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🚧 Spain agreed to manage Schengen visa checks at Gibraltar’s airport and port under a Brexit-linked deal set on 11 June 2025
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✅ They stopped land-border passport stamping, enabling frictionless daily crossings between Spain and Gibraltar
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👮 Frontex officers will supervise Schengen rule compliance while Spanish authorities operationally lead the checks
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🇬🇮 Gibraltar maintains British sovereignty but follows EU rules at entry points during a 4-year implementation phase
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📝 Incoming travellers on land no longer need passport stamps—land crossings run smoothly as long as people hold valid Schengen visas or ETIAS
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⚗️ Spain insists the bridging measures fully obey the Schengen Borders Code and deny any rule violations
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⏳ Authorities aim to finalize a formal treaty to make these arrangements permanent and ensure stability
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👥 Around 15,000 Spanish workers and many Gibraltarians benefit from uninterrupted land access every day
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🛃 UK nationals who aren’t Gibraltar residents will still face two-stage checks—one by Gibraltar and another under Schengen
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📌 This deal balances Gibraltar’s integration into Schengen with UK sovereignty and saves workers from border delays .
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