Can EU citizens still work in Gibraltar without a visa now the UK-EU treaty is in force?

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Yes. EU, EEA and Swiss nationals do not need a work permit to take a job in Gibraltar. EU citizens who live in Spain and commute in are frontier workers, with equal-treatment rights under the TGEU Implementation (Frontier Workers) Regulations 2026 and access to an official certificate of frontier worker status.
Work permits
The Government of Gibraltar's residency guidance confirms that British, EU, EEA and Swiss nationals do not need a work permit. A work permit is only required for other nationalities, and the employer, not the individual, applies for it through the Department of Employment.
What the treaty changed
The UK-EU Agreement on Gibraltar was signed in Brussels on 14 July 2026 and entered provisional application on 15 July 2026, removing routine land frontier checks. The frontier worker provisions were implemented locally by the TGEU Implementation (Frontier Workers) Regulations 2026, made under the Treaty on Gibraltar and the European Union Act 2026 and gazetted in August 2026. They apply to EU citizens legally resident in Spain who work in Gibraltar.
Frontier worker rights
Employed frontier workers may take up and pursue employment in Gibraltar under the same domestic law that applies to UK nationals, and may enter, stay and leave Gibraltar to register with employment services and seek work. They are entitled to equal treatment with employed UK nationals legally residing in Gibraltar. Status can be retained during involuntary unemployment, temporary incapacity through illness or injury, and vocational training. Frontier workers have no rights to housing in Gibraltar, and rights can be restricted on public policy, public security or public health grounds.
Certificate of frontier worker status
The Director of Employment issues the certificate following an online application through egov.gi, accompanied by a valid identity document and evidence of frontier worker status. It can be issued electronically, is renewable, and can be refused or revoked if the holder ceases to be, or never was, a frontier worker.
Living in Gibraltar is a separate question
The treaty provides for fluidity at the frontier and gives no automatic right of establishment. An EU citizen who wants to move to Gibraltar needs a residence permit; employment alone does not confer a right to live there.
Your employer still registers your engagement with the Department of Employment by filing a Notice of Terms of Engagement, exactly as for any other worker.

Can EU citizens still work in Gibraltar without a visa now the UK-EU treaty is in force?

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Detailed answer

What the treaty changed

Frontier worker rights

Certificate of status

Living in Gibraltar