Phase B – Country Categories Update – NICOS NEOPHYTOU LAW PARTNERS group with PLANUS CONSULTING & SERVICES

Cyprus is ready to welcome back travelers following the successful containment of the COVID-19 epidemic.

Phase B from June 20 onwards

Countries are categorized according to their epidemiological situation into categories A, B and C, with category A having the most favorable epidemiological status.

The categorization of Countries will be updated weekly by the Ministry of Health.

For Categories A and B, please see below. Any Countries not defined below are treated as category C.

Category A	Category B

Australia	Belgium
Austria	France
Bulgaria	Ireland
Croatia	Israel
Cyprus	Italy
Czech Republic	Jordan
Denmark	Lebanon
Estonia	Netherlands
Finland	Poland
Germany	Romania
Greece	Spain
Hungary	United Arab Emirates
Iceland
Republic of Korea
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Norway
Slovakia
Slovenia
Switzerland

Source https://cyprusflightpass.gov.cy/en/country-categories

Process information

For Category A countries the following documents will be required for flying to the Republic of Cyprus:

a. Passengers have to complete the Passenger Locator Form and the Declarations for Category B Countries, through the dedicated web electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus in order to obtain the «Cyprus Flight Pass».

Note 1: Passengers who travel from Category A Countries but have stayed/lived or travelled abroad within the last 14 days or they have been passengers on an international flight to/from a country from Category B or C, accordingly within the last 14 days are considered as travelers from Category B or C Countries. All the below requirements for Category B or C Countries, accordingly, have to be satisfied.

Note 2: Passengers should complete in advance the above requirements of Category A on a dedicated web electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus the Cyprus Flight Pass, except in the case where the web electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus is temporarily unavailable due to technical issues or scheduled maintenance. In that case passengers have to complete manually the Passenger Locator Form and the Declarations for Category A Countries of Annex I or the Passenger Locator Form and the Declarations for Category B or C Countries of Annex I, accordingly, if they have stayed/ lived or traveled abroad within the last 14 days or they have been passengers on an international flight to / from a country (ies) of category B or C, accordingly, within the last 14 days.

In case passengers do not have the “CyprusFlightPass” or, in the event that the electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus is not temporarily available due to technical problems or scheduled maintenance, they have not completed the required documents by hand, airlines will not permit passengers to board the aircraft and travel to the Republic of Cyprus.

Note 3: Each family member must complete a separate application. In the case of minors (passengers under the age of 18), accompanied or unaccompanied, the application must be completed, on behalf of the minors, by the custodian parent(s)/ adoptive parent(s) / legal guardian / legal representative (s).

Countries of Category B

For Category B countries, the following documents will be required for flying to the Republic of Cyprus:

a. Passengers should have conducted, a test confirming negative PCR for Covid-19 during the last 72 hours before departure and possess a certificate which confirms negative PCR for Covid-19, issued from a certified laboratory.

b. Passengers have to complete the Passenger Locator Form and the Declarations for Category B Countries, through the dedicated web electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus in order to obtain the «Cyprus Flight Pass».

Note 1: Passengers who travel from Category B Countries but have stayed/lived or travelled abroad within the last 14 days or they have been passengers on an international flight to/from a country from Category C within the last 14 days are considered as travelers from Category C Countries. All the below requirements for Category C Countries have to be satisfied. Consequently, they have to belong in at least one of the passenger Categories permitted to fly from Category C Countries and to complete the required documents and Declarations for Category C Countries.

Note 2: Passengers have to complete in advance the above requirement of paragraph (a) and (b) on the dedicated web electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus, except in the case where the web electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus is temporarily unavailable due to technical issues or scheduled maintenance. In that case, passengers have to carry the certificate which confirms negative PCR for Covid-19, issued from a certified laboratory, with the Covid-19 test having been conducted, during the last 72 hours before departure and to complete manually the Passenger Locator Form and the Declarations for Category B Countries of Annex I or the Passenger Locator Form and the Declarations for Category C Countries of Annex I, if they have stayed/ lived or traveled abroad within the last 14 days or they have been passengers on an international flight to / from a country (ies) of category C, within the last 14 days. The airline and/or its ground handling agent will be also responsible to confirm whether the passengers have completed, in such a case, manually and carry with them these documents. Passengers that do not have the “CyprusFlightPass” or, in the event that the electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus is not temporarily available due to technical problems or scheduled maintenance, they have not completed the required documents by hand and carried these with them as well as the certificate which confirms negative PCR for Covid-19, issued from a certified laboratory, with the Covid-19 test having been conducted, during the last 72 hours before departure, airlines will not permit passengers to board the aircraft and travel to the Republic of Cyprus.

Note 3: The below passengers will have the option of either arranging themselves a COVID-19 test 72 hours before departure or having this test, which amounts to 60 euros, performed upon their entry to the Republic of Cyprus, on their own expenses. In the case where they choose to have the test performed upon their entry to the Republic of Cyprus, they will self-isolate in their own permanent or temporary residence in the Republic of Cyprus, until the test results are completed and following that, if the test is positive, they will remain in a state of mandatory isolation (quarantine), following the Medical Protocol of the Ministry of Health and they will take precautions and self-protection measures according to the instructions of the Ministry of Health.

1. Cypriot citizens in the Republic of Cyprus and their family members
2. Persons legally living in the Republic of Cyprus
3. Persons allowed to enter in the Republic of Cyprus under the Vienna Convention
4. Persons, regardless of nationality, having a special permission by the Republic of Cyprus

Note 4: Airlines will permit the categories of passengers of Note 3, to board on aircraft and travel to the Republic of Cyprus, without having conducted, a test confirming negative PCR for Covid-19 during the last 72 hours before departure, provided that they have the «Cyprus Flight Pass» with the indication that the covid-19 test will be performed in the Republic of Cyprus. In case, the web electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus is temporarily unavailable due to technical issues or scheduled maintenance, the categories of passengers of Note 3, have to complete manually the Passenger Locator Form and the Declarations for Category B Countries of Annex I or the Passenger Locator Form and the Declarations for Category C Countries of Annex I, if they have stayed/ lived or traveled abroad within the last 14 days or they have been passengers on an international flight to / from a country (ies) of category C, within the last 14 days. The airline and or its ground handling agent will also be responsible, in such a case, to check whether the below category of passengers have completed manually and carry with them the Passenger Locator Form and Declarations described above.

Note 5: Each family member must complete a separate application. In the case of minors passengers under the age of 18), accompanied or unaccompanied, (the application must be completed, on behalf of the minors, by the custodian parent(s)/ adoptive parent(s) / legal guardian / legal representative (s).

Countries of Category C

From Category C countries, the following conditions will apply for flying to the Republic of Cyprus:

a. Flight operations, between airports’ of the Republic and the airports of the States, which are not included in Categories A and B of the official announcement of the Ministry of Health, are permitted.

b. The following category of passengers will be permitted to fly to the Republic of Cyprus from Countries of Category C:

c. Passengers have to conduct, a test confirming negative PCR for Covid-19 during the last 72 hours before departure and possess a certificate which confirms negative PCR for Covid-19, issued from a certified laboratory.

d. Passengers have to complete the Passenger Locator Form and the Declarations for Category C Countries, through the dedicated web electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus in order to obtain the «Cyprus Flight Pass».

Note 1: The above passengers (numbers 1-2), will have the option of either arranging themselves a COVID-19 test 72 hours before departure or having this test, which amounts to 60 euros, performed upon their entry to the Republic of Cyprus, on their own expenses. In the case where they choose to have the test performed upon their entry to the Republic of Cyprus, they will remain until the test results are completed, at a place designated by the Republic of Cyprus for one day or for as long as is necessary until the test results are completed, they will pay the costs for the test and for the place they will have to stay (60 euros daily for single occupancy and 90 euros daily for double occupancy), in addition to transportation costs. In case of positive test results, they will remain in a state of mandatory isolation (quarantine), following the Medical Protocol of the Ministry of Health and they will take precautions and self-protection measures, which will be given by the Ministry of Health. If the test result is negative they will self isolate for 14 days in their residence, according to the instructions of the Ministry of Health.

Note 2: The above passengers (number 3-4), will have the below options:

i. In case they will enter the Republic of Cyprus and stay for up to 4 days, they will have the option of either arranging themselves a COVID-19 test 72 hours before departure or having this test, which amounts to 60 euros, performed upon their entry to the Republic of Cyprus on their own expenses. In the case where they choose to have the test performed upon their entry to the Republic of Cyprus, they will remain in self-isolation until the test results are completed, at a place (designated by the Republic of Cyprus for one day or for as long as necessary, they will pay the costs for the test and for the place they will have to stay 60 euros daily for single occupancy and 90 euros daily for double occupancy), in addition to transportation costs.Ιf the test is positive, they will remain in a state of mandatory isolation (quarantine), at a place designated by the Republic of Cyprus, following the Medical Protocol of the Ministry of Health and they will take precautions and self-protection measures, which will be given by the Ministry of Health. If the test is negative they will take the precautions and self-protection measures, which will be given by the Ministry of Health.

ii. In case they will enter the Republic of Cyprus and stay for more than 4 days, they will be required to conduct, a test confirming negative PCR for Covid-19 during the last 72 hours before departure and possess a certificate which confirms negative PCR for Covid-19, issued from a certified laboratory. Upon their arrival in Cyprus they will be placed in compulsory self-isolation for 14 days. Alternatively, they may choose to perform the test, which amounts to 60 euros, upon their arrival in Cyprus, on their own expenses. In this case they will remain until the test results are completed at a designated place for 1 day or for as long as necessary, they will pay the costs for the place they will have to stay (60
euros daily for single occupancy and 90 euros daily for double occupancy), in addition to transportation costs and following that, either if the test is positive or negative they will self isolate for 14 days at a place designated by the Republic of Cyprus, according to the instructions and self-protection measures of the Ministry of Health.

Note 3: Passengers have to complete in advance the above requirement of paragraph (b), (c) and (d), on the dedicated web electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus, except in the case where the web electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus is temporarily unavailable due to technical issues or scheduled maintenance. In that case, passengers have to carry with them the certificate which confirms negative PCR for Covid-19, issued from a certified laboratory, with the Covid-19 test having been conducted, during the last 72 hours before departure and to complete manually the Passenger Locator Form and the Declarations for Category C Countries of Annex I. In case the passengers do not have the “CyprusFlightPass” or, in the event that the electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus is not temporarily available due to technical problems or scheduled maintenance, they have not completed the required documents by hand and carried these with them, as well as the certificate which confirms negative PCR for Covid-19, issued from a certified laboratory, with the Covid-19 test having been conducted, during the last 72 hours before departure, airlines will not permit passengers to board the aircraft and travel to the Republic of Cyprus.

Note 4: Airlines will permit the categories of passengers (numbers 1-4), to board on aircraft and travel to the Republic of Cyprus, without having conducted, a test confirming negative PCR for Covid-19 during the last 72 hours before departure, provided that they have the «Cyprus Flight Pass» with the indication that the covid-19 test will be performed in the Republic of Cyprus. In case, where the web electronic platform of the Republic of Cyprus is temporarily unavailable due to technical issues or scheduled maintenance, the categories of passengers (numbers 1-4), have to complete manually the Passenger Locator Form and the Declarations for Category C Countries of Annex I, declaring through them that Covid-19 test will be performed in the Republic of Cyprus. The airline and or its ground handling agent will also be responsible, in such a case, to check whether the below categories of passengers have completed manually and carry with them the Passenger Locator Form and Declarations described above.

Note 5: Each family member must complete a separate application. In the case of minors (passengers under the age of 18), accompanied or unaccompanied, the application must be completed, on behalf of the minors, by the custodian parent(s)/ adoptive parent(s) / legal guardian / legal representative (s).

*source Hermes Airports Website https://www.hermesairports.com/covid-19/phase-b-from-20-june-and-onwards

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