I am looking for the facts about these new COVID-related restrictions in Italy. I have researched the Italian Ministero della Salute website for new COVID travel restrictions and cannot find the answer to my question, so here I am!
I am trying to confirm or refute that Italy now requires vaccinated travelers
--to have the final jab of the "full vaccination" within 180 days of entering the country.
--test negative for COVID before OR (corrected from AND) upon arrival and,
--if COVID-positive, a valid certificate of recovery from a health professional will allow the traveler to avoid isolation. (Because the antigen can show up for 3 months after recovery.)
From the Ministero della Salute (Ministry of Health) website, putting information together from the List D countries and the List C countries, I believe the actual restrictions (for fully vaccinated travelers) are:
-- the traveler must have the full course (1 or 2 jabs) of the allowable vaccines (no time frame restrictions).
-- test negative for COVID before OR (corrected from AND) upon arrival and,
-- if COVID-positive, a certificate of recovery that shows the last positive COVID test occurred within 180 days of entry to Italy will allow the traveler to avoid isolation.
Has anyone researched this issue? What have you found?
I think my final "finding" is that I will be cancelling the Italy leg of my spring trip because for the first time EVER travel planning is making be depressed! Frankly, I actually dread going to Italy for a month and not easily talking to strangers. (traveling solo...but i gotta talk to people every day!)
Here is the website link and the information I found there that leads me to my conclusion:
And here is what the website says for List D countries, which includes the United States of America:
"Entry into Italy without self-isolation
Anyone who has stayed or passed through one of the countries on List D in the 14 days prior to entering Italy without self-isolation (5 days) must comply with the following regulations:
• fill out the Passenger Locator Form prior to entering Italy. This form replaces the self-declaration made to the travel company and can be shown in both digital and paper format
• undergo a molecular swab carried out within 72 hours prior to entry into Italy and the result of which is negative, or an antigenic test carried out within 24 hours prior to entry into Italy, the result of which is negative. In the case of arrivals from the UK and Northern Ireland and British Isles, the molecular swab must be taken in the 48 hours prior to entering Italy
• present the COVID-19 Green Certificate, or equivalent certificate, certifying the completion of the vaccination cycle to the transport operator at the time of boarding and to anyone appointed to carry out the checks. Persons who have stayed in or passed through Canada, Japan and the United States of America in the fourteen days prior to their entry into Italy, can also show a COVID-19 Green Certificate certifying recovery or a certificate issued by the competent health authorities certifying recovery. These certificates can be shown digitally or on paper."
From the List C countries information…this is required for people who pass through List D countries the USA):
"o having completed the prescribed anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination cycle
or
o that you have recovered from COVID-19 (the certificate of recovery is valid for 180 days from the date of the first positive swab)"