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.
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.
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:
Please note:
Children under the age of twelve are exempt.
All passengers arriving at Tenerife South Airport from a third country must show one of the following:
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.
Proof of vaccination is valid if a person is classed as fully vaccinated, as confirmed by the vaccination certificate.
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.
Different from adults, the vaccination certificate with complete schedule for children under 18 has no expiry date.
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.
What you need to know when travelling via Tenerife South Airport during Covid-19