Hello, we are US citizens traveling to Spain (by air) from Germany. Do we need SPTH after arriving Spain. I got conflicting answers from Google. So need to have more clarification here. Thanks.
Posted by
Eastern Iowa, USA
8059 posts
Arriving from a third country is a bit of a gray area. I like to use the IATA covid map, https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php it basically indicates that if you do not have an EU issued Covid certificate, then yes, submit the SPTH form. It does exempt those arriving from Germany, but they may not be talking about non-residents.
Since it is not much of an issue just to do it, submit the information and be covered. If this is for travel sometime in the future, I would wait. I will be in Spain in September, I will wait until mid August to worry about it, in the event they drop requirements, most EU countries have.
Posted by
Mid-Atlantic area
7159 posts
Not sure, but it only takes a short time to fill out the form, so I’d just complete it to be on the safe side.
Posted by
Hudson Valley
2267 posts
I can only speak to Madrid’s airport, but all of the flights arriving there funnel passengers through the Heath control—you have to pass through prior to baggage claim.
Posted by
BC, Canada
47 posts
We are in similar situation (Canadians, will fly from Lisbon to Seville in Sept/Oct):
SpTH just replied to me. Please see my post: https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/spain/spth-form-requirement-answer-from-spth
Posted by
OP
3 posts
We arrived in Madrid from Munich earlier today. Nobody(including the airline checkin) has ever asked our QR code or vaccination card. Looks like Spain is back to normal life now.