As from 1st July EU Member States and Schengen Associated States, including Spain, have decided to maintain temporary entry restrictions for non-essential travel from third countries by non-European citizens.
However, travel restrictions will be lifted for countries selected together by Member States, on the basis of a set of principles and objective criteria including the health situation, the ability to apply containment measures during travel, and reciprocity considerations.
Based on this approach, as from 1st July, Spain has lifted travel restrictions for residents of the following third countries: Australia, China, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore South Korea, Thailand, S. A. R of Hong Kong and S.A.R. of Macao.
This list is reviewed every two weeks.
For residents in all other third countries not on this list, including Sudan, South Sudan and Eritrea, Spain is temporarily suspending all non-essential travel from those third countries into the EU.
Only the following categories of persons are exempt from the temporary travel restriction to Spain, regardless of nationality or place of residence:
a) Residents of the European Union, Schengen Associated States, Andorra, Monaco, The Vatican (Holy See) or San Marino travelling to these countries.
b) Holders of a long-term visa issued by a EU Member State or Schengen Associated State travelling to these countries.
c) Health professionals, including health researchers, and elderly care professionals who go to or return from exercising their activity.
d) Personnel dedicated to the transport of goods in the exercise of their activity, including ship crew, in order to ensure the provision of maritime transport services and fishing activity, and flight personnel necessary to carry out air transport activities.
e) Diplomatic, consular, international, military and civil protection organizations and members of humanitarian organizations, in the exercise of their functions.
f) Students who study in the Member States or Schengen Associated States and who have the corresponding permit or visa and medical insurance, provided that they travel to the country where they are studying. Entry into Spain must take place during the academic year or during the previous 15 days, and the student will be required to present documents proving the studies at the border crossing.
g) Highly qualified workers or business persons whose work is necessary for the Spanish economy and cannot be postponed or carried out remotely, or high level sports persons or artists or professionals of audiovisual arts. The relevant authorities in Spain issue at their own initiative the necessary certificate, which will be required when applying for a visa at the Embassy. Foreign nationals may not apply for this certificate from abroad. The Embassy does not issue said certificates or provide more information about them.
h) People traveling for imperative family reasons.
i) People traveling for reasons of force majeure or humanitarian.
For important information concerning health requirements for travelers to Spain during COVID-19, please read the following link:
For information about visas, send an email to visa.sudan@maec.es . Please note that the Embassy does not provide any information about visas by phone.
An
appointment for a visa application does not mean that the Embassy considers
that an exemption for travel under COVID-19 restrictions applies to a given
individual case. Visa applicants must carefully study whether the relevant
exemption applies or not before submitting the visa application. Visa fees will
not be refunded in any case.
As the epidemiological situation in and outside the EU evolves and travel restrictions at the EU’s external borders gradually start to be lifted, visa operations will also resume gradually.