the 72 hours before arrival.

Information from the largest airport operator in Spain.

You can find the latest information on air travel regulations for this country on the IATA website.

You can also find information about air passenger rights on our portal for citizens.

May I enter this country by sea transport?

PARTIALLY

If you enter Spain from other countries by sea, it is mandatory to fill in a Health Control Form (FCS) associated with your trip. The paper form will be delivered, by the shipping company during the trip or upon arrival at the port of destination in Spain. The form is mandatory for all travellers, including children of any age.

Also, all passengers that enter Spain by sea transport and who come from a COVID-19 high-risk country or area must present a certificate with a negative result for a COVID-19 RT-PCR test, a Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) test, or any other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, carried out in the 72 hours before arrival.

Ship passenger rights

General measures

A national curfew is in place between 23.00 and 6.00, Canary islands excluded. Autonomous regions have the authority to start the curfew earlier, or later.

Health cover for temporary stays

Use of facemasks

Face masks are mandatory in public spaces, indoors and outdoors. Its use is also mandatory on all means of public transport, as well as in private vehicles if the occupants do not live together at the same address. Exceptions are made for children under the age of six and for people with disabilities or respiratory illnesses.

Physical Distancing

All people over the age of six must keep a physical distance of 1.5 metres. Alternatively, a face mask should be worn.

Source: https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/ESP/7001

28.01.2021

From an EU Member State or Schengen Associated Country, may I enter this country without being subject to extraordinary restrictions?

Partially

Spain applies the commonly agreed EU "traffic lights" approach to travel restrictions.

Travelling from an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country is allowed, subject to the conditions specified hereafter.

Is a coronavirus test required?

YES, if arriving from high-risk areas.

All passengers who come from a COVID-19 high-risk country or area must present a certificate with a negative result for a COVID-19 RT-PCR test, a Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) test, or any other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, carried out in the 72 hours before arrival. The list of high-risk countries /areas, as well as the criteria used to define them, are reviewed every 15 days.

This certificate or supporting documentation must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French.
If it is not possible to obtain it in these languages, the certificate or supporting documentation must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish, carried out by an official body.
It can be presented in paper or electronic format.

The document must contain, at least, the following information:

• traveller's name, passport or ID number
• test date
• identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis
• the used technique
• a negative result

The personal identification number (passport/ID number) used to get your QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative PCR certificate. Children under the age of 6 are exempt from the testing obligation.

Is a quarantine required?

NO.

Specific Rules for Canary Islands 

If you are travelling to the Canary Islands you must present a negative PCR or antigen test taken no more than 72 hours earlier in order to stay in any accommodation establishment on the islands. If you are travelling from a high-risk country or area, a negative PCR test presented upon arrival in Spain will be valid.

Also, passengers arriving by air or sea transport may undergo a temperature check, which must be below 37.5 degrees Celsius. Cruising companies can take passengers' temperature before arriving at a Spanish port.

Mandatory Travel Documentation

A form must be completed and signed electronically before your arrival in Spain. You can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or apps for Android or iOs devices. After you sign it, you will receive a QR code which must be presented upon arrival in Spain (it is only valid in digital formats. However, for justifiable reasons it may be presented in the paper format before embarking). Remember that you must fill in a separate form for each trip and each person. All travellers should complete the form, including children of any age.

Find out more:
Spain travel health portal
Spanish Ministry of Health
Information from the largest airport operator in Spain
Spain.info

Documents you need to travel in Europe

What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?

Spain is restricting passenger travel from the UK (by air and sea) until 2 February. This includes flights from the UK to the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands. Only flights and ships carrying Spanish or Andorran citizens or official residents of those territories will be allowed entry. 

Spain permits entry without additional restrictions to travellers from the following countries: Australia, China, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, and Thailand.

If you fly to Spain from other countries, it is mandatory to fill in a Health Control Form (FCS) associated with your trip. Once you complete the form, you receive a personal QR code, which you present at the Health Control of the airport of arrival in Spain. The form is mandatory for all travellers, including children of any age.

Additional third countries may be added to the list of high-risk countries/areas from which travellers are allowed entry, provided that they present an Active Infection Diagnostic Test for SARS-CoV-2 with a negative result, from a PCR test (COVID-19 RT-PCR), a Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) test, or other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, carried out in the 72 hours before arrival.

This certificate or supporting documentation must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French, and may be presented in paper or electronic format. If it is not possible to obtain it in these languages, the certificate or supporting documentation must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish, carried out by an official body. The document will contain, at least, the following information: traveller's name, passport or ID number, test date, identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis, the used technique, and a negative test result. The personal identification number (passport/ID number) that you use to get your QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative PCR certificate. Children under the age of 6 are exempt from the testing obligation.

Spain travel health portal 

Spain's official tourism website offers information on how to protect your health and safety during your trip.

Information from the largest airport operator in Spain.

May I transit this country?

Yes

Passengers transiting the country with symptoms compatible with COVID-19 will be submitted to health controls.

May I enter this country by road transport?

Yes

May I enter this country by train?

Yes

May I enter this country by sea transport?

Yes

If you enter Spain from other countries by sea, it is mandatory to fill in a Health Control Form (FCS) associated with your trip. The paper form will be delivered, by the shipping company during the trip or upon arrival at the port of destination in Spain. The form is mandatory for all travellers, including children of any age.

General measures

A national curfew is in place between 23.00 and 6.00, Canary islands excluded. Autonomous regions have the authority to start the curfew earlier, or later.

Health cover for temporary stays

Use of facemasks

Face masks are mandatory in public spaces, indoors and outdoors. Its use is also mandatory on all means of public transport, as well as in private vehicles if the occupants do not live together at the same address. Exceptions are made for children under the age of six and for people with disabilities or respiratory illnesses.

Physical Distancing

All people over the age of six must keep a physical distance of 1.5 metres. Alternatively, a face mask should be worn.

21.12.2020

From 22.12.2020, Spain suspends flights from the United Kingdom except for Spaniards or residents, as reported by the Government.

From an EU Member State or Schengen Associated Country, may I enter this country without being subject to extraordinary restrictions?

Partially

Entry Restrictions

Travelling from EU Member States and Schengen Associated countries is allowed. If you fly to Spain, it is mandatory to fill in a Health Control Form (FCS) associated with your trip. Once you complete the form, you receive a personal QR code, which you present at the Health Control of the airport of arrival in Spain. All travellers should complete the form, including children of any age.

In addition, all passengers who come from a high risk country or area in relation to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, must present, in order to enter Spain, a certificate with a NEGATIVE result from a PCR test (COVID-19 RT-PCR), a Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) test, or other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, carried out in the 72 hours before arrival. The list of high risk countries /areas, as well as the criteria used to define them, will be reviewed every fifteen days.

This certificate or supporting document must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French, and may be presented in paper or electronic format. If it is not possible to obtain it in these languages, the certificate or supporting document must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish, carried out by an official body. The document will contain, at least, the following information: traveller's name, passport or ID number, test date, identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis, the used technique, and a negative test result. The personal identification number (passport/ID number) that you use to get your QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative PCR certificate. Children under the age of 6 are exempt of the testing obligation.

If you are travelling to the Canary Islands you must present a negative PCR or antigen test taken no more than 72 hours earlier in order to stay in any accommodation establishment on the islands. If you are travelling from a high risk country or area, a negative PCR test presented upon arrival in Spain will be valid.

What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?

Spain permits entry without additional restrictions to travellers from the following countries: Australia, China, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, Thailand, and Uruguay.

If you fly to Spain from other countries, it is mandatory to fill in a Health Control Form (FCS) associated with your trip. Once you complete the form, you receive a personal QR code, which you present at the Health Control of the airport of arrival in Spain. The form is mandatory for all travellers, including children of any age.

Additional third countries may be added to the list of high-risk countries/areas from which travellers are allowed entry, provided that they present an Active Infection Diagnostic Test for SARS-CoV-2 with a negative result, from a PCR test (COVID-19 RT-PCR), a Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) test, or other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, carried out in the 72 hours before arrival.

This certificate or supporting document must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French, and may be presented in paper or electronic format. If it is not possible to obtain it in these languages, the certificate or supporting document must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish, carried out by an official body. The document will contain, at least, the following information: traveller's name, passport or ID number, test date, identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis, the used technique, and a negative test result. The personal identification number (passport/ID number) that you use to get your QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative PCR certificate. Children under the age of 6 are exempt of the testing obligation.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Spain travel health portal 

Spain's offcial tourism website offers information on how to protect your health and safety during you trip.

Information from the largest airport operator in Spain.

May I transit this country?

Yes

Passengers transiting the country with symptoms compatible with COVID-19 will be submitted to health controls.

If I meet the entry requirements, may I enter this country without being subject to a quarantine or COVID-19 test?

Partially

All passengers arriving from a high-risk country/area in relation to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus must present, in order to enter Spain, a certificate with a negative PCR result (COVID-19 RT-PCR), carried out in the 72 hours before arrival. From 10 December 2020, a TMA (Transcription-Mediated Amplification) test, or other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, is also an accepted diagnostic test, in addition to PCR. Children under 6 years old are exempt from the diagnostic tests for active infection with SARS-CoV-2, in order to enter Spain.

This certificate or supporting document must be the original, must be written in Spanish, English, French or German and may be presented in paper or electronic format. If it is not possible to obtain it in these languages, the certificate or supporting document must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish, carried out by an official body.

The document will contain, at least, the following information: traveller's name, passport or ID number, test date, identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis, the used technique and a negative test result. The personal identification number (passport/ID number) that you use to get your QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative PCR/TMA certificate.

For more information, visit the Spain travel health portal

11.12.2020

Travelling rom an EU Member State or Schengen Associated CountryPARTIALLY

Entry Restrictions

Travelling from EU Member States + Schengen Associated countries is allowed, but all passengers who come from a high risk country or area in relation to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, must present, in order to enter Spain, a certificate with a NEGATIVE result from a PCR test (COVID-19 RT-PCR), a Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) test, or other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, carried out in the 72 hours before arrival. The list of high risk countries /areas, as well as the criteria used to define them, will be reviewed every fifteen days

This certificate or supporting document must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French, and may be presented in paper or electronic format. The document will contain, at least, the following information: traveller's name, passport or ID number, test date, identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis, the used technique, and a negative test result. The personal identification number (passport/ID number) that you use to get your QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative PCR certificate. Children under the age of 6 are exempt of the testing obligation.

Also, passengers arriving by air or sea transport may undergo a temperature check, which must be below 37.5 degrees Celsius. Cruising companies can take passengers temperature before arriving at a Spanish port.

If you are travelling to the Canary Islands you must present a negative PCR or antigen test taken no more than 72 hours earlier in order to stay in any accommodation establishment on the islands. If you are travelling from a high risk country or area, a negative PCR test presented upon arrival in Spain will be valid.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Transit

AllowedS

Passengers transiting the country with symptoms compatible with COVID-19 will be submitted to health controls.

What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?

Spain permits entry without additional restrictions to travellers from the following countries: Australia, China, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, Thailand, and Uruguay.

Additional third countries may be added to the list of high-risk countries/areas from which travellers are allowed entry, provided that they present an Active Infection Diagnostic Test for SARS-CoV-2 with a negative result, from a PCR test (COVID-19 RT-PCR), a Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) test, or other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, carried out in the 72 hours before arrival.

This certificate or supporting document must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French, and may be presented in paper or electronic format. The document will contain, at least, the following information: traveller's name, passport or ID number, test date, identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis, the used technique, and a negative test result. The personal identification number (passport/ID number) that you use to get your QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative PCR certificate. Children under the age of 6 are exempt of the testing obligation.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Spain travel health portal 

Spain's offcial tourism website offers information on how to protect your health and safety during you trip.

Information from the largest airport operator in Spain.

May I enter this country by road?

Yes

May I enter this country by car/motorbike/camper?

Yes
YES

Driving abroad

May I enter this country by bus or coach?

Yes
YES

Bus and coach passenger rights

Mandatory Travel Documentation

In all cases, you must show your health control form (HCF). The form must be completed and signed electronically before your arrival in Spain. You can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or apps for Android or iOs devices. After you sign it you will receive a QR code which must be presented upon arrival in Spain (it is only valid in digital formats. However, for justifiable reasons it may be presented in paper format before embarking). Remember that you must fill in a separate form for each trip and each person.

Find out more:

Spain travel health portal 

Spanish Ministry of Health

Information from the largest airport operator in Spain.

Spain.info

Documents you need to travel in Europe

Further information: 

https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/ESP/7001

12.10.2020

Please note that from 21.09.2020 mobility restrcitions are applied to several areas in the Madrid region. Specific information and measures for each region (in Spanish) may be found at:
Navarra
Pais Vasco
Murcia
La Rioja
Islas Canarias
Islas Baleares
Galicia
Extremadura
Comunidad Valenciana
Comunidad de Madrid
Cataluña
Castilla y León
Castilla La Mancha
Cantabria
Aragón
Andalucía
Asturias
Ceuta
Melilla

Entry Restrictions

Travelling from EU+ countries is allowed without restrictions.

EU+ comprises EU Member States plus Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City State and the Republic of San Marino.

All passengers arriving by air or sea transport must undergo a temperature check, which must be below 37.5 degrees Celsius. Cruising companies can take passengers temperature before arriving at a Spanish port.

Travelling from Spain or returning to Spain

Some countries are imposing restrictions or quarantine periods on travellers arriving from Spain. You can consult this map (in Spanish) for an updated overview of travel restrictions applied to Spanish travellers.

Travel Information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be found at Asistencia consular coronavirus

Mandatory Travel Documentation

All travellers must fill in a Public Health Form, or use the free app "Spain Travel Health" (SpTH). After completing the form, passengers will obtain a QR code which they must present upon arrival in Spain.
Tour operators, travel agencies and transport companies must inform tourists and travellers of their obligation to present the Public Health Form at the destination airport or port.

Transit

Passengers transiting the country with symptoms compatible with COVID-19 will be submitted to health controls.

Third-country nationals coming from outside the EU and Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein

The European Union has lifted its internal border controls within the Schengen area and has issued a recommendation for authorising entry for citizens of non-EU countries, which each country will apply according to the reciprocity principle. Following these criteria, Spain permits entry to citizens of the following countries: Australia, Canada, China, Georgia, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, and Uruguay.

Additional information may be found at www.spain.info

Find out more:

Spain.info

24.08.2020

The European Union has lifted its internal border controls within the Schengen area and has issued a recommendation for authorising entry for citizens of non-EU countries, which each country will apply according to the reciprocity principle. Following these criteria, Spain permits entry to citizens of the following countries: Australia, Canada, China, Georgia, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, and Uruguay.

Specific information and measures for each region (in Spanish) may be found at:
Navarra
Pais Vasco
Murcia
La Rioja
Islas Canarias
Islas Baleares
Galicia
Extremadura
Comunidad Valenciana
Comunidad de Madrid
Cataluña
Castilla y León
Castilla La Mancha
Cantabria
Aragón
Andalucía
Asturias
Ceuta
Melilla

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14.08.2020

Travelling to Spain
Travelling from EU countries is allowed without restrictions.

Travelling from Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein, as well as United Kingdom, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City State and Republic of San Marino, is allowed without restrictions.

Travelling from Spain or returning to Spain
Certain countries have established restrictions or quarantine periods on people arriving from Spain. You can consult this map (in Spanish) for an updated overview of travel restrictions applied to Spanish travellers.

Travel Information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be found at Asistencia consular coronavirus

Rules and Exceptions
All passengers arriving by air or sea transport must undergo a temperature check, which must be below 37.5 degrees Celsius. Cruising companies can take passengers temperature before arriving at a Spanish port.

Mandatory Travel Documentation
All travellers must fill in a Public Health Form, or use the free app "Spain Travel Health" (SpTH). After completing the form, passengers will obtain a QR code which they must present upon arrival in Spain.
Tour operators, travel agencies and transport companies must inform tourists and travellers of their obligation to present the Public Health Form at the destination airport or port.

The European Union has lifted its internal border controls within the Schengen area and has issued a recommendation for authorising entry for citizens of non-EU countries, which each country will apply according to the reciprocity principle. Following these criteria, Spain permits entry to citizens of the following countries: Australia, Canada, China, Georgia, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, and Uruguay.

Additional information may be found at www.spain.info

Links to national sources
Spain.info

Driving abroad

Source: https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/ESP

12.05.2020
Temporary introduction of controls at internal air and maritime borders

Controls are temporarily introduced at the internal air and sea borders. Entry is only allowed through these borders to:

• Spanish citizens.
• Residents in Spain.
• Cross-border workers.
• Health professionals or elderly care professionals who travel to carry out their activity.
• People who prove cause of force majeure or situation of need.

This provision does not apply to:

• Foreign personnel accredited as a member of diplomatic missions, consular offices and international organizations located in Spain, provided that they travel for carrying out their official duties.
• Freight transport, including ship’s crew and aeronautical staff necessary to perform commercial air transport activities.
• People who arrive for exclusively working and accredited reasons.

Start date: 15.05.2020 

End date: 24.05.2020

Further information: https:/www.boe.es/boe/dias/2020/05/12/pdfs/BOE-A-2020-4929.p...

More info: Disposición 4929 del BOE núm. 133 de 2020

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/coronavirus-response_en

13.04.2020     

Spanish version                                                                  

I. Information

The Customs and Excise Department of the Spanish Tax Agency is carrying out the
following actions to keep customs officials as well as operators and travellers informed:

A. Internal information: informative notes are internally published in order to provide
officials with information on the virus and to give them instructions to minimize the risk
of infection.

B. External information: relevant information on the virus and the measures taken to
reduce risks are available in the Tax Agency Website and Health Authorities Website.

II. Instructions

The Spanish Government declared the State of Alarm by Royal Decree 463/2020, of
March 14. The Royal Decree 463/2020 establishes that the necessary measures will
be adopted to ensure the movement of goods in border crossing and border inspection
points, in ports and airports, prioritizing the essential goods.

Based on the aforementioned decree, the Customs Department has published a
number of instructions covering:

1. Critical functions requiring physical presence, such as customs clearance, control
of travellers or enforcement. The instructions give priority to medicines, medical
products and supplies, perishable goods and other strategic supplies, while ensuring
the right protection of the customs officials.

2. Organisational measures. Royal Decree-Law 8/2020, of March 17 (on
extraordinary urgent measures to face the economic and social impact of COVID-19)
foresees the possibility to perform customs clearance in different customs offices, for
traders not previously authorised to centralised clearance.

3. Regular operations. Based on risk analysis, the control of illegal traffic is
maintained.

4. Teleworking. Customs offices are closed to the public. All those services that do not
require physical presence are provided online and documents can be submitted
electronically.

5. Flexibilisation measures have been taken to avoid non-essential movements of
people:

a. Guarantees. The original copy is not requested when submitting a guaranty,

b. EUR-1 certificates are issued a posteriori,

c. In justified cases, the ATA carnet stamp has been replaced by an electronic
procedure,

d. Seal in transit procedure can be replaced by a detailed description of the goods
that provides their identification.

e. Origin certificates for preferential purposes in the form of a copy, issued on
paper or electronically, should be accepted when it is impossible to provide
original certificates. Importers should nevertheless obtain from exporters once
the situation is back to normal the corresponding original certificates.

f. Pending the European Commission decisions, Spanish Customs has
temporarily declared the suspension of customs duties and VAT on
importation of equipment and other relevant medical devices imported in the
context of the COVID-19 outbreak.

A posteriori controls will be performed in those cases to ensure the application of the
customs legislation.

III. Contingency plans

The Spanish Tax Administration Agency will make available to economic operators,
through its website, information on the services available, the offices opened to the
public, as well as telephone numbers and contact addresses of each Regional Unit.
More information is available in the Website of the Spanish Tax Agency (in Spanish):
https://www.agenciatributaria.es/AEAT.internet/Inicio/La_Agencia_Tributaria/Aduanas_
e_Impuestos_Especiales/_Presentacion/COVID_19/COVID_19.shtml

IV. Implementation of the origin provisions of EU preferential
arrangements with its trading partners

In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, and given the impossibility faced by
some EU Member States and EU trading partners to provide certificates for preferential
origin purposes in due form i.e. signed, stamped and in the right paper format, as in a
number of countries contacts between customs and economic operators have been
suspended due to measures and restrictions adopted to fight against the CoVid19 crisis,
we inform that the European Commission has adopted extraordinary measures in close
coordination with the EU preferential trade partners, to ensure the full implementation of
the EU preferential trade arrangements.

These exceptional measures are intended to apply on a reciprocal basis between the
Member States and the EU's trading partners concerned, making use of the relevant
provisions of the EU preferential arrangements. They shall apply to trade arrangements
which provide for as proof of origin any paper certificate (Form-A, EUR.1 and/or EURMED), as well as ATR certificates in the context of preferential trade between the EU
and Turkey.

1. EXPORT

1.1 Approved Exporter

Firstly, customs authorities in the EU and EU´s trading partner countries are invited to
make the widest possible use of the approved exporter status to facilitate the making
out of proofs of origin (or of proofs of a ‘customs union status’) as an alternative to official
certification.

Customs authorities will therefore give priority to the handling of all these requests. In
case they need additional information, customs authorities could grant the authorization
conditional to the subsequent presentation of the pending documentation. Customs
authorities might also revoke the authorization afterwards in case they verify one of the
requirements are not met.

1.2 Copies of certificates

Secondly, customs authorities in the EU and EU´s trading partner countries are
encouraged to accept, exceptionally during the crisis period and until further
notice, accept certificates issued for preferential purposes in the form of a copy,
issued on paper or electronically. In any event, importers are obliged to obtain the
original certificates of origin from exporters once the exceptional situations ceases.
Customs authorities of the importing Party, whether the customs authorities in the EU or
EU´s trading partner countries, may request the submission of a copy of the certificate
of origin in accordance with the regulation and procedures applicable in that country and
the relevant provisions set out in the preferential trade regimes. In any event, importers
must obtain from their exporters the original certificate of origin once the exceptional
situation ceases.

In the specific case of the Spanish customs authorities, economic operators (exporters
or customs representatives) shall submit the application and the certificate of origin in
question duly fulfilled by means of Registration.

For this purpose, you can consult the "GUIDE TO APPLYING FOR SEALING EUR-1
WITH ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE" available in the Tax Office (AEAT) website:

La Agencia Tributaria - Aduanas e Impuestos Especiales - COVID-19 Aduanas
https://www.agenciatributaria.es/AEAT.internet/Inicio/La_Agencia_Tributaria/Aduanas_
e_Impuestos_Especiales/Aduanas_e_Impuestos_Especiales.shtml
https://www.agenciatributaria.es/AEAT.internet/Inicio/La_Agencia_Tributaria/Aduanas_
e_Impuestos_Especiales/_Presentacion/COVID_19/Justificacion_del_origen_de_las_
mercancias/Justificacion_del_origen_de_las_mercancias.shtml

Once signed, the certificate will include information in its lower part regarding the officer´s
signature and a secure verification code (código seguro de verificación CSV) and will be
incorpotared in the Single Administrative Document file which might be consulted
through “Mi Files” at the Electronic Head Office Site of the Tax Agency.

The CSV code will allow verifying the authenticity of the document in the Website of the
Electronic Head Office of the AEAT - Outstanding procedures - Checking of documents
by secure verification code (CSV), through the following link.
Sede Electrónica de la AEAT – Trámites destacados – Cotejo de documentos mediante
código seguro de verificación (CSV).

2. IMPORT

Exceptionally during the crisis period and until further notice, when requiring the
provision by importers of origin certificates customs authorities in the EU and in the EU’s
trading partner countries are invited to accept certificates issued for preferential
purposes in the form of a copy, issued on paper or electronically, based on the
provisions concerning the submission of proofs of origin for the purpose of the EU
preferential trade arrangements (FORM-A, EUER.1 and/or EUR-MED).
The same should apply to A.TR certificates in the context of preferential trade between
the EU and Turkey.

This approach does not affect the application of the verification procedures established
in each preferential trade arrangement, in case customs authorities consider this is
necessary, according to the procedure established under the preferential agreements.

For practical purposes, code 9020 should be entered (indicated) in box 44 of the
Single Administrative Document (SAD) as soon as the operator has a copy of the
certificate as mentioned above, which shall be enclosed to the declaration.

This code informs that the declarant has the certificate issued on paper or by electronic
means, under the terms authorized by the country of origin, due to problems arising
from the COVID-19 and that he undertakes to obtain the original once this exceptional
situation ceases.

This code has to be declared together with the relevant certificate code EUR-1, EURMED, FORM-A and ATR.

1) The use of this code is not considered a case of simplified declaration due to the
lack of a document and therefore does not imply to declare as procedure code
(box 1, 2) code "B".

2) It is therefore incompatible with code 9OR in box 37.2.

3) The declaration of this code does not allow entering a payment key before
release (code A in Modality of Payment), i.e. the import declaration must contain
a guarantee, but it will not be bound by the difference in duties with third
countries.

Reintroduction of internal border controls (16.03.2020)

Spain has temporarily reintroduced border controls. Only Spanish citizens will be allowed to enter national territory by land; persons residing in Spain; cross-border workers and those who prove, documentaryly, causes of force majeure or a situation of need. The resolution does not apply to the transport of goods.

Start date: 16.03.2020

End date: not available

Further information: https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/serviciosdeprensa/notasprensa/interior/Pagi...

Temporary and limited relaxation of the enforcement of driving and rest times for the drivers of vehicles transporting goods.

Spain notifed a temporary and limited relaxation of the enforcement of driving and rest times under Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006. It will apply to those drivers involved in the transport of goods in all the Spanish territory.

Start date: 14.03.2020

End date: 28.03.2020

Further information: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/temporary-relaxatio...