The Government of France announced new restrictions for citizens, residents, and foreign nationals.
Highlights
- Travelers over the age of 12 must present a negative PCR or rapid antigen test, taken within 48 or 24 hours of their arrival, respectively. This requirement does not apply to travelers from an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country.
- To maintain a valid vaccination certificate, everyone over 18 must receive a booster shot within seven months of completing their vaccination series.
- Children between the age of 12 and 18 are exempt from the requirement to receive a booster dose.
Children under 12 are not required to receive any vaccine dose. - Unvaccinated travelers must present a certificate of recovery dated more than eleven days and less than six months or a negative PCR or antigen test dated less than 48 hours or less than 24 hours before departure, depending on the country of departure. In addition, all travelers must agree to take a virological or biological screening test for SARS-CoV-2 upon arrival. Children under 12 years of age are exempt from testing.
- Travelers from a country in the European Area must test no more than 24 hours before departure.
- Travelers from Orange countries must self-isolate for seven days and take a virological (PCR) test at the end of the isolation period.
- Travelers from Red countries must self-isolate for ten days.
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