Country-by-country Travel Information

Required documentation

All passengers travelling to Austria must complete the Entry and Transit Declaration form.

 

Restrictions

1) Passengers arriving from Australia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Republic Korea, Uruguay or Vatican and who have only been to these countries or in Austria within the last 10 days are free to enter Austria (no pcr- or antigen-test of sars-cov-2, no quarantine).

2) Third-country nationals (note 1) arriving from out of Schengen area or from out of countries listed under 1) are not allowed to enter Austria.

3) Remaining persons are required to start a 10-day quarantine, which is considered to have ended if a molecular pcr- / antigen-test for sars-cov-2 is carried out at the earliest on the fifth day after entry and the test result is negative.

4) Exceptions apply to the following persons, although they must present a medical certificate (note 2) that is not older than 72 hours and confirms that a pcr- / antigen-test is negative for sars-cov-2: - humanitarian forces, - people who come for work purposes, - an accompanying person during entry for medical reasons, - persons who enter the country for the purpose of performing a mandatory court or official duty, such as summoning to court hearings, - strangers, if they have a photo id according to paragraph 95 of the aliens police act 2005. If the medical certificate cannot be presented, a ten-day quarantine must be commenced immediately. if a pcr- / antigen-test carried out during this time for sars-cov-2 is negative, the quarantine is deemed to have ended.

5) Exceptions apply to the following people, who have to enter a 10-day quarantine, which is considered to have ended if a pcr- / antigen-test for sars-cov-2 is carried out at the earliest on the fifth day after entry and the test result is negative:

• Austrian citizens, EU / EEA citizens and people who live with them in the same household,
• Swiss citizens and citizens of the UK as well as persons who live with them in the same household,
• people with residence or habitual abode in EU/ EEA countries or Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, the Vatican, Switzerland or the UK and people who live with them in the same household,
• entry in connection with other important events that can be planned in the family circle such as weddings, baptisms, birthday parties or the non-regular visit of the partner,
• foreigners, if they have a visa d issued by Austria or a photo id according to paragraph 95 of the aliens police act 2005,
• persons who are entitled to stay in Austria on the basis of a residence permit, a residence title or documentation of the right of residence in accordance with the settlement and residence act, or the asylum act 2005,
• members of the staff of diplomatic missions or consular posts and persons who live with them in the same household,
• employees of international organizations and people who live with them in the same household,
• humanitarian forces,
• persons who are employed by a domestic regional authority or a domestic corporation under public law and whose place of employment is abroad or whose service is performed abroad, insofar as the activity of this corporation abroad is in the interests of the republic of Austria,
• people who come for work purposes, - an accompanying person during entry for medical reasons,
• people who travel to the country to begin or continue studying or doing research,
• people who come to attend school, or
• people who enter the country for the purpose of performing a mandatory judicial or official obligation, such as summoning to court hearings

6) The entry of - Austrian citizens, - persons who are subject to compulsory health insurance in Austria, or - persons who have been granted a treatment agreement by an Austrian hospital for medical reasons that are particularly worthy of consideration, is permitted without restriction if it takes place in Austria for the use of absolutely necessary medical services. Upon entry, a confirmation of the absolute necessity of using a medical service (note 3) must be presented.

7) General exemptions, regardless of where these people come from, apply to (persons neither need pcr- / antigen-test of sars-cov-2 nor have to start a quarantine):

• to maintain goods and passenger traffic (crews),
• exclusively for compelling reasons of animal care or for agricultural and forestry measures in individual cases,
• in the context of the implementation of a professional transfer trip / a professional transfer flight,
• in the imperative interest of the republic of Austria,
• transit passengers or the transit through Austria without a stopover, which is also the case with only essential interruptions,
• entry or re-entry as part of the regular commuter traffic for professional purposes, unless they are carers,
• entry or re-entry as part of regular commuter traffic to participate in school and study operations,
• entry or re-entry as part of regular commuter traffic for family purposes or to visit a partner,
• the crew of a repatriation trip / a repatriation flight including the accompanying organs of the public security service,
• for unforeseeable, urgent reasons that are particularly worthy of consideration in the family circle in individual cases (e.g. serious illnesses, deaths, funerals, births and the care of people in need of support in emergencies).

8) Persons required to start a quarantine have to provide a confirmation of availability of suitable accommodation already upon arrival and costs must be borne - otherwise entry will be refused. People who are obliged to quarantine must confirm this with their own signature in accordance with the quarantine confirmation 4 form upon entry.

9) children up to the age of 10 are exempted from any obligation to take a pcr- / antigen-test of sarscov-2

10) exemptions do not release passenger/crew from foreign immigration entry regulations, e.g. visas etc.

NOTE 1: Third-Country Nationals Are Nationals From All Remaining States, Except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden As Well As United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway And Switzerland.

NOTE 2: medical certificate English: https://tinyurl.com/healthcerteng72

NOTE 3: confirmation of medical service English: https://tinyurl.com/medserviceeng

 

Links

Download Entry and Transit Declaration form:
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/Austria_Passenger_Locator_Form.pdf.

Health / Medical Certificate:
https://tinyurl.com/healthcerteng72

Confirmation of Medical Service:
https://tinyurl.com/medserviceeng

More details on travel to Austria is available here:
https://www.austria.info/en/service-and-facts/coronavirus-information

Required documentation

All passengers travelling from Ireland to Belgium must complete a Passenger Locator Form. This form must be submitted at most 48 hours before arrival. After completing this form online you should be presented with a confirmation QR code which you must present to staff prior to boarding your flight.

Alternatively passengers may download, print and fill out the form. This form must be completed before boarding and presented to border control upon arrival in Brussels.

Passengers who have not completed the Passenger Locator Form will be denied boarding.

 

Restrictions

Travel to Belgium is restricted to the following:

• Passengers arriving from EEA Member States or Switzerland
• Nationals of EEA Member States and Switzerland
• Passengers holding a British passport with nationality 'British Citizen', 'British Overseas Territories Citizen' issued by Gibraltar and British Passports with a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode issued by the United Kingdom
• Nationals of Andorra, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia (Rep.), San Marino, Serbia and Vatican City (Holy See) returning via Belgium to their country of residence
• Passengers with a long-term residence permit or a long term 'D' visa issued by EEA Member States, Switzerland or the United Kingdom, returning via Belgium to their country of residence
• Family members of nationals of EEA Member States and Switzerland
• Family members of British nationals
• Military personnel

 

Travelling is no longer prohibited to and from:
Australia, Japan, Rwanda, South Korea, New Zealand, Uruguay, Thailand, Singapore.
Note 1 : Only persons residing in one of the above countries (with exception of Canada, Georgia and Tunisia)are allowed to travel to Belgium for (non) essential purposes.

Third Countries:

The temporary travel restriction should apply to all non-essential travel from third countries to the EU+ area. Thus this implies the refusal of embarkation of 3rd country and visa-exempted nationals travelling as tourists. If a passenger is in possession of a Type C visa - issued after 18 March 2020 by the Belgian embassy - the passenger can travel to Belgium.

Third Countries:

(a country that is not a member of the EU nor of the Schengen area and is not on the above list)

• non-essential travels to Belgium are still prohibited
• travel for essential purpose must be limited: the following categories can travel to Belgium:
  • All EU citizens and citizens of the Schengen Associated States, and their family members;
  • Third-country nationals who are long-term residents under the Long-term Residence Directive and persons deriving their right to reside from other EU Directives or national law or who hold national long-term visas.
  • Diplomats, staff of international organizations, military personnel and humanitarian aid workers in the exercise of their functions,
  • Exception categories: you can find more information on the website of the Aliens Office under the section "Travelling to Belgium": https//dofi.ibz.be/sites/dvzoe/EN/Pages/home.aspx

 

Quarantine

Passengers travelling from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, Croatia, Romania and the United Kingdom to Belgium are no longer required to go in quarantine for 14 days.

For more information on travel restrictions, quarantine & testing, please see the links to local government information on travel restrictions, quarantine & testing below.

 

Testing

All non-residents from the age of 12 travelling to Belgium from a red zone must present a recent negative test result (i.e. less than 72 hours old).

The following COVID-19 test details must be mentioned on the document:

• Name, surname as in passport or on identity card
• Birth date
• Date and time of sampling
• Date of test result
• Date of issuance of the certificate
• The result of the test must be negative
• The sampling must be carried out a maximum of 72 hours before boarding a flight to Belgium
• Only PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 with the mention PCR are accepted
• The analysis must have been carried out in an official laboratory in the country from which the traveller comes and certified by a registered doctor or pharmacist biologist (equivalent INAMI/RIZIV number).

 

The following tests are not accepted:

• RT-Lamp
• Rapid antigenic tests
• Serological tests

 

Other modalities of the document:

• The document can be in paper format or in electronic format but must be consultable immediately.
• The document must be in English, German, French or Dutch.

 

Links

Link to online Passenger Locator Form:
https://travel.info-coronavirus.be/public-health-passenger-locator-form

or

Download Passenger Locator Form (English):
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/BELGIUM_PassengerLocatorForm_ENG.pdf

Download Passenger Locator Form (French):
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/BELGIUM_PassengerLocatorForm_FR.pdf

Download Passenger Locator Form (Dutch):
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/BELGIUM_PassengerLocatorForm_NL.pdf

Download Passenger Locator Form (German):
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/BELGIUM_PassengerLocatorForm_DE.pdf

 

Local government information on travel restrictions, quarantine & testing:
https://diplomatie.belgium.be/fr
https://dofi.ibz.be/sites/dvzoe/EN/Pages/home.aspx
https://www.info-coronavirus.be/

Required documentation

All passengers travelling from Ireland to Bulgaria must complete a Passenger Locator Form prior to boarding.

 

Restrictions

The entry to the territory of the republic of Bulgaria is prohibited for all persons regardless of their nationality, except for:

• Bulgarian citizens, citizens of EU member states, great Britain and Northern Ireland, states of Schengen agreement, San Marino, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican and their family members as well as persons who are in actual cohabitation with them, the citizens of Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Morocco, new Zealand, Rwanda, republic of Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay, Jordan, Ukraine, republic of north Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Moldova, Israel, Kuwait.
• Individuals holding Bulgarian permanent or long-term residence permission and their family members.
• Persons, having legal residence in EU member states, Great Britain and northern Ireland, states of Schengen agreement, san Marino, Andorra, Monaco and Vatican and their family members.
• Medical specialists, medical researchers and social workers and their supervisors when the purpose of the trip is related to their profession.
• Workers engaged in the supply of medicines, medical devices and personal protective equipment, medical equipment, as well as during its installation and maintenance.
• Officials /heads of state, members of governments, etc./ and members of their elegations, as well as diplomats, officials from international organizations, military officers, security and public order officers and humanitarian workers in the performance of their duties and their family members.
• Persons travelling due to humanitarian reasons related to them of their wife/husbands or persons with whom they are in de facto cohabitation, relatives in the direct line-no lateral line restrictions including second degree relatives.
• Representatives of commercial economic and investment activities and persons directly involved in: building, maintaining, operating and ensuring the security of the strategic and critical infrastructure of the republic of Bulgaria, implementation of projects certified under the investment promotion act, analyses by projects of potential investors and other activities of importance for the country's economy, certified by a letter from the minister of economy or a minister responsible for the respective activity as well as persons involved in shipbuilding and ship repair and their family members. The letter from the respective minister should be presented to the border control authorities.
• Seasonal agricultural workers and workers in the tourism sector.
• Frontier workers.
• Persons traveling with educational purposes aiming to perform activities connected with finalizing 2019/2020 academic year as well as travelling to perform practical studies and practical exams also for the preparation of academic 2020/2021 years when these activities are impossible to be performed remotely.
• International sports events organizers and participants.

 

Transit rules

Individuals permitetd to transit through Bulgaria as follows:

• EU citizens, great Britain and Northern Ireland, states of the Schengen agreement, san Marino, Andorra, Monaco and Vatican and their family members.
• Non-EU /third countries/ citizens holding a long-term residence permit for other EU member state, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, states of the Schengen agreement, San Marino, Andorra, Monaco and Vatican and their family members.
• Citizens of Serbia, Republic of North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Turkey, Albania, Kosovo and Moldova.

Note: transit travelling is only allowed when the immediate departure from the territory of Republic of Bulgaria can be guaranteed.

 

Covid-19 Test:

Passengers who are required to carry a negative Covid-19 test when the beginning of the journey is starting from:

• Republic of north Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Moldova, Israel, Kuwait are allowed to entry only if they carry a negative covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test certificate made up to 72 hours prior entry into the country.

Passengers allowed entry without Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction test certificate:

• From EU member states, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, San Marino, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay, Jordan and Ukraine.
• Bulgarian citizens and citizens of other EU member states, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, states of Schengen agreement, San Marino, Andorra, Monaco and Vatican travelling due to humanitarian reasons, related to them or their wife/husbands or persons with whom they are in de facto cohabitation, relatives in the direct line-no lateral line restrictions including second degree relatives.

 

Quarantine:

All passengers from Sweden, UK, Northern Ireland and Portugal, excluding the other EU States as well as from third countries excluding Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Montenegro,Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, San Marino, Andorra, Monaco and Vatican shall be placed under quarantine for 14 days.

Exempt from quarantine:

Bulgarian and other EU States, UK, Schengen States, San Marino, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican citizens when travelling for humanitarian reasons; Bulgarian and other EU States, UK, Schengen States, San Marino, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican citizens when travelling as representatives of commercial or economic and investment activities, building, maintaining, operating, ensuring security of strategic and critical infrastructure, implementation of projects under Investment Promotion Act, potential investors, other strategic activities for Bulgaria, persons involved in ship building and repair, medical and social workers staff when related to their professions, supply of medicines and devices staff when travelling for their profession, foreign officials, diplomats, international organisations staff, security and public order humanitarian workers, frontier workers when all performing their duties, aircraft crew flying to/from Bulgaria.

 

For passengers arriving from the UK

Restrictions Regarding flights from UK, the entry in Bulgaria is prohibited for all persons regardless of their nationality, except for:

• Bulgarian citizens and individuals holding Bulgarian permanent or long-term residence permission and their family members.
• medical specialists, medical researchers and social workers and their supervisors when the purpose of the trip is related to their profession.
• workers engaged in the supply of medicines, medical devices and personal protective equipment, medical equipment, as well as during its installation and maintenance.
• transport staff involved in international transportation of passengers, goods and cargo, aircraft crew and technical staff involved in the maintenance of the aircraft and other transport personnel if necessary, incl vessel crew and their technical staff.
• officials /heads of states, members of governments, etc./ and members of their delegations, as well as diplomats, officials from international organizations, military officers, security and public order officers and humanitarian workers in the performance of their duties and incl their family members.
• persons travelling due to humanitarian reasons when non-admission or leaving Bulgaria of a foreign citizen will cause serious danger for his health or life due to objective circumstances or for the integrity of his family or the highest interest of the family or the child requires his admission or stay on the territory of the country.
• representatives of commercial economic and investment activities and persons directly involved in: building, maintaining, operating and ensuring the security of the strategic and critical infrastructure of Bulgaria, implementation of projects certified under the investment promotion act, analyses by projects of potential investors and other activities of importance for the country's economy, certified by a letter from the minister of economy or a minister responsible for the respective activity as well as persons involved in shipbuilding and ship repair and incl their family members. The letter from the respective minister should be presented to the border control authorities.
• seasonal agricultural workers and workers in the tourism sector.
• the persons passing transit through Bulgaria when immediate departure is guaranteed.

Notes:
All individuals when arriving from UK shall be tested for COVID-19 and placed under quarantine for period of 10 days if negative and 14 days if positive except for:

• the persons passing transit through the territory of Bulgaria
.
• officials /heads of states, members of governments, etc./ and members of their delegations who carry a negative COVID-19 test certificate made up to 48 hours, reckoning from the date of the survey entered in the document.
• aircraft crews performing flightt to/from the AD in Bulgaria and persons involved in acft technical maintenance, the crew should not leave the aircraft except for the obligatory pre-flight preparation as well as their stay time before the take-off /fdp time/ should not be over 12 hours.

 

Links

Download Passenger Locator Form:
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/Bulgaria_Passenger_Locator_Form.pdf

Burgas Airport:
https://burgas-airport.bg/node/1333010

Local government information:
https://coronavirus.bg

Required documentation

Prior to boarding your flight you will be required to undergo a health check, temperature screening and verification that you have a mask or face covering to cover your mouth, nose and chin; face shields or visors, bandanas, mesh/lace masks, neck gaiters and masks with exhalation valves are not acceptable. This will involve answering a few simple questions to which you must answer truthfully.

Passengers travelling to Canada will be subject to some health check questions when checking in. If a medical certificate is presented by the passenger, no questions are required to be asked.

Passengers will be refused to be allowed board the aircraft if:

• The person's answers to the health check indicate that they may have signs or symptoms of COVID-19;
• The air carrier's observations during the health check indicate that the person may have signs or symptoms of COVID-19;
• The person is a competent adult and refuses to answer

Passengers must provide certain information including your travel and contact information, quarantine plan (unless exempted under conditions set out in the Mandatory Isolation Order) and COVID-19 symptom self-assessment. It is mandatory to submit this information digitally via the ArriveCAN website or mobile apps (available in the Google Play Store or Apple App Store) before boarding your flight.

Passengers who do not submit the required information digitally before boarding their flight could be subject to enforcement action, which can range from verbal warnings to a $1,000 fine. For more information, or if you require assistance, visit Canada.ca/ArriveCAN.

 

Restrictions

Please be advised that, with few exceptions:

• Discretionary travel, including for tourism or recreational purposes, is not permitted;
• All passengers are subject to a 14-day mandatory quarantine period and must be able to demonstrate how they plan to fulfill this requirement while in Canada.
• Foreign nationals are currently prohibited from entering Canada if they arrive from a foreign country other than the United States.

United States Citizens:

A United States citizen travelling to Canada from Europe and who is not in transit will not be exempt as they will not have been in the United States continuously for the 14 days prior to travelling to Canada.

If a US permanent resident is travelling to Canada and they are not in transit, they are treated as a foreign national and are not exempt. It is the passenger's responsibility to ensure that they are eligible to enter Canada. If entry is refused, they will be responsible for their own return.

Please see the latest information and eligibility criteria on the Government of Canada Travel website https://travel.gc.ca/

 

Links

Local government information:
https://travel.gc.ca/

ArriveCAN website:
Canada.ca/ArriveCAN

Required documentation

Chinese and non-Chinese passengers whose final destination is China are required to have a negative nucleic acid test report for Covid-19, issued within three days before boarding.

Those with negative tests will get health codes (for Chinese nationals) or health declaration forms with the embassy's stamp on it (for non-Chinese nationals). These will be checked during the boarding process.

For Chinese passengers, only those who can present the health code with an "HS" mark are allowed to board. The green health code is generated by the Chinese Embassay from the mobile phone app WeChat.

For Non-Chinese passengers, only those who can present health declaration forms issued by the embassy and with the embassy stamp are allowed to board. The health declaration form is different to a Chinese Visa. The declaration forms must be dated within 3 days of the departure time.

 

Required documentation

All passengers travelling to Croatia must fill in a travel announcement form online prior to check-in.

 

Restrictions

Entry to the Republic of Croatia is permitted for the citizens of:

• the member states of the European Union
• UK nationals
• countries of the schengen area and the schengen associated states and their family members
• third-country nationals who are long-term residents under council directive 2003/109/ec of 25 november 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents
• persons deriving their right to reside from other eu directives or national law or who hold national long-term visas implementing the instructions and measures of the Croatian institute for public health.

 

Exceptions:

• Healthcare professionals, healthcare researchers and collaborators, experts in care for the elderly, and persons requiring urgent medical treatment
• Cross-border workers
• Goods carriers and other transport personnel to the extent necessary
• Diplomats, police officers in the performance of their activities, civil defence services and teams, international organizations staff and international military personnel in carrying out their functions
• Passengers in transit
• Persons traveling for tourism or other business reasons or who have other economic interest
• Persons traveling for education or other urgent personal reasons

 

Quarantine:
Compulsory self-isolation measures may also be specified for passengers referred to in the exceptions list. Passengers on the exceptions list shall check whether they meet the conditions for crossing the border of republic of Croatia via this website: https://mup.gov.hr/uzg-covid/english/286210

Passengers coming from:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia will be subject to compulsory 14-day self-isolation measures. Exempt from this are passengers in transit through listed countries before they enter to republic of Croatia.

 

Links

Link to online Travel Announcement form:
https://entercroatia.mup.hr

Check the conditions for crossing the border of republic of Croatia:
https://mup.gov.hr/uzg-covid/english/286210

Local government information:
https://www.koronavirus.hr/latest-news/150

Required documentation

Only Czech citizens and those with permanent or temporary residency may enter the Czech Republic.

A passenger may transit through the Czech Republic en-route to their state of residence, but must fill out the Declaration of Honour on Transit form.

 

New measures have been introduced for passengers travelling by air on all direct flights from any aerodrome in UK and intended to land at any aerodrome in the Czech republic. These measures are available on the web site of the ministry of health www.mzcr.cz and in travel information system Timatic.

 

Links

Download Declaration of Honour on Transit form:
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/Czech_declaration_of_honour_on_transit.pdf

Local government information:
https://www.vlada.cz/en/media-centrum/aktualne/measures-adopted-by-the-czech-government-against-coronavirus-180545/

Ministry of health:
www.mzcr.cz

Restrictions

Danish nationals are always permitted entry into Denmark. Persons residing in Denmark, open countries, and open regions are permitted entry into Denmark.

Open countries include Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea And Thailand.

Open Regions Include Rogaland, More And Romsdal, Nordland, Agder, Vestland, And Troms And Finnmark in Norway.

Persons residing in banned countries or regions will only be allowed to enter if they have a worthy purpose. Due to stricter travel restrictions for persons residing in the UK, special worthy purposes apply. The worthy purposes can be found via the link below. Danish nationals residing in the UK are exempted from the special worthy purposes but are encouraged not to travel to Denmark.

 

Testing:

Flights with passengers, who cannot present a negative covid-19 test result from a test performed within 24 hours prior to boarding the aircraft, are not permitted to land in Denmark.

For passengers transiting in one or more airports, the test shall be performed within 24 hours prior to boarding the first flight leg or in a transit airport.

 

Exemptions

A. Passengers aged 12 years or less.
B. Passengers presenting a positive covid-19 test result from a test performed between 14 days and eight weeks prior to the flight.

 

Domestic flights and flights from the faroe islands and Greenland are exempted from the flight restrictions.

 

Links

Local government information about restrictions and worthy purpose:
https://coronasmitte.dk/en/entry-into-denmark

Required documentation

Before travelling to France, passengers must complete a sworn statement that they do not show any symptom of covid-19 and that they have no knowledge of having been in contact with a confirmed covid-19 case within 14 days before the flight.

Passengers are also required to fill out the Passenger Locator Form. These will be collected prior to disembarking the aircraft.

 

Restrictions

Member states of the European union except from the United Kingdom Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and Vatican, Australia, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore and Thailand are not limited in their reasons for travel with regard to prevention of the risk related to the covid-19 epidemic.

Passengers aged eleven years or older traveling to metropolitan France by public air transport from: South Africa, Algeria, Bahrain, China, The United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, The United States Of America, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Panama, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Zimbabwe shall present, prior to boarding, the result of a biological test or examination of virological screening carried out.

 

Declaration:

Guests must complete a sworn statement that they do not show any symptom of covid 19 and that they have no knowledge of having been in contact with a Confirmed covid 19 case within 14 days before the flight check-in to retain signed declaration for 14 days after flight. Check-In / Boarding shall retain statements for a period of 14 days.

 

Testing:

From Sunday the 24th January, passengers travelling to France are required to produce a negative PCR test carried out 72 hours before departure, including for travellers coming from European countries. This obligation will apply "except for essential journeys": Frontier workers and land transport in particular will be exempted.

 

Exceptions

• Crew members or personnel operating passenger or cargo flights or travelling as passengers to or from their departure base
• Members of a delegation on official mission, or diplomatic mission staff, or international organisation staff with headquarters or offices located in France as well as their spouse and children.
• Passengers aged eleven years old or older travelling to Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Reunion, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Mayotte, Wallis an Futuna Islands, French Polynesia, and new Caledonia shall present prior to boarding the result of a biological test or examination of virological screening carried out less than 72hr before the flight which does not conclude to a covid 19 contamination. This requirement does not apply to travel between these destinations. Passengers arriving from Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion may be requested to take a test or examination of virological screening upon their arrival in metropolitan France.

 

Face masks:

Passengers arriving at or departing from French airports are required to wear surgical masks.

 

Quarantine

Passengers traveling to Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion, Saint-Barthelemy, Saint-martin and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon will be subject to strict 14 days quarantine upon arrival. Passengers possessing negative COVID-19 test made within 48-72HR before the flight will be allowed to enter after quarantine reduced to 7 days, followed by a new negative test.

 

Corsica

Passengers traveling to Corsica shall present to the air carrier, before boarding, a sworn statement that they do not show any symptom of COVID19 and that they have no knowledge of having been in contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case within 14 days before the flight, available on the internet. Failure to provide this document shall result in boarding denial by the air carrier.

Passengers aged eleven years or older travelling to Corsica by public air transport without the result of a negative COVID19 test carried out less than 72 hours before the flight, will be invited to conduct such test or examination upon their arrival. The only biological tests accepted are the ones enabling the detection of the n protein of sars-cov-2.

 

Links

Download Sworn Statement:
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/France_Declaration.pdf

Download Passenger Locator Form :
English: https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/France_Passenger_Locator_Form_EN.pdf
French: https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/France_Passenger_Locator_Form_FR.pdf

Local government information:
https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Actualites/L-actu-du-Ministere/Attestation-de-deplacement-et-de-voyage

Required documentation

Passengers are required to register online at https://einreiseanmeldung.de/#/

In exceptional circumstances where online registration cannot be completed the Passenger Locator Form can be downloaded, completed and collected by cabin crew before landing in Germany.

Proof of successful entry registration or substitute registration form must be kept by pax at all times and presented on request to the airline or the competent authorities.

 

Testing

For passengers who intend to enter Germany and who have stayed at a high incidence area or a risk area with variants of the sars-cov-2 coronavirus within the last 10 days prior to entry, preflight testing is mandatory. The sample collection for the test must not be older than 48 hours before entry. Passengers must provide proof of negative test for sars-cov-2 before departure to the airline. The aircraft operator is only permitetd to carry passengers who have presented proof of negative testing. Proof of a negative test for sars-cov-2 is subject to checks by the federal police / competent authority at border control at destination airport in Germany. This regulation applies to all direct or indirect travel to Germany, including transit and transfer passengers. PCR and LAMP tests available at Dublin Airport are accepted as are antigen tests. Antigen tests must meet the WHO standard, which means =80% sensitivity und =97% specificity.

 

Restrictions

Passengers are not allowed to transit through Germany if arriving from a non-Schengen Member State to another Schengen Member State.

• This does not apply to nationals of EEA Member States and Switzerland.
• This does not apply to British nationals.
• This does not apply to family members of nationals of EEA Member States and Switzerland.
• This does not apply to family members of British nationals.
• This does not apply to residents of EEA Member States and Switzerland.

 

The temporary travel restriction applies to all nonessential travel from third countries to the Federal Republic of Germany. This does not include flight restrictions. Exempted from these travel restrictions are travellers who have resided and last stayed in the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Uruguay.

Extended entry possibilities will be given to travellers from all third countries that have an important reason for travel.

Important reasons for travel from third countries include:

• German nationals
• EU citizens and third country nationals with current right of residence in Germany
• Healthcare workers, health researchers and geriatric care workers
• Skilled and highly qualified foreign workers if their employment is necessary from an economic perspective and the work cannot be postponed or performed abroad
• Freight transport and other transport personnel
• Seasonal workers in agriculture
• Seafarers
• Foreign students whose course of study is not fully possible from abroad
• Persons immigrating into Germany for the purpose of joining their families and visits for urgent family reasons or short term visits of core family members (husband/wife, minor children, parents of minor children) or unmarried partners in a relationship with German nationals
• EU citizens and third country nationals with current right of residence in Germany or joint short term visits of couples (third country national and German national/EU citizen) residing together in a third country for important reasons
• Persons in need of international protection or for other humanitarian reasons
• Diplomats, staff of international organisations, military personnel and humanitarian aid workers in the exercise of their functions
• Ethnic German resettlers
• Passengers in transit

 

 

Passengers are subject to quarantine for 14 days.

 

All incoming passengers arriving from outside the Federal Republic of Germany may be subjected to a Covid-19 test at the airport.

 

Face masks are mandatory in all terminal buildings.

 

UK & South Africa Restriction

All passengers out of UK or South Africa with a destination in Germany are prohibited to be transported to the Federal Republic.

 

Links

Online Passenger Locator Form:
https://einreiseanmeldung.de/#/

Download Passenger Locator Form:
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/Germany-Passenger-Locator-Form.pdf

Entry regulation (German)
https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/service/gesetze-und-verordnungen/guv-19-lp/coronaeinreisev.html

Risk area definition:
https://www.rki.de/covid-19-risikogebiete

Passenger Information:
https://www.rki.de/covid-19-risikogebiete

Substitute registration form:
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Transport/Ersatzmitteilung_Covid_Tab.html

More information available on the German Federal Transport Police website
https://www.bundespolizei.de/Web/DE/04Aktuelles/01Meldungen/2020/03/200317_faq.html

Local government information:
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/einreiseundaufenthalt/coronavirus

Required documentation

It is compulsory for all passengers travelling to Greece to fill in the electronic passenger locator form online 24 hours before check in, providing points of contact in Greece.

Fines may be applied to non-complying passengers.

Families are obliged to one joint e-PLF submission thus will possess only one QR code.

 

Note: Prior to boarding passengers must display the confirmation receipt for the passenger locator form submission and the response mail with a passenger locator form QR code or you will be denied boarding.

 

Restrictions

All non-EU citizens are prohibited from entry.

Exceptions to that are:

• Citizens from Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay and United Arab Emirates
• Family members of EU citizens
• Citizens of Schengen member states and their family members
• Passengers travelling for essential reasons, including health issues, business purposes, imperative family reasons, persons in need of international protection
• Healthcare professionals and health researchers designated to support the Hellenic national healthcare system
• Third-country citizens who are long-term residents or long term visa holders of an EU or Schengen member state. personnel and humanitarian aid workers in the exercise of their duties, students, highly specialized personnel, essential to the function of the state
• Third country government members, diplomats, staff of international organisations, military personnel and humanitarian aid workers in the exercise of their duties, students, highly specialized personnel, essential to the function of the state
• Passengers in transit
• Aircraft flight crew
• Non EU or non-Schengen citizens travelling for imperative family or business reasons provided that the relevant authorization has been obtained by the Hellenic consulate

 

Testing

Departure:

All individuals entering the country are obliged to display a negative molecular test (pcr) for covid-19, performed by taking an oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal smear, conducted up to 72 hours before arrival in Greece.

The tests must originate from reference laboratories of the country of origin or transit, public or private laboratories of that country, provided that these private laboratories have been certified by the competent national certification authority of the country.

Passengers must have a certificate of the above diagnosis, in English, which includes the name and the passport or identity number of the person and which they display to the officers of the general secretariat for civil protection and of the national public health organization who are in charge of performing medical examinations.

Passengers will be prohibited to board the aircraft in the absence of this certificate.

 

Arrival:

Visitors will be subject to random tests upon arrival. Upon being tested, the visitor is free to move to their final destination. If the test is positive, 14 day quarantine under supervision is required at the final destination.

In order to prove their place of residence, third-country nationals may present their residence permit, work permit, identity card (provided that it states place of residence), driving license or other documents.

Exempted from the restriction are:

• EU member states nationals and the schengen agreement, including their spouses or persons with whom they have a cohabitation agreement, as well as their minor children.
• Passengers travelling for essential reasons, including health issues, business purposes, imperative family reasons, persons in need of international protection.
• Medical and nursing staff, researchers and health professionals, if they demonstrate at the points of entry in the country, the exercise license profession or other appropriate evidence of their professional status and provided that their entry into the country relates to the exercise of their professional duties.
• Long-term residents of EU member states or Schengen agreement

Quarantine:

Visitors will be subject to random tests upon arrival. Upon being tested, the visitor is free to move to the final destination. if the test is positive,14 day quarantine under supervision is required at the final destination.

 

Links

Link to electronic passenger locator form online:
https://travel.gov.gr/#/

Local government information:
https://eody.gov.gr/en/

Restrictions

Arrival entry at Hungarian airports is only allowed for:

• Hungarian citizens and citizens with a permanent residence permit in Hungary and their family members.
• Citizens with any residence permit issued by the Hungarian immigration authority with a longer validity than 90 days
• Citizens of Czechia, Poland and Slovakia provided that they have at least one night booked accommodation in Hungary booked before 1st of September and they have one negative sars-COV2 PCR test result within 5 days before entry.
• Passengers in transit are allowed to enter in case of negative health screening at entry, if they are able to certify the purpose and destination of their travel and their entry into a neighbouring country of Hungary on their way to their final destination is ensured.
• Everybody entering Hungary may be subject to the health screening and quarantined. Hungarian citizens arriving from Czechia, Poland and Slovakia having accommodation there before 1st of September may be exempted from quarantine provided they undergo one sars-COV2 PCR test after arrival.
• Passengers arriving for cultural or sport events in Hungary are allowed to enter with a personal invitation letter issued by the official organizer of the event provided that they have two negative sars-cov2 pcr test results within 5 days with at least 48 hours passing between the two examinations.
• Passengers doing business or economic activities in Hungary where this can be proved at entry. Passengers arriving for business or economic activities are exempted from health screening and quarantine.

Special quarantine measures apply for passengers for cultural or sport events. any other individual exemption requires prior permission.

All passengers entering Hungary may be subject to the health screening and quarantined.

Links

Local government information:
https://www.kormany.hu/en

Please see our Entry Requirements for Ireland page for all details.

 

Required documentation / Declaration

Passengers are required to complete up to 3 documents in advance of travel to Italy.

1. On departure to Italy

Passengers must complete a self declaration for entry into Italy from abroad. This declaration should be presented to check in or boarding staff at the airport on departure.

2. On arrival in Italy

Passengers must complete the formal statement stating the purpose of entry into Italy.

3. Passengers travelling to Calabria, Puglia, Sardinia or residents returning to Campania

Additionally, passengers travelling to Calabria, Puglia, Sardinia or residents returning to Campania must also complete the Regional forms listed below in the 'Links' section.

 

Restrictions

From Dec 10th until Dec 21st:

A: San Marino and Vatican City: no limitations.

B: States and territories with low epidemiological risk that will be identified, among those listed in list C, by order of the Minister of Health in agreement with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: entry from these countries, without stays or transits in different countries in the previous 14 days, is allowed without the need for motivation, therefore also for tourism, and without the obligation of isolation upon return

C: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Greenland), Estonia, Finland, France (including Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana, Réunion, Mayotte and excluding other territories located outside the European continent), Germany , Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands (excluding territories located outside the European continent), Poland, Portugal (including the Azores and Madeira), Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (including territories on the African continent), Sweden, Hungary, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (including the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and British bases on the island of Cyprus and excluding territories located outside the European continent for which the Kingdom is responsible for international relations), Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Andorra, Principality of Monaco. Those who enter Italy from these countries (after having stayed there or even just passed through in the 14 days prior to entering Italy) must communicate their entry into the Italian territory to the Prevention Department of the local Health Authority of reference. He must also present a certificate of having undergone, in the 48 hours prior to entry into the national territory, a swab (molecular or antigenic test) with a negative result (those who do not present it upon arrival in Italy will have to undergo fiduciary isolation).

D: Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, Rwanda, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Uruguay: entry (without stays or transits in countries included in lists C or E, in which case the specific restrictions for these countries apply ) is allowed without the need for motivation, therefore also for tourism. Those entering from these countries will, however, have to undergo fiduciary isolation and health surveillance for 14 days, and reach their final destination in Italy only by private vehicle or connecting flight (without leaving the airport transit areas).

E: All States not indicated in the other lists: entry from these countries (without stays or transits in countries included in lists C or E, in which case the specific limitations for these countries apply) is allowed to Italian / EU / Schengen and their family members, as well as holders of long-term resident status and their family members (Directive 2004/38 / EC). Entry is also allowed to people who have a proven and stable emotional relationship (even if not cohabiting) with Italian / EU / Schengen / long-term residents, who must reach the home / domicile / residence of the partner (in Italy).

For those who do not fall into the categories just mentioned, entry from the countries of group E is allowed only in the presence of precise reasons, such as: work or study needs, health reasons, absolute urgency, return to their home, home or residence. You can reach your final destination in Italy only by private vehicle or by plane connection (without leaving the airport transit areas). It is also necessary to undergo fiduciary isolation and health surveillance for 14 days.

There are exceptions to the obligation of isolation, listed at the bottom.

From Dec 21st until Jan 6th 2021:

A: no changes compared to December 10th.

B: no changes compared to December 10th.

C: no changes to the list of countries compared to 10 December, but those who stay or transit between 21 December 2020 and 6 January 2021 for reasons not of necessity (work needs, absolute urgency, health needs, study needs, return at their domicile, home or residence) must then, upon entering Italy, undergo fiduciary isolation and health surveillance. The reason for returning home does not apply to those who have left Italy to go to one of the countries listed in list C for reasons not of necessity (eg. Tourism or family visits).

D: no changes compared to December 10th.

E: no changes compared to December 10th.

Exceptions:

Provided that no symptoms of Covid-19 arise and that there have been no stays or transits (for reasons not of necessity) in one or more countries listed in list C between 21 December 2020 and 6 January 2021, the obligation of fiduciary isolation and health surveillance does not apply:

• the crew of the means of transport;
• to the traveling staff;
• at the entrances for work reasons regulated by special safety protocols, approved by the competent health authority;
• at entrances for non-deferrable reasons, including participation in international sporting events, subject to specific authorization from the Ministry of Health and with the obligation to present to the carrier and anyone appointed to carry out the checks of the attestation that they have submitted, within 48 hours prior to entry into the national territory, to a negative swab.
• to anyone (regardless of nationality) who enters Italy for a period not exceeding 120 hours for proven work, health or absolute urgency needs, with the obligation, at the expiry of said term, to immediately leave the national territory or, failing that, to initiate the period of surveillance and fiduciary isolation;
• to anyone (regardless of nationality) who transits, by private vehicle, in the Italian territory for a period not exceeding 36 hours, with the obligation, at the expiry of this term, to immediately leave the national territory or, failing that, to start the period of surveillance and fiduciary isolation;
• citizens and residents of the states and territories referred to in lists A, B, C and D who enter Italy for proven work reasons.
• health personnel entering Italy for the exercise of professional health qualifications, including the temporary exercise referred to in art. 13 of the decree-law of 17 March 2020, n. 18;
• to cross-border workers entering and leaving the national territory for proven work reasons and for the consequent return to their residence, home or residence;
• to the personnel of companies and entities having their registered office or secondary office in Italy for travel abroad for proven work needs lasting no more than 120 hours;
• officials and agents, however named, of the European Union or of international organizations, diplomatic agents, administrative and technical staff of diplomatic missions, consular officers and employees, military personnel and police forces, in exercise of their functions;
• to pupils and students for attending a course of study in a State other than that of residence, home or stay, to which they return every day or at least once a week.
• at entrances through "Covid-tested"e; flights, in accordance with the order of the Minister of Health of 23 November 2020 and subsequent amendments and additions.

 

Cabin Baggage Restriction
On flights to and from Italy there is a limit of 50 pieces of cabin baggage on each aircraft. Our boarding staff will ensure no more than 50 pieces of cabin baggage in total can be taken onboard the aircraft.

 

Surgical Facemasks
Surgical face masks are mandatory in the airport and on board any flights to, from and within Italy.

 

Links

Self Declaration for entry into Italy from abroad:
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/Italy-on-departure-SELF-DECLARATION-FOR-ENTRY-INTO-ITALY-FROM-ABROAD.pdf
Formal statement stating the purpose of entry into Italy:
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/IT-FORMAL-STATEMENT-TO-THE-PURPOSE-OF-ENTRY-IN-ITALY.pdf

Download Health Declaration Form: (select the region you are travelling to)
Sardinia: https://sus.regione.sardegna.it/sus/covid19/regimbarco/init
Calabria: https://www.rcovid19.it/prenotazione-rientri/
Puglia: https://www.sanita.puglia.it/autosegnalazione-coronavirus
Residents returning to Campania: http://www.regione.campania.it/assets/documents/ordinanza-n-68-12-08-2020.pdf

Local government information to check the entry conditions:
https://infocovid.viaggiaresicuri.it/
https://www.enac.gov.it/
https://www.esteri.it/mae/en

Required documentation

Passengers travelling to the Netherlands will be issued with a leaflet upon boarding their flight.

All passengers over the age of 13 must also fill out a Health Screening Form upon check in.

Based on the answers provided on the Health Screening Form passengers may be denied a boarding card.

Passengers must carry the completed Health Screening Form with them as they may be asked to show the declaration if required by the appropriate authorities. This is obligatory for all arriving and departing passengers.

Passengers must reserve their holiday accommodation before they travel to the Netherlands and may be stopped at the border if they don't have a valid reservation.

 

Quarantine

Travellers arriving in the Netherlands from Ireland and other regions should self-quarantine for 10 days. Even if you do not have any symptoms or if you have tested negative for COVID-19. Once in the Netherlands, you can self-quarantine at home or in temporary or holiday accommodation. For a full list of countries see: https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19/tackling-new-coronavirus-in-the-netherlands/travel-and-holidays/self-quarantine.

Restrictions

All non-Schengen nationals and non-eu nationals are prohibited to enter the Netherlands by order of the ministry of justice and security.

Exemptions on entry ban:

• Residents from Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, South-Korea, Thailand and China (mainland China, Hongkong, Macau)
• Medical personnel in the interest of public health and patients (only necessary)
• Cross-border commuters (excluding students and pupils)
• Individuals who work in the goods transport sector, and other essential transport personnel, including crew members on container ships, bulk carriers (e.g. ore and coal), tankers (fuel and Chemicals) and fishing vessels. It also includes individuals who work in the energy sector, including oil and gas platforms and offshore wind farms, offshore companies that provide services to this sector
• Diplomats in the exercise of their work
• Staff of international organisations and people invited by international organisations whose physical presence is required for the well-functioning of these organisations
• Military personnel and civil protection personnel in the exercise of their functions
• Humanitarian aid workers in the exercise of their work
• Passengers in transit who are travelling to a third country
• Passengers travelling for imperative family reasons (first- or second degree) such as attending a funeral or visiting a terminally ill family member
• Seafarers who possess a seamen record book if they are travelling in the exercise of their work or whose physical presence is required for work. The exemption does not apply to seafarers on commercial yachts and pleasure craft
• Persons in need of international protection or for other humanitarian reasons
• Persons on board of a state flight
• Elite athletes and their support staff
• Air crew

 

Testing - Negative test results for all arriving passengers

As of Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 at 0:01 CET, all passengers (including Dutch citizens) must show a negative test declaration Covid-19 and the negative PCR test result when boarding the aircraft and on arrival to The Netherlands at the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee border control filter.

If a passenger cannot show the negative test declaration form, then the passenger may not board the aircraft. Passengers arriving in The Netherlands without valid negative test results and the mandatory form may be denied entry to the Netherlands and will have to depart again.

The rule currently applies for all passengers arriving in Amsterdam: Passengers aged 13 or older arriving from (high-risk) countries (including EU and Schengen).

The following requirements are applicable for the mandatory test report:

• Test must be a molecular PCR Sars-Cov-2/COVID-19 test. Other types are not allowed
• Test result should be negative (or non-detected)
• The test result should be in Dutch, English, German, French or Spanish
• Test report should include first and Family name, matching with the Passport
• Test report should include Date and time of test: must be maximum 72 hours before arrival in the Netherlands
• Details of the institute or lab that performed the test

 

Exemptions:

The following people do not need a negative test:

• Children under 13;
• People arriving from countries on the EU list of safe countries;
• People arriving from Iceland;
• Cross-border commuters (including students and school children);
• Holders of a diplomatic identity card issued by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
• Holders of non-Dutch diplomatic passports;
• Holders of Dutch diplomatic passports, if they are travelling as part of their job, in order to perform their job or after performing their job;
• Heads of state and members of foreign governments;
• Individuals who work in the goods transport sector, and other transportation personnel in so far as necessary. This includes lorry drivers and individuals who work on container ships, bulk carriers (e.g. of ore and coal), tankers (fuel and chemicals) and fishing vessels. It also includes individuals who work in the energy sector, including oil and gas platforms and offshore wind farms, offshore companies that provide services to this sector, and air, cruise-ship and ferry crew members if they are travelling in order to perform their job;
• Seafarers who possess a seaman¿s record book if they are travelling as part of their job, in order to perform work or after performing work. This exemption does not apply to seafarers on commercial yachts and pleasure craft;
• Passengers on flights which do not have a Dutch airport as their destination but are diverted to a Dutch airport due to unforeseen circumstances.
• Passengers with a NATO Travel Order or a NATO-2 visum.

Please note that passengers transferring at Schiphol must be able to show negative (PCR)test results.

 

Rapid test required for those arriving by aircraft

People travelling to the Netherlands from Ireland, the United Kingdom or South Africa including Dutch citizens must provide proof that they have tested negative for coronavirus following a rapid test directly before departure. The test can be conducted at the airport or ferry terminal. As a result, travellers should add at least one hour onto their travelling time.

Travellers must provide:

• proof of a negative result from a rapid test (antigen test)
• proof of a negative result from a PCR test
• a signed negative test declaration form (for those travelling from the UK and South Africa)

A negative test result is not a substitute for self-quarantining. People with a negative test result should still self quarantine for 10 days on arrival in the Netherlands.

The additional rapid test requirement applies to those arriving in the Netherlands by aircraft from South Africa or by aircraft or ferry from the UK or Ireland. The new requirement also applies to people working in the transport sector, such as lorry drivers, and to ferry and airline crews. The rapid test requirement already applies to people travelling to the Netherlands from the UK via the Eurotunnel or Eurostar. Passengers transferring through Dublin to the Netherlands also need the rapid test and can get this at the first airport they depart from.

Exceptions to the rapid test requirement

The following groups of people are exempted from the rapid test requirement:

• Cross-border commuters, students and school children
• Holders of a diplomatic identity card issued by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Holders of non-Dutch diplomatic passports
• Holders of Dutch diplomatic passports, if they are travelling in the exercise of their work or whose physical presence is required for work
• Heads of state and members of foreign governments
• Seafarers on board ferries or passenger ships who are not leaving the ship or travelling to and from it. The exemption does not apply to seafarers on commercial yachts and pleasure craft
• Air crew, provided they do not leave the aircraft in the UK and are immediately flying back to the Netherlands or onwards to another destination
• Air passengers whose flight does not have the Netherlands as its final destination but which must divert to the Netherlands due to unforeseen circumstances
• Travellers in possession of a NATO travel order or a NATO-2 visa

 

 

Links

Download Leaflet:
http://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/Netherlands_Leaflet.pdf

Download Health Screening Form:
http://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/Netherlands_Passenger_Locator_Form.pdf

Local government information:
https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19/tackling-new-coronavirus-in-the-netherlands/travel-and-holidays/visiting-the-netherlands

Travellers from the UK and South Africa:
https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19/news/2020/12/22/negative-test-declaration-now-mandatory-for-travellers-from-the-uk-and-south-africa

Required documentation

All passengers travelling to Portugal will be issued with a leaflet upon boarding their flight.

Passengers must also fill out a Passenger Location Card which will be submitted to the Airports Health Authority.

 

Testing

All passengers who are travelling from non-EU and non-Schengen agreement countries and passengers from countries on the ECDC high risk list, shall hold a negative covid-19 rt-pcr test, done within 72 hours before departure, without which will not be permitted to board.

Exemptions:

• Transit passengers who do not have to abandon airport facilities.
• National citizens and foreign citizens and their family members with legal residence in national territory and diplomatic personnel placed in Portugal, on flights exclusively for essential travel, repatriation flights of national citizens or holders of a Portuguese residence permit, humanitarian or repatriation flights of foreign citizens promoted by the competent authorities of their home states and subject to previous request and agreement, with respect to reciprocity principles, that exceptionally do not hold a negative Covid-19 rt-pcr test, will be immediately forwarded to the competent authorities to carry out the test at their own expenses.

 

Azores

1.in accordance with Azores regional government decision, all passengers boarding at the airports of the islands of Sao Miguel and Terceira bound for any of the other islands in the archipelago shall hold a negative sars-cov-2 virus rt-PCR test, done within 72 hours before departure.

2.exeptions:

• Passengers with age equal or less than 12 years.
• Health professionals on duty for transferring or evacuating patients and who have updated periodic screening under professional scope, in accordance with the technical standard of the regional health in force at the time.
• Passengers with a disease duly confirmed by medical declaration attesting anatomical and or clinical incompatibility for carrying out the sars-cov-2 diagnostic test, through the collection of biological material through the nasopharynx, in which case passengers must previously submit before their travel, with at least two working days in advance, the aforementioned declaration to the regional health authority for validation, subject to serological test on arrival at the destination island.
• Passengers who submit a clinical discharge declaration from surveillance and isolation measures issued by the public health service regarding sars-cov-2, which is valid for 90 days.
• Passengers who submit a declaration from a funeral home based on the island of destination, proving the death of a relative in the last 72 hours, being obliged to undergo screening for sars-cov-2, by Methodology, upon arrival at the island of destination, as well as prophylactic isolation, until the negative result, is communicated within a maximum period of 24 hours.
• Passengers departing from the two islands mentioned above, who, due to delay or flight cancellation, on boarding or stopover, exceed the 72 hours of validity of the test performed at origin, are obliged to undergo screening for sars-cov-2, by the methodology of rt-pcr, on arrival at the destination island, as well as prophylactic isolation, until the negative result is communicated, within a maximum period of 24 hours.
• Passengers departing on one of the remaining seven islands and who, in transit to the island of final destination, land at the airports of the islands of Sao Miguel and Terceira, provided they do not enter the airport land side.
• Passengers departing on one of the remaining seven islands and who, in transit to the island of final destination, land at the airports of the islands of Sao Miguel and Terceira, circulating in the airport land side, are obliged to undergo screening for sars-cov-2, by rt-pcr methodology, upon arrival at the destination island, as well as prophylactic isolation, until the negative result is communicated within a maximum period of 24 hours.
• Passengers departing from Portugal mainland and who, in transit to the final destination island, land at the airports of the islands of Sao Miguel and Terceira, circulating in the airport land side, are obliged to undergo screening for sars-cov-2, by rt-pcr
• Airline crews that do not transit to the airport land side, as well as those traveling in service, departing in Sao Miguel or Terceira, and return to them without leaving the aircraft.
• Passengers traveling from any of the other seven islands to Sao Miguel or Terceira, returning within 48 hours, are, at that moment, obliged to undergo screening for sars-cov-2, using the rt-pcr methodology, as well as prophylactic isolation, until the negative result is communicated, within a maximum period of 24 hours.

3. all passengers shall comply with mask use, social distancing and respiratory etiquette rules set by local health authority.

4. passengers boarding at airports on the islands of Sao Miguel and Terceira, to another island of the archipelago, are recommended to complete the app mysafeazores.com with the questionnaire of risk assessment and early detection of sars-cov-2.

5. additional information available at https://covid19.azores.gov.pt/

 

Madeira

Due to the covid-19 pandemic and by decision of madeira regional government, all passengers and crew disembarking madeira region airports shall:

1. provide at their arrival a negative covid-19 pcr test done within 72hr prior flight schedule, or

2. be subject to a sars-cov-2 pcr test under local health authority supervision, or

3. be subject to mandatory confinement up to 14 days, or

4. return to origin or to any other destination outside the territory of the autonomous region of madeira, complying, until departure, isolation at home or place in which you are hosted.

5. children up to eleven years and residents at madeira or Porto Santo in inter-island flights may be exempted from the situations stated at 1), 2), 3) and 4).

6. passengers holding a medical document certifying that recovered from covid-19 disease at the time of landing in the territory of the autonomous region of madeira, issued in the last 90 days, or document certifying that the holder has been vaccinated against covid-19, according to recommended plan and respected theperiod of activation of the immune system provided in the summary product characteristics (smpc), are exempted from the situations stated at 1), 2), 3) and 4).

7. if a traveller refuses to voluntarily comply with established rules, local health authorities may determine mandatory confinement, up to fourteen days, in a designated hotel at passenger expenses.

8. if departed from the United Kingdom, and do not have a screening Test for sars-cov-2, with negative result, shall be subject to a Sars-cov-2 pcr test, and remain in mandatory confinement at a hotel determined by Madeira regional government while waiting for the test result.

9. in the autonomous region of madeira, the use of a disease protection mask is mandatory.

10. it is recommended to complete the epidemiological inquiry, available on-line, at madeira traveller registration health authority¿s website, within 12 to 48 hours prior to departure to madeira or Porto Santo.

 

Links

Download Leaflet:
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/Portugal_Leaflet.pdf

Download Passenger Location Card:
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/Portugal_Passenger_Locator_Form_port_and_eng.pdf

Local government information:
https://www.visitportugal.com/en/node/421189%20

Travel to the Azores:
https://covid19.azores.gov.pt/

Required documentation

At least 48 hours before travelling to Spain all passengers must complete a Health Control Form (FCS) online at https://www.spth.gob.es/ or on the SpTH mobile application. Once that is completed you will receive a QR Code which is required for entry to and for the duration of your stay in Spain. If you do not provide all of the information required you will referred for a more exhaustive analysis on arrival.

Passengers must provide a completed Passenger Locator Form to the Spanish authorities on arrival in Spain. Passengers are also required to provide a Covid Health Declaration prior to check-in. Please complete the Covid-19 Declaration Form and present it at the boarding gate if you are not checking-in online.

Please see https://www.spth.gob.es/faq?tab=0 for more information on the Spain Travel Health programme and requirements. There will be hard copy forms available on board if you are unable to complete it online or via the app, or you can download the form from the links below and complete and bring it with you on your flight.

 

Restrictions

Please check local information before you travel for any updates on entry restrictions, see https://www.spain.info/en/discover-spain/practical-information-tourists-covid-19-travel-spain/

Restrictions do not apply to residents of the European Union, Schengen associated states, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican (the Holy See) or San Marino, and others.

Note: United States citizens are not allowed entry unless they comply with above.

From the 23rd November a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of travel is required for passengers arriving from countries on the Red List of the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Control) list published here. Before boarding in red list countries passengers will be asked if they have the PCR test cert. This includes the Canaries.

Face Masks:
Passengers arriving at or departing from Spanish airports are required to wear surgical masks or masks with a higher protection level throughout their passage through the airport and on board the aircraft.

Baggage:
It is recommended that guests check-in their hand baggage at check-in.

UK restrictions
There are currently no flights permitted to land in Spain from the UK except flights repatriating Spanish citizens.

 

Links

Link to Passenger Locator Card online:
https://www.spth.gob.es/

or (until 31 July)

Download Passenger Locator Form (English):
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/Nuevo-FCS-ingles-avion-V7.pdf

Download Passenger Locator Form (Spanish):
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/Nuevo-FCS-espanol-avion-V12.pdf

Download Covid-19 Declaration Form:
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/Spain_Covid-19_Declaration_Form.pdf

Local information:
https://www.spain.info/en/discover-spain/practical-information-tourists-covid-19-travel-spain/

ECDC (European Centre for Disease Control) Traffic Light System Map:
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/situation-updates/weekly-maps-coordinated-restriction-free-movement

Restrictions

Travel to Switzerland is restricted to the following passengers:

• Nationals of EEA member states and Switzerland
• Passengers arriving from Schengen member states
• Passengers arriving directly from Andorra, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Republic of Ireland, Japan, Republic of Korea, Monaco, New Zealand, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay and Vatican City (Holy See)
• Family members of nationals of EEA member states. They must present proof of their relationship
• Family members of British nationals. They must present proof of their relationship
• Residents of Liechtenstein and Switzerland
• Residents of Schengen member states returning directly via Switzerland to their country of residence
• Passengers with D visa issued by Switzerland
• Passengers with Schengen C visa issued by Switzerland after 16 March 2020
• Passengers who represent a justified individual case of hardship, in case of persons exempted from visa requirements, Swiss representations abroad may certify existence of justified individual case of hardship
• All crew and support staff required to carry out cargo and passenger flights

Quarantine

Restrictions as prescribed by Swiss federal council, travellers who have stayed in one of following countries at any time within 10 days before entering Switzerland obliged to go directly to their apartment or other suitable accommodation immediately aft entry. They must stay there permanently for 10 days aft entry :
Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Luxemburg, Maldives, Malta, Morocco, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and United States of America.

The following persons are exempt from the obligation to quarantine

• Persons who, on a professional basis, transport persons or goods across borders by road, rail, sea or air
• Persons who, in the course of their professional activity in rail, bus, ship or air transport companies, transport persons across borders and who have stayed for this purpose in the country or area with an increased risk of infection
• Persons who, as transit passengers, have stayed for less than 24 hours in a state or territory with an increased risk of infection

 

Links

Local government information:
https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start.html

Required documentation

All passengers travelling to Turkey shall be issued with a Passenger Locator Form upon boarding their flight. Upon arrival in Turkey the forms must then be dropped in the provided boxes in the arrivals hall.

 

Restrictions

• All passengers must wear a face mask in the airport and on board
• All passengers arriving need to fill out the passenger locator form
• All passengers with symptoms will be examined and tested on arrival
• Passengers with a positive test result will be inadmissible and will be deported

 

Baggage Restriction
On flights to and from Turkey the use of overhead bins on the aircraft is not permitted. Only baggage of a size that can be positioned under the seat shall be permitted in the cabin. To comply with this regulation, all hand baggage that will not fit under the seat in front shall be checked into the hold free of charge.

 

 

Testing
All pax that are 6 years old and older will be required to submit a negative COVID-19 test result done within the last 72-hours prior to their entrance to Turkey. Pax that do not show negative COVID-19 test result will not be accepted to flight. This requirement is applicable also for transit and transfer passengers.

 

Links

Download Passenger Locator Form:
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/Turkey_Passenger_Locator_Form.pdf

Local government information:
http://www.mfa.gov.tr/default.en.mfa

Required documentation

All passengers travelling to the UK will be issued with a leaflet before boarding their flight.

 

Restrictions

Passengers arriving into the UK, excluding those arriving from Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands who were there for the previous 14 days or more, are required to complete an online UK Passenger Locator Form before entering the UK.

Passengers entering the UK will also need to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival into the UK unless they are arriving from Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or another exempt country and they were there for the previous 14 days or more. See the full list of exempt countries here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-travel-corridors

Please visit https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control for more details on the Passenger Locator Form and UK public health requirements.

There are exemptions from the requirement to complete a Passenger Locator Form and to self-isolate for passengers travelling for certain jobs, please see here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules

 

From 4am on Monday 18 January 2021, you must have proof of a negative coronavirus (COVID-19) test to travel to England. (Ireland is exempt, however it applies to passengers transiting through Ireland.)

You must take a test even if:

• you are a UK citizen
• you are coming from a country on the travel corridors list

You must take the test in the 3 days before you start your journey to England. If you don't present proof of a negative test result certificate, you may not be able to board any form of transport to travel to England. If you arrive in England without proof of a negative test result, you could be fined £500. You must make sure that the test provider can meet the standards for pre-departure testing.

The test must:

• meet performance standards of =97% specificity, =80% sensitivity at viral loads above 100,000 copies/ml
• this could include tests such as:
  • a nucleic acid test, including a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test or derivative technologies, including loopmediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) tests
  • an antigen test, such as a test from a lateral flow device

It is your responsibility to ensure the test meets the minimum standards for sensitivity, specificity and viral load details so you must check with your test provider that it meets those standards or you may not be able to travel if the test does not meet these standards. It is your responsibility to ensure you get the right test that meets the above requirements.

If you have been somewhere that is not on the travel corridors list in the 10 days before you arrive in England, you will need to self-isolate, regardless of your pre-departure test result.

Links

Download leaflet:
http://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/UKPoster.pdf

Passenger Locator Form:
https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk

Local government information:
http://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-safer-air-travel-guidance-for-passengers

Restrictions

US Travel Restrictions

Entry into the US is restricted for those travelling from Ireland, the UK, Schengen Area countries, Brazil, China and Iran.

Non US nationals including Irish nationals who have visited, or are resident in the countries listed above, Ireland or the UK for 14 days or less prior to their travel to the USA will be denied entry, unless they are legal permanent residents of the US, or the spouse or child of a US national.

Any passenger who transits/transfers through one of the locations listed above are considered to have been present in that location and subject to the restrictions outlined above.

This does not apply to United States citizens holding a United States Passport, Lawful Permanent Residents of the United States holding a Permanent Resident Card, Letter of Parole and other individuals who are identified in the Presidential Proclamation.

 

Testing

The CDC issued an Order effective January 26, 2021 which requires all air passengers arriving to the US from a foreign country to get tested for COVID-19 infection no more than 3 days before their flight departs and to provide proof of the negative result or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 to the airline before boarding the flight.

Some key points:

1. Negative pre-departure COVID-19 test during the 3 calendar days preceding the flight's departure from a foreign country OR

2. Written or electronic documentation of a positive viral test result that confirms the passenger had a previous COVID-19 infection and a letter from a licensed health care provider or public health official stating the passenger is cleared to travel (so-called "Documentation of Recovery")

3. Test is a nucleic acid amplification test or a viral antigen test

4. Airlines must confirm that each passenger 2 years or older has documentation of a negative test or a Documentation of Recovery

5. Airline must verify that every passenger – 2 years of age or older – has attested to receiving a negative test or has recovered from COVID-19 and is cleared to travel. Link to attestation form:
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/US-Attestation-Form-25-01-2021.pdf

6. Airlines must retain a copy of each passenger attestation for 2 years and have spare copies available at the gate.

7. Parent or other authorized individual should attest on behalf of passengers age 2 to 17 or who is unable to attest on their own behalf

8. Passengers must retain a copy of their negative test or Documentation of Recovery and present it for inspection at arrival upon request of USG

9. Exemptions:

• Crew members as long as they follow industry protocols
• Airlines transporting passengers with COVID-19 pursuant to CDC authorization
• Federal law enforcement personnel on official duty
• Airlines granted specific waivers from the application of this Order based on CDCs determination that a foreign country lacks available COVID-testing capabilities. Waivers are granted based on specific request made by an airline or aircraft operator to the CDC and will be limited to 14 days unless renewed by CDC

 

Quarantine

The US Centre for Disease Control have also recommended staying home for 14 days from the time of arrival after international travel. The CDC also state if you have travelled from a country or U.S. territory with a Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 Travel Health Notice take the actions listed below AND do the following after travel:

• Get tested 3-5 days after travel AND stay home for 7 days after travel.
• Even if you test negative, stay home for the full 7 days.
• If your test is positive, isolate yourself to protect others from getting infected.
• If you don't get tested, it's safest to stay home for 10 days after travel.
• Avoid being around people who are at increased risk for severe illness for 14 days, whether you get tested or not.
• Always follow state and local recommendations or requirements related to travel.

 

Boston Restrictions

Passenger Forms:

Passengers are required to complete the online form before they fly. The online form is available at:
https://www.mass.gov/forms/massachusetts-travel-form
By completing this form, you consent to receive text messages from the Commonwealth.

Quarantine:

Governor Charlie Baker announced that effective August 1st, all travellers entering the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including both out of state residents and Massachusetts residents returning home, will be required to comply with a new travel order. The order relates to quarantine and covid-19 testing. All individuals arriving in Massachusetts by any means or mode, including Massachusetts residents who have left the state for anything more than transitory travel, are covered by the Massachusetts travel rule. Accordingly, even travellers not required to complete the form should act in compliance with the rule.

The rule requires that you MUST quarantine for 14 days unless you:

• are coming from a lower-risk state or
• can produce, on request, proof of negative test result for COVID-19 from a test administered on a sample taken no longer than 72 hours before your arrival in Massachusetts, or
• meet the exemption criteria.

You may obtain a test at your own expense after your arrival in Massachusetts but you MUST quarantine until you obtain a negative result. Individuals who fail to quarantine are subject to a $500 fine per day. Detailed information about the quarantine requirement and a list of exceptions can be found here:
www.mass.gov/MATraveler or by texting 'MATraveler' to 888-777.

 

New York Restrictions

There is a mandatory 10-day quarantine for asymptomatic individuals. For any traveller to New York State from a non-contiguous state, US territory or CDC level 2 and higher country, the new guidelines for travellers to test-out of the mandatory 10-day quarantine are below.

For travellers who were out-of-state for more than 24 hours:

• Travelers must obtain a test within three days of departure, prior to arrival in New York.
• The traveller must, upon arrival in New York, quarantine for three days.
• On day 4 of their quarantine, the traveller must obtain another COVID test. If both tests come back negative, the traveller may exit quarantine early upon receipt of the second negative diagnostic test.
• Visitors must fill out a Health Department traveller form. Those who don¿t comply with the coronavirus rules for traveller's face a possible fine of up to $10,000. The form is collected on arrival in the US.

Link to form: https://forms.ny.gov/s3/Welcome-to-New-York-State-Traveler-Health-Form/

 

Links

Local government information:
https://www.cbp.gov/

Passenger Disclosure and Attestation Form:
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/US-Attestation-Form-25-01-2021.pdf

Massachusetts Travel Form:
https://www.mass.gov/forms/massachusetts-travel-form

New York State Traveler Health Form:
https://forms.ny.gov/s3/Welcome-to-New-York-State-Traveler-Health-Form/

Irish DFA advice on travel to the USA:
https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/united-states-of-america/

US CDC advice on international travel:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/after-travel-precautions.html

Requirement for Proof of Negative COVID-19 Test for all arriving in the US:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html