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Yes I hiked the Camino a while back which is when I first joined but now excited to be doing a new trip starting 2nd of April from Pamplona to Sarria. All through COVID I just imagined getting back on the Camino again as my ideal first trip!.Hi @Jenni999, you are a long-time forum member and this is your first question. Joined in February 2007, wow. You must have read a lot of forum posts since then.
Is this a general question, wondering “just in case” there could be a problem with your certificate? Or are you travelling very soon? Have your familiarised yourself already with the information on the SpTH website or downloaded the SpTH app? Read some of the many forum threads about this?
Or would you just like to hear from fellow Australians who have already arrived in Spain? Australians have only recently been given the opportunity to travel abroad, so maybe it’s still a bit early to hear from Australians that they had no issues, just like Canadians, Americans and South Africans had no issues with their certificates since about May 2021 when Spain started their SpTH system.
Buen Camino in any case!
Thank you! I have filled out the forms on the app as much as I can, the rest is locked til I 48 hours before I leave. But now I feel much better about it all! Much appreciated.Hi,, arrived yesterday in Madrid from Australia,,, no problems getting in withour International Vac Cert,,, but you also need,, as in the previous post,, the SpTH entry forms filled out which then gives you a QR code,, necessary to get through the health check at the airport in Madrid,
And in reply to the last post,, no need for any PCR or Rat test!!
We are moving away from the topic of the thread which is Australians flying from Australia to Spain.Yes - thanks for the info - good news for Kiwis as well
BUT what about arriving by land ? - eg over the Col de Somport (or indeed to Roncesvalles); or along the roads, eg from Perpignan. The website refers just to arrivals by sea and air, so can we assume no form is needed at any of the land borders. I do know there is no Customs Post over the Pyrenees...!
Hi,, arrived yesterday in Madrid from Australia,,, no problems getting in withour International Vac Cert,,, but you also need,, as in the previous post,, the SpTH entry forms filled out which then gives you a QR code,, necessary to get through the health check at the airport in Madrid,
And in reply to the last post,, no need for any PCR or Rat test!!
And give yourself plenty of time to get through the checks when arriving in Madrid ,, long queues yesterday!!
But it's so worth it,, the streets last night were full of people (mask wearing optional in the street,, seem to be needed inside and on public transport)
Cafes full!!
Feel so happy to be back!!
It might seem so, but it really doesn't change anything for Kiwis. The reason is that Australia was placed on a risk list by the EC last year, and Australians were banned from entry for non-essential travel. New Zealand wasn't.Yes - thanks for the info - good news for Kiwis as well
Hi,, please note,, I did not need to show any test results!! Just Vacc Cert and the SPTH QR code!!It might seem so, but it really doesn't change anything for Kiwis. The reason is that Australia was placed on a risk list by the EC last year, and Australians were banned from entry for non-essential travel. New Zealand wasn't.
The conditions have eased slightly for Australians so that if we can produce acceptable evidence of both vaccination and negative testing, we can enter Spain by air. It appears that the rules are still slightly different for Kiwis, so don't take everything we Aussies have to do to be gospel if you are a Kiwi. It seems to me that if you follow the process on the SpTH site or app, you should be guided down the correct path.
It IS confusing . At first I thought, why did he even have to show a vacc cert in Spain if he flew from New Zealand which is on Spain’s and the EU’s white list (and after I had double-checked current Spanish rules). Then I wrote a long explanatory post that I subsequently cut except for the end which says: Seen from the point of view of the health control staff at the Spanish airport - they see a foreign traveller who has proof of vaccination and SpTH code. All good. ¡Bienvenido en España!Hi,, please note,, I did not need to show any test results!! Just Vacc Cert and the SPTH QR code!!
I google sp th and looked in playstore! App that came up were QR codes. Is this what everyone is refering to please.Hi @Jenni999, you are a long-time forum member and this is your first question. Joined in February 2007, wow. You must have read a lot of forum posts since then.
Is this a general question, wondering “just in case” there could be a problem with your certificate? Or are you travelling very soon? Have your familiarised yourself already with the information on the SpTH website or downloaded the SpTH app? Read some of the many forum threads about this?
Or would you just like to hear from fellow Australians who have already arrived in Spain? Australians have only recently been given the opportunity to travel abroad, so maybe it’s still a bit early to hear from Australians that they had no issues, just like Canadians, Americans and South Africans had no issues with their certificates since about May 2021 when Spain started their SpTH system and allowed entry to all vaccinated travellers. Gosh, nearly a year already!
Buen Camino in any case!
The app links are right on the Spanish government siteI google sp th and looked in playstore! App that came up were QR codes. Is this what everyone is refering to please.
I may have referred to the requirements for high risk countries, and Australia is no longer on that list, but is still on the risk country list. My apologies if that was inaccurate on that point.Hi,, please note,, I did not need to show any test results!! Just Vacc Cert and the SPTH QR code!!
Did you print it out or did you show it on your phone?At Munich Airport pharmacy I showed my Australian International vaccination certificate
I meant did you print out your Australian International vaccination certificate? I guess I need to do that for the flights at the airports in Australia and Singapore anyway, probably?The pharmacist kindly printed it off for me. I haven't actually used the paper one, but have shown the plastic one quite a lot. Sometimes they've checked that the name on my money card, or passport, matches the name on the vaccination card. It's easy to keep the card hand & it's more durable than a folded piece of paper. In Germany, most people in the street are not wearing masks, but I was refused entry to a store for not wearing the correct one. Needs to be the FFP2 or KN95. All simple once in the know.