In the midst of a spike of contagion coronavirus, which is already historical since the beginning of the pandemic, and with the concern generated by the arrival of the Omicron variant, the national government established new requirements for the entry of people to Argentina.
He made it through the Administrative Decision 1316/2021, published this Friday in the Official bulletin.
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The measure grants more tools to staff of transport companies, both air, sea and land, to enforce compliance with the current health protocols.
What are the new requirements to enter the country
The resolution that bears the signature of the Chief of Staff Juan Manzur and the Ministers of Health, Carla Vizzotti, and the Interior, Eduardo “Wado” by Pedro, it modifies a previous one that came into force in October. This is the one that established the creation of the so-called “Safe corridors”, which currently remain the only entry points to the country.
The administration of Alberto Fernandez now introduced a series of new immigration requirements , with the aim of intensifying the control of sanitary protocols valid for the arrival of these people to Argentina, in the middle of the third wave of infections of COVID-19.
The norm strongly emphasizes that people who enter the country do so while respecting the current health protocols. “The operators of means of transport -air, fluvial and maritime- of international passengers must -without exception- verify that the passenger has declared compliance”, indicates the official text.
The personnel of these companies will also have to verify the data of the health documentation that is exhibited to them upon boarding, and may deny the traveler the possibility of boarding if he does not comply with all or any of the established requirements.
Point by point, what documentation travelers must present to enter the country
- Sworn declaration. Required by the National Directorate of Migration, completed at least 48 hours before the start of the trip without observations of the sanitary control.
- Negative PCR test carried out in the country of origin within the 72 hours prior at the beginning of the trip, stating in the affidavit the date of taking the test performed, the laboratory that supports it and the negative result, without accompanying the document in digital format. This, without prejudice to the fact that you must carry it during your stay in the country, when it is equal to or less than 14 days. A medical discharge certificate issued within the last Previous 90 days at the beginning of the trip and a positive PCR that proves that he suffered the disease in that period corresponding to said medical discharge.
- Certificate proving that you have completed the vaccination scheme at least 14 days before entering the country or its exemption, which must also appear in the affidavit, without the need to accompany the aforementioned certificate in the declaration.
- COVID-19 health insurance, with coverage of hospitalization services, isolation and / or medical transfers, for those who are positive cases, suspects or close contacts.
Once in the national territory, passengers must carry, during the 14 days after their arrival, the documentation that accounts for compliance of the sanitary requirements demanded.
Likewise, it was determined that all those over 6 years of age who have proven to be vaccinated with part or all of the scheme, according to the country of origin, should be practiced a “diagnostic test for SARS-COV-2 between the third to fifth days of arrival” in the country, and refrain during that period “from attending mass events and / or social gatherings in closed spaces.”
“The operators of means of transport are empowered to deny boarding to those who do not meet these requirements,” the text clarifies.
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