What Covid-19 mandatory documentation is required on arrival at Palma de Mallorca Airport?
There is a range of documents that may be required when flying to Mallorca – these can differ, depending on your circumstances. Being able to provide the correct documentation is important to enable you to board your flight and to avoid problems on arrival at Palma Airport.
Arriving at Palma de Mallorca Airport from abroad
Anyone flying to Mallorca Airport from another country (including children of any age), is required to fill in the Health Control Form (FCS), which has to be presented at the Health Control at the airport on arrival. The form can be filled in electronically, which will generate a QR code that is scanned at Palma Airport. For the electronic version of the form, please see here. For the printable version, please see here.
Covid-19 documentation needed when arriving from a high-risk country
Anyone travelling to Mallorca from a country or area classed as high risk will need to be able to provide additional documentation on arrival. The list of high-risk countries/areas is updated every 7 days. An up-to-date list can be found here.
From Monday, 07/06/2021, anyone arriving from a high-risk area must bring proof of one of the following (please see below for details):
- Proof of vaccination
- Proof of a negative diagnostic test
- Proof of recovery from COVID-19
The document provided as proof must be the original. It must be written in Spanish, English, French, or German OR it must be accompanied by a Spanish translation from a certified translator. The document can be provided in paper form or in a digital format.
Please note:
Anyone arriving from a high-risk country or region without any of the above evidence will be fined and will have to undergo testing at Palma Airport. Children under the age of twelve are exempt and do not need to present any of the above documentation.
Covid-19 documentation needed when arriving from the UK
The UK was added to the list of high-risk countries on 2/7/2021, however, the requirements for arrivals from the UK differ slightly from those arriving from other high-risk countries. Arrivals from the UK must be able to provide proof of one of the following on arrival at Palma Airport:
- Proof of vaccination
- Proof of a negative diagnostic test taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival. This has to be an NAAT (nucleic acid amplification test) – antigen-tests are not accepted.
Children under the age of twelve are exempt and do not need to present any of the above.
Proof of vaccination against Covid-19 on arrival in Mallorca
A person will need to be fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency or the World Health Organisation. The second dose (for the Janssen vaccine the single dose) needs to have been administered more than 14 days before travel.
The Covid-19 vaccination document must contain:
- Traveller’s full name
- The passport or ID card number that was submitted when filling in the health control form (please see above)
- Number of doses administered, including dates
- Type of vaccine administered
- Country where the vaccine was administered
- Identification of the body issuing the vaccination certificate.
Proof of a negative diagnostic test on arrival in Mallorca
The following Covid-19 tests are currently accepted:
- PCR tests (+ other nucleic acid amplification tests, e.g. RT-LAMP or TMA). This needs to be taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival.
- Rapid antigen test (with exception of arrivals from the UK, please see above). This needs to be taken no more than 48 hours prior to arrival.
The Covid-19 test document must specify:
- Traveller’s full name
- The passport or ID card number that was submitted when filling in the health control form (please see above)
- Date of test
- Identification and contact details of the centre where the test was analysed
- Test technique used
- Negative result
Proof of recovery from COVID-19 on arrival in Mallorca
This certificate must be issued by a competent authority or by a medical service a minimum of 11 days after the first positive PCR-test result and remains valid a maximum of 180 days after the test.
The proof of recovery document must contain:
- Traveller’s full name
- The passport or ID card number that was submitted when filling in the health control form (please see above)
- Date of first positive test
- The fact that the person is no longer contagious
- Country where the certificate was issued
