These countries are now open to vaccinated travellers – Cond Nast Traveller India

A negative RT-PCR test has been a ticket to visit countries with travel bubble agreements through the pandemic. However, with several countries requiring you to quarantine at home or a centre for seven to 14 days, travel has been largely restricted. Now, a vaccine passporta document that proves you have been inoculated against COVID-19is easing these restrictions. Currently, the list of countries allowing vaccinated travellers to enter is just a handful, but with more and more countries getting the vaccine, its likely to expand. Although Indians above the age of 60 and between the ages of 45 and 59 with comorbidities have started to receive vaccinations, not all countries on this list have travel agreements with India.

The island nation has opened its doors to vaccinated tourists, according to a statement released on 17 January. Despite the vaccine, travellers will be required to carry a negative RT-PCR test no older than 72 hours before departure.

Non-vaccinated travellers from Seychelles category 1 and 2 lists and those who arrive by private jet, are required to self-isolate for 10 days and provide a negative PCR result taken within 72 hours of arrival. India is also in talks to establish a travel bubble with Seychelles.

Come May, travellers who have taken two shots of the vaccine can bypass the testing and quarantine requirements of the country. Authorities will also accept reports that prove a person has antibodies to be exempt from quarantine. This applies to European Union countries, as well as Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

Visitors are required to provide a paper vaccination certificate in Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish or English proving that theyve received two doses of one of the three main vaccinesModerna, Pfizer-BioNTech or Oxford-AstraZeneca.

Citizens of all countries, traveling by air from any country may enter Georgia if they present the document confirming the full course (two doses) of any Covid-19 vaccination at the border checkpoints of Georgia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Georgia said in a statement. Visitors are not required to provide a negative RT-PCR test.

Non-vaccinated travellers will need to present a negative RT-PCR test within 72 hours of travel and will also be required to take a second test on day three of their visit. Those whove travelled to the United Kingdom within 14 days of their visit Georgia must undergo a 12-day mandatory quarantine upon entry.

On December 28, Poland lifted restrictions for travellers from EU countries who have been fully vaccinated. They will also be exempted from the mandatory 10-day quarantine.

Travellers who have received two doses of the vaccination have been exempted from quarantine since January 18. The second dose must be administered at least 10 days before arrival. Travellers from Romanias yellow list, which includes destinations of high epidemiological risk, are required to quarantine for 14 days despite the vaccination. The quarantine period can be reduced to 10 days if the person submits an RT-PCR test that is no more than 72 hours old.

EU travellers with vaccination and those who provide evidence of recovering from COVID-19 in the past six months can visit Estonia without quarantining.

Vaccination certificates produced in Estonian, Russian or English will be recognised and visitors whove previously had Covid will need to submit a doctors certificate, as well as a recent PCR test indicating that they no longer have the virus.

Cyprus has announced its plans to open borders to travellers who have been fully vaccinated without the need to provide a negative RT-PCR test on arrival. This applies to only destinations that fall within the countrys safe travel list. Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and Singapore are some of these countries.

Currently, those who are permitted to visit Cyprus will either have to provide a negative RT-PCR test or get tested on arrival. They will then have to undergo quarantine for two weeks in a government-assigned accommodation.

Thailand, which is currently open to Indians who are willing to quarantine for 15 days, is planning to scrap the two-week mandatory quarantine for visitors with proof of COVID-19 vaccination, announced Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha on Tuesday.

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