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France Bans Unvaccinated Americans From Entering the Country - SchengenVisaInfo.com [schengenvisainfo.com]:

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Unvaccinated US travellers will no longer be permitted to enter France restriction-free, as the country has added the US to its orange list.

The decision has been taken upon an EU recommendation for the Member States to impose stricter entry requirements on travellers from the US, Israel, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Lebanon [schengenvisainfo.com] after a surge in COVID-19 infection, SchengenVisaInfo.com [schengenvisainfo.com] reports.

Thus, from September 12, unvaccinated US, Oman and Israel nationals are allowed to travel to France only for essential purposes by presenting a negative test taken before travelling and self-isolate for seven days upon the arrival.

Previously, Spain also imposed more stringent measures in place for American travellers [schengenvisainfo.com]. Thus, since September 6, unvaccinated US nationals are not allowed to enter the Spanish territory without presenting vaccination proof or a negative test certificate.

Same as Spain, since September 6,  Denmark has moved the US and Israel to its orange category, [schengenvisainfo.com] obliging unvaccinated travellers from these countries to provide a PCR or antigen test taken before departure and get quarantined for ten days followed by another testing requirement upon arrival. In addition to the US and Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, North Macedonia, and Montenegro were also added to the orange category.

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However, the first country to act upon the EU’s recommendation is Italy [schengenvisainfo.com], prohibiting Americans and those who have spent the last 14 days there, from entering the country restriction-free. Instead, US travellers reaching Italy, regardless of their vaccination status, have to provide a PCR or antigen test taken 72 hours or 24 respectively, before their arrival in the country.

In addition, unvaccinated travellers are obliged to undergo a five-day quarantine and get tested again by the end of the isolation period. Right after Italy’s decision, Bulgaria followed suit and banned unvaccinated Americans from entering the country restriction-free [schengenvisainfo.com]. [schengenvisainfo.com]

“Under the Bulgarian Ministry of Health order, countries are classified as green, orange, or red zones based on their COVID-19 risk. As of September 1, 2021, the United States will be considered a Red Zone country. That means persons arriving from the United States, regardless of their citizenship, are prohibited from entering Bulgaria unless they meet an exception,” the US embassy in Bulgaria noted in a notice issued on August 31.

But, unlike Italy, France, Bulgaria, Denmark and Germany, which had tightened entry restrictions on Americans long before the EU’s recommendation, several European countries are refusing or haven’t decided yet if they will ban Americans from entering their territory et. Currently, Greece is in such a position as it previously announced that it wouldn’t permit Americans [schengenvisainfo.com] to enter the country only after the summer season ends.

However, Ireland and Croatia [schengenvisainfo.com] aren’t budging on their decision of not banning Americans despite the EU’s recommendation and the spike of US COVID-19 infection rates.

“This is a recommendation. There have been situations before when Croatia did not follow the EU recommendations, so when it comes to American citizens, it will not this time either. We know that Americans mostly come to us as tourists, which means that they have met all the epidemiological conditions for coming,” the Croatian Minister, Davor Božinović, said.

The Irish government believes the same, as it previously said that the EU’s recommendation isn’t binding, and the country retains control over its own border restrictions. [schengenvisainfo.com] Ireland ended its mandatory hotel quarantine for Americans back in May in a bid to revive tourism between the two countries.

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