FRANCE SET TO REOPEN BORDERS FOR FOREIGN TRAVELERS WITH ‘HEALTH PASS’ STARTING JUNE 9

Fri 30 April 2021:

France will lift the entry ban for foreign arrivals with a special COVID-19 certificate beginning from June 9 as part of a gradual exit from lockdown, French media reported on Thursday, citing President Emmanuel Macron.

French president Emmanuel Macron has laid out full details of France’s reopening plan, including the relaxing of border restrictions for visitors from outside the EU.

Macron on Thursday set out the detailed timetable for reopening the country, including reopening bars and cafés and lifting the curfew.

And there was one date particularly important to Americans, who have largely been barred from France since March 2020. France had already eased the rules of entry for visitors from the UK, New Zealand and Australia.The second stage of the reopening on Wednesday, June 9th includes the reopening of France’s borders to all non-EU visitors for all types of travel – including family visits, tourism and visits from second-home owners.

As reported by Nice Matin, the third phase starting on June 9 will involve reopening the country to foreign travelers who can present either a COVID-19 vaccination certificate or a negative PCR test result upon arrival.

Anyone travelling in to France currently needs to present a negative PCR Covid test taken within the previous 72 hours and fill in a declaration stating that they have no Covid symptoms.

There is no compulsory quarantine for arrivals in France from the US, UK, Australia or New Zealand, but people coming from a non-EU country are asked to self-isolate for 7 days on arrival. This can be done at an address of their choice.

Among other measures, the starting hour of nightly curfew will be changed from 7 p.m. (17:00 GMT) to 9 p.m. on May 19 and then to 11 p.m. on June 9 until completely lifted on June 30, BFM tv said. The ending hour will continue to remain 6 a.m.

The limit on gatherings at cultural and sporting events will be increased to 5,000 people starting June 9, according to the report.

April saw France enter its third nationwide lockdown for a period of four weeks. Domestic travel between French regions was banned and closures ordered for schools, non-essential stores and public facilities.

Last week, Prime Minister Jean Castex said the epidemiological situation was improving and the peak has passed, allowing for a gradual loosening of restrictions. Primary schools and kindergartens reopened on April 26. The reopening of middle and high schools, as well as the lift of ban on domestic travel, is expected on May 3.

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