Spain Tightens Visa Requirements for Moroccan Travelers Amid Border Restrictions

According to BLS, only "persons already holding a visa of at least one year and whose expiration date is after 12.31.2018" will be able to apply for a visa. However, the structure reminds that entry into Spain is only authorized in very specific cases "due to the current mobility restrictions."

For BLS, "the visas issued can only be used after the reopening of the borders." Furthermore, visa applications can only be made 6 months before the date of travel.

Morocco and Spain, hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, are still keeping their borders closed. While Morocco has extended the state of health emergency throughout the national territory until April 10, 2021, Spain has decreed a new state of health alert until May 9, 2021 throughout the national territory, with the exception of the Canary Islands, with the obligation, among other things, for travelers from