Rules for entering the Netherlands

There are no coronavirus-related restrictions for entering the Netherlands for travellers who live in the EU/Schengen area or in a country participating in the EU travel rules scheme. The EU entry ban applies to other travellers who live outside the EU/Schengen area, but there are some exceptions.

Rules for travellers who live outside the EU/Schengen area

The EU entry ban applies to travellers who:
- live in a country outside the EU/Schengen area; and
- that country is not participating in the EU travel rules scheme.
There are exemptions to the entry ban. For example, if you come from a safe country, or you have a proof of vaccination or proof of recovery that meets the requirements.

If you fall under one of the exemptions to the EU entry ban:

you do not have to fill in a health declaration to enter the Netherlands;
you do not have to get tested before departure;
you do not have to self-quarantine on arrival in the Netherlands.

You live in an EU/Schengen country or a country participating in the EU travel rules scheme

There are no rules for entering the Netherlands if you:

live in an EU/Schengen country;
live in a country participating in the EU travel rules scheme.

This also applies if you are travelling from a country outside the EU/Schengen area. If you fall into one of these categories:

you do not have to fill in a health declaration to enter the Netherlands;
you do not have to get tested before departure;
you do not have to self-quarantine on arrival in the Netherlands.

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden

List of Schengen countries

The following countries are not EU member states but are part of the Schengen area:

Iceland
Liechtenstein
Norway
Switzerland

Rules for entering the Netherlands

See also:

Rules for travellers who live outside the EU/Schengen area

EU entry ban with exceptions

You live in an EU/Schengen country or a country participating in the EU travel rules scheme

Travelling to the Netherlands

List of EU countries and Schengen countries

List of countries and areas participating in the EU travel rules scheme