Covid-19 Travel Documentation for Tenerife South Airport
If you are travelling to Tenerife South Airport from abroad, it is important to double-check whether you meet the health control requirements and that you carry with you the correct Covid-19 travel documentation, if applicable. This will help to avoid problems at the boarding gate and on arrival at Tenerife South Airport.
Recent updates (please see below for details):
Health controls for travellers arriving from the EU or Schengen-countries have been discontinued. Travellers arriving from non-EU, non-Schengen countries will continue to be subject to health controls.
Unvaccinated travellers from countries outside the EU can visit Tenerife by providing proof of a negative Covid PCR- or antigen test.
Please note:
In addition to the information provided on this page, please also check with your airline or tour operator, as these may have additional requirements.
Covid-19 Requirements for Arrivals from the EU and Schengen-Countries
Health controls for travellers arriving from the EU or Schengen-countries have been discontinued. Therefore, it is currently no longer necessary to provide proof of vaccination, recovery or negative test result.
Covid-19 Requirements for Arrivals from Third Countries (including the UK)
Criteria to be met
Anyone travelling to Tenerife South Airport from a non-EU, non-Schengen country must meet one of the following criteria on arrival at the airport – please see below for further details:
- Proof of vaccination
- Proof of recovery from COVID-19
- Negative diagnostic test result
Please note:
Children under the age of twelve are exempt.
Coronavirus documentation needed
All passengers arriving at Tenerife South Airport from a third country must show one of the following:
- An EU Digital Covid Certificate or equivalent
OR - A completed Health Control Form
To check the validity of your Covid Certificate for travel to Tenerife South, please use this link.
If you do not have a valid Covid Certificate, please click here to fill in a health questionnaire.
Children under the age of 12 are exempt and do not have to show a Digital Covid Certificate of Health Control Form.
What Details does the Coronavirus Documentation for Tenerife South Airport Need to Contain?
Proof of vaccination against Covid-19
Proof of vaccination is valid if a person is classed as fully vaccinated, as confirmed by the vaccination certificate.
What is the definition of “fully vaccinated”?
This is based on three criteria: an approved vaccine, having received the full course of the vaccination, and the timeframe since the administration of the final dose.
Approved vaccine:
The vaccine needs to be approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or the World Health Organisation (WHO). If you have received two or more different vaccines, only the vaccine that you received most recently needs to be on the list of approved vaccines.
Full course of vaccination:
To be classed as fully vaccinated, you will need to have received the complete course of vaccination (most vaccines require 2 doses).
Time of administration since the final dose:
The complete course of vaccination (i.e. in most cases the second dose) must have been given at least 15 days ago.
AND
The complete course of vaccination (i.e. in most cases the second dose) must have been given no longer than 270 days ago.
Therefore, your vaccination becomes valid from day 15 after administration and remains valid for 270 days after administration. If the last dose of your vaccine was given more than 270 days ago, you are no longer classed as fully vaccinated, unless you have received a booster dose (in most cases, the third dose) of the vaccine. This must be clearly stated in your vaccination certificate.
Children / young people aged 12 – 17
Different from adults, the vaccination certificate with complete schedule for children under 18 has no expiry date.
The Covid-19 vaccination document must contain:
- Traveller’s full name
- The passport or ID card number that was submitted when filling in the health control form (please see above)
- Number of doses administered, including dates
- Type of vaccine administered
- Country where the vaccine was administered
- Identification of the body issuing the vaccination certificate
Proof of a negative diagnostic test
The following Covid-19 tests are currently accepted:
- PCR tests (+ other nucleic acid amplification tests, e.g. RT-LAMP or TMA). This needs to be taken within 72 hours to departure to Tenerife.
- Rapid antigen test. This needs to be taken within 24 hours to departure to Tenerife.
The Covid-19 test document must specify:
- Traveller’s full name
- The passport or ID card number that was submitted when filling in the health control form (please see above)
- Date of test
- Identification and contact details of the centre where the test was analysed
- Test technique used
- Negative result
Proof of recovery from COVID-19
This certificate must be issued by a competent authority or by a medical service a minimum of 11 days after the first positive PCR-test result and remains valid a maximum of 180 days after the test.
The proof of recovery document must contain:
- Traveller’s full name
- The passport or ID card number that was submitted when filling in the health control form (please see above)
- Date of first positive test
- The fact that the person is no longer contagious
- Country where the certificate was issued
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