A European entry ban is in effect for some people, barring them from travelling from countries and areas outside the European Union or the Schengen area to the Netherlands and/or the EU/Schengen area.
You may transit in the Netherlands only if one of the following applies to you:
- You are travelling from a safe country/region where the risk of contracting COVID-19 is low.
Check the list of safe areas/countries outside the EU/Schengen area.
- The purpose of your trip falls under one of the exemption categories:
- You are travelling through the Netherlands to a non-EU/Schengen country. You must prove that you have a connecting flight to a country outside the Schengen area. The connecting flight must depart within 48 hours of your arrival in the Netherlands. You must not leave the airport’s international transit zone in this period. Please note: the United Kingdom (UK) is not part of the EU/Schengen area.
- You are travelling to an EU country/Schengen area country via the Netherlands. You must be able to show you have permission to enter the EU country/Schengen country in question. You can do this with a note verbale from that country’s embassy, for example, or another type of document that proves you can travel there. If you do not have such a document, the Dutch border authorities will determine whether you may travel via the Netherlands. Without a document showing you have permission to enter the EU country/Schengen country in question, you are advised to fly there directly and not via the Netherlands. If you will be making a short stop at a Dutch airport you may need an airport transit visa. Please note: the United Kingdom (UK) is not part of the EU/Schengen area.
Read more about the EU entry ban and the exemption categories
