Twogirls
Free Member
Update from Safe Communities Portugal, the date this comes into effect is expected to be announced very soon :
VACCINATED ARRIVALS INTO PORTUGAL WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE A NEGATIVE TEST.
NOTE: This was announced by Council of Ministers today. We await full details in the law to be published and the effective date/time of implementation. We suggest people monitor the situation and check with their airlines before travelling”
Today The Government approved a series of changes to the rules regarding Covid-19 digital certificates, which will already indicate the booster dose. On the one hand, it is no longer necessary to present a negative test upon entry into Portugal, for those who have a certificate. On the other hand, the validity of the antigen test is reduced, which must be performed within 24 hours prior to its presentation.
“The adjustments concern access to tourist establishments or local accommodation, restaurants or similar, gambling establishments, casinos, bingos or similar, events, access to gyms and gyms, and entry into national territory, ending , in the latter case, the requirement to present proof of testing with a negative result for those who present the EU Covid Digital Certificate in any of its modalities or other proof of vaccination that has been recognized ”, reads the statement from the Council of Ministers this Thursday.
As for the validity of antigen tests, “ it is now required that they be performed within the previous 24 hours with a negative result (instead of the previous 48 hours)”. With this change, the digital certificate in the testing modality also only attests to a rapid antigen test carried out in the last 24 hours, with a negative result.
In addition Portugal has now aligned with the EU regarding the Digital Vaccination certificate and it will now show a validity of 270 days.
A link to the Council of Ministers communique is here: https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/covid-19-entry-requirements-into-portugal/
VACCINATED ARRIVALS INTO PORTUGAL WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE A NEGATIVE TEST.
NOTE: This was announced by Council of Ministers today. We await full details in the law to be published and the effective date/time of implementation. We suggest people monitor the situation and check with their airlines before travelling”
Today The Government approved a series of changes to the rules regarding Covid-19 digital certificates, which will already indicate the booster dose. On the one hand, it is no longer necessary to present a negative test upon entry into Portugal, for those who have a certificate. On the other hand, the validity of the antigen test is reduced, which must be performed within 24 hours prior to its presentation.
“The adjustments concern access to tourist establishments or local accommodation, restaurants or similar, gambling establishments, casinos, bingos or similar, events, access to gyms and gyms, and entry into national territory, ending , in the latter case, the requirement to present proof of testing with a negative result for those who present the EU Covid Digital Certificate in any of its modalities or other proof of vaccination that has been recognized ”, reads the statement from the Council of Ministers this Thursday.
As for the validity of antigen tests, “ it is now required that they be performed within the previous 24 hours with a negative result (instead of the previous 48 hours)”. With this change, the digital certificate in the testing modality also only attests to a rapid antigen test carried out in the last 24 hours, with a negative result.
In addition Portugal has now aligned with the EU regarding the Digital Vaccination certificate and it will now show a validity of 270 days.
A link to the Council of Ministers communique is here: https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/covid-19-entry-requirements-into-portugal/