Spain will allow the entrance of travellers coming from COVID-19 high-risk countries or areas if they have a certificate of vaccination.

Spain will allow the entrance of travellers coming from COVID-19 high-risk countries or areas if they have a certificate of vaccination. Those whose do not have a certificate of vaccination must have a negative diagnostic certificate (with a negative PCR test -or other similar NAAT probes-, or with a negative antigen test).

All passengers arriving in Spain by air or sea, including those in transit, must complete a health control form before their departure using the Spain Travel Health website www.spth.gob.es or the Spain Travel Health app (SpTH, available for Android and iOS). By filling in the form, a QR code is generated, which the traveller must show to the transport company before boarding, as well as at the health control checks at the point of entry into Spain.

In addition, travellers coming from a high-risk country or area (1), such as Estonia, must certify one of the following health requirements:

a) Certificate of vaccination, which certifies the administration of the last dose of the complete vaccination schedule against COVID-19 at least 14 days before the arrival in Spain. The vaccines accepted shall be those authorised by the European Medicines Agency or those that have completed the World Health Organisation’s emergency use process (2).

b) Negative diagnostic certificate, which shows the negative result of an active infection diagnostic test for COVID-19, issued within 48 hours prior to arrival in Spain. (3)

c) Certificate of recovery, which confirms that the person who had the disease has overcome it. (4)

These certificates must be 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 done by an official authority. The valid certificates are the certificates issued by the competent authorities in the country of origin and the EU Digital COVID Certificate, once it comes into effect.

Children under 12 years of age are not required to present these certificates or supporting documents. However, children under 12 years of age must also have the QR code obtained after filling the SpTH health control form.

More information:

https://travelsafe.spain.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/NUEVOS_REQUISITOS_DE_ENTRADA_EN_ESPANA_A_PARTIR_DEL_7_DE-JUNIO_eng.pdf

Helsinki, 7 June 2021

• (1)The list of high-risk countries /areas, as well as the criteria used to define them, are published on the website of the Spanish Ministry of Health: https://www.mscbs.gob.es and on the SpTH website: https://www.spth.gob.es. The list of high-risk countries/areas is reviewed on a regular basis (at least every seven days), so it is advised to check it before starting a trip to Spain.
• (2)As of today, the vaccines authorised by the European Medicines Agency are: Comirnaty (BioNTech/Pfizer) for people aged 12 or more; Moderna, for people aged 18 or more; Janssen, for people aged 18 or more; and Vaxzebria (AstraZeneka) for people aged 18 or more (for updated information, please visit https://europa.eu/!bf46fd). The World Health Organisation has also authorised the emergency use of the Chinese vaccines Sinopharm and Sinovac (for updated information, please visit https://www.who.int/teams/regulation-prequalification/eul/covid-19)
• (3)The accepted diagnostic tests will be:

-Molecular tests based on the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), and other equivalent tests also based on nucleic acid amplification (NAAT).

-Tests for the detection of Viral Antigens that due to their sensitivity and specificity have been approved and included in the common list of rapid test for the detection of antigens for COVID-19 published by the European Commission based on the Council Recommendation 2021/C 24/01 (the test must include the CE marking and must have been validated by at least one Member State). The list of authorised tests can be found on the website https://covid-19-diagnostics.jrc.ec.europa.eu/devices#form_content.

• (4)The valid certificates will be those that certify that the disease has been overcome and that have been issued by the competent authority or a medical service at least 11 days after the first NAAT-type diagnostic test (PCR, TMA, LAMP or similar) with a positive result. The validity of the certificate shall expire 180 days from the date of sampling.