Africa-Press – Mozambique. France has added Tunisia, Mozambique, Cuba and Indonesia to its red travel list.
The government has also relaxed travel rules for people entering from a red country who are fully vaccinated with a vaccine recognised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The accepted vaccines are Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.
These vaccinated travellers will now not need to have an essential reason for travelling to France, or take a pre-departure Covid test or quarantine on arrival in France.
They will only need to provide proof of their vaccination status and a déclaration sur l’honneur stating to not having Covid-related symptoms or having been recently in contact with someone with Covid-19.
People in red list countries who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with a vaccine recognised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will still need to present an essential reason for travelling to France.
The essential reasons are mainly related to having the right to live and work in France.
Non-fully vaccinated travellers from red-list countries must also:
The French government has stated that despite relaxing measures for vaccinated travellers coming from red countries, it continues to strongly advise against travel to red-listed countries.
Full list of countries on France’s red list:
Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Russia, Seychelles, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Uruguay, Tunisia and Zambia
