world news • Travelers from these countries will be subject to a set of different measures amongst which are COVID PCR test prior to travel should be no more than 48 hours, • stay within hotels designated for Category 2 countries, • restricted movement for the first 5 days of the stay in Seychelles. • requested to adhere to all stated procedures in the Visitor’s Travel Advisory, • ensure that all requirements are met before arrival, failing which, may result in restriction of entry. Visitors coming from category 1 countries They will be deemed as low or medium risks- appearing on the permitted list will not be subject to special conditions imposed for category 2 countries. Ensuring the safety of visitors and the local population, the Department of Tourism has published a detailed visitor’s travel advisory addressing the conditions for holidaymakers visiting the destination from both categories of countries. A list of authorized accommodations for category 2 permitted countries that are subjected to regular updates by the Tourism Department has also been published for visitors’ information. To date, 74 tourism establishments have been accredited on that list and work continues in endorsing other tourism establishments, which have expressed interest. LIST OF PERMITTED COUNTRIES - Category 1 (as of Oct. 1, 2020) Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Cambodia, Mauritius, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and Vietnam. LIST OF PERMITTED COUNTRIES – Category 2 (as of Oct. 1, 2020) United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, and the United Arab Emirates For more details visit this page
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