Covid-19: Travelling from Ireland to Spain

 Since March 2020 the Spanish authorities have taken measures to arrest the Covid-19 pandemic. These measures change over time and include health checks and temporary restrictions on travel from abroad to Spain. The measures described below apply as of 7 June 2021.


The health controls and travel restrictions vary depending on the traveller's country of origin. See the list of countries and territories of risk. The Ministry of Health updates this list every 15 days and publishes it on its website, www.mscbs.gob.es. Ireland is currently a country of risk.

 

The Government of Ireland provides Irish travellers to Spain with a useful summary of restrictions to social and economic activities that Spanish authorities apply inside the country.


1. TRAVELLERS COMING FROM AN EU MEMBER STATE OR SCHENGEN ASSOCIATED COUNTRY

The following health checks apply to all travellers arriving in Spain by air or sea, with the following exceptions:

-Children under the age of twelve are exempted of the medical certificate (see here below section 1.1).

-Crew members of aircraft or ships who ensure international transport are exempted of all checks.

-Passengers in airport transit are exempted of the medical check  (see here below section 1.3).

 

The traveller must always travel with a QR code (see section 1.2 below).


If you come from a country of risk, you must also carry a medical certificate: either of vaccination, of not having Covid-19, or having recovered after being infected (see section 1.1). If you come from a safe country, you do not need to have this certificate.


The associated Schengen States are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City.


1.1. MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

It must be written in Spanish, English, French or German.


a) Certificate of vaccination

-The vaccines accepted are those authorised by either the European Medicines Agency or for emergency use by the World Health Organisation.

-The certificate must have been issued by an authority of the country of origin at least 14 days after full vaccination.

-The certificate must contain the following information: country, authority that issues the certificate, name and surname of the traveller, date of vaccination (with indication of the date when the last dose was administered), type of vaccine and number of doses administered.

 

b) Diagnostic negative test

-Issued within the 48 hours prior to arrival.

-Accepted diagnostic tests are: molecular nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT), used to detect the presence of ribonucleic acid (RNA) of SARS-CoV-2, like the RT-PCR test; and the antigen detection tests included in the common list of rapid antigen detection tests for Covid-19 of the European Commission.

-The certificate must include at least the following information: country, name and surname of the traveller, type of test, date of sampling.

 

c) Certificate of infection and recovery

-Issued by a competent authority or medical service, at least 11 days after the first positive NAAT test.

-Valid for 180 days from the date of that test.

-The certificate must include at least the following information: country, name and surname of the traveller, date of the first positive diagnostic test’s sampling, type of NAAT test performed, country.

 

1.2. HEALTH CONTROL FORM

Travellers arriving by air or sea, even if their final destination is not Spain, must complete a health control form before departure via the website www.spth.gob.es or the Spain Travel Health (SpTH) App, available on Android and iOS.


Once the data entered in the form has been validated, the traveller will receive a QR code with the designation Documental control, if he comes from a country of risk, Fast control, if he comes from a safe country, or Transit, if he will just transit an airport in Spain.


If coming from country of risk, the traveller shall enter into the form information on his certificate of vaccination, diagnostic negative test or Covid-19 certificate of infection and recovery.


The QR code and the medical certificate will be required when boarding and upon arrival in Spain.


1.3. MEDICAL CHECK

On arrival in Spain, all travellers may be subjected to a temperature check to ensure that their temperature is below 37.5°C. Passengers suspected of having Covid-19 may be required to undergo a diagnostic test within 48 hours of arrival.

 

NOTES:

a. The Government of Ireland warns Irish residents against travelling abroad unless they have a compelling reason to do so (work, education, medical treatment, unavoidable family needs and care for vulnerable persons). Failure to comply with this ban is subject to a fine of €2.000. If you intend to travel to Spain because you consider that your trip falls within one of the aforementioned reasons, you are advised to carry with you documentary evidence of the reason for your trip. Under no circumstances can this Embassy contribute to Spanish nationals circumventing this prohibition. Any request with that aim shall be dismissed.


b. On applying for a boarding card, the transport company will check that the passenger complies with sanitary checks 1.1. (medical certificate) and 1.2. (QR code).

 

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2. TRAVELLERS FROM COUNTRIES THAT ARE NEITHER MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION NOR ASSIMILATED COUNTRIES

All sanitary checks described above in section 1 apply to them, with the exceptions that are mentioned there and travelers coming from Australia, China (including the administrative regions thereof), South Korea, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Rwanda, Singapore or Thailand (see here below).


Nationals of countries that are not members of the European Union or associated countries are banned from entering Spain. The following categories of persons are exempt from this ban.


a. Residents in a Member State of the European Union or in an associated Schengen State (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City).

b. Holders of a long-stay visa issued by a Member State of the European Union or a Schengen associated State and who are travelling to that country.

c. Health professionals, including health researchers, and elderly care professionals going to or returning from work.

d. Personnel necessary for the conduct of air and maritime transport activities.

e. Diplomatic, consular, international organisations, military, civil protection and humanitarian organisations personnel, while performing their functions.

f. Students in any European Union Member State or Schengen associated State, provided that they have a long-stay permit or visa, that they are travelling to the country where they are studying, and that they enter Spain during the academic year or the previous 15 days. If their destination is Spain and the duration of the stay is up to 90 days, they should provide evidence that they will follow a full-time on-site programme conducive to a degree in an authorised educational centre.

g. Highly qualified professionals whose work is necessary and cannot be postponed or carried out remotely, including participants in high-level sporting events taking place in Spain.

h. Persons travelling for urgent family reasons.

i. Persons who can provide documentary proof of force majeure or necessity, or whose entry is permitted on humanitarian grounds.

j. Residents of one of the countries or territories exempted from this prohibition, namely: Australia, China (including the administrative regions thereof), South Korea, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Rwanda, Singapore and Thailand. Travellers from these countries are exempted of carrying with them any medical certificate (see section 1.1.). They still have to travel with the QR code that they get after completion of a Health Check Form (see section 1.2).

k. Persons with a vaccination certificate recognised by the Spanish Ministry of Health and accompanying minors below 12 years of age.


NOTES:

1. Travellers from certain countries (Botswana, Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Ghana, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe) must self-isolate for 10 days after arrival in Spain or for the duration of their stay if it is of less than 10 days. This period may end earlier if on the seventh day the person undergoes a diagnostic test with a negative result. Only exemptions (d), (e) and (i) referred to here-above apply to travellers arriving from these countries.


2. In the case of Brazil and South Africa, Spain has until 8 June 2021 banned entry by plane or ship for travellers coming from either of these two countries. Nationals of Spain and Andorra, as well as legal residents of either country, are exempted from this ban.

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