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ETIAS Fee Jumps to €20—UK Travellers to Spain Face Near-Tripled Cost
On 6 March 2026 EU officials confirmed that the ETIAS travel authorisation will cost €20 instead of €7. The hike affects visa-exempt British nationals heading to Spain from late 2026 onward. Companies and travellers should revise budgets, and Spanish airports must prepare for extra checks when ETIAS goes live.
European Badminton Championships: 6 March Visa Cut-Off for Athletes Travelling to Spain
Teams heading to the 2026 European Badminton Championships in Huelva have until 6 March 2026 to lodge visa applications. Spain’s consulates will not entertain late requests, underscoring the country’s firm stance on event-related immigration deadlines.
Spain creates Electronic Register of Extranjería Collaborators to speed up immigration filings
A ministerial order published in the BOE on 5 March 2026 sets up an Electronic Register of Extranjería Collaborators, letting accredited unions and NGOs submit immigration applications online for foreign nationals. The move should reduce queues at Spain’s Foreigners’ Offices and give employers and assignees a faster, fully digital filing route—particularly ahead of the mass regularisation slated for April.
EU Justice & Home Affairs Council outlines Schengen-border priorities; Spain backs faster voluntary returns
At the JHA Council in Brussels on 5 March 2026, Spain joined EU ministers in prioritising external partnerships and quicker voluntary-return schemes ahead of the Asylum & Migration Pact’s June launch. The political outcome suggests fewer internal Schengen checks, continued Frontex expansion and more EU funding for returns—developments that could stabilise travel flows crucial to business mobility.
Finnish interior minister blasts Spain’s mass regularisation, warns of ‘Schengen risk’
In remarks on 5 March 2026, Finland’s interior minister labelled Spain’s forthcoming regularisation of half a million undocumented migrants a danger to Schengen cohesion, arguing that amnesties encourage irregular entries. Madrid dismissed the claim, but the exchange exposes deep policy splits that mobility managers should monitor as the EU moves toward tighter common rules.
Spanish opposition files congressional motion to scrap extraordinary regularisation and tighten arraigo rules
A motion published in the Congress Bulletin on 5 March 2026 shows Spain’s Partido Popular pushing to cancel the upcoming migrant regularisation and replace existing arraigo and family-reunification routes with a stricter, points-based system. While not yet law, the proposal highlights the polarised politics that could reshape corporate immigration strategy after future elections.
Beckham Law guide updated: what inbound professionals need to know in 2026
A comprehensive update published on 5 March 2026 re-confirms that Spain’s Beckham Law still offers a 24 % flat tax rate and foreign-income exemption for six years, extending to digital-nomad visa holders and start-up founders. The refreshed figures allow mobility and payroll teams to refine 2026 cost projections for inbound staff.