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Boozed-up British tourist bites police officers at passport control in Mallorca airport in Spain

What is the passport Entry/Exit System and when will it come into force in Spain and the EU?

NOWADAYS, travellers from outside the European Union get their passports stamped upon arrival as a way of keeping track of who’s overstayed their welcome. This

14 Apr, 2024 @ 18:23

EXPLAINER·Lead·Olive Press Travel

REVEALED: Spain now has the world’s most POWERFUL passport

SPAIN is now home to the world’s most powerful passport, according to the latest World Passport Index. It has beaten 198 other passports to come

19 Dec, 2023 @ 14:04

Lead·Travel News

British passport photo by UK in Spain/Flickr

Post-Brexit passport database that will clock how many times Brits have visited Spain and elsewhere in the EU ‘is delayed until 2025’

A PASSPORT tracking system that will keep tabs on how many days Brits have spent in the EU has reportedly been delayed yet again until

22 Sep, 2023 @ 10:12

Lead·Olive Press Travel

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Can’t make this up’: Brit stranded at Valencia airport after dog ate his passport

We’ve all used the ‘my dog ate my homework’ excuse before. But I don’t think this Brit ever thought he’d need to pull that old

19 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Lead·National News·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

British man left stranded at Valencia airport after dog ate his passport

We’ve all used the ‘my dog ate my homework’ excuse before. But I don’t think this British man ever thought he’d need to pull that

12 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Lead·National News·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Free transport offered to elderly and disabled voters on May 28 in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

EXPLAINER: What you need to do in post-Brexit era to vote in May’s municipal elections in Spain

IT’S a busy election year in Spain next year with the general election, a large number of regional elections, and May’s local council votes. Non-Spanish

19 Nov, 2022 @ 08:45

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News·Politics

Why passengers on these Malaga flights may not need to show their passports

A UK airline will trial a new technology on flights to a Spanish city which will mean passengers can travel without having to show their

16 Nov, 2022 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium·Technology

Trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain's Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

Trial of Irish crime boss John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain’s Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

THE trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan and eight other people was suspended on Tuesday in Torrevieja after one of the defendants- his son Darren-

4 Oct, 2022 @ 18:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

LATEST: What you need to know about travelling to Spain from the UK

WITH the peak summer holiday season now in full-swing, here’s the run down of the rules for those travelling to Spain from the UK. Post-Brexit

10 Aug, 2022 @ 08:15

Must Read·National News·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Travel News

UPDATE: New change to Covid paperwork requirements for UK travellers into Spain

AMIDST all the other concerns about the amount of official documentation required to travel under Covid-19 restrictions, the Home Office have announced another update. Spain

4 Nov, 2021 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

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Unofficial ‘Covid Passport’ to be given out with vaccines this week throughout Spain’s Valencia region

VACCINATION CARDS are to be given out with Covid jabs in the Valencian Community from this week. As a new mass immunization programme begins tomorrow,

18 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Residents in Phase 2 provinces throughout Spain can renew their ID cards and passports from today

FROM today you can go to the police station to renew your ID cards and passports if the province you live in has entered Phase

27 May, 2020 @ 15:10

Lead·National News

Woman flies to Spain from UK on daughter’s passport after series of blunders by airport security

On arrival, Susan was not stopped at Spanish border control as officials failed to notice the discrepancy with her documents

6 Aug, 2019 @ 11:31

Lead·Travel News

3.5 million Brits could be BANNED from entering Spain and EU after no-deal Brexit unless they renew passport TOMORROW

Under a no-deal Brexit, Brits visiting the zone, which includes France, Spain and Greece, will be treated the same as non-EU nationals

7 Mar, 2019 @ 12:57

Lead·Travel News

BREXIT: Everything British expats in Spain need to know

A deal, or no deal, expats are growing increasingly concerned about Brexit next month… here Charlie Smith and Joshua Parfitt present their Brexit Survival Guide

14 Feb, 2019 @ 17:25

Lead·London·Malaga·Politics

Brits to pay €7 to travel to EU countries after Brexit

UK travellers will not need a visa but a separate document which lasts three years will be compulsory

14 Dec, 2018 @ 17:58

Lead·Travel News

Body found in hunt for missing British tourist Nixon Smith who was mugged in Spain before missing flight home

A BODY has been found in the search for missing British tourist Nixon Smith who was mugged just two days before catching his flight home.

13 Dec, 2018 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Brit suspected of gunning down victim in double murder released on bail after Spain arrest

Shaw was gunned down in Tile Hill on 25 March, while Robbins has never been found and is presumed dead

3 Dec, 2018 @ 12:29

Crime & Law·Lead

Brits will NOT need a visa to travel between UK and EU countries in event of no-deal Brexit

Officials had discussed the option of introducing a €60 entry permit

14 Nov, 2018 @ 11:22

Lead·National News

‘Wolf Pack’ sexual abuser in Spain caught trying to get new passport

It comes days after he was forced to hand over his documents as a condition for being released from prison

28 Jun, 2018 @ 14:19

Crime & Law·Lead

CONFIRMED: British passport will return to blue after Brexit

THE BRITISH passport will no longer include the EU insignia and will change from burgundy to blue following Brexit. Redesigning and producing the document will

22 Dec, 2017 @ 11:10

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Spanish police bust gang who smuggled thousands of Ukrainians into Britain

Some 50 people were also arrested in France, Belgium, Ukraine and Poland, including several alleged gang leaders

14 Nov, 2016 @ 15:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Two-year passport battle for 97 expats and Spaniards caught up in car import scam

EXCLUSIVE: The group are being investigated for fraud and being part of a criminal organisation after using a shady British-owned company that dealt with the

18 Aug, 2016 @ 09:41

Crime & Law·Lead

Dad flies to Spain on passport of 12-year-old daughter

The couple had not realised their mistak until they arrived at immigration at Malaga

12 Jul, 2016 @ 12:30

Lead·Malaga

How could Brexit affect Spanish ‘Brexpats’?

Jo Chipchase examines the latest state of play…

17 May, 2016 @ 20:20

Border queues up to an hour for those walking across Spain-Gibraltar border

New e-gates cause delays for pedestrians who normally pass through without any waiting time

27 Jul, 2015 @ 14:16

Gibraltar·Lead