All those intending to travel to Vanua Levu and the Maritime Islands must be fully vaccinated, registered and in possession of a pass from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services before purchasing their tickets or boarding a vessel of aircraft.
This according to a statement by the Ministry of Commerce Trade Tourism and Transport (MCTTT), in consultation with the Health Ministry and the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development, advising the public that travel to Vanua Levu and other Maritime Islands will be under strict COVID safe measures.
The statement said travellers must be fully vaccinated and transport service providers must ensure travellers produce evidence of being fully vaccinated.
They must also obtain a negative COVID-19 Health Ministry endorsed swab test and provide confirmation or evidence of location for mandatory seven days quarantine for either home-based quarantine (HBQ) or facility-based quarantine (FBQ).
Travellers may need to bear some of the cost for meals during quarantine. For those who prefer HBQ must provide a statutory declaration in order to ensure compliance with the COVID safe measures.
It also said that all those intending to travel must be registered and issued with a registration reference number for domestic repatriation and that registered applicants are those that have been registered for domestic repatriation on #163, MCTTT Facebook Page and via email on domesticrepat@mcttt.gov.fj.
“For those who have not registered, please fill in the following online form or call 163 option 2 to register,” the statement said. Registrations can be made online at https://forms.gle/JjhuwdBQvczBMaTZ6. Travellers must obtain a pass before purchasing their tickets to travel and board a vessel or aircraft.
All passes will be issued by Health Ministry in consultation with the Office of the Commissioners (Central and Eastern divisions). Travellers that have registered and have fulfilled the above criteria must contact the following numbers to obtain a pass;
Central Division:
9918962/3475084/3475086, 3475088/3475089/3475100/3475104.
Eastern Division:
3313400.
Western Division:
2231 959/2231 956/2231960.
Northern Division:
9904557/9080500.
The MCTTT also said all passes issued for other Maritime Islands and Vanua Levu travel will be a one-way pass and any breaches with the COVID safe measures may be punishable by law.
