Travel to Spain

eskbanker

I'm still not seeing the confusion - that italicised wording is the second bullet I quoted (except for the brief reference to adult applicability) and emphasises the different treatment of main doses (valid from days 14 to 270) and boosters (valid immediately with no expiry).

Having said that, these EU-wide rules were drawn up at the start of the booster programme and it does seem likely that at some point they'll be revisited, once results of further trials are known, but for now there is no expiry date imposed on boosters for entry to Spain (unlike Croatia, for example, which has decreed them to be valid for a year).

Spaceace

timc1619 said:

Someone who has personal first hand experience of having travelled would be nice. The rules are changing frequently and i have no idea who has replied. it could be the office administrator who hasn't really got a grip on these things.
I'd hate to get turned around at the airport for the sake of asking the question here. 
Thanks for your input

You say you have an email from the Spanish health ministry telling you that boosters don't expire.

Additionally, the UK Government travel advice website (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain/entry-requirements) says that for Spain boosters don't expire:

If you’re fully vaccinated

If you’re fully vaccinated and travelling from the UK, you can enter Spain without needing to test or quarantine regardless of your reason for travel. Your vaccination status must meet the Spanish authorities’ validity period requirements.

At least 14 days must have passed since being fully vaccinated (with both doses of a 2-dose vaccine or one dose of a single-dose vaccine) before arrival in Spain. Your date(s) of vaccination must be specified and your final dose must have been administered within 270 days prior to travel to Spain. If you completed your vaccination (with both doses of a 2-dose vaccine or one dose of a single-dose vaccine) more than 270 days prior to travel to Spain, you must be able to show proof of having received a booster jab. There is no requirement for 14 days to have passed between receiving your booster jab and entering Spain. Booster jabs can be administered at any time prior to travel to Spain. There is currently no expiry date for booster jabs.

Against all this verifiable evidence you would rather take the word of an unknown on an internet forum who may or may not be honest and truthful!

Of course, nobody can tell you whether or not Spain will announce an expiry date for boosters prior to July, you'll just have to wait and see like everyone else.

Enjoy your holiday.

NoodleDoodleMan

I don't know why I'm getting uncomfortable - we both have had the booster jab and as these were well less than 270 days ago there is no real issue.

Apologies for muddying the waters.

sheramber

NoodleDoodleMan said:

This is maybe where things may be getting a bit confusing in my humble opinion ? My italics in bold below,

An EU digital COVID certificate (DCC) or EU equivalent is a digital certification issued by the competent authorities of EU countries, and third countries/territories that have joined the DCC system, that a person:

• has been vaccinated against COVID-19, with a complete schedule or booster dose. In the case of a complete vaccination schedule, you should check the validity periods: this certificate will be valid from 14 days after the administration of the last dose of the complete vaccination schedule and will be valid up to 270 days from the administration of this last dose. The vaccination certificate with complete schedule for children under 18 has no expiry date.
  Thereafter, in order to be valid (people aged 18 and over), the vaccination certificate must reflect the administration of a booster dose. These certificates will be considered valid from the day the booster dose is administered.
• a diagnostic test (sample collection) has been performed within 72 hours prior to departure for Spain for NAAT (nucleic acid amplification tests, e.g. RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, TMA) / 24 hours for RAT (rapid antigen test), the result of which has been negative.
• a person is considered to have recovered from COVID-19, after the disease has passed, provided that more than 11 days have elapsed since the first positive NAAT or RAT was performed, and this recovery shall be valid for 180 days thereafter.

For more information on the certificate and third countries/territories that have joined the EU DCC system, please visit this link website of the European Union (EU).

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I reckon it's the time lapse post 2nd vaccination, and that of the subsequent booster that confuses ?

The 14 day delay after the 2nd inoculation does not apply to the 3rd jab booster - that's clear enough - but valid from does not specify an expiration date.

 

from your link

The standard acceptance period does not apply to certificates for booster doses.

timc1619

just to confirm i have put my partners details into the checker that noodledoodleman put the link to with our proposed travel date for the DCC and it says valid, so for me, under current rules that's the confirmation i needed. 

thank you everyone.  

NoodleDoodleMan

Hopefully no further dramas - have a good holiday.