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July 19, 2021 / Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of
Health
COVID-19 test
certi!cate required
before departure for
vaccinated travellers
Golli
As of 27 July, all vaccinated persons and those that can
present a certificate of a prior COVID-19 infection must
present a negative PCR or antigen (rapid) test that is
no more than 72 hours old before departure to
Iceland. This decision by the Minister of Health is
based on recommendations from the Chief
Epidemiologist.
Furthermore, residents of Iceland and others that have
widespread social ties in the country are encouraged
to get tested as soon as possible after arriving in
Iceland, even though they are asymptomatic.
As stated in the Chief Epidemiologist's memorandum
to the Minister, discussed by the Cabinet today, COVID19 infections have risen considerably in Iceland
recently. Most infections are of the Delta variant.
According to research, fully vaccinated individuals can
get infected by COVID-19 and can infect others. The
Chief Epidemiologist believes that unchanged
measures will increase the risk of the virus spreading
and therefore action must be taken to halt the spread
and avoid domestic restrictions on gatherings.
The Minister of Health has therefore decided to revise
the health measures at the border. The new measures
will take effect at midnight (GMT 00:00) 27 July 2021.
Unvaccinated individuals will continue to be required
to present negative PCR test results no more than 72
hours old and undergo double PCR screening with a
five-day quarantine in between.
Children born in 2005 or later will continue to be
exempted from all border measures.
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