Due to recent Travel updates, Italy added testing and self-isolation requirements for American travellers.
All travellers who have been in the USA in the past 14 days are subject to Italy’s heightened protocols before entry. All travellers, regardless of vaccination status, must:
Fill out a digital passenger locator form, which aids contact tracing efforts if a traveller is exposed to COVID-19 during a trip.
Take a molecular or antigenic swab coronavirus test and get a negative result within 72 hours before arrival. Children under 6 are exempt.
Unvaccinated people must self-isolate for five days and get tested again after that period. According to the U.S. Embassy’s website, antigen tests in Italy cost about $25, and PCR tests cost about $75.
Travellers who want access to archaeological sites, theatres and the indoor sections of restaurants, bars and cafes must show a “Green Pass” that shows proof of vaccination, proof of recent recovery or negative results from a coronavirus test within the past 48 hours.
In August, Germany added the U.S. to its “high-risk” area list, which means travellers who have recently spent time in the U.S. need to be fully vaccinated or demonstrate an “important reason” for entering. Those who are unvaccinated or unable to show proof of recovery will need to self-isolate for at least five days upon the arrival.
The Turks and Caicos Islands announced that it will require all visitors 16 and older to be fully vaccinated, starting Sept. 1.
