Category: Spain

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Visiting Spain: Barcelona To Increase Tourist Tax By 18% In April

Barcelona’s tourist tax is set to rise once again on 1 April 2024. Since 2012, Barcelona has added an extra fee on top of the region-wide tourist tax.  The city hosts millions of tourists each year and this adds pressure to already strained services, such cleaning and public transport.  To deal with that, local authorities…
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Spain Holiday Warning Issued For UK Tourists Amidst Local Protests

As tourism in Spain reached record levels in 2023, not everyone is as happy with the growing number of visitors.  Spain is one of the top destinations for British holidaymakers and they are known to love the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, as well as mainland destinations like Barcelona, Valencia, and Madrid. British tourists are…
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EU Proposes New Simplified Rules Get Single Residence and Work Permit

The EU wants to make it easier for non-EU workers to obtain combined work and residence permits. The move comes in an effort to promote legal migration of non-EU nationals for work purposes and to address the current EU labour shortages. The simplification of the rules for obtaining a Single Permit that allows the holder…
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EU Implements Stricter Guidelines for Suspending Visa-Free Travel from Non-EU Nations

The EU has defined three additional grounds on which it can ban visa-free travel for people of non-EU countries. On 13 March, EU member states’ ambassadors endorsed a new provision empowering the EU to suspend visa-free travel privileges for countries whose citizens are exempt from visa requirements when visiting the Schengen area. This regulation will…
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Spain Plans To Ban Short-Haul Domestic Flights

Tourists planning to travel to Spain for a holiday are being warned the country is banning some short-haul domestic flights as part of its plan to reduce carbon emissions. The Spanish government has proposed banning domestic short-haul flights where travellers can reach their destination within two-and-a-half hours or less by train or car. The proposed…
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