Nicosia, 9 August 2021 (MIA) – North Macedonia remains in Cyprus’ Green Category of countries, with Macedonian nationals allowed to travel to the island unrestricted, meaning without having to present negative test results or undergo quarantine, MIA reports from Athens. Cyprus has divided European Union member states and third countries in three categories based on their epidemiological situation: green, orange and yellow. Special rules apply for each category. Countries that are not mentioned in these categories are considered to belong in the Grey Category. Green Category countries are considered low risk and include North Macedonia and 17 other countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Latvia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Norway, Australia, Jordan, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore. As MIA previously reported, Cyprus moved North Macedonia on 22 July from the Orange into the Green Category. In regional terms, only Bulgaria is in the Green Category, Serbia, Greece and Bosnia-Herzegovina are in the Orange Category, while Albania and Montenegro are in the Red Category. In regard to vaccinated tourists, the Health Ministry of Cyprus says they are exempted from the obligation of laboratory testing and self-isolation/quarantine if they hold a valid certificate of vaccination issued by the following states: EU Member States, EEA Member States, Switzerland, Israel, United Kingdom, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Belarus, Serbia, Qatar, Bahrein, United States of America, Armenia, Georgia, Canada and Kuwait. Moreover, they must be vaccinated either with one of the vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency (Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Johnson), or with the Sputnik V or Sinopharm vaccine and 14 days must have elapsed between the administration of the second dose of the vaccine and the date of travel. All passengers, regardless of the country’s category, are obliged to apply for the CyprusFlightPass form, available at https://cyprusflightpass.gov.cy/ , 48 hours before the departure of their flight. The categorization of countries, the Health Ministry adds, is extremely dynamic and may be modified at any moment as the pandemic evolves and the epidemiological data changes. Therefore, new data will be announced and the list of countries will be updated frequently.