“Italy’s health ministry said on Monday night that the current requirement to show proof of coronavirus vaccination, recent recovery or a negative test result in order to enter Italy “will not be extended” when it expires on May 31st.”
Received this report this morning. Travelers please confirm with their Airline.
Bellissimo!
Has there been any word or talk on Italy modifying their isolation/quarantine policies?
Good news, in March, we got our boosters and then in May, we picked up COVID19. I am glad that Italy will be open if I decide not to get a fourth shot or second booster if we plan on a trip to Italy in 2023.
I have read that some countries in the EU are requiring another booster if it has been more than 270 days since your last one.
Glad that Italy is not one.
Good news for sure
This is pretty meaningless to US citizens because you can still test positive for Covid and will not be able to fly back to the USA when your vacation is over until you test negative. The hardest part has been the test to come back.
It’s only good news for the unvaccinated.
Boy. Tough group. Positive changes are good. This cut out half the equation. More pressure on the US. Safe travels everyone.
Good luck to those unvaccinated people; especially in the airplane where mask is no longer required.
Good news regarding Italy dropping the requirements. The country was hard hit early on and it's encouraging that they are getting to the point where restrictions will no longer be needed.
Not really because currently those FFFP2 masks (similar to N95 masks) are now mandatory on public transportation (trains, buses, metro) in Italy. I was there 2 weeks ago; just keeping it real
So, hate to crash this post but I am still confused what is necessary to return back to USA. Will be in Italy mid July. We will have a 1 day layover in London. Can anyone chime in and help a brain cramp future traveler on what to do?
Steve. My original post was only about going into Italy. Follow your airline requirement when returning. Lots of updates on other Covid 19 posts.
Steve
You will need a negative test within one day of your departure to US.
That’s the requirement now
I think it's great news because it is stressful to get a PCR COVID test, the results back, and travel time to Italy in 72 hours. We were able to do it last August to get into Switzerland, but it was stressful. We leave for Rome Tuesday and I wasn't looking forward to repeating
Ironically, the Swiss passport control folks could not have cared less about all my meticulously organized documents. They barely looked at my passport.
Gparvin. 4 friend traveled RS trips in last 60 days. Same comments: Arriving airports “ don’t seem to care”. We don’t go till October for Sicily. I would love an excuse to stay 14 days more. Just make your plans and isolate somewhere nice. Long walks early and late etc
@Steve:
You will need these to return to the U.S.:
In March of this year, my wife and I got our Pfizer booster, since we had a trip overseas in April.
In late May, after a trip to Boston for graduations, I came home and tested positive for COVID19. My wife got it from me. I realize that vaccines provide some protection, but that protection is rather short.
We want to travel and hope to skip any more boosters.
Mindfulness, could you tell me where you get the attestation form to return to the US? Does the airline provide that to you at the airport?
Regarding the attestation document. When I flew from Milan back to Chicago 2 weeks ago on United, that form was on their ap to fill out and it was transmitted electronically; there was no paper form to fill out. Not sure what other airlines are doing.
I saw something on another group that made me think. Although you need a negative test the day before in order to re enter the US by plane, apparently no such requirement is necessary to enter the US by train. So could one feasibly get a return flight into Canada, then take a train back to the US, bypassing the test to return altogether if they so desired? I can’t understand why the US hasn’t dropped this requirement yet, particularly given the lack of masking in most parts of the country now.
KRS, I will be traveling to Canada in a couple months. International travelers are being selected at random for Covid tests upon entry.
@pjmun
Most US airlines likely will make you fill out the attestation form on their website. When I review my Delta reservation; it has this 'FlyReady' section attacked to my booking. In it a passenger can upload their vaccination record, fill EU-PLF form, and the US attestation form online. So check your airline booking or call your airlines.
You can also find it here:
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/NCEZID-combined-disclosure-attestation-en-508.pdf
We flew United from Rome 3 weeks ago
Did not fill out anything online and attestation form was never asked for
We did not fill out the attestation form, but she quickly asked if we had. She just did it for us. So maybe, Christine, your desk agent just did it for you without asking.
Doubtful
The form has to be signed so I certainly hope not
Our check in took all of 2 minutes
Lulu, that is correct. My spouse was one of them last week along with many others.
Geova, if you didn’t get very sick, the vaccine/booster did exactly what it is meant to: protected you from serious illness (not infection).
Thank you all for your responses regarding the attestation form
Flew back on Lufthansa. Never filled out the form anywhere.
Claire, I had to tell my friend I am taking a Covid test the day before I leave and will need to cancel our plans if I test negative. I think that restriction is just as silly as the U.S. one.
