What it is

Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Sultanate of Oman on mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, special and service passports, done in Madrid on November 5, 2025.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is an authorization of an international agreement. It was introduced on 30 January 2026. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 110/000068· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced30 January 2026Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted10 February 2026The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments13 February 2026Groups propose changes.
Committee4 March 2026A committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary9 April 2026All 350 deputies vote.
Senate15 April 2026The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE13 May 2026It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 8 official steps on a timeline

15 April 2026

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 293 yes · 0 no · 52 abst.

Voted on: Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Sultanate of Oman on mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, special and service passports, done in Madrid on November 5, 2025.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 16 of sitting 172· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

And your senators: the Senate does not link its votes to this law in its open data, so we cannot put them side by side here.

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More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Plurinacional SUMAR, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto and Popular en el Congreso.

By province: in 50 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

In favour: 50
Against: 0
Tie: 2

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	6	6 abst.
Plurinacional SUMAR	26	24 in favour · 2 did not vote
Republicano	7	7 abst.
Socialista	121	120 in favour · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Junts per Catalunya	7	7 abst.
Mixto	8	7 in favour · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	137	137 in favour
VOX	33	32 abst. · 1 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 110/000068
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 16 of sitting 172
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 10 November 2026

The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Sultanate of Oman on mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, special and service passports, done in Madrid on November 5, 2025. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original