The Ministry of Health for Spain has increased health control measures for passengers from high-risk countries due to Covid-19, that want to enter Spain, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, as published this morning (Wednesday) in the Official State Boletin (BOE) in a Resolution of the General Directorate of Public Health.
This means that people from high-risk countries, the same as in other countries of the European Union, will be required, as of tomorrow (December 30th) to present a certificate of a negative diagnostic test result or a certificate of vaccination or a recovery certificate, which includes Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands among others.
However, for UK travellers the rules stay as they are now as they are classed as a third country in high-risk, so only fully vaccinated travellers aged 12 or over may enter Spain and the islands until 11.59pm on Wednesday 5th January.
This resolution is now being reviewed every week and will be extended or lifted according to the epidemiological situation in the UK. The lists of countries, or areas at risk and high risk, are published on the website of the Ministry of Health and on the website of SPTH, which you can see by clicking here: https://www.mscbs.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertasActual/nCov/documentos/Anexo_II_paises_y_zonas_de_riesgo_entre_30-12-2021y05-01-2022.pdf
The Spanish locator form for travelling will also remain as a requirement for everyone entering Spain, generating the appropriate QR code to be scanned on arrival.
