Covid Entry Check: Netherlands Travel Restrictions
This Netherlands dashboard provides you with information on travel restrictions, quarantine on entry, Covid-19 cases, entry requirements and green lane updates.
- Partially Open
- Up to 10 Days
Entry is restricted to Citizens and PRs, Spouse & Children of Citizens/PRs, Other Residents (pass holders), Business Travellers, Transit, the following travellers may also enter:
• Nationals of EEA Member State or Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City.
• Travellers arriving from countries listed in green lanes may enter and transit.
• Students with a proof of admission to a course of study
• Family members of a national of an EEA Member State or Switzerland; more details can be found at https://tinyurl.com/j5ycrntc
• Travellers with a Schengen visa issued after 19 March 2020 traveling through the Netherlands to another Schengen Member State
For countries listed in greenlanes:
• Nationals of EEA member states on this list and Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City may enter
• Travellers with a long-term residence permit issued by EEA member states may enter
• Travellers arriving from countries listed below may enter
Other important information:
• Travellers arriving from Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Fiji, French Guiana, Guyana, India, Kuwait, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Suriname, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela or Virgin Isl. (British) must have:
- a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 24 hours before boarding the flight of the first embarkation point. Tests accepted are: LAMP, MPOCT, NAAT, PCR, RT-PCR and TMA; or
- a negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test taken at most 24 hours before boarding the flight of the first embarkation point, and
- a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 48 hours before arrival. Tests accepted are: LAMP, MPOCT, NAAT, PCR, RT-PCR and TMA.
• All flights from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe are currently suspended
For Afghanistan, Anguilla, Armenia, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cayman Isl., Dominica, Eswatini, Georgia, Haiti, Jordan, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Serbia, Somalia, South Africa, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Zimbabwe:
• Vaccine exemptions do not apply to travellers arriving from these countries.
📝 Before your trip
You are required to complete a pre-arrival form.
Form Details:
A completed "Health Declaration Form" must be presented prior to boarding. The form can be found at https://tinyurl.com/ybtmdgja
- This does not apply to Travellers younger than 13 years.
For more information: www.government.nl/documents/publications/2020/07/07/information-for-passengers-flying-to-and-from-the-netherlands
You will need a formal Medical Certificate presenting a negative PCR test from an accepted establishment.
Your Certificate must be within 2 days of your arrival.
Testing Details:
Travellers must have:
- a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 48 hours before departure. Tests accepted are: LAMP, MPOCT, NAAT, PCR, RT-PCR and TMA; or
- a negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test taken at most 24 hours before boarding the flight of the first embarkation point.
Details can be found at https://tinyurl.com/59zy6bna
- This does not apply to:
- Travellers younger than 12 years;
For more information: www.government.nl/documents/publications/2020/07/07/information-for-passengers-flying-to-and-from-the-netherlands
🛬 On Arrival
On Arrival you will be required to complete a test for Covid, with the cost borne by the traveller. For more information: https://tinyurl.com/59zy6bna
😷 Quarantine details
General arrivals will be required to quarantine for up to 10days; Quarantine served at your home / hotel (special arrangement may apply due to GreenLanes). For more information: https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19/tackling-new-coronavirus-in-the-netherlands/travel-and-holidays/self-quarantine
🛂 Travel restrictions
There are routes that have Green Lanes with fewer restrictions, see below.
There are no routes that have greater restrictions at this time.
