FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

All travelers over 12 years old entering France from Spain by any route must provide proof of one of the following circumstances:

• Have received a full course of vaccination against Covid-19 from any of the vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA): Pfizer/Comirnaty, Moderna, AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria/Covishield, y Janssen.
• Proof of a valid negative PCR test taken within 72 hour prior to the scheduled flight, or a negative antigens test taken within 48 hours prior to the scheduled flight.
• Have had Covid-19 in the last six months. (Certificate of having overcome the disease, based on a positive PCR or antigen test, of more than 11 days and less than 6 months).

Failure to provide proof of one of these situations may result in boarding being refused.

In addition, before boarding the aircraft or during the flight, a sworn declaration must be completed certifying that he/she has no symptoms or contact with a Covid-19 positive case in the last 14 days and that, if required by the French authorities, he/she will be tested on arrival at the airport of entry into France.    

You can see the declaration here

Children under 12 years old are exempt from the test. A sworn declaration must also be presented.

Additional information

For people vaccinated with Pfizer/Comirnaty, Moderna, or AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria/Covishield, the regimen will be considered complete if the second dose has been received at least 7 days before the trip, and for people vaccinated with Janssen -single dose- 28 days before.

In the case of people who have received the required doses of a vaccine approved by the World Health Organization, but NOT by the EMA (Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines), the vaccination schedule will be considered complete 7 days after receiving a additional dose of an EMA-recognized mRNA vaccine.

When doses of vaccines not recognized by the WHO or the EMA have been received, the vaccination schedule will not be considered complete until two doses of an mRNA vaccine have been received.

-Over 18 years: 9 months after the administration of the last required dose, an additional dose (booster) must be received so that the vaccination schedule continues to be considered complete for the purposes of entry into French territory

Useful links:

https://www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus

https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Actualites/L-actu-du-Ministere/Certificate-of-international-travel

Travelers can enter Italy without being subject to quarantine if they present all of the following documents:

1. Filling in the EU digital passenger location form before traveling
   
   
2. An "EU COVID-19 Digital Certificate" (EUDCC) or equivalent documents, containing one of the following documents:
   
   Full proof of vaccination .
   Accepted vaccines: European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved vaccines: Comirnaty (BioNTech and Pfizer), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Spikevax (Moderna), Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca), Janssen COVID-19 vaccine; vaccines considered equivalent in Italy: Covishield, Fiocruz, R-Covi.
   Validity: 270 days (9 months) after completion of the primary vaccination series. Vaccination certificates with booster doses are valid until further notice.
   Note: to access public places in Italy, certificates with a complete series of primary vaccination are valid for 6 months .
   
   OR
   
   proof of recovery from COVID-19 .
   Validity: 180 days (6 months) from the first positive swab.
   
   OR
   
   a negative result to a pre-departure molecular test (valid for 72 hours) or a rapid antigen test (valid for 48 hours).

Travelers who are not holders of an EUDCC must present documents that meet the same criteria:

• Certificates considered equivalent ;
• Equivalent vaccination certificates in Italian, English, French, Spanish or German (documents in other languages ​​must be accompanied by an official translation into Italian);
• Equivalent COVID-19 recovery certificates accompanied by an official Italian translation.

Travelers without valid proof of vaccination, proof of COVID-19 recovery, or negative test results will be required to self- isolate for five days , at the address indicated on the passenger locator form, and take an antigen or molecular test at the end of the self-isolation period.

Children under the age of 6 are exempt from pre-departure screening requirements and the obligation to self-isolate.

Children 6 years and older must abide by the same rules as adults.

Until March 31, travelers will be able to undergo molecular or rapid random tests at the time of entry. If the test result is positive, travelers will have to quarantine for 10 days, at the expense of their account.