How to get green passes from Italy and the European Union
While waiting for the introduction of the European green pass, the Italian government has already announced the arrival of a national green pass that [...]
Pending the introduction of the European green pass, the Italian government has already announced the arrival of a national green pass which will come into effect starting in the second half of May. Prime Minister Mario Draghi spoke about this at the press conference on the outcome of the G20 Tourism ministerial meeting, "We need to offer clear and simple rules to ensure that tourists can come to us safely. The national green pass will allow people to move between regions" he stated.
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How to get Italy's green pass
Since Premier's announcement, there have been so many user searches to find out how to get Italy's green pass. In fact, a Cdm note explains that "as of April 26, 2021, travel between different regions in the white and yellow zones is allowed. In addition, people with 'green certification' are also allowed to travel between Regions and Autonomous Provinces in the orange zone or red zone."
The reopening decree prospectively introduces the instrument of the vaccination pass to smooth movements in and out of red and orange regions. The document still needs to be finalized following the guidance provided by the Ministry of Health. However, it is confirmed that movements from red and orange regions can be made with the green pass. Can be issued by the family physician And they will be able to get it:
- Those who have completed the vaccination cycle (lasts six months from the end of the prescribed cycle)
- Those who have fallen ill with covid and recovered (lasts six months from the certificate of recovery)
- who carried out molecular test or rapid test With a negative result (lasts 48 hours from the date of the test)
The vaccination pass will then be due to those who have been vaccinated, those who have recovered, and those who can show a negative molecular swab taken within 48 hours prior to the move. The pass is also required for minors. Children under the age of two are exempt. "Green certifications issued by EU member states are recognized as valid in Italy. Those of a third state if the vaccination is recognized as equivalent to that valid on the national territory," sources at Palazzo Chigi announced.
How to get the European Union green pass
In mid-March, the European Commission Proposed the digital passport, called digital green pass. With this document, citizens will be able to move freely within and outside European borders. 'Digital Green Certificates' (Green Passes) will be technically operational by June 1, and implementation will depend on negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council. The goal is to have a regulation in place by the end of June. Once adopted, the Green Pass will not be "an optional extra," but "a right" of every EU citizen, by law.
A first large group of countries (France, Malta, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Estonia, Sweden, Croatia, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Iceland and Greece) will start testing "around May 10." A second group (Latvia, Romania, Cyprus, Ireland, Portugal, Poland, Denmark, and Slovenia) will start testing "around the end of May," while five others (Hungary, Belgium, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Slovakia) have decided not to participate in testing and connect to the platform directly during implementation.
The certificate will be based on a Qr code or will be in paper format and will attest to successful vaccination, recovery from Covid in the previous six months, the presence of antibodies (by testing) or a negative result of a swab, Pcr or rapid. Each member state will have to determine the requirements for entry into its territory. The European Union can only recommend but not impose its decisions. The vaccines deemed "valid" are currently those approved by the EMA: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson&Johnson.
