What it is

Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the mutual exemption of visas for holders of diplomatic, special, and service passports, done in Madrid on May 13, 2026.

Senate step 6 of 7· Lapsed

It is an authorization of an international agreement. It was introduced on 17 July 2026. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 110/000086· updated 11 Nov

We do not have a summary of this text yet, so we do not tell you what it changes: only what the official page says. Read the official page

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 6 of 7 steps. It reached Senate, and today it is lapsed.

Introduced17 July 2026Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted23 July 2026The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments27 July 2026Groups propose changes.
Committee18 September 2026A committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary22 September 2026All 350 deputies vote.
Senate30 September 2026The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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30 September 2026

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 293 yes · 14 no · 39 abst.

Voted on: Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the mutual exemption of visas for holders of diplomatic, special, and service passports, done in Madrid on May 13, 2026.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 16 of sitting 202· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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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. Against, most of Euskal Herria Bildu and Republicano. 2 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 52 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

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

In favour: 52
Against: 0

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	6	6 against
Plurinacional SUMAR	26	25 in favour · 1 did not vote
Republicano	7	7 against
Socialista	121	120 in favour · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Junts per Catalunya	7	6 abst. · 1 did not vote
Mixto	9	6 in favour · 1 against · 1 abst. · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	137	137 in favour
VOX	32	32 abst.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 110/000086
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 16 of sitting 202
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 never say “passed” because of a vote: the files do not say which majority was needed.

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Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the mutual exemption of visas for holders of diplomatic, special, and service passports, done in Madrid on May 13, 2026. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original