French Guiana Travel requirements, advice , Coronavirus status and Visa Policy
2023-07-17 16:19:04
French Guiana is located in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a developing country. Current Travel Advice to visitors travelling to French Guiana is Exercise Normal Precautions. Check French Guiana Travel Advisory, visa Requirements below.
Travel advice and advisories
Published 20.04.2022
1. Passengers must have:
- a negative COVID-19 antigen or PCR test taken at most 24 hours before departure from the first embarkation point; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that:
- they were vaccinated with Janssen at least 28 days and at most 270 days before arrival; or
- they were fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Fiocruz, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) or R-Covi at least 7 days and at most 270 days before arrival; or
- they were fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Fiocruz, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) or R-Covi and received a booster dose of Moderna (Spikevax) or Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty); or
- they were fully vaccinated with Covaxin, Sinopharm or Sinovac and received a dose of Moderna (Spikevax) or Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) at least 7 days before arrival;
- a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued at least 11 days and at most 6 months before departure from the first embarkation point if arriving from Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Cote d\'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hong Kong (SAR China), Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Lao People\'s Dem. Rep., Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, USA, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Vatican City (Holy See), Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- This does not apply to:
- passengers younger than 12 years;
- passengers younger than 18 years traveling with a fully vaccinated adult.
2. Passengers entering or transiting through French Guiana from a country other than Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Cote d\'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hong Kong (SAR China), Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Lao People\'s Dem. Rep., Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, USA, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Vatican City (Holy See), Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia and Zimbabwe must have a completed sworn statement obtained at https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/covid-19-international-travel
- This does not apply to passengers younger than 12 years.
3. Passengers entering or transiting through French Guiana from a country other than Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Cote d\'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hong Kong (SAR China), Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Lao People\'s Dem. Rep., Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, USA, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Vatican City (Holy See), Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia and Zimbabwe must present a completed Travel Certificate before boarding and to immigration upon arrival obtained at https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/covid-19-international-travel
- This does not apply to:
- passengers who have started their journey in Russian Fed. or Ukraine;
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that:
- they were vaccinated with Janssen at least 28 days and at most 270 days before arrival; or
- they were fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Fiocruz, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) or R-Covi at least 7 days and at most 270 days before arrival; or
- they were fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Fiocruz, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) or R-Covi and received a booster dose of Moderna (Spikevax) or Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty); or
- they were fully vaccinated with Covaxin, Sinopharm or Sinovac and received a dose of Moderna (Spikevax) or Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) at least 7 days before arrival;
- passengers younger than 12 years;
- passengers younger than 18 years traveling with a fully vaccinated adult.
4. Passengers could be subject to a COVID-19 test upon arrival.
- This does not apply to:
- passengers arriving from (Green countries): Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Cote d\'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hong Kong (SAR China), Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Lao People\'s Dem. Rep., Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, USA, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Vatican City (Holy See), Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia and Zimbabwe;
- passengers younger than 12 years.
More details can be found at https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/covid-19-international-travel
5. Passengers could be subject to quarantine for up to 7 days.
Travel Advisory By USA
Mon, 17 Jul 2023
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed.
Exercise normal precautions in French Guiana.
Read the country information page for additional information on travel to French Guiana.
If you decide to travel to French Guiana:
- Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
- Follow the Department of State on Facebook and Twitter.
- Review the Country Security Report for French Guiana.
- Prepare a contingency plan for emergency situations. Review the Traveler’s Checklist.
- Visit the CDC page for the latest Travel Health Information related to your travel.
Visa Policy for Visitors travelling to French Guiana
Visa free access
- Croatia
Visa Requirements for French Guiana Citizens
References
- U.S Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Systematic dataset of Covid-19 policy, from Oxford University
- International Air Transport Association (IATA)