Medical Exams for the Spain Working Holiday Visa

Written by Volare | June 8, 2026

When preparing your consular file to travel to the Iberian Peninsula, it is fundamental to know exactly the health requirements demanded. Below, we detail the health regulations to apply for the Spain Working Holiday Visa.

Are specific clinical tests required?

This regulation applies equally to all nationalities that make up the current bilateral agreements: Argentina, Australia, Canada, South Korea, Japan, and New Zealand.

The answer is no. Consular authorities do not require the completion of specific clinical, diagnostic, or laboratory tests, such as chest X-rays or blood tests, for the processing of this youth mobility visa.

The mandatory medical certificate

On a technical level, although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain does not require detailed clinical studies, it does establish as a strictly mandatory step the presentation of a recent official medical certificate.

This document, issued and signed by a registered health professional, must explicitly and textually accredit that the applicant does not suffer from any of the diseases that may have serious repercussions for public health, acting strictly in accordance with the provisions of the International Health Regulations of 2005. Rigorously complying with this wording format in your certificate will prevent the premature rejection of your file, providing you with the indispensable peace of mind to continue planning your arrival, your active search for temporary employment, and your total immersion in the dynamic European market.

Likewise, it is a mandatory transversal requirement for all nationalities to evidence in the file the possession of a return flight ticket to leave the territory, or else, to present the financial documentation that irrefutably demonstrates the possession of exclusive additional funds for its future purchase.

To ensure you have the appropriate support and the most detailed information at every step of your application, we recommend consulting the complete guide on Volare's Spain Working Holiday Visa (WHV).