Spain Prolongs Entry Ban against Arrivals from Third Countries until End of November

Spain Prolongs Entry Ban against Arrivals from Third Countries until End of November

The Spanish authorities have announced that the government has decided to extend the entry ban imposed against the majority of third countries for another month.

According to an official publication made by the Ministry of Health of Spain, the ban imposed against those reaching the country for non-essential purposes will remain effective until November 30, and on December 1, the Ministry will come out with a new decision, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.

In line with the current ban that Spain has, third country travellers who do not hold a valid vaccination certificate are not permitted to travel to the country.

On the other hand, those who present a vaccination certificate that indicates that the holder has been fully immunised against the virus with one of the accepted doses can enter Spain for travel purposes without having to provide an essential reason for their trip.

Even though Spain is keeping strict entry restrictions for arrivals from non-EU/Schengen Area countries, several territories fall under its exemption list since they have identified low infection rates.

Spain’s list of epidemiologically safe third countries at the moment includes Australia, Argentina, Bahrein, Canada, China, Chile, Colombia, Jordan, Kuwait, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Taiwan, and the Chinese administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong.

Travellers from any of the safe third countries mentioned above are permitted to travel to Spain without being subject to the travel ban or the testing requirement. Nonetheless, they are still obliged to fill in a Health Control form.

“In all cases, it is mandatory to fill out the Spain Health Control form (FCS). It must be completed and signed it online before your trip to Spain. Bear in mind that you cannot use the paper form. You must download your QR code and show it to the national authorities either on your mobile device or printed on paper,” the authorities noted.

Apart from the countries mentioned above, Spain is currently keeping strict restrictions in place against several EU countries that have been identifying increased infection cases.

Travellers reaching Spain from a large share of EU countries that are part of the high-risk list need to provide proof of vaccination against the virus or proof of recovery. Those who do not hold any of the two certificates must present a negative test result in order to be permitted entry.

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