Belgium Travel Restrictions During COVID-19 Pandemic
Belgium has travel restrictions based on nationality, residency, and destination country. Essential and non-essential travel rules vary depending on factors like legal residence, departure location, vaccination status, and testing requirements. Safe countries/white list includes Bahrain, Chile, Colombia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kuwait, Macao, New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, and Uruguay.
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COVID19-PANDEMIC TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS BELGIUM
PERSONS WHO HAVE THE NATIONALITY OF OR THEIR MAIN RESIDENCE IN AN EU OR SCHENGEN MEMBER STATE NON ESSENTIAL TRAVELS ESSENTIAL TRAVELS LEGAL RESIDENCE IN BELGIUM DEPARTURE FROM THIRD COUNTRY NOT ON WHITE LIST DEPARTURE FROM EU OR ZONE SCHENGEN DEPARTURE FROM THIRD COUNTRY WHITE LIST EPLF
PERSONS WHO HAVE THE NATIONALITY OF OR THEIR MAIN RESIDENCE IN AN EU OR SCHENGEN MEMBER STATE NON ESSENTIAL TRAVELS ESSENTIAL TRAVELS NO LEGAL RESIDENCE IN BELGIUM DEPARTURE FROM EU OR ZONE SCHENGEN DEPARTURE FROM THIRD COUNTRY WHITE LIST DEPARTURE FROM THIRD COUNTRY NOT ON WHITE LIST EPLF + VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE OR TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR- test or negative RAT-test) VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE OR TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT-test) VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE OR TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT-test)
PERSONS WHO HAVE THEIR MAIN RESIDENCE IN A THIRD COUNTRY CONSIDERED SAFE BY BELGIUM LIST OF SAFE COUNTRIES/WHITE LIST NON ESSENTIAL TRAVELS ESSENTIAL TRAVELS DEPARTURE FROM THIRD COUNTRY WHITE LIST DEPARTURE FROM THIRD COUNTRY NOT ON WHITE LIST DEPARTURE EU/SCHENGENZONE EPLF + VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE OR TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT- test) VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE OR TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT- test) VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE OR TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT- test)
LIST OF SAFE COUNTRIES/WHITE LIST WHITE LIST BAHREIN CHILI COLOMBIA HONG KONG INDONESIA KUWAIT MACAO NEW ZEALAND PERU QATAR RWANDA SAUD ARABIA SOUTH KOREA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TAIWAN URUGUAY
CITIZEN LIST SAFE COUNTRIES/WHITE LIST + NO MAIN RESIDENCE IN A THIRD COUNTRY CONSIDERED SAFE BY BELGIUM LIST OF SAFE COUNTRIES/WHITE LIST CITIZEN WHITE LIST NO MAIN RESIDENCE WHITE LIST MAIN RESIDENCE EU OR SCHENGENZONE MAIN RESIDENCE THIRD COUNTRY VACCINATION CERTIFICATE : RECOGNIZED VACCIN OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE NOT VACCINATED NON ESSENTIAL TRAVELS ESSENTIAL TRAVELS SEE PAGE/SLIDE 9 SEE PAGE/SLIDE 3 OR 4 SEE PAGE/SLIDE 8
PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT THE NATIONALITY OF OR THEIR MAIN RESIDENCE IN AN EU OR SCHENGEN MEMBER STATE OR THEIR MAIN RESIDENCE WHITE LIST VACCINATION CERTIFICATE: RECOGNIZED VACCINATION OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE NON ESSENTIAL TRAVELS ESSENTIAL TRAVELS DEPARTURE FROM THIRD COUNTRY NOT ON WHITE LIST DEPARTURE FROM THIRD COUNTRY WHITE LIST DEPARTURE EU OR SCHENGENZONE VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE eventually TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT- test) eventually TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT- test) eventually TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT- test)
PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT THE NATIONALITY OF OR THEIR MAIN RESIDENCE IN AN EU OR SCHENGEN MEMBER STATE OR THEIR MAIN RESIDENCE WHITE LIST NO VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR NO RECOVERY CERTIFICATE NON ESSENTIAL TRAVELS ESSENTIAL TRAVELS FORBIDDEN VISA WAIVERED VISA REQUIRED (visa type C) VISA ISSUED BY AN OTHER SCHENGEN STATE VISA ISSUED BY THE BELGIAN EMBASSY/CONSULATE FINAL DESTINATION BELGIUM FINAL DESTINATION OTHER SCHENGEN STATE ESSENTIAL TRAVEL CERTIFICATE issued by the Belgian embassy/consulate CERTIFICATE issued by the Schengen State CERTIFICATE issued by the Schengen State ESSENTIAL TRAVEL CERTIFICATE issued by the Belgian embassy/consulate EPLF + EPLF + EPLF + TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT- test) EPLF + TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT-test) TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT-test) TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT-test))
PERSONS WHO AT ANY TIME DURING THE PAST 14 DAYS WERE IN THE TERRITORY OF A COUNTRY CLASSIFIED AS VERY HIGH RISK ON THE WEBSITE HTTPS://WWW.INFO- CORONAVIRUS.BE/EN/ TO TRAVEL DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THE BELGIAN TERRITORY/VOC- COUNTRIES RESIDENT BELGIUM NATIONALITY OF BELGIUM NON RESIDENT BELGIUM VOC-countries EPLF no VOC-countries NON ESSENTIAL TRAVELS: FORBIDDEN ESSENTIAL TRAVELS NATIONALS OF THIRD COUNTRY (visa requested/visa waivered) NATIONALS EU NATIONALS SCHENGEN ZONE TRANSIT TO COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY EU/SCHENGENZONE TRANSIT OUTSIDE EU/SCHENGEN ZONE without entry in Schengen TRANSIT TO MAIN RESIDENCE EU/SCHENGEN ZONE ESSENTIAL TRAVEL CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFICATE OF TRAVEL FOR HUMANITARIAN REASONS issued by the Belgian embassy/consulate EPLF EPLF EPLF VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE OR TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT-test) VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE OR TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT-test) VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE OR TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT-test) EPLF VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE OR TEST CERTIFICATE (negative PCR-test or negative RAT-test)
EPLF For journeys to Belgium from a third country that is not included in Annex I to Council Recommendation (EU) 2020/912 of 30 June 2020 on the temporary restriction of non-essential travel to the EU and the possible lifting of this restriction, and which uses a carrier, the passenger must complete the electronic Passenger Location Form, published on the website of the Federal Public Service of Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, prior to the journey and submit it to the carrier for boarding. The carrier is required to check that all passengers have completed an electronic Passenger Location Form before boarding. If this is not the case, the carrier is obliged to refuse boarding. Upon arrival on Belgian territory, the airport operator will check again whether the electronic Passenger Location Form has been completed, in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority. The PLF will take the last 14 days into account when determining quarantine, also when the zone changes color. Website: https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/plf/ E-mail: PLFBelgium@health.fgov.be
VACCINATION CERTIFICATE 1. An EU Digital Covid Certificate of vaccination with a vaccine which is authorized in the EU, delivered in correspondence with EU Regulation 726/2004 OR 2. A COVID-19 vaccine for which the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Use Listing procedure has been completed or a certificate of vaccination with such vaccine issued in a country not belonging to the European Union which is considered as equivalent by the European Commission on the basis of the implementing acts or by Belgium on the basis of bilateral agreements, which shows that all doses provided for in the package leaflet have been administered for at least two weeks and that no more than 270 days have passed since the date of the last dose in the primary vaccination series or which shows that a booster dose was administered after completion of the primary vaccination series. In the absence of an equivalence decision by the European Commission, a vaccination certificate issued in a country not belonging to the European Union and containing at least the following information in Dutch, French, German or English will also be accepted: details that make it possible to identify the person who has been vaccinated (name, date of birth and/or ID number) details demonstrating that a COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the EU pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 or a COVID-19 vaccine for which the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Use Listing procedure has been completed was administered details showing that all doses provided for in the package leaflet against the SARS-Cov-2 virus have been administered for at least two weeks and that no more than 270 days have elapsed since the date of the last dose in the primary vaccination series or evidence that a booster dose was administered after completion of the primary vaccination series. the brand name and the name of the manufacturer or the marketing authorization holder of each vaccine administered. If one of the two names is not mentioned, the lot number must also be mentioned;; the date of administration of each dose of the vaccine that has been administered, or the total number of doses and the name of the last vaccine administered as well as the date of the last administration.; the name of the country, province or region where the vaccination certificate has been delivered; the issuer of the certificate of vaccination
VACCINATION CERTIFICATE (sequel) Since 01/02/2022 the EU digital COVID certificate and an equivalent vaccination certificate referred to under 2. are valid for a period of nine months after the basic vaccination (second dose of Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Covishield or first dose of Johnson & Johnson). This period of validity was established by a delegated act of the European Commission and therefore applies to travel to all Schengen Member States. If the basic vaccination was administered more than 9 months ago, a booster dose will have to be administered to reactivate the validity of the vaccination certificate. When travelling to Belgium, a vaccination certificate must be valid for the entire duration of the intended stay, this applies to the digital EU-COVID certificate referred to under 1. and for the equivalent vaccination certificate referred to under 2. Travelers are therefore urged to travel with a valid vaccination certificate that covers the entire intended duration of the stay, the validity can be extended via the booster vaccination.
VACCINATION CERTIFICATE Albania Andorra Benin Cape Verde El Salvador Faroe Islands Georgia Israel Jordan Lebanon Morocco Moldova Monaco Montenegro New Zealand North-Macedonia Panama Serbia Singapore Taiwan Thailand Togo Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom (England, North-Ireland, Wales) Uruguay a certificate of vaccination with such vaccine issued in a country not belonging to the European Union which is considered as equivalent by the European Commission on the basis of the implementing acts or by Belgium on the basis of bilateral agreements No other certificate of vaccination of mentioned countries - is accepted anymore, only a certificate of vaccination with a QR code is accepted.
RECOGNIZED VACCIN Producer Pfizer/BioNTech Moderna AstraZeneca/Oxford Johnson and Johnson Novavax Serum Institute of India R-Pharm (Sub-licence under Astra Zenica) Fiocruz (Sub-licence under Astra Zenica) Sinopharm Sinovac Bharat Biotech Serum Institute of India Brand name vaccine Cominarty Spikevax Vaxzevria en Covishield Covid-19 Vaccine Janssen Nuvaxovid Covishield R-COVI Covid-19 vaccine Recombinant BBIBP-Corv CoronaVac COVAXIN COVAVAX
RECOVERY CERTIFICATE an EU Digital COVID certificate of recovery or a certificate of recovery issued in a country not belonging to the European Union which is considered equivalent by the European Commission on the basis of the implementing acts or by Belgium on the basis of bilateral agreements. This certificate has to show that no more than 180 days have elapsed since the date of the positive NAAT test result or from the positive result of a RAT test included in the common and updated list of rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 as established on the basis of the Council Recommendation of 21 January 2021 on a common framework for the use and validation of rapid antigen tests and mutual recognition of COVID-19 test results in the EU;
TEST CERTIFICATE an EU Digital COVID certificate or another certificate in Dutch, French, German or English, which indicates that a NAAT test (Nucleic Acid Amplification Test = PCR test) with a negative result was carried out in an official laboratory not more than 72 hours before arrival on Belgian territory, or that a RAT (Rapid Antigen Test) which is mentioned in the updated Council Recommendation on a common framework for the use and validation of rapid antigen tests and the mutual recognition of COVID-19 test results in the EU, with a negative result was carried out by a professional not more than 24 hours before arrival on Belgian territory.
TRAVELS BY MINORS Children under 18 may travel with their parent(s) or guardian or other attendant without an essential travel certificate, provided that the parent(s), guardian or attendant is in possession of a vaccination certificate or a recovery certificate. This is considered an essential journey: an attestation is not required if the essential nature of the journey is evident from official documents in the possession of the traveler. The parent/guardian-child relationship must be evident from official documents, if necessary. In the case of an attendant, the travel consent by the parent or guardian has to be available. Children under 18 who travel alone or are not accompanied by parent(s)/guardian(s)/other attendant need an essential travel document. Please note: Children under 12 are completely exempt from PCR testing but must follow the same quarantine as their parents. Children over 12 years of age must follow their own testing and quarantine rules
USEFUL WEBSITE RELATED TO COVID19 https://www.info-coronavirus.be/ : general information COVID19 https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/colour-codes-by-country/ : color codes by country https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/services/travelling_abroad : travel advice by country https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/plf/ : EPLF
ENTRY IN BELGIUM: SANITARY MEASURES (QUARANTINE + TESTING)
RESIDENT BELGIUM VOC-COUNTRY EU OR SCHENGEN ZONE VOC COUNTRY OUTSIDE EU OR SCHENGEN ZONE DARK RED /GREY ZONE EU OR SCHENGEN ZONE OF COUNTRY NOT ON WHITE LIST GREEN/ORANGE/RED ZONE EU OR SCHENGEN ZONE OR WHITE LIST NO VACCINATION CERTIFICATE + NO NEGATIVE PCR-TEST VACCINATION CERTIFICATE NO VACCINATION CERTIFICATE + NEGATIVE PCR-TEST BEFORE ARRIVAL IN BELGIUM NO VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR NO RECOVERY CERTIFICATE VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE QUARANTINE OBLIGED: 10 DAYS NO TEST NO TEST NO QUARANTINE NO QUARANTINE QUARANTINE PCR-TEST: DAY 1 NO TEST PCR-TEST: DAY 1 + 7 QUARANTINE PCR-TEST OR RAT- TEST: DAY 1 NO QUARANTINE PCR-TEST: DAY 7 TEST NEGATIVE: NO MORE QUARANTINE TEST NEGATIVE: NO MORE QUARANTINE PCR- TEST: DAY 7
NON RESIDENT BELGIUM VOC-COUNTRY EU OR SCHENGEN ZONE THIRD COUNTRY NOT ON WHITE LIST VOC-COUNTRY OUTSIDE EU OR SCHENGEN ZONE GREEN/ORANGE/RED/DARK RED/GREY ZONE EU OR SCHENGEN ZONE OR WHITE LIST EU-CITIZEN OR NON EU-CITIZEN OR MAIN RESIDENCE IN EU OR SCHENGEN ZONE NO VACCINATION CERTIFICATE MAIN RESIDENCE IN EU OR SCHENGEN ZONE VACCINATION CERTIFICATE + NEGATIVE PCR- TEST BEFORE ARRIVAL IN BELGIUM ESSENTIAL TRAVELS VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE NO VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR NO RECOVERY CERTIFICATE NO TEST VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE NO VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR NO RECOVERY CERTIFICATE NO QUARANTINE VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE NEGATIVE PCR-TEST OR NEGATIVE RAT-TEST BEFORE ARRIVAL IN BELGIUM ESSENTIAL TRAVELS NO TEST NO QUARANTINE NEGATIVE PCR-TEST OR NEGATIVE RAT-TEST BEFORE ARRIVAL IN BELGIUM NO TEST PCR-TEST: DAY 7 NO VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR NO RECOVERY CERTIFICATE NO QUARANTINE NEGATIVE PCR-TEST OR NEGATIVE RAT-TEST BEFORE ARRIVAL IN BELGIUM NO TEST NO QUARANTINE QUARANTINE OBLIGED: 10 DAYS NEGATIVE PCR-TEST OR NEGATIVE RAT-TEST BEFORE ARRIVAL IN BELGIUM NO TEST NO QUARANTINE PCR-TEST: DAY 1 + 7 NO TEST NO QUARANTINE NO TEST NO QUARANTINE
