After Luxembourg officially decided to lift coronavirus restrictions for non-European tourists, Spain remains the only country in Europe that retains special entry rules.
Despite the improvement in the situation with COVID-19 and high vaccination rates, Spain still requires all travelers from third countries to present a vaccination certificate, a certificate of recovery, or a test result upon arrival.
The requirement to present one of the aforementioned certificates applies to all arrivals from third countries who are at least 12 years of age.
The Spanish authorities explain that tourists must ensure that their documents are valid to be allowed to enter the country. The vaccination certificate is considered valid if the traveler has had a primary vaccination within the last 270 days or received a booster vaccination.
Foreigners who have not been vaccinated can also enter Spain if they present a certificate of recovery from the last six months or test results. Spain accepts rapid antigen tests taken within 24 hours of arrival and PCR tests up to 72 hours fresh.
Such entry rules will be valid until November 15 – such information came from the Spanish Ministry of Health. It also states that third-country nationals no longer need to fill out a medical control form or present a QR code.