Individuals must have a health pass to access healthcare facilities, retirement or nursing homes, and establishments for individuals with disabilities. Individuals may obtain a health pass through submission of a vaccination certificate, a negative result from a PCR or antigen test taken within the previous 24 hours, or a document indicating recent recovery from COVID-19 that is dated more than 11 days and fewer than six months ago. Wearing a facemask remains mandatory on public transport for individuals ages 11 and older, in taxis and privately hired vehicles without a plexiglass screen, and in health facilities.

Authorities in France have eased the country’s international travel restrictions for travelers from the UK. As of March 31, France had moved the UK to its green list of countries. Under the green-list international travel rules, travelers from the UK are no longer required to complete a sworn statement testifying to their absence of COVID-19 symptoms and unvaccinated travelers no longer need to have a compelling reason to travel to or from France.

France uses a four-tiered, color-coded system to classify countries based on COVID-19 risk and accordingly impose international travel restrictions. Green countries are those assessed to have the lowest disease risk, with orange countries considered moderate risk, red being those with high risk, and scarlet being those with the highest risk. As of March 31, France considered all countries as either green or orange locations.

As of May 3, France considers all countries as either green or orange locations.
Travelers with a valid certificate of vaccination can enter France without additional restrictions; such travelers from orange countries must also present a sworn statement testifying that they have no symptoms of COVID-19 infection. Unvaccinated travelers from green countries must present a valid recovery certificate or a negative result from either a PCR test taken less than 72 hours before departure or an antigen test taken less than 48 hours before travel.
Unvaccinated travelers from orange countries must have a compelling reason for traveling to France and present a negative result from either a PCR test taken less than 72 hours before departure or an antigen test taken less than 48 hours before travel.

Travelers with a valid certificate of vaccination can enter France without additional restrictions; such travelers from orange countries must also present a sworn statement testifying that they have no symptoms of COVID-19 infection. Unvaccinated travelers from green countries must present a valid recovery certificate or a negative result from either a PCR test taken less than 72 hours before departure or an antigen test taken less than 48 hours before travel.
Unvaccinated travelers from orange countries must have a compelling reason for traveling to France and present a negative result from either a PCR test taken less than 72 hours before departure or an antigen test taken less than 48 hours before travel.

France considers individuals to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 28 days after receiving one dose of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine, seven days after receiving a second dose of other vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency (i.e., Pfizer-BioNTech; Moderna; AstraZeneca), and seven days after receiving an additional dose of an mRNA vaccine for those who have received all required doses of a vaccine approved by the WHO but not approved by the European Medicines Agency. France considers individuals ages 18 and older who have completed their initial vaccine series within these parameters during the last nine months to be vaccinated; those who had completed their initial series more than nine months prior to traveling to France must have received a booster dose of an approved mRNA vaccine within nine months of receiving their last dose of the initial series to be considered vaccinated.
Individuals failing to meet these criteria are considered unvaccinated and are accordingly subject to international travel restrictions for unvaccinated travelers as described below.

Travelers may be required to complete the EU-PLF form before boarding their flight to France.

Unvaccinated individuals traveling from France to an orange country or territory must have a compelling reason for their trip.