Hi JB, That's not correct as I understand it, although read on for my update....
As it stands Spain requires you to have vaccination documentation (links are above). That means a vaccine that is less than (I think) 270 days old, or a recent booster or recovery certificate. We can debate the merits of why Spain are amongst the last countries in the world requiring this, but they are. (Not for EU countries though...and that's another even bigger debate haha)
That said, people here on this thread are reporting "random checks". So you get off the plane, go through passport control and then walk through a corridor lined with "doctors" tables where a young lady is (tending) to say "Keep walking".
I myself came back yesterday. I did not have this documentation (I am vaccinated last year, but not boosted). My reasoning was:
1) I have come back twice before, with the £80 of rapid Gatwick test certificates for my wife and I, and been told "Keep walking", and never saw anyone being picked out - I am sick of wasting money. I am down £160 already.
2) I am a Spanish Resident, and I (think/hope) that would make a difference if I was "caught"
3) The plane is supposed to be face-masked, and no one bothers (I did, I always thought planes were filth pits) - an indication that this whole thing is well past its sell by date, and I think the airport have all but given up while we wait for the inevitable news that the checks have finished.
4) I was only there for three days. Not even time for an infection to show up on a test.
Here's what happened to me:
I got of the plane, went to passport control. One time I gave the passport, and it was stamped. The next time, as an experiment, I gave the TIE card. The official smiled and handed it back - no stamp. I went along to the corridor of doom, and was told "keep walking". However, this time I DID see a lady picked at random. So make of that what you will.
I have scoured the FAQ's and although they cover every eventuality, they mention NOTHING of what is supposed to happen if you do not have the docs. So I can only guess, but my gamble is that "being sent back to the UK" is not on the list.
I can only say "make your own decision", but you ARE required to have this documentation.
