Italy Travel: Current COVID-19 Entry Rules & Other Restrictions

Italy continues to keep in place COVID-19 entry rules for all travellers despite the approaching summer travel season.

In an ordinance published on April 28, the Ministry of Health of Italy announced that the country had decided to extend the current entry rules until May 31. Thus, travellers from all countries are still required to meet COVID rules when reaching Italy, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.

According to the Ministry of Health of Italy, all travellers, regardless if they are travelling from an EU or non-EU country, need to present a valid vaccination, recovery, or test certificate in order to avoid additional restrictions.

“From May 1, regardless of the country of entry into Italy, the traveller will be required to present to the carrier and to whoever is in charge of checking the COVID-19 Green Certificate or other equivalent certificate,” the statement of the Ministry reads.

Apart from presenting these documents, the Ministry emphasises that everyone must meet the validity period that applies to vaccination, recovery, and test certificates.

When reaching Italy, a vaccination certificate is recognised as long as it proves that the holder has completed primary vaccination in the last nine months or has received an additional vaccine dose.

As for the recovery certificate, the Ministry explains that the document is accepted as long as it proves that the holder has fallen ill within the last 180 days with the COVID-19 and has recovered from it. The test confirming that the individual has been previously infected with the virus must be performed by a professional.

Travellers who have not been recovered or vaccinated against the virus can also enter Italy for travel purposes, provided that they present a negative COVID-19 test result upon their arrival. Italy accepts both PCR and rapid antigen tests. The PCR test must be performed within 72 hours before arrival, and the rapid antigen test must be performed within 48 hours before arrival in Italy.

Travellers who do not hold any of the three certificates are required to quarantine for a period of five days upon their arrival in Italy. After this period ends, they need to undergo testing.

Even though Italy continues to keep in place entry rules for travellers, the country has already facilitated some other rules.

Italy has already lifted the Passenger Locator Form requirement. Such a requirement was dropped on May 1.

In addition, the country has also dropped the mask and Green Health Pass requirement.

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