Spain will require COVID-19 vaccination certificates for US tourists starting next week, adhering to recent European Union recommendations to apply stricter rules due to growing concern about coronavirus infections in the United States. United States.
The European Council’s decision this week to withdraw the U.S. from a list of non-essential travel insurance countries was also taken amid calls by European officials for “reciprocity” in travel rules. Although the EU opened its doors to American citizens in June, Washington did not allow tourists to enter the European bloc.
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Spain, a country of great attraction for tourism, is among a handful of EU nations that have announced measures to stick their entry rules to Council recommendations.
The Iberian country published the new guidelines in the Official State Gazette on Friday, and also withdrew from the list of insurance countries Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro and Northern Macedonia.
According to the rules, American tourists will no longer be able to enter from Monday, September 6 unless they can prove that they were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at least 14 days before leaving for travel. . Uninoculated children under the age of 12 traveling with vaccinated adults may also enter Spain.