The government has determined that passengers on flights from South Africa, Brazil, India and Nepal can still make only the travel they need. and upon entering the Portuguese mainland, they must observe a period of preventive isolation of 14 days, at home or at a location designated by the health authorities.
already UK citizens are required to comply with the preventive isolation period, “except for those who provide proof of vaccination confirming compliance with the full vaccination schedule carried out in that country for at least 14 days with the COVID-19 vaccine.”
These measures were clarified this morning in a statement sent to the editorial office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The executive branch says that “All citizens wishing to travel to Portugal by air, with the exception of children under 12 years of age, must present an EU digital COVID certificate or, alternatively, confirmation of a molecular laboratory test using RT-PCR or rapid antigen test with negative result completed within 72 or 48 hours prior to dispatch, respectively ”.
And I warn you that only Rapid tests for antigens from the general COVID-19 screening list approved by the European Union Health Safety Committee are allowed.
Such evidence must “necessarily indicate the identity of the citizen, the type and name of the test, the manufacturer, the date, time and place (including the country) of collection, the test result, the issuing organization and the identification number.” Passengers whose tests or proofs do not meet the above requirements must undergo a new test upon entering the mainland at their own expense, while waiting at the appropriate place inside the airport until the result is announced. ”
In this statement, the ministry warns that Airlines should only allow passengers to board flights with a destination or stopover on the Portuguese mainland only “upon presentation of an EU digital COVID certificate or negative test result at the time of departure.”
If they don’t, the airlines will incur “Violation is punishable by a fine of 500 to 2,000 euros per passenger.”
All approved measures also apply to the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers and crew of cruise ships at ports located on the Continental National Territory.
Also according to the ministry, “With the exception of the member states of the European Union and the countries belonging to the Schengen area, only important travel to third countries is allowed.”
However, this rule does not apply to the list of countries and administrative regions, which now include Albania, the United States of America, Lebanon, the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia and Taiwan, where the epidemiological situation is in accordance with Council Recommendation (EU) 2020/912 of June 30, 2020. . “.
Major travel is travel “intended for the transit or entry into Portugal of citizens for profession, study, family reunification, health or humanitarian reasons”.
