Travellers aged 12 and over from outside the Schengen area must complete a vaccination declaration. Children under the age of 18 travelling with their vaccinated parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are exempt from this requirement, but they must show a negative COVID-19 test result. In addition, you must show a negative test result before boarding an aircraft travelling to the Netherlands. proof of your return journey (return ticket issued by airline, bus company or railway company).proof of vaccination accepted by the Netherlands.a completed 'Vaccine Declaration COVID-19' form.If you meet the conditions above and travel to the Netherlands, you will need to show the following documents to the Dutch border authorities: Documents to be shown at the Dutch border This category does not apply for travel from a very high-risk area where there is a virus variant of concern or from China until China lifts entry restrictions on European travellers. You must always show a negative test result in order to travel to the Netherlands, even if you have been fully vaccinated. If you are a resident of a country that is not on the list of safe countries and fully vaccinated, you can be exempted from the EU entry ban. Under this exemption you can enter the Netherlands if you have proof of vaccination showing that you have been fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or the World Health Organization (WHO).
These documents must be in Dutch, English or Spanish. If the purpose of your trip to the Netherlands is on the list of exemption categories, take documents which you can show at the airport in the Netherlands to prove the purpose of your trip. See the list of safe countries outside the EU/Schengen area. Please note: the United Kingdom (UK) is not part of the EU/Schengen area.ĭocuments to prove the purpose of your journey.You always need to show a negative test result if you are travelling from a safe country outside the EU/Schengen area. If you are travelling from a non-EU/Schengen area where the risk of contracting COVID-19 is low (a safe country), you may travel to the Netherlands. If you have been fully vaccinated and meet the conditions you can also travel to the Netherlands. This exemption does not apply to you if you are travelling from a very high-risk area with a virus variant of concern. To be considered fully vaccinated you must have received your last initial vaccination at least 14 days ago. An EU entry ban is in effect for people travelling from non-EU/Schengen countries (including the United Kingdom) with a high COVID-19 risk, unless the purpose of their trip falls under one of the following exemption categories.