Finally the categorization of countries based on their epidemiological picture – What will apply to travel

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The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works reminds that, following a decision of the Council of Ministers, from tomorrow, April 18, 2022, the new Action Plan for the smooth operation of flights and the operation of Airports.

Specifically, the new Action Plan provides for the following:

A. Categorization of countries:

As of April 18, 2022, the categorization of countries according to their epidemiological status is abolished.

Β. Cyprus Flight Card – Cyprus Flight Pass :

April 18, 2022, the obligation to complete and obtain the Cyprus Flight Card – CyprusFlightPass is abolished.

C. Conditions for entry into the Republic:

From 18 April 2022, for travel purposes in the Republic of Cyprus, passengers must meet the following conditions and bring with them the relevant receipts Documents:

1. Vaccinated or Recovered Passengers:

Vaccinated or Recovered passengers, regardless of nationality, will be able to travel and enter the Republic of Cyprus from any country of departure, without the need for a laboratory test, provided one of the following conditions is met :

• Hold a digital European or equivalent COVID-19 vaccination or recovery certificate from third countries, either
• They hold a valid vaccination certificate from the competent authorities of any third country, provided that the required doses of vaccine accepted by the Republic of Cyprus have been completed.

1. The vaccination certificate is considered acceptable, only if all of the following conditions apply :

• Issued by the public authorities of the states.
• The vaccine is one of: Johnson & Johnson/Janssen, AstraZeneca, (Vaxzervia, COVISHIELD, SKBio), Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac), Sinopharm (BBIBPCOVID-19), CovoV CoronaVac), Covaxin, Sputnik Light (booster dose only) and Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19.
• Passengers 18 years of age and older: For travel purposes, the passenger should have received and booster dose in case of dosing vaccine or and booster dose in case of single dose vaccine, one of the above vaccines, without expiration date of the 3rd or 2nd dose respectively. Passenger vaccination certificates for two-dose or single-dose vaccines are accepted only if a period of 9 months has not elapsed from the date of the second dose in case of a two-dose vaccine or a single dose in in the case of a single-dose vaccine, respectively.
• Passengers under 18 years of age: For travel purposes, the passenger is considered to have completed his or her vaccination schedule , if he/she has taken the 2nd dose in case of a dual vaccine or the one dose in case of a single dose, without expiration date of the 2nd or 1st dose respectively.
• With the exception of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine, for which must have passed a period of 14 days between the administration of the vaccine dose and the date of travel, passengers may travel to the Republic of Cyprus immediately upon completion of the required doses of acceptable vaccines.

1. A digital European or equivalent third country certificate of recovery is considered acceptable, if all of the following conditions apply :

• Issued by the public authorities of the states,
• The travel date does not exceed 180 days from the first positive result.

For check-in purposes, passengers must present their vaccination certificate or recovery certificate in hard copy or in electronic form. COVID certificate, are allowed to travel to the Republic of Cyprus, only if they hold a valid European or equivalent COVID-19 vaccination or recovery certificate as evidence in force.

2. Passengers who have not been vaccinated or who do not have a valid vaccination or recovery certificate:

Passengers who have not been vaccinated or do not hold a valid vaccination or recovery certificate, regardless of nationality, will be able to travel and enter the Republic of Cyprus from any country of departure, provided they meet one of the following conditions: :

• Laboratory Molecular Test (RT-PCR) was performed 72 hours before departure, or
• have undergone an antigen rapid test 24 hours before departure.

Persons under 12 years of age are not required to submit a PCR or rapid test certificate.

For inspection purposes, passengers 12 years of age and older who do not hold a vaccination or recovery certificate must present the results of their examination in printed or electronic form.

It is clarified that the self-test by passengers who do not have a valid certificate of vaccination or recovery (as described above), are not accepted for travel purposes in the Republic of Cyprus.

It is understood that, in the event of a check-in on arrival with either an RT-PCR test or a rapid antigen test or both, all passengers must comply. In case of refusal, they will be quarantined for a period of 10 days, unless they undergo a PCR laboratory examination before the end of that period. The costs of quarantine and laboratory examination will be borne by the passenger.

It is emphasized that those who travel to the Republic of Cyprus must meet the above-mentioned conditions, whether it is a vaccination certificate, a recovery certificate or a negative test certificate. Attempting to enter the Republic without meeting the above conditions constitutes an offense, according to the Out-of-Court Settlement Laws 1997 to 2021, which provide for an out-of-court fine of 300 euros.

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