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Visa Gibraltar

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In Gibraltar, immigration falls to the Department of Immigration & Home Affairs, and border controls to the Borders & Coastguard Agency. The official pages read on 2026-09-18 state that, since 15 July 2026, third-country nationals subject to a visa must hold a Schengen short-stay visa to travel to Gibraltar, issued by the consular authorities of the competent Schengen state. Since 8 July 2026 it is no longer possible to apply for a British visa for Gibraltar.

The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.

Machine-assisted draft, reviewed by a person on 23 September 2026. Only the authority cited is authoritative.

Published on 23 September 2026 · Reviewed by vg_admin on 23 September 2026 · Sources consulted on 18 September 2026

At a glance

Authority
Department of Immigration & Home Affairs, HM Government of Gibraltar; the Gibraltar Borders & Coastguard Agency, a statutory agency operating since 1 November 2011, contributes to the security of the territory
Submission channel
Short-stay visa: Schengen visa application center in the country of residence, with the competent Schengen state. Long stay and residence permits: Department of Immigration & Home Affairs, Leanse Place, 50 Town Range
Electronic visa
Not stated on the portal consulted: the pages read describe no online visa application specific to Gibraltar
Length of a short stay
90 days in any 180-day period, according to the technical notice of 15 July 2026
Counter and hours
Leanse Place, 50 Town Range, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Immigration section: +350 20076948, immigration.diha@gibraltar.gov.gi
Portal language
English

Do you need a visa?

Choose a nationality to see the recorded entry rule. No answer is shown until reviewed data exists.

Documented visa types

Schengen short-stay visa (up to 90 days in any 180-day period)
Required since 15 July 2026 of third-country nationals subject to a visa who travel to Gibraltar. Issued by the competent consular authorities of the Schengen states. Official page (new tab)
Schengen visa issued by Spain where Gibraltar is the main destination
The technical notice states that Spain, the neighboring Schengen state, may issue the visa where Gibraltar is the main destination. For a trip with multiple destinations, the competent state is that of the main destination. Official page (new tab)
British visa to travel to Gibraltar (scheme closed)
It is no longer possible to apply for a British visa to travel to Gibraltar since 8 July 2026, the date on which the British platforms stopped processing these applications. Official page (new tab)
Permit of Residence
Processed by the Department of Immigration & Home Affairs, which handles applications for residence permits and permanent residence. The 2026 table of fees provides for a first application and a renewal or change of circumstances. Official page (new tab)

Where and how to apply

The Department of Immigration & Home Affairs handles visa applications for Gibraltar, biometric enrollment for British visa applicants, residence permits and permanent residence applications, as well as passports, identity cards, nationality and civil status. Its offices are at Leanse Place, 50 Town Range, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Technical notice 558/2026, published on 15 July 2026, states that third-country nationals subject to a visa must now hold a Schengen short-stay visa, valid for up to 90 days in any 180-day period, to travel to Gibraltar. That visa is issued by the competent consular authorities of the Schengen states.

The application is filed at a Schengen visa application center in the country of residence. Where Gibraltar is the main destination, Spain, the neighboring Schengen state, may issue the visa; for a trip with multiple destinations, the competent state is that of the main destination. Since 8 July 2026, it is no longer possible to apply for a British visa to travel to Gibraltar.

Government statement 582/2026 of 22 July 2026 recalls that anyone subject to the visa requirement must obtain it before traveling and that people arriving without the documents required are refused entry. The rule applicable to a given nationality is shown with the nationality selector on this page; only the Gibraltar authority is authoritative.

Steps in the procedure

  1. Check with the competent authority whether the intended trip is subject to the visa requirement: the technical notice states that a large number of nationalities remain exempt.
  2. For a stay of 90 days at most in any 180-day period, prepare an application for a Schengen short-stay visa.
  3. Identify the competent Schengen state: that of the main destination of the trip; Spain may issue the visa where Gibraltar is the main destination.
  4. File the application at a Schengen visa application center in the country of residence; the British platforms have not processed these applications since 8 July 2026.
  5. Allow enough processing time before incurring travel expenses, as the technical notice asks.
  6. Present yourself at the border with the visa required: a person subject to a visa who does not hold it on arrival is not admitted to Gibraltar.
  7. For a long stay, approach the Department of Immigration & Home Affairs for a residence permit or a permanent residence application.
  8. Consult official sources rather than unverified information, as the government statement of 22 July 2026 recommends.

Documents mentioned by the authority

The exact list depends on the visa type and on the situation; only the official page is authoritative. The Gibraltar pages read publish no list of documents for a visa application.

Stated fees and processing times

According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-18: the 2026 table of fees published by the Department of Immigration & Home Affairs covers civil status, electronic identity cards, residence permits, Gibraltarian status, nationality, office fees and passports. It carries no line relating to a visa.

According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-18: the 2026 table of fees provides for a first application for a residence permit, a renewal or change of circumstances, a biometric enrollment and an application for permanent residence for people covered by the withdrawal agreement, the EEA-EFTA separation agreement or the agreement on the rights of Swiss citizens. Extracting the table did not make it possible to attribute the amounts to each line with certainty: they are therefore not reproduced here.

According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-18: no amount is published for the Schengen short-stay visa, whose price falls to the Schengen state approached. Not stated on the portal consulted.

According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-18: no quantified processing time is published. The technical notice only asks that enough time be allowed before making travel arrangements.

After the decision

The Schengen short-stay visa allows a stay of 90 days at most in any 180-day period, according to the technical notice of 15 July 2026.

The government statement of 22 July 2026 states that a British visa refusal creates no right to enter Gibraltar or to access the Schengen area through Gibraltar, and that air travel to Gibraltar does not allow the applicable visa or immigration requirements to be bypassed.

The same statement states that the arrangements of the treaty between the United Kingdom and the European Union create no general right to enter Spain or the Schengen area for people who do not meet the entry conditions: everyone remains subject to the entry conditions and to immigration controls.

The conditions for extending a stay on the spot and the avenues of appeal against a refusal are not stated on the portal consulted. The authority decides whether to grant or refuse.

Published procedures

No reviewed and published procedure for Gibraltar to date. We prefer an empty page to an invented requirement.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a visa required for Gibraltar?

It depends on nationality and on the purpose of travel; the rule reviewed by VisaGuideline is shown with the nationality selector on this page. The technical notice of 15 July 2026 states that third-country nationals subject to a visa must hold a Schengen short-stay visa and that a large number of nationalities remain exempt. Always check with the authority.

Where is the application filed?

At a Schengen visa application center in the country of residence, with the competent Schengen state. Where Gibraltar is the main destination, Spain, the neighboring Schengen state, may issue the visa. Residence permit applications are filed with the Department of Immigration & Home Affairs, Leanse Place, 50 Town Range.

Can one still apply for a British visa for Gibraltar?

No: according to technical notice 558/2026 read on 2026-09-18, it is no longer possible to apply for a British visa to travel to Gibraltar since 8 July 2026, the date on which the British platforms stopped processing these applications.

Is there an electronic visa?

Not stated on the portal consulted: none of the Gibraltar pages read on 2026-09-18 describes an online visa application specific to Gibraltar. A short stay goes through the Schengen visa procedure of the competent state.

How much does a visa for Gibraltar cost?

Not stated on the portal consulted. The 2026 table of fees of the Department of Immigration & Home Affairs carries no line relating to a visa; the price of the Schengen visa falls to the Schengen state approached.

What happens if one arrives without the visa required?

The government statement of 22 July 2026 states that anyone subject to the visa requirement must obtain it before traveling and that people arriving without the documents required are refused entry.

Consulted sources

Official pages read to write this guide, with the date they were read. A page may have changed since: check it before taking any step.

What this guide does not know yet

Points the official source does not specify and which this guide therefore left blank. Ask the competent authority about them before filing an application.

Prepare my case

This method is the same for every destination. It does not list any document as an official requirement: only the authority’s source is authoritative.

  1. Describe your situation

    Nationality, residence, purpose and dates. The checker tells covered routes apart from situations that are still unknown.

  2. Check at the source

    Open the destination’s official source and compare it with your situation before starting a procedure.

  3. Track what is left to do

    Your space keeps your answers and your declared checklist. A complete checklist does not announce a favorable decision.

Check my route Open my case

The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.