HOLMES
Sotogrande Specialists

DOCUMENTS AND HEALTH

Passports, Tourist Cards, Visas and Driving Licences
Clients are responsible for the provision of all necessary valid documents. We cannot accept responsibility if you are refused passage on any transport or entry into any country due to the failure on your part to carry the correct documentation. If failure to do so results in fines, surcharges or other financial penalties being imposed on Holmes, you will be responsible for reimbursing Holmes accordingly.
For up-to-date document requirements including permitted duration of stay, travel information and advice please visit website for Foreign Office Travel Advice at www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/.
For general visa, passport and health information visit website
www.ips.gov.uk/cps/rde/xchg/ips_live/hs.xsl/index.htm.
At time of publication the following documents are required for British citizens:
Travel to Gibraltar - A full valid British passport is required for all British nationals visiting Gibraltar or a National Identity Card. As Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory, no prior entry visa is required for British nationals. An EHIC should be obtained. Please visit page
European Health Care - EHIC.
Travel to Spain - If you are a British Citizen or British Subject with Right of Abode in the United Kingdom, you do not require a visa to enter Spain. Other British Nationals should confirm the current entry requirements with their nearest Spanish Diplomatic Mission.
You need a passport or a National Identity Card to enter Spain. There is no minimum passport validity requirement but you should ensure that your passport is valid for the proposed period of your stay.
Since 28 March 2007 all EU citizens planning to reside in Spain for more than three months are required to register in person at the Office for Foreigners (Oficina de Extranjeros) in their province of residence or at designated Police stations. However, you will no longer be issued with a residence card and, instead, you will be issued a certificate stating your name, address, nationality, identity number and date of registration. The certificate serves as confirmation that the registration obligation has been fulfilled, but it is not recognised by the local authorities as a valid form of identification and you are not obliged to keep the certificate with you.
An EHIC should be obtained. Please visit page
European Health Care - EHIC.
Advance passenger travel information is required for Spain.
*Please see below for single parents or other adults travelling alone with children.
Other Overseas Travel
A standard 10 year passport will be needed for overseas travel. Please check visa requirements.
Passports - An application form for a standard 10 year passport can be obtained from the Post Office and forwarded to your local Passport Office.
Children must have their own passport.
From 04 May 2004 applicants for a first UK passport (including babies) have to provide a full or 'long' birth certificate.
From 01 May 2007 adults applying for their first passport may be required to attend a short interview to confirm their identity. If interview attendance is required this will be advised once passport application has been received by the Passport Office.
Please ensure that the name given for ticketing matches your name as it appears on your passport.
* Single parents or other adults travelling alone with children should be aware that some countries require documentary evidence of parental responsibility before allowing lone parents to enter the country or, in some cases, before permitting the children to leave the country.
Non British citizens are strongly advised to check with the relevant consulate whether a visa is required and with British Immigration for re-entry into the United Kingdom.
The Gibraltar Government Office -
Tel: 020 7836 0777
Email: info@gibraltar.gov.uk
Website: www.gibraltar.gov.uk
Spanish Embassy -
Tel: 020 7589 8989
Tel: 0906 550 8970 (Visa Information)
Tel: 020 7594 4905 (Schengen Visa)
Email: conspalon@mail.mae.es
Website: www.conspalon.org
British Immigration Office -
Tel: 020 8686 0688

Health requirements
Clients are responsible for obtaining the necessary vaccinations and clearance to travel.
Please visit websites
www.nhs.uk/nhsengland/Healthcareabroad/pages/Healthcareabroad.aspx and www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/home.aspx
for useful health advice for travellers.
At time of publication:
Gibraltar - No vaccine certificate required.
Spain - Courses or boosters sometimes advised: hepatitus A (not normally for package tourists).
No vaccine certificate required.
Other Overseas Travel
Clients should check with their doctor well before travel date medical advice and which inoculations are advisable or necessary.
EHIC Clients travelling in most European countries will require an EHIC European Health Insurance Card. Please visit page
European Health Care - EHIC.
Documents and Health Inoculations publication date May 2010.

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