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Schengen-Aligned Short-Stay Entry

GibraltarShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Visa-requiring third-country nationals (not UK citizens) must hold a Schengen short-stay visa and meet the other applicable entry conditions; Schengen short-stay visas issued by any Schengen State are valid for entry into Gibraltar. Over 60 passport jurisdictions are visa-exempt, including the USA, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Israel and the United Kingdom. The notice does not apply to Gibraltar identity cardholders, Gibraltar civilian registration cardholders or other British citizens.

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Limits of the record
  • The appended full list of visa-exempt jurisdictions is not in the capture, and Gibraltar says it will align its lists with the EU over time.
  • Recorded source · www.gibraltar.gov.gi
    NOTE: This technical notice does not apply to Gibraltar Identity cardholders, Gibraltar Civilian Registration cardholders or other British citizens.
  • Recorded source · www.gibraltar.gov.gi
    So, in relation to visas, what will be required from visa-requiring third-country nationals (therefore, not UK citizens) who wish to visit Gibraltar? In addition to fulfilling other entry conditions applicable, such persons will be required to be in possession of a Schengen short-stay visa.
  • Recorded source · www.gibraltar.gov.gi
    Gibraltar will recognise, as valid for entry into Gibraltar, Schengen short-stay visas issued by any of the Schengen States.
  • Recorded source · www.gibraltar.gov.gi
    The list is extensive, and it comprises over 60 visa-exempt passport jurisdictions including the USA, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Israel and the United Kingdom.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the visit purposes this route covers.

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Limits of the record
  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The aligned policy concerns stays of 90 days in any 180 days, subject to the applicable visa and entry rules. The official source does not state visa validity or the number of entries.

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Limits of the record
  • The official capture does not establish every material condition; independent literal and independent reviews are pending.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Visitors must hold a valid passport, a valid visa if they are visa-requiring nationals, must justify the purpose and conditions of the stay, and must meet EES and ETIAS requirements once fully implemented. The official source does not state funds, accommodation, insurance or onward-travel evidence.

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Limits of the record
  • Specific funds, accommodation, insurance or onward-travel evidence is not listed; the FAQ refers to Article 6 of the Schengen Borders Code, which was not captured.
  • Recorded source · treaty-gov.info
    The need to have a valid passport; If they are visa requiring third country nationals (which is NOT the case for UK or US nationals) the need to have a valid visa; The need to justify the purpose and conditions of stay; The need to fulfil EES and ETIAS requirements once these are fully implemented.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

A Schengen short-stay visa is applied for to the appropriate Schengen authorities: where Gibraltar is the main destination, Spain issues it; where the main destination is elsewhere in the Schengen Area, the competent Schengen State does. Applications are processed under the Schengen Visa Code by the competent consular authorities or their authorised visa centres. UK visas for Gibraltar can no longer be applied for. The official source does not state when a short stay can be extended or changed.

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Limits of the record
  • The notice does not state when a short stay can be extended or changed.
  • Recorded source · www.gibraltar.gov.gi
    To obtain one, an application would need to be made to the appropriate Schengen authorities.
  • Recorded source · www.gibraltar.gov.gi
    Where the main purpose of the visit is to stay in Gibraltar, the treaty allows Spain, as the neighbouring Schengen State, and whose Schengen territory will actually be crossed by the traveller, and with access to Schengen information systems that shall issue the visa.
  • Recorded source · www.gibraltar.gov.gi
    However, if a visit includes destinations both elsewhere in the Schengen Area (e.g. Portugal) and Gibraltar, and Gibraltar is not the main destination, the visa will be issued by the Schengen State competent to do so in accordance with Schengen rules (e.g. Portugal in this example if Portugal is the main destination).
  • Recorded source · www.gibraltar.gov.gi
    Applications for Schengen short-stay visas will be processed in accordance with the provisions of the Schengen Visa Code and will be examined by the competent consular authorities of the relevant Schengen State or by their authorised visa application centres.
  • Recorded source · www.gibraltar.gov.gi
    It is no longer possible to apply for a UK visa to travel to Gibraltar.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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