Portugal
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4 February 2022
Certificate adoption
Portugal has already issued the EU COVID Digital Certificate for those who have vaccinated, recovered from COVID-19 infection and held the negative test result.
Instrument type
Vaccination and immunity base.
Certificate name
EU COVID Digital Certificate
Timeline to launch
Already in use
Certificate details
Certificates provide the minimum necessary of information required to certify and validate the holder’s vaccination, testing, or recovery status, such as:
- Name
- birth date
- issuing Member State
- a unique certificate identifier
- certificate issuer
Furthermore, it might include
- Vaccination certificate includes the following information: kind of vaccine, trade name, marketing permission holder, number of doses, date of vaccination, indicating the date of the last dose administered, and country of vaccination.
- Testing certificate includes the following information: kind of test, date and time of sample collection for testing, date and time of test result, test center, results, and country where the test was done.
- Recovery certificate includes the following information: Date of positive result, country where the test (with a positive result) was done, date of issue, date of expiration.
Certificate format
The EU digital COVID certificate is available in digital and/or paper format with QR code.
Entry protocol
For general measure
- Travellers from the following countries are allowed to enter Portugal for essential or non-essential purpose:
- Countries of the European Union or of a State associated with the Schengen Area (Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland)
- Brazil, USA and UK
- Countries with non-essential flights approved according to reciprocal confirmation: Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, South Korea, UAE, Indonesia, Kuwait, New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, China, Rwanda, Uruguay, as well as the administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau and Taiwan.
- All travellers are required to be mandatory negative test:
- RT-PCR Test (or similar NAAT test) – 72 hours prior to arrival.
- Laboratorial Rapid Antigen Test – 48 hours prior to arrival. In addition, this test is conducted by authorised diagnostic center on the EU recommendation list.
- After check-in and before departure time, all travellers must fill out a Passenger Locator Form (individually) online at https://portugalcleanandsafe.pt/en/passenger-locator-card. The QR Code created when completing the PLF can be submitted in either paper or digital format; otherwise, boarding will be prohibited.
- Flights to and from southern African countries such as South Africa, Botswana, Essuatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and Zimbabwe have been cancelled.
Upon arrival at the airport, these travellers must submit to an RT-PCR test (TAAN) or a laboratorial Rapid Antigen test (TRAGg) for COVID-19.
These regulations apply to citizens who enter the country by water or land, with the required modifications. - For those who enter Portugal by land,
- Citizens from EU countries deemed to be at low or moderate risk must have a COVID EU Digital Certificate, which can be obtained by vaccination, testing, or recovery.
- Citizens from non-EU nations and EU countries with a risk rating of red or dark red must show either of:
- EU Covid Digital Certificate in test or recovery modes
- Negative RT-PCR test performed in the last 72 hours
- Laboratorial Rapid negative antigen test conducted within the last 48 hours
- Cross-border workers who carry out their professional activity within 30 kilometers of the border, as well as workers in essential services (transportation of goods and passengers, emergency and relief, security and emergency services), must show the Digital Certificate in the vaccination, test, or recovery modalities.
- Citizens from Southern African countries, such as South Africa, Botswana, Essuatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, must have a COVID-19 RT-PCR test (TAAN) or a laboratorial Rapid Antigen test (TRAGg) performed within the last 14 days and comply with 14 days of prophylactic isolation at home or in a location specified by health authorities. If a negative test (TAAN or TRAg) is done on the third day, prophylactic isolation can be terminated. It does not apply to individuals who remain on the mainland of Portugal for less than 48 hours.
- If travellers arrive in Portugal by sea, they must follow the same procedures as those who arrive by air.
For vaccinated travellers
- Vaccinated travellers are required to be mandatory negative test for PCR test no more than 72 hours before boarding or laboratorial Rapid Antigen test no more than 48 hours before boarding.
- Vaccinated travellers are considered to be the fully vaccinated person if they take:
- For vaccinations with a one-dose vaccine schedule, from a single-dose vaccine
- Even if doses of two distinct vaccinations have been administered, the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine with a two-dose vaccine schedule.
- A single dose of a COVID -19 vaccine with a two-dose vaccination schedule for those who have recovered from the disease, if the vaccination certificate indicates that the immunization schedule was completed after the administration of one dose.
- The whole vaccination regimen is valid for 14 days after the final dose is administered.
- Vaccinated travellers from EU can show EU Digital COVID certificate for vaccination certificate. Also vaccinated travellers from third countries can show the vaccination certificate that must include the following information:
- Name(s) and surname(s) of the holder
- Date of birth
- Disease or agent targeted: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 or one of its variants)
- Vaccine against COVID-19 or prophylaxis
- Name of the vaccine against COVID-19
- Marketing authorization holder or manufacturer of the vaccine against COVID-19
- Number in a series of doses as well as the total number of doses in the series
- Date of vaccination, indicating the date of the last dose administered
- Member State or third country where the vaccine was administered
- Entity issuing the certificate.
For recovered travellers
- Recovered travellers from Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Switzerland, El Salvador, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Israel, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, The Vatican can show a recovery certificate according to the reciprocal validity.
- Recovered travellers from EU can show EU Digital COVID certificate for recovery certificate. Also recovered travellers from third countries can show the recovery certificate that must include the following information:
- Name(s) and surname(s) of the holder
- Date of birth
- Disease or agent from which the holder recovered: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 or one of its variants)
- Date of the first positive result of the diagnostic test
- Member State or third country in which the diagnostic test was performed
- Entity issuing the certificate
- Valid certificate
For children
Children under the age of 12 do not need to present a COVID-19 test.
For other measures
Non-reciprocity in the acceptance of the validity of the EU COVID Digital Certificate issued by Portugal by third countries, in the modalities of vaccination or recovery certificates, prohibits the validity of certificates issued by these third countries from being recognized.
Vaccine authorised to be used in the country
- Novavax (Nuvaxovid)
- Moderna (Spikevax)
- Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty
- Janssen (Johnson & Johnson)
- Oxford/AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria)
Vaccine accepted for inbound travellers
In interior Portugal and the Azores, only vaccinations approved by the European Medicines Agency are valid.
- Comirnaty (BioNTech and Pfizer)
- Nuvaxovid (Novavax)
- Spikevax (Moderna)
- Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen
Vaccines accepted in Madeira Islands:
- AstraZeneca
- Pfizer
- Moderna
- Johnson & Johnson/Janssen
- Sinovac/Instituto Buntantan
- Instituto Gambaleya (Sputnik V)
- Sinopharm (VeroCell)
Border status
Open
Remarks
Travelers can check the COVID-19 danger status of EU nations by clicking on this page. https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/situation-updates/weekly-maps-coordinated-restriction-free-movement