25 Mar 2022 | 06:33 AM UTC
French Polynesia: Authorities to ease entry, testing requirements for inbound travelers from March 28 /update 34
French Polynesia to reduce entry, testing rules for arriving passengers from March 28. Domestic measures ongoing.
Event
The government in French Polynesia will ease entry and testing requirements for inbound travelers from March 28. The High Commission will suspend on-arrival COVID-19 testing from that date. Officials will no longer require eligible travelers to register before arrival using the Electronic Travel Information System (ETIS). Partially or unvaccinated people aged 12 and above must still have a compelling reason to travel, but airlines will vet their information at check-in. Authorities will also reduce the self-quarantine period for partially or unvaccinated entrants to seven days and end quarantine and testing arrangements for maritime arrivals.
Domestic Measures
Officials continue to require a health pass for people 12 years and 2 months old and above to visit medical facilities. Individuals must be fully vaccinated, obtain a negative COVID-19 test result in the previous 24 hours, or have received a positive COVID-19 test in the last 11 days to four months to obtain a health pass. A facemask mandate remains in place for public transport and health establishments. Officials advise people with COVID-19 and close contacts to continue wearing facemasks in public.
International Travel Restrictions
The government permits entry for fully vaccinated foreign nationals over 12 years old for any reason; inbound passengers must receive a booster dose within nine months of their second dose to enter the territory. Officials require all entrants to provide a PCR or rapid antigen test taken within 24 hours before entry. Fully vaccinated passengers do not have to quarantine. Approved, unvaccinated arrivals above 12 years old must self-quarantine for seven days.
Vaccinated outbound passengers may travel for any reason; unvaccinated individuals and people traveling to red countries may only travel for essential reasons with prior approval unless returning to their primary place of residence.
Advice
Follow all official orders. Obtain permission before traveling during curfew hours. Consider delaying travel if experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19, as they may prompt increased scrutiny, delays, and quarantine.
