Note: This information is no longer current. Since September 17, 2022, there are no longer any corona rules for travelers to the Netherlands. You can travel to the Netherlands without a long-distance relationship statement, proof of vaccination, proof of recovery or negative test result. If you are subject to a visa requirement, you must of course first apply for a Schengen visa.
On September 4, important changes came into effect for travelers who travel (back) to the Netherlands from abroad.
From September 4 at 0.01:XNUMX a.m., the United States, Israel, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia designated as very high risk areas.
The EU entry ban then applies again. Travelers from these areas can only enter the Netherlands if they are fully vaccinated or fall under another exception of the EU entry ban. They must also comply with the mandatory 4-day quarantine from September 9.00, 10 a.m. Only from September 6 at 9.00 a.m. will they only be allowed to travel to the Netherlands if they can also show proof of a negative test (and not with a proof of recovery or vaccination as a replacement for the test proof).
Lebanon is designated as a high-risk area as of September 4 at 0.01:XNUMX am. The EU entry ban also applies there. Only travelers who are fully vaccinated or who fall under another exception can enter the Netherlands. They do need a corona certificate for that.
Changes 'variant countries'
From September 4 at 0.01 am there will no longer be any 'variant countries': very high-risk areas with a worrying virus variant. Additional measures recently applied to sixteen countries in South and Central America and South Africa. These countries fall under the high-risk areas or very high-risk areas from 4 September 0.01 am.
These are Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru en Uruguay (designated as a high-risk area); and Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela en South Africa (designated as very high risk area).
Travelers who are fully vaccinated, or who fall under another exception of the EU entry ban, may enter the EU from these countries from 4 September 0.01 am. The double test obligation also disappears. However, these travelers must comply with the other measures:
- For countries designated as high-risk areas, these are a corona certificate (a test certificate, proof of recovery or vaccination certificate) and the health declaration.
- For the countries that have been designated as very high-risk areas, the measures are a mandatory test certificate (no recovery certificate or proof of vaccination), quarantine obligation and the health declaration.
The EU entry ban will take effect at 4:0.01 on September 4, the quarantine obligation at 9.00:6 am on September 9.00 and the test obligations on September XNUMX at XNUMX:XNUMX am.
No EU entry ban for safe countries/areas
Countries/territories outside the European Union/Schengen area with a low COVID-19 risk are not subject to an EU entry ban. These are the safe countries and areas on this page. It does not matter what nationality you have or what the purpose of your trip is. The United Kingdom is not a country within the EU/Schengen area.
Full vaccination: exception to EU entry ban
If you are a resident of a country that is not on the list of safe countries and you are fully vaccinated, you can be exempted from the EU entry ban. You may enter the Netherlands if you travel with a vaccination certificate can demonstrate that you have been fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or World Health Organization (WHO).
Border control documents in the Netherlands
If you meet the above conditions for traveling to the Netherlands after vaccination, you will need the following documents at the border control in the Netherlands:
- a completed vaccination statement;
- one through Dutch recognized vaccination certificate;
- proof of the return flight;
- a visa.
Travelers aged 12 and over from outside the Schengen area must complete the vaccination statement. Children under the age of 18 traveling with their vaccinated parents or guardians are excluded. They are required to have one negative COVID-19 test result show, unless they do so be excluded.
Apply for a Schengen visa
Are you a traveler and a national of a country for which a visa is required? Then the usual Schengen visa application procedure applies.
Safe country/area and proof of vaccination or test
You have a vaccination certificate or proof of recovery (issued by an EU member state) is required for your (return) trip to the Netherlands after a stay in a safe country. If you do not have this, you must be able to show a negative test result when boarding or when checking in the Netherlands.
Safe countries with low COVID-19 risk outside the EU
Safe countries and areas with low COVID-19 risk outside the European Union/Schengen are:
- Albania
- Armenia
- Australië
- Azerbaijan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brunei
- Canada
- China, mainland (for China, the EU entry ban applies until China also allows European travelers again)
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland
- Hong Kong SAR
- Israel (until September 4, very high risk from September 4)
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kosovo (until September 4, very high risk from September 4)
- Lebanon (until September 4, high risk from September 4)
- Macau SAR
- Moldavia
- Monaco
- Montenegro (until September 4, very high risk from September 4)
- New Zealand
- North Macedonia (until September 4, very high risk from September 4)
- Ukraine
- Qatar
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Spitsbergen
- Taiwan
- United States (until September 4, very high risk from September 4)
- Vatican
- South Korea
Safe countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands are:
- Saba
- St. Eustatius
Are you departing from an area or country outside the EU/Schengen and do not have Dutch nationality? Check whether the EU entry ban applies to you
Do you not have the Dutch nationality? Then you may only travel to the Netherlands from a country outside the EU or Schengen if you meet one of the following conditions:
- you are traveling from a safe country; or
- you are fully vaccinated and you have a valid vaccination certificate; or
- you fall under an exception for the EU entry ban. For example, you have the nationality of an EU country or a Schengen country.
Otherwise, you will be subject to a European entry ban.
- Read the information about the EU entry ban and the rules for family members.
This article was published on 08-09-2021 – Source: Rijksoverheid.nl – The above article is for information purposes only, no rights can be derived from it.
