ANGOLA
AUSTRALIA
Exemptions
Travellers eligible for automatic exemption from travel restrictions to Australia include: An immediate family member of an Australian citizen or permanent resident and travellers who have been in New Zealand territory (New Zealand and Tokelau) for at least 14 days before the date of departure, this does not include the Realm Countries of the Cook Islands and Niue. New Zealand citizen usually resident in Australia and their immediate family members. International transit passengers arriving in Australia can leave on another international flight that is departing from the same city, travellers must stay at the airport for their next flight for up to 8 hours. Travellers will need to stay in mandatory quarantine at a state-designated facility if their next flight is in the next 8 to 72 hours.
Travel requirements
Passengers above four years of age travelling to or transiting through Australia must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate issued within 72 hours prior to their scheduled flight departure. The negative test certificate must be presented at the time of check-in. Travellers arriving on a green safe travel zone flight are not required to submit a PCR test certificate. The safe travel zone does not apply to New Zealand citizens who are outside New Zealand or who have not been in New Zealand for the last 14 days or more and passengers arriving from some destinations in the Pacific may present a test taken within 96 hours of departure to Australia. The current list of countries includes Belize, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Wallis, and Futuna. This list remains under review and may be regularly updated. Travellers with a relevant medical condition who present a medical certificate which indicates that due to a medical condition they are unable to undergo a COVID-19 PCR test, and passengers travelling from countries where no PCR testing available as determined by the Australian Government are exempt from the pre-departure testing requirement. More details on the same may be accessed. Anyone arriving in Australia will be subject to a 14-day quarantine at a designated location. Travellers will not be permitted to travel domestically (including to their homes) or continue any domestic connections until they have completed the 14-day mandatory quarantine period in their port of arrival. Travellers coming from New Zealand may be exempt from the mandatory quarantine if they travelled on a green zone flight and have been in New Zealand for 14 days prior to travel to Australia. Travellers may be tested for COVID-19 in the first 48 hours and then between days 10 to 12 of quarantine. Those refusing testing may have to quarantine for a longer period. Exact testing arrangements depend on states and territories. Australian citizens or permanent residents returning from overseas to Western Australia must quarantine in a hotel for 14 days at their own expense. Quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand commenced on 19 April 2021. However, states and territories can apply their own travel restrictions. Based on the above restrictions, unless testing positive, travellers will either be exempted from quarantine or be required to enter quarantine for 14 days, on arrival in Australia. Aircrew must have a COVID-19 test performed every 7 days or on arrival in Australia. They must continue to quarantine in dedicated quarantine facilities between international flights or for 14 days. They must not reposition for an outgoing international flight unless they do so on a crew-only flight. Australian citizens or permanent residents returning from overseas to Western Australia must have a COVID-19 test within 48 hours of arriving and on day 12 of quarantine. Travellers should complete the Australia Travel Declaration Form at least 72 hours before departure for Australia.
Airlines flying to Australia currently
Airlines that fly to Australia will differ depending on which country you are departing from. Qantas would be Australia’s airline for international travel and Qantas’s hub city is Sydney.
BELGIUM
Travellers aged 12 and above arriving from a “red” zone, who are not residents in Belgium, must provide a negative PCR test before entry. The test is also mandatory for passengers connecting via Belgium to a Schengen destination. The negative test should be carried out less than 72-hours before departure to Belgium. All travellers from a “red” zone must also undergo a second test on the 7th day of the mandatory quarantine.
Residents of Belgium returning from a “red” zone after a stay of more than 48-hours requires to undergo a mandatory test on the 1st and 7th day of quarantine.
BOTSWANA
Air travel has resumed to and from:
Ground crossings have resumed at the following border posts:
| Tlokweng. | Martin’s Drift. |
| Pioneer Gate. | Ramatlabama. |
| Kazungula Road. | Kazungula Ferry. |
| Ngoma. | Ramokgwebana. |
| Mamuno. | Mohembo. |
| Bokspits. | Kasane. |
| Maitengwe. | McCarthy’s. |
| Point Drift. | Plaatjan. |
| Two Rivers. |
Covid-19 regulations for arriving travellers:
Note: COVID-19 entry and exit requirements may be announced and altered at very short notice. Please monitor the Government of Botswana’s Facebook page for the latest developments or contact the relevant Authorities for further details. Flights in to and out of Botswana from South Africa may be affected by South Africa’s COVID-19 response.
Botswana is currently not allowing any tourists entry into the country.
BRAZIL
Exemptions
All foreigners may enter except for anyone who has been in the UK or South Africa in the last 14 days may not enter, Brazilian citizens are exempt from this measure.
Travel requirements
All travellers, including Brazilian nationals who have been to or transited through the UK or South Africa in the last 14 days, will be subjected to mandatory quarantine for 14 days. Airline crew members are required to quarantine until their next flight. Based on the above restrictions, the traveller will be required to spend between 0 and 15 days in quarantine. All international visitors entering or transiting through Brazil (including returning citizens) will be required to provide a negative RT-PCR test certificate taken within the last 72 hours before departure. The test must be submitted to the airline authorities before departing from the point of origin. The following travellers are exempt from the test certificate requirement: children under two years of age and passengers under 12 years of age who are accompanied by a traveller with a valid negative RT-PCR test certificate. All travellers are required to complete a “Traveller’s health declaration” form within 72 hours prior to departure to Brazil and present to authorities upon arrival.
Airlines flying to Brazil
Airlines that fly to Brazil will differ depending on which country you are departing from. LATAM is Latin America’s leading airline group, with presence in five domestic markets within South America including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, along with international operations within Latin America, Europe, the USA, and the Caribbean.
CANADA
Exemptions
Travellers who are asymptomatic for COVID-19 and travel for – a non-discretionary purpose, travellers subject to a National Interest Exemption Letter issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration or the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, immediate family members of a national of Canada or a permanent resident of Canada extended family members of a national of Canada or a permanent resident of Canada, travellers who enter on Compassionate Grounds and they have a letter issued by PHAC, for the purpose of an International Single Sport Event, they must be asymptomatic and have a letter issued by the Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage (PCH). Travellers from the United States are barred from entering until 21 May 2021, unless travelling for essential reasons. Travellers directly from India and Pakistan are not allowed until 22 May as direct flight are suspended, however, passengers departing from India or Pakistan can enter Canada via an indirect route. They will need to obtain a negative COVID-19 pre-departure test from a third country before continuing their journey to Canada. Citizens are allowed to enter. An accompanying immediate or extended family member of citizens and permanent residents may enter provided they remain in Canada for 15 days or longer. The citizen or permanent resident must sign a declaration certifying the relationship and have a letter issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada documenting the relationship. Transit through Canada is allowed. Travellers must remain in the transit area until their connecting flight. Transiting must occur on the same day at all Canadian airports except Toronto (YYZ). Overnight connections are not possible at Montreal (YUL), Calgary (YYC), and Vancouver (YVR) airports. Domestic transfers are not permitted.
Travel requirements
All travellers (five years of age and older) are required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate to the airline prior to boarding a flight to Canada. The test must be a PCR test taken no more than 72 hours prior to the traveller’s scheduled departure to Canada. Travellers who have previously tested positive for COVID-19 must provide proof of a positive COVID-19 molecular test conducted between 14 and 90 days prior to the scheduled flight to Canada. Travellers arriving by land are required to provide proof of a valid COVID-19 molecular test result taken in the U.S. Upon arrival at the border. Some travellers, such as commercial truckers, will be exempt from these measures. Travellers arriving by air to Canada will be required to take a COVID-19 test before leaving the airport (Day 1) and on Day 10. Travellers will also be provided with a COVID-19 “At Home Specimen Collection Kit” to use for the test on Day 10 of the mandatory quarantine. Failure to comply with the requirements of the Quarantine Act and emergency orders is an offence and could lead to fines of up to $750,000 or imprisonment. If travellers do not take the tests, they may also be transferred to a designated quarantine facility. Travellers entering Canada at the land border will be required to take a COVID-19 molecular test on arrival as well as toward the end of their 14-day quarantine. Anyone with a positive result on their arrival will be relocated to a designated quarantine facility for the remainder of the 14 days of isolation.
Airlines flying to Canada currently
Airlines that fly to Canada will differ depending on the country of departure. Air Canada would be Canada’s airline the airlines hub cities are Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal.
DRC
It is important to note the following:
ETHIOPIA
All travellers travelling to Ethiopia must comply and complete a Passenger Registration form and present a negative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (“RT-PCR”) test certificate before boarding a flight and complete a Passenger Health Registration Form upon arrival. Children under 10 are exempt.
COVID-19 tests are not available upon arrival in Ethiopia. A Rapid Diagnostic Test (“Ag-RDT”) is not accepted unless you’re a transit passenger.
Ethiopia’s borders will remain open to international travellers who meet Ethiopian visa requirements.
All Airline passengers travelling to Ethiopia are required to follow a particular COVID-19 safety protocol upon arrival in Ethiopia and must present a negative PCR test to travel to the country.
All passengers travelling to Ethiopia without a negative COVID-19 test must self-isolate for 14-days on arrival, either at home or at a hotel. Diplomatic passport holders who arrive without a negative COVID-19 test must also undergo quarantine for 14 days at the embassy of their country in Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian government reserves the right to change the current protocols at any given time thus, travellers must ensure to keep updated with the latest coronavirus restrictions before making travel plans.
FRANCE
Exemptions
Anyone not from the European Union Member States, Andorra, the Vatican, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and the travellers from seven non-EU countries, including Australia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea or the United Kingdom, can enter. Anyone not from the countries mentioned must be for a compelling reason – must have a compelling health, family or economic-related reason for their journey and a check of the existence of this compelling reason will be made in France before departure and in the event of a false statement or an invalid reason, boarding will be denied. A form needs to be filled out for reasons mentioned above to present before boarding on route to France.
Travel requirements
Travellers over 11 years of age only, the result of an “RT-PCR-COVID” virological screening test conducted less than 36 hours before departure (i.e. departure of the first flight in case of a connecting flight) which is negative for infection by Covid-19 or, otherwise, the result of a virological screening test (PCR) conducted less than 72 hours before departure which is negative for infection by Covid-19 and an antigenic test conducted less than 24 hours before departure which is negative for infection by Covid-19. A supporting document proving the address of the residence or appropriate accommodation (hotel or similar), stating the provisions for access, permitting inspectors to check compliance with the quarantine or isolation measures, except in the case of isolation in accommodation provided by the authorities (territorial isolation support units have been set up to support persons placed in isolation) or transit in an international zone. Sworn statement confirming that they have no symptoms of Covid-19 infection, have no knowledge of having been in contact with a confirmed case of Covid-19 during the 14 days prior to travel, for travellers over 11 years of age only, that they agree that a virological screening test for SARS-CoV-2 may be made upon arrival in the national territory. Travellers shall systematically be subject to a quarantine or isolation measure which shall be announced in a prefectural order on their arrival in Metropolitan France for a ten-day period, which will be accompanied by a restriction on the hours for leaving the place of isolation (except in the case of transit in an international zone).
Airlines flying to France
Airlines that fly to France will differ depending on which country you are departing from. Air France would be Frances’s airline for international travel and Air France’s hub city is Paris.
GABON
Passengers arriving from or who have been in the following countries will be refused entry
| Austria | Belgium |
| Bulgaria | Croatia |
| Cyprus | Czechia |
| Denmark | Estonia |
| Finland | France |
| Germany | Greece |
| Hungary | Iceland |
| Ireland | Italy |
| Latvia | Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania | Luxembourg |
| Malta | Netherlands |
| Norway | Poland |
| Portugal | Romania |
| Slovakia | Slovenia |
| Spain | Sweden |
| Switzerland | United Kingdom |
Gabon is currently not allowing any tourists to enter the country.
GERMANY
Exemptions
Third-country nationals may transit to another EU member state or a Schengen member state if they meet the following conditions: the traveller remains in Germany (as country of transit) only as long as absolutely necessary to travel directly to the country of destination or another transit country, and the traveller is allowed to enter the destination country. Third-country nationals who can meet these conditions may also enter Germany by air and travel overland to their country of destination. Most foreign travellers do not need a transit visa if they do not leave the international airport area and if the destination is not a Schengen Country. Travellers who need to enter the Schengen area during their stopover (for example to change terminals or if the destination is a Schengen country) may be required to have a visa prior to travel. Only five airports in Germany have an International Transit Area enabling travellers to transit without formally entering the Schengen area: Frankfurt/Main; Munich; Hamburg; Cologne/Bonn; Berlin-Tegel, Düsseldorf. The airline must arrange the transit beforehand with authorities responsible for cross-border security.
Travel requirements
All arrivals are required to quarantine for ten days. Germany’s federal states issue rules on quarantine under their own authority. For this reason, please consult the website of the federal state you are travelling to, where you live, or where you intend to stay, as rules may vary from state to state. Any traveller subject to the quarantine requirement must register with local authorities for accommodation. A negative test may exempt the traveller from quarantine; however, some German states require a second negative test before granting an exemption from quarantine. Arrivals from the United Kingdom and South Africa must abide by a 10-day quarantine after arrival in North Rhine-Westphalia. All arrivals must produce a negative COVID-19 test certificate issued no more than 48 hours before entry. Effective 28 March, everyone entering the country by air will have a COVID-19 test on arrival at their own expense. All arrivals from risk areas must complete a digital entry registration form.
Airlines flying to Germany
Airlines that fly to Germany will differ depending on which country you are departing from. Lufthansa is Germany’s airline and the airline’s hub city is in Frankfurt.
GHANA
The borders in Ghana reopened on the 01st September 2020 and permits holders as well as residence can book flights and depart. Travellers must adhere with the below regulations in order to be allowed into the country—
The Department of Immigration is fully operational for all applications for work and residence permits. Furthermore, visas on arrival for applicable nationalities are available. It is recommended to verify prior to travel should there have been any changes on visas on arrival issuances for select countries without prior notice.
GREECE
The Greek Government has extended restrictions on domestic flights until further notice. Restrictions on inbound flights from Albania, North Macedonia, and Turkey have been lifted.
Flights between the UK and Greece are expected to resume from the 14th of May 2021. Passengers arriving from the UAE or UK are subject to a mandatory rapid COVID-19 test upon arrival. Children under 10-years-old are not obligated to undergo a PCR test.
All travellers entering Greece are required to present a negative molecular test (PCR) for COVID-19, taken up to 72-hours before entry into the country. The medical certificate must be in English, indicating the travellers’ credentials. Upon arrival, passengers are subjected to random rapid testing according to the procedure described in the Passenger Locator Form. Those entering Greece from Promachonas are also required to have a rapid test for Covid-19 at the entrance checkpoint.
Passengers entering Greece from abroad must self-isolate for 7-days. In the case of a positive test result, travellers will be quarantined for 14-days.
Please feel free to contact us to enquire about any exceptions to the above.
INDIA
Kuwait- It banned flights from India from April 24. Freighters will continue.
Travel requirements
Passengers transiting India on flights originating from the UK, Europe, and the Middle East must allow a minimum of six to eight hours for procedures. All international travellers transiting from flights originating from the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Middle East should submit the Self-Declaration Form (SDF) for COVID on the online Air Suvidha portal before the scheduled travel. Passengers will be required to declare their travel history for the past 14 days. Transiting travellers may be required to have a PCR test at the airport at their own expense. States may consider (if required) additional requirements with regards to testing, quarantine, and isolation as per their risk assessment. The travellers destined to a specific State are also requested to refer to State specific official websites to be informed about any additional requirements. All arriving passengers must provide a negative RT-PCR test certificate issued within 72 hours before departure. This certificate should be uploaded through the online portal. The passenger must declare that this test certificate is authentic. Arrival in India without an RT-PCR negative report is allowed only for those travelling to India in case of a death in the family. Passengers without a printed negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test result medical certificate issued at most 72 hours before departure could be subject to an RT-PCR test on arrival and quarantine for 14 days.
Travellers who were exempted from the requirement for a PCR test certificate will be tested on arrival. All passengers arriving from the UK, the Middle East, and Europe will undergo a molecular test on arrival in all Indian airports. All international passengers must visit the New Delhi Airport Website and submit a self-declaration form at least 72 hours before departure for India. Travellers must submit the completed form and upload their test results 72 hours before travel or the passenger may not be allowed to board their flight. Travellers must also declare via the portal that they will quarantine at home for 14 days on arrival.
Airlines flying to India
Airlines that fly to India will differ depending on which country you are departing from. Air India is India’s airline and the airline’s hub city is New Delhi.
ITALY
Currently, there are no travel bans in place. However, travel to and from any non-EU/non-Schengen country is solely allowed for work, health, study, or other urgent reasons. The exceptions to this requirement are the Citizens from the following counties: Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Singapore, and Thailand.
Testing is required for all travellers entering Italy except for personnel of diplomatic missions or international organizations. Travellers travelling from non-EU countries will be required to quarantine for 14-days.
Travellers who are unable to present a negative Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) molecular or antigenic test are subject to mandatory health surveillance and 14-day fiduciary isolation.
Passengers who have been in or transited through Austria for more than 12-hours in the past 14-days need a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19, molecular or antigen test, based on a swab. The test requires to be taken at most 48-hours before arrival. Passengers are also subject to a COVID-19 test upon arrival.
Some exceptions do apply. Contact us for more information.
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KENYA
As of 17 June 2021, the Kenyan Government made several key changes to Kenya’s measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. Countries such as Busia, Vihiga, Kisii, Nyamira, Kakamega, Kericho, Bomet, Bungoma, Trans-Nzioa, Kisumu, Siaya, Homa-Bay and Migori are individually and collectively declared as COVID-19 hotspot zones.
The nationwide curfew however shall continue to be observed in the rest of the country between 10:00 PM and 04.00 AM.
During the curfew hours, all passengers departing the airport must retain a boarding pass as proof of arrival time, to enable travel to the respective accommodation. Similarly, evidence of air passengers arriving during curfew hours enables access for drivers collecting passengers from the airport.
The current travel bans for Kenya:
In addition, all passengers must comply with the following requirements:
MALAWI
All flights are suspended until further notice. However, travellers can enter by road provided that they are essential permit holders. The Departments of Labour and Immigration are accepting applications however, processing of same is lengthy as they are not fully operational.
International restrictions
Entry to Malawi is prohibited except for Malawian nationals and foreign nationals with valid residency visas for Malawi. Although commercial routes remain closed, there are limited charter flights still operating to Lilongwe. Travellers drive to reach Malawi as this is the best way to enter the country under these circumstances. Travellers must present a COVID-19-free certificate and present themselves to screening and testing for COVID-19.
LESOTHO
Lesotho reverted to “Purple Level” restrictions on 1 March 2021. Movement across the Lesotho border remains prohibited except for:
The South African Government announced that its land border between South Africa and Lesotho is open despite Lesotho keeping their restrictions in place.
Visitors arriving in the UK who have been in or transited through Lesotho 10 days prior will not be allowed to enter the UK. British and Irish citizens, and third-country nationals with residence rights in the UK, arriving in the UK from Lesotho, need to self-isolate upon their return.
Lesotho is currently not allowing any tourists to cross the border.
MOZAMBIQUE
In weighing decisions to travel to Mozambique during these difficult times, travellers should take into consideration the risk of restrictions being introduced during their travel, as well as the impact that responding to COVID-19 may have on the local health care systems during their proposed visit.
Entry to Mozambique is allowed for those travelling with the correct work and residence permits. Some travellers can be allowed based on their exemption, country of residence and the reasons for their travel.
All passengers will require proof of a negative COVID-19 test issued in their country of departure 72-hours before travel to gain entry into Mozambique. Children under 11 years old are exempt from the requirement to present a COVID-19 test.
There is no mandatory quarantine for those travelling with a negative COVID-19 test. Anyone who tests positive, or has been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 is required to self-isolate for 14-days.
The travel situation is very tricky at the moment, due to the permanent regulations implemented within countries. We highly recommend that you confirm the recent travel regulations before departure.
NAMIBIA
It is important to note that Nigeria is partially open for tourism purposes.
NEW ZEALAND
Exemptions
New Zealand residents can enter only if they spend 14 days outside a very high-risk country before their arrival in New Zealand. Transit passengers may only travel through Auckland International Airport, where they must stay in the transit area of the airport or on board their aircraft. At this time, travellers’ transit time in New Zealand must not exceed 24 hours. This limitation could change on short notice based on COVID-19 levels. To transit New Zealand, travellers must be in one of the following categories or exceptions: They do not require an NZeTA or transit visa, they hold an NZeTA that allows them to transit.
Travel requirements
Travellers entering New Zealand must stay in managed isolation or quarantine for at least 14 days and test negative for COVID-19 before they can enter the community. Before booking flights, the traveller should register on the Managed Isolation Allocation System to secure a place in a managed isolation facility. Travellers should register early as spaces are extremely limited. Managed Isolation Allocation system vouchers confirming a place in a managed isolation facility are required before boarding a flight. This measure does not apply to the airline crew. New Zealand and the Cook Islands will allow people to travel between these countries without quarantine. When arriving by air, passengers will be screened for cold, flu or COVID-19 symptoms at the airport. If travellers have symptoms or are waiting for the results of a test, they will go to a quarantine facility. Otherwise, they will go to a managed isolation facility. Both types of facilities are in hotels. There is a provision for quarantine-free travel from Australia to New Zealand. Effective 23:59 on 28 April 2021, all travellers from very high-risk countries must provide evidence of a negative nasopharyngeal RT-PCR (PCR) test from an accredited laboratory.
The test must be taken within 72 hours of departure. Travellers are required to have a certificate for a negative COVID-19 test performed no more than 72 hours before the scheduled departure time of the first international departure. Travellers from Antarctica, Australia, the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna and those below the age of two are exempt from this requirement. The Ministry of Health confirmed the following types of tests are accepted: PCR test (including RT-PCR), LAMP, or antigen tests (also referred to as viral antigen tests). All tests must be processed by an authorized laboratory recognized in the country of origin. Anyone who is unable to take a test for medical reasons is required to provide a medical certificate. In case of flight cancellation, the requirement would remain that the traveller would need to have had a test with a negative result no more than 72 hours before the departure of the new flight. If the flight is delayed by 24 hours or less and the traveller has a negative result, they can still travel, even if the test taken is beyond 72 hours before the scheduled departure time of the first flight. Keep a record of the originally scheduled flight to present to airline staff and customs officers.
All travellers arriving in New Zealand without evidence of a negative approved test may incur an infringement offence fee or a fine not exceeding $1,000. Travellers to New Zealand are required to undergo a test on arrival or within 24 hours (day 1) after arrival (referred to as day 0/1 testing) at a managed isolation and quarantine facility. Travellers may also be subject to COVID-19 tests around day 1, day 3, and day 12 of their stay. Travellers from Australia, Antarctica, and most Pacific islands are exempt from testing on arrival or within 24 hours of arrival. When arriving by air, passengers will be screened for cold, flu, or COVID-19 symptoms at the airport. If travellers have symptoms or are waiting for the results of a test, they will go to a quarantine facility. Otherwise, they will go to a managed isolation facility. Both types of facilities are in hotels.
Airlines flying to New Zealand
Airlines flying to New Zealand will differ depending on which country you are departing from. New Zealand’s national airline is Air New Zealand, and the airline’s hub city is in Auckland. Another airline used for international travel from New Zealand is Qantas as Qantas doe cover more destinations and Qantas’s hub city is Sydney in Australia.
NIGERIA
Nigerian Immigration Services is operational and has resumed visas on arrival, temporary work permit applications, and applications for residence permits.
PORTUGAL
The Portuguese Government imposes a 14-day quarantine for travellers coming from South Africa via other countries.
The Authorities have extended travel restrictions to and from Brazil until the Easter holiday. The Government further announced a 15-day extension of the state of emergency.
Passengers from countries with an incidence rate of 500 cases or more per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14-days must undergo a 14-day isolation period after entry in mainland Portugal, either at home or in a place indicated by health authorities. Isolation does not apply to passengers on essential travel and whose length of stay in the national territory, confirmed by a return ticket, does not exceed 48-hours.
Please feel free to contact us for any further information that you require regarding countries that are exempt from the above.
SPAIN
Exemptions
Citizens and residents are allowed to enter. Transit may be possible if passengers are travelling to their home countries, have a layover no longer than 24 hours, and have an immediate connecting flight to their final destination. Passengers must stay airside at the airport.
Travel requirements
Visitors from Brazil, South Africa, Botswana, Colombia, Comoros, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Peru, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe must remain in quarantine for 10 days after their arrival in Spain or throughout their stay if it is less than that period. This period may end earlier if, on the seventh day, the traveller undergoes a COVID-19 diagnostic test and receives a negative result. As of 1 May, and until at least 14 May 2021, travellers arriving from India will be required to quarantine for 10-days. Based on the specific requirements above, all incoming travellers will be subjected to either no quarantine or a maximum of 10 days of quarantine. Travellers arriving in Spain will have their temperature checked. Spot checks may be carried out on arrival to confirm travellers have undergone a COVID-19 PCR, TMA, or LAMP test and have tested negative. Passengers must complete the online Health Control Form (FCS) regardless of nationality or residency status. The form provides contact information and a history of any exposure to COVID-19 and the traveller will obtain a QR Code on completion of the FCS Form.
Airlines flying to Spain
Airlines that fly to Spain will differ depending on which country you are departing from. Iberia Airline is the flag carrier airline for Spain and Iberia Airline’s hub city is Madrid.
SWAZILAND
TANZANIA
It is important to note that Tanzania is only partially open for tourism.
UK
Exemptions
If you are a British or Irish National, or you have residence rights in the UK. There are exemptions for the following jobs, Aerospace engineers and Aircraft pilots and crew, Channel Tunnel system workers, Civil aviation inspectors, Clinical trials or studies, Crown servants or government contractors, Data infrastructure maintenance, Defence personnel, visiting forces and government contractors, Diplomatic missions, international organisations and conferences, Downstream oil facility workers, Drivers of goods vehicles, Electronic communications networks, Elite sportspersons – domestic, Elite sportspersons – international, travel from UK, Environment Agency relating to flood and coastal erosion risk management, Eurostar International workers, Eurotunnel workers, High Speed 2 rail workers, International prison escorts, IT and telecoms workers, Medical evacuation, Medical treatment, Urgent medical treatment, Medicines – human and veterinary, Network Rail workers, Nuclear personnel, Nuclear emergency responder, Nurses from red list countries coming to take up NHS employment, Offshore oil and gas, OPCW and IAEA inspectors, Postal workers, Quality assurance inspectors for human and veterinary medicines, Regular work abroad, Regular work in the UK, living abroad (in Wales only), Representatives of a foreign country or territory or British overseas territories, Seamen and masters and inspectors and surveyors of ships, Seasonal agricultural workers, Seasonal agricultural workers with EU settled or pre-settled status, Specialist technical workers – sub-sea telecommunications infrastructure, Specialist technical workers – goods and services, Specialist technical workers – waste, Specialist technical workers – power infrastructure, Specialist technical workers – space infrastructure, Transporting human cells or blood and Water supplies and sewerage services workers. You can also transit in the UK if traveling from the red listed countries, you are required to enter into managed quarantine at your port of entry. This applies whether transiting airside or landside.
Travel requirements
All arrivals allowed to enter England from outside the Common Travel Area (Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man) must self-isolate for 10 days. If a traveller has a positive test result for COVID-19 on the 2nd or 8th day of the initial isolation period, travellers will have to extend the isolation period for 10 days. In England, under the Test to Release scheme, travellers can choose to pay for a private COVID-19 test. If the result is negative, the quarantine can end early. Arrivals cannot take a test until they have been in England for five full days. All residents and Irish nationals arriving in England from red list countries are required to quarantine in government-approved hotels. They will need to book and pay for a hotel quarantine package.
The arrivals can enter the UK only through Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Farnborough, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen airports. All travellers arriving in Scotland are required to quarantine in a hotel for a period of 10 days. Boarding school students, who are either citizens of the United Kingdom or Ireland or who have a right to reside in the UK and have travelled from or through a ‘red list country in past 10 days must self-isolate instead in accommodation provided by their school. All passengers must complete a Public Health Passenger Locator Form and present it to immigration upon arrival. The form must be completed online any time 48 hours before arrival in the UK. Travellers may be fined if they have not completed the form by the time, they reach the UK border.
All passengers departing from the United Kingdom (LHR & MAN), you can only travel for essential reasons. While national restrictions are in place, travellers can only travel internationally from England for legally permitted reasons. Holliday trips are not included under legally permitted reasons for travel. Travellers must complete a travel declaration form and carry it with them along with any evidence supporting the reason for their trip. Travellers may be required to show the form at the port of departure. It is an offence to enter a port of departure or embarkation point for international travel without a properly completed form. Some job-related exemptions apply. You may be issued with a fixed penalty notice and directed to return home if you do not have a valid reason for travel.
Airlines flying to the UK
Airlines that fly to the UK will differ depending on which country you are departing from. British Airways and Virgin Atlantic is the 2 main international airlines for England and their hub city is in London. Aer Lingus is the flag carrier airline for Ireland and the airline’s hub city is in Dublin.
USA
Exemptions
Lawful permanent residents, foreign diplomats to the United States on A or G visas, certain family members of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents including spouses, minor children, parents and siblings under certain circumstances. There is also an exception for air and sea crew traveling to the United States on C, D, or C1/D visas any non-citizen traveling at the invitation of the United States Government for a purpose related to containment or mitigation of the virus, seeking entry into or transiting the United States pursuant to one of the following visas: A-1, A-2, C-2, C-3 (as a foreign government official or immediate family member of an official), E-1 (as an employee of TECRO or TECO or the employee’s immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 (or seeking to enter as a non-immigrant in one of those NATO categories), whose travel falls within the scope of section 11 of the United Nations Headquarters Agreement.
Any non-citizen who is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and any non-citizen who is a spouse or child of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, any non-citizen whose entry would further important United States law enforcement objectives, as determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or their respective designees, based on a recommendation of the Attorney General or his designee, any non-citizen whose entry would be in the national interest, as determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or their designees, immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 (or seeking to enter as a non-immigrant in one of those NATO categories), whose travel falls within the scope of section 11 of the United Nations Headquarters Agreement, any non-citizen who is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and any noncitizen who is a spouse or child of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, any noncitizen whose entry would further important United States law enforcement objectives, as determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or their respective designees, based on a recommendation of the Attorney General or his designee, any noncitizen whose entry would be in the national interest, as determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or their designees.
Travel requirements
A traveller will require a negative Covid-19 test 3 days before his flight departs to the USA or provide proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days. Airlines will confirm the negative test result or proof of recovery for all passengers two years of age and over, prior to boarding. Travellers who have been fully vaccinated with an FDA-authorized vaccine, must still have a negative COVID-19 test result before they board a flight to the USA and get a COVID-19 test 3 to 5 days after returning from international travel. All passengers from arriving from abroad who have not been fully vaccinated will have to quarantine for 10 days. Those getting tested 3-5 days after arrival may end quarantine after seven days, subject to a negative COVID-19 test result. Travellers need to download and fill out the Passenger Disclosure and Attestation to the United States of America.
Airlines flying to the USA currently
Airlines that fly to the USA will differ depending on the country of departure. Airlines with hub cities in the USA is Delta, United Airlines and American Airlines
ZAMBIA
Anyone entering Zambia with a body temperature equal to, or above 38.0 C will be tested for COVID-19 on arrival, as well as anyone with COVID-19 related symptoms and taken to either your home or a government facility for treatment and quarantine until your tests results are known.
Any other arriving travellers may be randomly selected for testing. These tests are in addition to the requirement that visitors must present proof that they have tested negative for COVID-19 in the 72 hours before their arrival.
Zambia is partially open for tourism purposes.
ZIMBABWE
Borders in Zimbabwe are still officially closed. However, it is possible to apply for entry approval from the Department of Immigration in Zimbabwe. All travellers are subject to quarantine for 14 days.
Travelers who arrive in Zimbabwe with a negative COVID-19 test performed within 48 hours of arrival may proceed to their homes where they must quarantine for 14 days. Arriving passengers without a COVID-19 test must either be tested upon arrival or quarantine in a government center for 14 days. Diplomats are exempt from the testing requirement, but must still respect the 14-day home quarantine. Borders remain open for cargo.
The Department of Immigration is accepting applications for work and residence permits. However, a delay is anticipated as they are operating with skeleton staff on a rotational basis.