Unvaccinated and unrepaired travelers from Italy, the Vatican City State and New Zealand will no longer be allowed to enter Cyprus without entry requirements as these countries have been removed from the list of safe journeys. The same change applies to arrivals from Sweden, Lichtenstein and Jordan, which have been added to the red category countries, reports SchengenVisaInfo.com.

On the other hand, arrivals from Bahrain will be eligible for Cyprus without quarantine and test requirements as the country has been added to low-risk countries or the green category, which consists of:

• EU Member States: Malta
• Third countries: United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia

As previously mentioned, unvaccinated and unrecovered arrivals from these countries are exempt from quarantine and test requirements.

Fully vaccinated travelers who have recovered from covid-19 and holders of EU Digital Covid-19 certificates are also exempt from entry requirements. Arrivals from all countries must have a Passenger Locator Form (PLF) completed before arrival in the country.

Vaccination certificates issued in countries such as EU Member States, including Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and 19 other countries, are also recognized as valid.

“They have been vaccinated either with one of the vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency (Pfizer / BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen), or with Sputnik V vaccine, or with Sinopharm vaccine (BBIBP COVID-19), or with Sinovac vaccine. vaccine, and has completed its vaccination program. ” the Cypriot authorities clarify and also say that it must be 14 days since the last vaccination is given.

The orange category, which represents epidemiologically high-risk countries, includes the following:

• EU Member States: France, Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal
• Microstats: Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City
• Third countries: Australia, Japan, Canada, Qatar, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), New Zealand, South Korea, Uruguay, Rwanda, Chile

Unvaccinated and unrecovered arrivals from the orange category must undergo a test before departure to enter the Cypriot territory.

While Canada is removed from the red category, the following countries remain on the list:

• EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland
• Microstats: San Marino
• Schengen members: Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
• Third countries: Egypt, Armenia, Georgia, USA, UK, Jordan, Israel, Belarus, Lebanon, Oman, Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, Singapore

The red category of unvaccinated and unrecovered arrivals must present a PCR test taken 72 hours before arrival, in addition to the quarantine period until another test is performed on arrival.