These will apply to vaccinated passengers arriving in Cyprus from Monday

The announcement of the Ministry of Health

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The Ministry of Health clarifies the following valid from 10 May for vaccinated passengers arriving in the Republic of Cyprus through the entrance gates:

Faces regardless of nationalityWhich hold a valid vaccination certificate for his illness COVID-19 and arrive in Cyprus from abroad, regardless of the country of departure, will excluded, for entry purposes, the obligation to perform laboratory tests, and of the obligation for self-restraint / quarantine, provided that the following conditions are met:

1) They own valid vaccination certificate from the following countries:

(i) the Member States of the European Union (including Cyprus);

(ii) the countries of the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway);

(iii) Switzerland,

(iv) Israel,

(v) the United Kingdom,

(vi) Russia,

(vii) the United Arab Emirates,

(viii) Saudi Arabia,

(ix) Ukraine,

(x) Jordan,

(xi) Lebanon,

(xii) Egypt,

(xiii) Belarus,

(xiv) Serbia,

(xv) Qatar,

(xvi) Bahrain,

(xvii) the United States of America,

(xviii) Armenia,

(xix) Georgia,

(xx) Canada, and

(xxi) Kuwait.

2) Have been vaccinated with either one of the approved vaccines of the European Medicines Agency (Pfizer/BionTechAstraZenecaModernJanssen), or with Sputnik V vaccine and have completed the vaccination regimen. It is noted that in the case of two-dose vaccines the person should have been vaccinated with both doses, while in the case of the Janssen vaccine (single-dose vaccine) 14 days should have elapsed between the dose of the vaccine and the date of travel. More information is available at the link https://cyprusflightpass.gov.cy/en/vaccinated-passengers.

It is emphasized that all passengers, regardless of country categoryincluding persons holding a valid vaccination certificate must submit application at Cyprus Flight Pass within 24 hours before departure of their flight. In addition, for the purposes of ensuring Public Health and surveillance of the epidemiological picture, the Ministry of Health may carry out sampling laboratory molecular testing. COVID-19 to passengers (including persons holding a vaccination certificate) of selected flights.