To help you plan and prepare for your journey, we've gathered country-specific travel requirements and restrictions. Below you'll find links to forms you may be required to complete before travel, plus links to the latest local government information. Please ensure to:
Note:
Passengers who do not have the appropriate documentation completed before travel or who make a false statement on any form will result in being refused travel or denied entry at their destination.
It is now mandatory for all passengers to wear a face mask or covering to fly with us unless you cannot do so for medical reasons in which case you must present a medical certificate confirming this.
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. Persons are obliged to pre-travel-clearance (note 4) and to Present confirmation upon arrival.
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:
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):
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.
Sworn Statement
All passengers are obliged to fill in and sign the digital or paper version of a Sworn Statement. The passenger can find the Sworn Statement on the website https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/travels/. The Sworn Statement must be supported by the necessary supporting documents. If a passenger has not completed the Sworn Statement, the airline is permitted to deny boarding.
Restrictions
Non-essential travel to Belgium is prohibited for people who have their primary residence abroad. Non-essential travel abroad is prohibited for people who have their primary residence in Belgium.
Below is a list of reasons considered 'essential travel' applicable to people with EU or Schengen zone nationality or having their primary residence in a country of the EU, the Schengen zone or a safe country (Australia, South Korea, Japan, Rwanda, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand).
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
Negative PCR test result
All non-residents in Belgium, from the age of 6 years, arriving on Belgian territory, coming from a red zone must have a negative PCR-test result based on a test carried out at the earliest 72 hours prior to departure. Airlines are obliged to deny boarding to passengers that cannot present a negative PCR-test result before boarding process.Exceptions
The following passengers are not required to have a negative test result:
Passengers who only transit by air and who remain exclusively in the transit zone without entering Belgian territory as far as the Passengers are not required to have a negative PCR test result to continue their journey.
The passengers must be in possession of a confirmed connecting flight ticket. If a negative PCR test result is required by the final destination, the passengers must already be in possession of the negative PCR test result before arriving in Belgium. It's not possible to have a PCR-test in Belgium because the entry conditions are not fulfilled.
Tests:
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
Sworn Statement (Download):
https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/BE-sworn-statement-Mar21.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:
Transit rules
Individuals permitetd to transit through Bulgaria as follows:
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:
Passengers allowed entry without Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction test certificate:
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:
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:
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
Restrictions
Persons permitted to travel to and enter Canada:
To be eligible to travel to Canada as a foreign national, you must meet the requirements for one of the following:
From the 18th of March:
Transit passengers:
For passengers in transit to a 3rd country (even if this entails a change of terminal) the following conditions must be met:
1. The traveler must not present any symptoms of COVID-19, as per the mandatory additional questions related to the Health Check;
2. The traveler must be booked and confirmed on an onward flight outside of Canada;
3. The traveler must not leave the airport (the traveler may not overnight at a hotel or drive to the USA border); and
4. The travel must satisfy all other documentary requirements (Electronic Travel Authorization, Transit visa, etc.).
ArriveCAN App
Passengers must use ArriveCAN (app) before checking in at the airport or crossing the border to submit their:
You must bring your ArriveCAN receipt (electronic or paper) with you to show the border services officer upon arrival.
Testing
Arrival Testing and quarantine
In addition to a pre-arrival COVID testing requirement which came into effect on January 7, two new measures will also come into effect on February 22, 2021:
1.All air travellers arriving in Canada will be required to take a PCR test upon arrival. This will be in addition to the current pre-arrival testing requirement.
2.While waiting for their test results, all air travellers will be required to quarantine, at their own costs in a Government of Canada-approved hotel for up to three nights. If the test result come back negative, any connecting passengers travelling on AC intra-Canada may rebook on the next available flight and will be required to self-isolate at home for the remainder of the 14 day quarantine period. However, should the test result come back positive, travellers will be required to self-isolate for the remainder of the 14 day quarantine in a government-approved facility. Rebooking for connecting passengers on flights operated by AC for travel within Canada will be made on the next allowable flight after the quarantine period is over. In all cases, the passenger will contact the OAL/booking source to be rebooked. These passengers will be provided a home testing kit and will be required to take a third test before their quarantine is lifted.
Face Masks
Health Check
At check in you will be asked questions on your health status. If a recent medical certificate is presented, no questions are required to be asked.
Based on the answers provided by a passenger you may be denied a boarding card.
The boarding agent is prohibited from allowing passengers to board the aircraft if:
In the event of a denied boarding the air carrier is required to refuse to board the passenger for travel for a period of 14 days or until a medical certificate is presented that confirms that the symptoms that the person is exhibiting are not related to the COVID-19 virus.
Passengers denied boarding can contact the Canadian Embassy Consular Services Worldwide for more details: https://travel.gc.ca/assistance/embassies-consulates
Links
Local government information:
https://travel.gc.ca/
ArriveCAN website:
Canada.ca/ArriveCAN
Canadian Embassy Consular Services Worldwide:
https://travel.gc.ca/assistance/embassies-consulates
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:
Exceptions:
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.
Arrival testing and quarantine information
All persons arriving at Danish airports, regardless of nationality, must be tested for COVID-19 before leaving the airport. No matter the result of this test, all persons entering Denmark must isolate for 10 days after entry. Violation of the mandatory testing and isolation rules is punishable by fine. A number of exemptions to the testing and isolation requirements apply. All passengers travelling by air to Denmark, regardless of nationality, must also present a negative COVID19 test taken no more than 24 hours before boarding the plane. For continuous journeys via transfer at one or more airports, the test can be taken up to 24 hours before boarding at the first airport. Flights with passengers, who cannot present a negative COVID-19 test that comply with this rule, are not permitted to land in Denmark. Passengers, who previously have been infected with COVID-19 and therefore are unable to present a negative test result must present a positive COVID-19 test result from a test performed between 14 days and 12 weeks prior to the flight. These passengers are no longer perceived to be contagious. Persons resident outside of Denmark can only enter Denmark with a worthy purpose and a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 24 hours before entry. Stricter entry requirements apply to persons resident in South Africa who must present a special worthy purpose as well as a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 24 hours before entry. Danish nationals residing in South Africa are exempted from the special worthy purpose. Detailed information about entry restrictions, worthy purpose, test requirements, and flight restrictions, including exemptions, can be found on website: https://coronasmitte.dk/en/entryintodenmark.
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
From Sunday 31 January, travel to and from France from countries outside the EU is banned, except for very limited imperative family or professional reasons. Exempted categories of passengers must have adequate proof, and all those age 11+ must present a negative pre-departure RT-PCR COVID-19 upon boarding.
Passengers from outside the EU arriving into France must also complete a Sworn Statement that they are not presenting symptoms of COVID-19, have not been in contact with any confirmed cases in the last 14 days, and commit to self-isolating for 7 days upon arrival and take a second RT-PCR test at the end of this selfisolation period. This document is available on the French Ministry of the Interior's website in French and English.
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:
Passengers aged eleven years or older travelling by public air transport to france from a foreign country present, prior to boarding, the result of a biological examination of virological screening carried out less than 72 hours before the flight, which does not conclude to a covid-19 contamination.
Exceptions
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 passengers at all times and presented on request to the airline or the competent authorities. Passengers who cannot provide this information will be denied boarding.
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.
Exemptions:
Note: Crews entering Germany and who have stayed in an area of virus variants of concern are not exempted from mandatory entry registration and pre-flight sars-cov-2 testing.
Restrictions
As of Saturday 30 January 2021, no passengers may travel from Ireland to Germany, with the exception of those transiting through a German airport, German citizens, those already legally resident in Germany or those travelling for urgent humanitarian or medical reasons. Passengers who fall into these categories should be able to present documentary proof to the air carrier and the German authorities. Due to a new obligation on airlines to provide three days notice of flights, changes to flights may be expected at short notice.
These restrictions apply to passengers travelling from any country that the German authorities designate as a "Virus Variation Area". Please see this link for a full list of relevant countries: https://einreiseanmeldung.de/#/
Passengers are not allowed to transit through Germany if arriving from a non-Schengen Member State to another Schengen Member State.
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:
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:
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:
Quarantine:
1. All passengers arriving from the united kingdom are required to remain in isolation under quarantine for precautionary reasons for seven (7) days upon arrival at their place of residence, as declared in the submitted passenger locator form (plf), except if their stay in greece is less and thus the restriction applies for that period. In addition to the negative molecular test (pcr) for covid-19 conducted up to 72 hours before arrival, a respective negative molecular test (pcr) is required at the end of the seven (7) day quarantine period to release the restriction.
2.Passengers arriving from other countries are required to remain in isolation under quarantine from precautionary reasons for seven (7) days upon arrival at their place of residence, as declared in the submitted passenger locator form (plf), except if their stay in greece is less and thus the restriction applies for that period. Individuals violating the measure hereof and without prejudice to the criminal penalties provided, shall be imposed for each violation, by a reasoned act of the competent authority within the meaning of point (a) of par.1 of article 23 of 14.3.2020 legislative content act, administrative fine of five thousand (5.000) euros. Flight crew members are exempted.
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:
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:
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:
For more information, please refer to:
https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19/visiting-the-netherlands-from-abroad/exemptions-to-the-entry-ban
Testing - Negative test results for all arriving passengers
All travellers on flights to the Netherlands from a high-risk country within the EU or Schengen area and to which the flight ban does not apply and/or who are exempted from the EU-entry ban, are by order of the ministry of health, welfare and sport required to meet the following conditions:
1. A valid negative naat-test (either mpoct, naat, pcr, rt pcr, lamp or tma), no older than 72 hours before expected arrival in the Netherlands,
2. A negative antigen rapid test, no older than 4 hours before boarding the aircraft heading to the Netherlands. A negative naat-test that is taken 12 hours before boarding, will also serve as a substitute for the negative naat-test requirement (taken 72 hours before arrival in the Netherlands) and the rapid antigentest (taken 4 hours before boarding the aircraft),
3. A health declaration for all passengers aged 13 years or older travelling to and from the Netherlands.
Before boarding, airlines shall verify if passengers meet these conditions. If passengers fail to meet these conditions, they shall be refused on the flight and boarding the aircraft.
Exemptions
The following categories of travellers are exempted from being in possession of: 1) a valid negative naat-test, no older than 72 hours before expected arrival in the Netherlands, 2) a negative antigen rapid test, no older than 4 hours before boarding the aircraft heading to the Netherlands. Notice: a negative naat-test that is taken 12 hours before boarding, will also serve as a substitute for the negative naat-test requirement (taken 72 hours before arrival in the Netherlands) and the rapid antigen-test (taken 4 hours before boarding the aircraft).
Single LAMP test instead of a PCR test and rapid test
If you show proof of a negative result from a LAMP (loop-mediate isothermal amplification) test, you do not need to provide proof of a negative result from a normal PCR test and rapid antigen test. A LAMP test is a PCR test that gives a result within 4 hours. The following conditions apply:
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
Negative COVID-19 test results and declaration:
https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19/visiting-the-netherlands-from-abroad/negative-test-result-and-declaration
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:
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:
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/
In accordance with ministry of home affairs order int/657/2020, third country nationals shall be denied entry into Spain for reasons of public order and public health, unless belong to one of the following categories:
a) regular residents in the European union, Schengen associated states, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican (the holy see) or san Marino, on their way to such country, with documentary proof.
b) holders of a long-term visa issued by a member state or Schengen associated state, on their way to such country.
c) Healthcare professionals, including health researchers, and elderly care professionals going to or returning from exercising their working activity.
d) Transport personnel, sailors and the necessary aeronautical personnel to carry out air transport activities.
e) Diplomatic, consular, international organization, military, civil protection and humanitarian organization personnel in the exercise of their duties.
f) Students pursuing their studies in the member states or Schengen associated states, holding the appropriate permit or visa and medical insurance, provided that they travel to the country in which they are studying and that the entry takes place during the academic year or within the 15 days prior to it.
g) Highly qualified workers whose labour is necessary and cannot be postponed or carried out remotely, including participants in high-level sports competitions taking place in Spain. These circumstances must be justified by supporting documentation.
h) People traveling for duly accredited imperative family reasons.
i) people who provide documentary evidence of force majeure reasons or in-need situation, or whose entry is permitted for humanitarian reasons.
j) legal residents in the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, China And Special Administrative Regions Of Hong Kong And Macao , Provided that they come directly from them, have transited exclusively through other listed countries or have only carried out international airport transit in countries not listed. For residents in China and special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao, reciprocity remains to be verified. Even if belonging to one of the previous categories, any third-country national not meeting the covid-19 health control requirements established by the Spanish ministry of health,shall be denied entry into Spain for reasons of public health.
Testing:
Until the 14th of March passengers travelling from Ireland to Spain require evidence of a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of travel.
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:
Testing
All arrival passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative coronavirus (covid-19) PCR test result which is not older than 72 hours before arrival. Passengers entering Switzerland from a country, considered a state or territory, with an increased risk of infection with sars-cov-2, have to go into quarantine despite a negative coronavirus (covid-19) PCR test result.
Passengers must provide the contact details, either electronically via the platform provided by the federal office of public health (foph) for the collection of contact data for travelers (swissplf.admin.ch) or on the contact cards provided by the foph in paper form.
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
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
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 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:
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.
New from the 15th February 2021
Those arriving from all countries other than red list/travel ban regions
Everyone allowed to enter England from outside the Common Travel Area must quarantine for 10 days and take a coronavirus (COVID-19) test on day 2 and day 8 of quarantining.
More informationion available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-quarantine-when-you-arrive-in-england
(Note: Ireland is in the common travel area and is not on a red or banned list for the UK)
Everyone must:
Providing false or deliberately misleading information when filling out your passenger locator form is an offence punishable by imprisonment. You could be fined up to £10,000, imprisoned for up to 10 years or both if you do not provide accurate details about the countries you have visited in the 10 days before you arrived in the UK.
If you break the quarantine rules you may face a penalty of up to £10,000.
***If you're travelling from somewhere in the Common Travel Area and you have not left the Common Travel Area for the past 10 days, you do not need a test before leaving or to home quarantine and take tests after arriving.
Those arriving from red list/travel ban countries and subject to managed quarantine
More informationion available here:(https://www.gov.uk/guidance/booking-and-staying-in-a-quarantine-hotel-when-you-arrive-in-england)
Before you travel you must:
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
Airlines are not permitted to allow non US citizens to board a flight to the United States if the person has been present in a location listed in the list 'Attachment 1' (below) within the preceding 14 days of the date of the entry or attempted entry into the United States.
Persons who transit/transfer through a location are considered to have been present in that location.
This restriction does not apply to:
Attachment 1
Attachment 2 (list of exemptions)
A. The prohibition for boarding individuals who have been present in a country listed in Attachment 1, unless otherwise specified, within the preceding 14 days does not apply to the following:
a. Seeking entry into or transiting the United States pursuant to one of the following visas: A-1, A-2, C-2, C-3 (as a foreign government official or immediate family member of an official), immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 (or seeking to enter as a nonimmigrant in one of those NATO categories).
b. Whose travel falls within the scope of section 11 of the United Nations Headquarters Agreement. Example of documentation: Visa documentation contained in passport.
B.The prohibition for boarding individuals who have been present in one of the countries listed in Attachment 1, except for excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau), during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States does not apply to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and spouses and children of members of the U.S. Armed Forces
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:
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:
Masks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an Order on January 29, 2021 requiring the wearing of masks by travelers to prevent spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. Conveyance operators must also require all persons onboard to wear masks when boarding, disembarking, and for the duration of travel. Operators of transportation hubs must require all persons to wear a mask when entering or on the premises of a transportation hub.
Exempt are:
Link to the full order: https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/Mask-Order-CDC_GMTF_01-29-21-p.pdf
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:
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:
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
CDC Requirement for persons to wear masks:
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/Mask-Order-CDC_GMTF_01-29-21-p.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
Further Information...
You can find further information on Covid-19 travel restrictions on the IATA TravelCentre website, including a useful interactive map outlining the existing restrictions.