Travelers from the list of so-called 'safe countries' can still travel to the Netherlands, despite the stricter entry ban.
These exceptions to the EU entry ban have been suspended
An entry ban applies to the Netherlands, the European Union/Schengen area due to the corona pandemic. The entry ban was further tightened on 23-01-2021, so partners with a long-distance relationship are no longer allowed to enter the Netherlands for the time being.
Flight ban to the Netherlands for UK, Cape Verde, Dominican Republic, South Africa and South American countries
From January 23, 2021, 00.01 a.m., a flight ban will apply to the Netherlands for aircraft from the United Kingdom, Cape Verde, the Dominican Republic, South Africa and countries in South America.
Flight ban UK, South Africa and all South American countries
As of today, the Netherlands has announced that additional measures will be taken to prevent the import of new variants of the coronavirus (Covid-19) via travelers and to further limit the number of travel movements. These measures will take effect on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 00:01 AM.
Trump wants to lift Schengen travel ban
President Trump wants to lift the travel ban for travelers from the Schengen zone, the United Kingdom and Brazil before his resignation. The White House announced this on Monday evening.
The Netherlands maintains the obligation to have a negative PCR test result for travelers from risk areas
To prevent people who travel back to the Netherlands from abroad from bringing the virus with them, the government is sticking to the obligation of a negative PCR test result for travelers from high-risk areas.