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Princess Juliana International Airport

Most international flights have resumed, as well as few regional flights.

For all travelers, even those in transit:
- The EHAS form must be completed and approved online before your departure and submitted upon arrival : https://stmaartenehas.com/application-form/
  The original result of the test must be uploaded as soon as possible as part of the health authorization application procedure in order to be processed. Without the health pre-authorization boarding will not be possible. Be advised that processing time can take up to 12 hours.
- As of January 11, 2021 the government of Sint Maarten has implemented a mandatory COVID-19 insurance for all travelers visiting Sint Maarten with the exception of residents, transit passengers (checkbox), flight crews (checkbox), transiting cruise ship crews (checkbox), French nationals, AUC faculty and students (special procedure) and BES-ZVK medical referrals (checkbox). The insurance purchasing process is an integrated step in the EHAS application. Travelers requiring the COVID-19 insurance must complete this process timely. For more information on and all questions related to the COVID-19 insurance please visit www.sxmprotectionplan.com or contact customer support at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Health pre-authorization for travel will only be granted if the application has been completely filled out, the COVID-19 test result meets the requirements and the mandatory COVID-19 insurance has been purchased.
For travelers coming from a country with either a moderate or high risk (check the list of countries on www.stmaartenehas.com/travel-requirements/)
- You must submit the original of your negative result of a PCR test performed within 5 days prior to departure or an antigenic test performed within 2 days prior to departure.
- This test is not mandatory for children under the age of 10.
- Only approved antigenic tests are accepted: Becton Dickinson (BD) Veritor Plus / Abbott Panbio / Abott BinaxNow / Roche/SD Biosensor F
For travelers with accommodation on the French side:
- If you are staying in an establishment on the French side of the island, a negative test result of less than 72 hours is mandatory.
- Unlike arriving from France via Grand Case airport, isolation for 7 days upon arrival in the French side is not mandatory, but strongly recommended, as well as a PCR test at the end of this period.
From Sint Maarten / Juliana to Paris (ORY or CDG):
- A PCR test of less than 72 hours is mandatory.
- (no compelling reason, isolation upon arrival is not mandatory)

For more information, visit www.stmaartenehas.com and the Préfecture de Saint Martin et de Saint Barthélemy website: https://bit.ly/3p4K5Rc.

Grand Case Espérance Airport

Inter-islands travels:
- Between Guadeloupe, Martinique and Saint Martin:
  - Travel is prohibited except if based on an overriding personal or family reason, an emergency health reason or a professional reason that cannot be postponed.
    In this case, you must present to the airline, before boarding, one or more supporting documents as well as a declaration on honor of the reason of your trip, downloaded from the official website of the Prefecture of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy: https://bit.ly/3p4K5Rc
  - The overriding reason is not compulsory in the event of transit through Guadeloupe or Martinique to / from Saint-Martin.
  - Passengers over 11 entering and leaving by air from the territories of Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy to or from Guadeloupe must present the result of a negative PCR test of less than 72 hours. This rule also applies to travelers in transit through Guadeloupe (to Martinique or Paris).
  - Passengers will also have to present to the airline company, at boarding, a sworn statement attesting that they do not show symptoms of covid-19 infection and that they are unaware of having been in contact with a confirmed case within fourteen days before the flight.
  - Isolation upon arrival is not mandatory in Guadeloupe or Martinique from Saint-Martin.
- Between Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy:
  - A PCR test of less than 72 hours is recommended for any stay longer than 3 days.
Travels from France:
- Passengers over 11 traveling from France, upon arrival in Grand Case, Saint-Martin:
  - must provide a negative result of a PCR test of less than 72 hours
  - undertake to respect a seven-day isolation
  - undertake to repeat a PCR test at the end of this period
- People traveling from France must therefore respect a 7-day isolation upon arrival in Saint Martin and repeat a PCR test at the end of this period. Unlike travelers arriving at Juliana, these measures are mandatory for travelers arriving at Grand Case Airport.
- Passengers will also have to present to the airline company when they board a sworn statement attesting that they do not show symptoms of covid-19 infection and that they are unaware of having been in contact with a confirmed case within fourteen days before the flight.
Travels to France:
- People over 11 traveling to France from Grand Case, Saint Martin:
  - must provide the negative result of a PCR test of less than 72 hours
  - undertake to respect a seven-day isolation
  - undertake to repeat a PCR test at the end of this period
- Passengers will also have to present to the airline company when they board a sworn statement attesting that they do not show symptoms of covid-19 infection and that they are unaware of having been in contact with a confirmed case within fourteen days before the flight.

For more information, please visit the website of the Prefecture of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy: www.saint-barth-saint-martin.gouv.fr.

Inter-island Ferries

Anguilla:
- Connections by ferry between St. Martin and the nearby island of Anguilla are suspended.
Saint Barthélemy:
- Travel between Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin is not subject to any compelling reason.
- No test needed (or declaration) for French citizens, of the EEC, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Japan.
- Negative PCR (less than 72 hours) compulsory for other nationals (Americans, Canadians, Brazilians and Argentines, etc.)

For your safety and peace of mind: