Hoping to Fly to Alicante on the 22nd May - Page 9

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

INTERIOR MINISTRY

8449    Order      INT/484/2021, 19 May amending   Order INT/657/2020 of 17  Julyamending    the criteria for the application of a temporary   restriction  on  non-essential  travel from third countries to the European Union and Schengen associated countries on grounds of public policy and public health in the wake of the health crisis   caused by COVID-19.

 Council  Recommendation  (EU) 2020/912  of30  Juneon  the temporary restriction of  non-essential  travel to the European Union and the  possible  lifting of such a restrictionestablished a  list of third countries whose residents  were exempt from travel  restrictions to  the European  Union,as well as  a  set of specific categories  of persons  also exempt from those  restrictions, regardless  of  their  place  of  origin. This  Recommendation  has  been  amended  on successive  occasions  to  adapt  the list  of third countries  to  epidemiological circumstances.

 
the recommendation of the advice and its Modifications Have been Applied in Spain by means of Order INT/595/2020, of 2 July, where Modify the criteria for the application of a restriction temporary travel No Essential since third party Countries Union European and Countries Associated Schengen by Reasons of order public and Bless you Public with reason of the health crisis Caused COVID-19, and Order INT/657/2020, of 17 Julyof the same title, with its Extensions and Modificationsthe last of they by means of Order INT/448/2021, of 10 May, which Introduced in the annex Israel.

  At  present,  an amendment to Recommendation  (EU) 2020/912 is currently being discussed  within the Council of the European Union, which is expected to allow the inclusion of the United  Kingdom and Japan among the countries free of  restrictions.  Several  Member  States  already  place  them  in  this  privileged  position.

As far as the  United  Kingdom  is  concerned,  Spain  receives annually a number of  visitors which is  not only  particularly relevant in absolute  but also relativeterms, so many economic  sectorsneed to adapt their capabilities  in advance  to changes at  borders.

In view of the  foregoing,and after  consultation  with the  other  ministries  concerned,  Order INT/657/2020 of 17 July is amended in order to include  the  United  Kingdom and Japan  in  its  annex. The entry  into  force  of  this  change  is  set at 00:00 on 24 May 2021. By  virtue  ofit,  I provide:

Single article. Amendment of  Order INT/657/2020 of 17   July   amending  the criteria  for  the application of a temporary    restriction on      non-essential  travel from third countries to the European Union and Schengen partner countries on grounds of public  policy and   public health in the  wake of the health crisis caused by COVID-19.

 The  Annex to Order INT/657/2020 of 17  Julyamending  the criteria for the application of a temporary  restriction  on  non-essential travel from third countries to the European Union and Schengen associated countries  on grounds of public  policy and public health  in the wake of the health crisis  caused by COVID-19 is  amended  as  follows:

'Third countries  and  special  administrative  regions  whose  residents are not  affected  by the  temporary restriction of  non-essential  travel to the EU  across external borders in the terms set out in this order:

I. States

1.  Australia.

2.  Israel.

3.  Japan.

4.  New Zealand.

5.  Rwanda.

6.  Singapore.

7.  South Korea.

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Thailand.

9.  United Kingdom  of  Great Britain  and  Northern  Ireland.

10.  China.

II. Special Administrative  Regions  of  the People's  Republic of China

Hong Kong SAR. MACau SAR."

Single final  layout. Effects.

This order  will take  effect  from  00:00 on 24 May 2021.

Madrid, 19 May 2021.–The Minister  of  the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska  Gómez.

You swine, you. 🤣🤣🤣 we’re going to be stuck a bit longer unfortunately 😕

Good luck to everyone travelling; wish I was with you. Remember to check your health insurance and at least ensure you have a valid EHIC or GHIC. 👍👍🤪🥂

Really?? Complacent 2 Jab Brit?? Really???  If you had read my original post CAREFULLY you would have noticed that I am in fact an EU Citizen, holding an EU passport. I am in fact NOT a British citizen and never has been.

Ange, anyone who has been on this site for over 18 months will see it as a one horse race.  Whoever it is will not be pleased with this mornings announcement!

Aitch

Yay the news we’ve all been waiting for! 🇪🇸 So exciting! 

Hi sorry but this is correct. I flew back to Alicante from Manchester on the 8th May and I was only allowed to travel and board because I had residency documents. I watched a number of people stopped from boarding by Ryan Air staff and turned away. There were a lot of angry people. In my view don't travel unless you have residency documents or the Spanish authorities confirm a change as the UK government are advising UK residents incorrectly they can travel and ultimately entry to Spain is a decision for the Spanish authorities and they only appear to be allowing entry to residences with the correct documents. I hope you manage to get a solution eventually.  

I have a wife to check my drink intake. Not sure she reports it to anyone - except me!!

We had booked under similar reasons on 17th May. We own 2 properties and rent out an apartment and we need to do some interior work as we have rentals booked in July/August. When I went on the Easy Jet site after I had purchased the tickets it asked for official documentation - visa, official letter etc. It did not say business or property deeds. I telephoned Easy Jet and they said not to travel as our purpose was not listed. We got a refund. 

Clearly this will no longer be applicable as of next Monday considering Spain will be open to non essential travel.

If you have nothing to hide like me you don't care if they do track you, do people not realise that they already have us all under surveillance.