News item | 23-02-2022 | 12:21
From February 16, 2022 it is again possible to travel to more countries. However, the corona situation in a country can still be serious, so that rules apply for the return trip. Answer to the most frequently asked questions.
What has changed in the travel advice?
Over the past two years, the corona situation in a country has determined the travel advice. In a serious corona situation, a country was given an orange color code. With a low risk of corona infection, a country was often given the color code yellow. Since February 16, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has again looked at the complete security situation in a country, just as it was before corona. Countries that are considered as safe as the Netherlands are given a color code of green. look at which countries have which color code†
What does it mean when a country is red?
A country is red if there are serious security risks. That means you may be in danger of life; traveling to an area with a red color code is strongly discouraged.
My favorite holiday country has code green. So I don’t have to wear a mouth cap anymore?
Even if the Netherlands gives a country a green color code, local corona measures may still apply. For example, there may be rules for entering a country. You can find the rules in the travel advice†
The United Kingdom is color coded green. Why are there rules for the return trip to the Netherlands?
Even if a country has green travel advice, rules may apply for the return trip to the Netherlands. There is still a risk of contracting a corona destination. To enable safe travel, a test obligation applies when traveling to the Netherlands. This test requirement also applies to travelers from the EU/Schengen zone, but only if they do not have a vaccination or recovery certificate.
Also, the EU entry ban is still in force for many countries outside the EU. Travelers who do not live in an EU member state are therefore not allowed to travel to the Netherlands, unless they fall under one of the exceptions.
The quarantine obligation ends on February 25, 2022. What about the test obligation?
Travelers coming from very high-risk areas must be in quarantine until 25 February 2022 upon arrival in the Netherlands. This quarantine obligation will expire on 25 February 2022. A test obligation remains for travelers from outside the EU/Schengen. The testing obligation also applies to travelers from the EU/Schengen, but only if they do not have a vaccination or recovery certificate.
What should I pay attention to when I travel outside the Netherlands?
Prepare yourself well for the outward journey, your stay and the return journey with the checklist for traveling outside the Netherlands†
