Italy Lifts Quarantine Requirement for UK Travelers

From August 31, travelers from the UK can enter Italy without being required to quarantine if they have proof of vaccination and a negative test taken within 48 hours before entering Italy.

All travelers entering Italy from any country and for any reason must complete the digital European Passenger Locator Form.

 

Travel Measures for Citizens and residents of EU countries, the Schengen area, from Israel, Andorra, or the Principality of Monaco

  • These travelers can enter Italy without the obligation of quarantine, provided that they:
    • fill in the Passenger Locator Form before entering Italy
    • present the EU Digital COVID Certificate on arrival. Non-EU citizens can present a COVID-19 Green Certificate, in paper or digital form, issued by the health authorities of their home country, certifying negativity to the virus, successful recovery, or vaccination recognized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

 

Travel Measures for Travelers from Canada, Japan, and the United States 

  • These travelers can enter Italy without quarantine obligation, provided that they:
    • fill in the Passenger Locator Form before entering Italy
    • present on arrival a COVID-19 Green Pass issued by the Health Authorities their home country, certifying:
      • complete vaccination against COVID-19, taken at least 14 days beforehand, using a vaccine recognized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
      • recovery from COVID-19 and the termination of medical isolation
      • negative result for a rapid molecular or antigenic test performed in the 48 hours prior to entry into Italy

Green Passes must be in Italian, English, French or Spanish and can be presented in digital or printed formats.

 

Entry to Italy is barred for the following:

  • Travelers, who, in the previous fourteen days, have stayed or transited in Brazil (see exceptions)
  • Travelers, who arrive from or have stayed in the previous fourteen days in IndiaBangladesh and Sri Lanka (see exceptions)

 

Travelers from all other countries may be required to:

  • fill in the Passenger Locator Form before entering Italy
  • present a negative result for a molecular or antigenic swab taken no more than 72 hours prior to entry into Italy
  • notify their arrival to the Prevention Department of the Local Health Authority (toll-free numbers and regional information)
  • reach the final destination in Italy only by private means of transport
  • undergo fiduciary isolation and health surveillance for 10 days
  • at the end of the 10 day isolation, take an additional molecular or antigenic swab