Visa and immigration

Seaman’s Book required for crew stamping out in Palma from January 1

Seaman’s Book required for crew stamping out in Palma from January 1

From January 1, 2024, yacht crew in Palma de Mallorca must present a Seaman’s Book to stamp out onboard; employment documents won’t suffice. This change affects non-EU arrivals and the usual entry requirements remain for disembarking crew. Obtaining a Seaman’s Book is advised.

NOTICE FOR BRITISH CREW IN SPAIN AND THE EU

NOTICE FOR BRITISH CREW IN SPAIN AND THE EU

With the end of the Med season upon us, we have been asked by many (British) crew in the past days to sort out their passports for them.There's a high occurrence of crew that have been aboard for the season without stamping out of the EU and onto the boat. This can...

EU immigration impact of Brexit on UK crew

Now that the UK has left the EU, there are some extra hoops for British passport holders to jump through when arriving in, or leaving, the EU. British crew members in Spain (or France) who already appear on a crew list are not required to visit immigration in order to...

DO YOU REQUIRE A TRAVEL LETTER?

With national lockdowns and border closures on the increase, international travel is again becoming more complicated.While seafarers are generally exempt from restrictions designed to curtail tourism, carrying a travel letter from a licensed ‘consignatario’, setting...

Did you know that Spain now issues 90-day Schengen tourist visas?

Did you know that Spain now issues 90-day Schengen tourist visas?

Any non-European crew requiring a visa in order to fly in and join a yacht will know that Spain has not been the optimal Schengen zone country to arrive in first. Spanish authorities have in the past offered only Transit Visas with two-day validity to travel through...

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CREW FLYING HOME ON TRANSIT VISAS

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CREW FLYING HOME ON TRANSIT VISAS

Spanish police issue new guidance for issuance of transit visas Spanish immigration police have issued new guidelines for the issuance of Schengen transit visas to seafarers departing the zone or travelling to join another vessel within the territory. Stipulations...

Visa nearing expiry?

Visa nearing expiry?

We are receiving many queries from non-EU crew with expired visas, or with limited time remaining. The initial guidance in March from local immigration police was that days remaining would “no longer be counted”, suggesting that visitor visas would be frozen in time....