Fully vaccinated individuals will now need to present negative PCR test when entering Georgia
Until now citizens of all countries travelling by air could enter Georgia if they presented confirmation they had gone through the full schedule of any Covid-19 vaccination at border checkpoints of Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia is changing the rules of entry to the country for fully vaccinated travellers.
Head of the National Center for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze announced today that fully vaccinated individuals who want to enter Georgia will now need to present a negative PCR test result.
The new decree will be announced later today.
Until now citizens of all countries travelling by air could enter Georgia if they presented confirmation they had gone through the full schedule of any Covid-19 vaccination at border checkpoints of Georgia.
Gamkrelidze said that all travellers who want to enter Georgia must present a negative PCR test from the past 72 hours at the border and retest on the third day. Further self-isolation will not be required if the test returns negative.
Regular flights resumed in Georgia on February 1, while land borders will open on June 1.
The Georgian government has expanded the list of countries from which tourists can travel to Georgia with negative PCR tests conducted within the last 72 hours.
The first flow of vaccinated tourists will appear in Georgia in the second half of March, Economy Minister Natia Turnava said earlier today.
Travellers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus will be allowed to enter Georgia after presenting a negative PCR test from the past 72 hours at the border starting March 1, announces Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
Georgia is easing regulations for travellers from Canada, Japan, Kuwait, China, South Korea, Moldova and Oman to enter the country, announces Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Gibradze.