From Greece – Bulgaria COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

From Greece to Bulgaria

COVID-19 TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS – BULGARIA

UPDATED 17th February 2022

People arriving from countries within the red zone are admitted to the territory of the country upon presentation of one of the following documents:

• a valid EU digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate,
• a valid EU digital COVID-19 recovery certificate,
• a valid EU digital COVID certificate for conducted testing (a document showing a negative result from a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test conducted up to 72 hours before entry into the country or a negative result from a rapid antigen test conducted up to 48 hours before entry into the country from the date of sampling entered in the document),
• a similar or an equivalent document containing the same data as the EU digital COVID certificate (for vaccination/recovery/testing).

NOTE: Bulgarian citizens and persons with the status of permanent, long-term or continuous residence on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and members of their families, who do not present any of the documents mentioned above (a negative result from a COVID-19 examination, digital EU COVID-19 vaccination certificate, digital EU COVID-19 recovery certificate, or a similar document containing the same data as the EU digital COVID-19 vaccination, recovery certificate or testing certificate) are allowed on the territory of the country and placed under quarantine for 10 days at home or other place of accommodation where the individual has indicated that he/she will reside, with a prescription issued by the director of the relevant regional health inspectorate or his/her deputy authorized by him/her.
The quarantined person may carry out a polymerase chain reaction test to detect COVID-19 or a rapid antigen test of those listed in Annex No 2 not earlier than 72 hours after his/hers arrival in the country. In case of a negative result of the conducted examination, the quarantine of the person shall be considered terminated from the day of registration of the result in the National Information System for Combating COVID-19.

https://www.mfa.bg/en/customnews/main/24737

 

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