Italy removes all its pre-arrival COVID-19 testing requirements for international travellers

Good news for people who have been planning to visit Italy! The country just removed all its pre-arrival testing requirements for fully vaxxed travellers. With this measure, Italy has become the latest European nation to ease its entry protocols and it came into effect on March 1.

Requirements to enter Italy
As per National Tourist Board, fully vaccinated international travellers can enter the country by just showing that they have been vaxxed within nine months or received a booster shot of their travel. And unvaccinated visitors can either show their recovered within six months report or enter the by showing their negative RT PCR test not older than 72 hours. They can also show the report of negative rapid antigen tests taken within 48 hours.

However, all travellers will be required to fill a Passenger Locator Form before arriving in the country. If a traveller fails to show any one of the mentioned documents, he/she will have to undergo a five-day quarantine.
Italy is offering a digital super green pass to those with a proof of vaccination or proof of contracting COVID-19 and recovering from it. The digital pass is required to stay at hotels, fly on a plane and more.

Italy is not the first European country to waive these requirements. France has also removed all pre-departure testing for fully vaccinated visitors. Booster shot proof is necessary for travellers if it has been more than nine months. Iceland too joined the list last week by removing all restrictions related to COVID-19.