4 territories added to the orange (yellow) list
From Monday, 13 December, three islands of the Kingdom of Spain will move from the red to orange (yellow) category on the list of countries affected by coronavirus infections: Fuerteventura, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria, and France’s overseas region French Guiana.
Please remember that different requirements will apply to travellers depending on the category of countries visited during the last 14 days before the arrival in Lithuania.
Category | NPHC registration form | Self-isolation* | COVID-19 test* |
Within 48 hours before the start of the travel | 10 days | A PCR test - within 72 hours before the arrival, or an antigen test - within 48 hours before the arrival. | |
Arrivals from countries subject to enhanced measures | Yes (including the recovered and the vaccinated) | Yes (including the recovered and the vaccinated) | Yes, a test (PCR) on the 3rd day of arrival at the latest and the second test (PCR) between the seventh and the tenth day of arrival (including those recovered and vaccinated) |
Red and grey | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Orange (yellow) | Yes | No | Yes, and a repeated PCR test between the 3rd and 5th day of arrival |
Green | Yes | No | Yes |
*Those vaccinated under the full vaccination schedule or those recovered from COVID-19 are not required to self-isolate or undergo testing
The weekly list of affected countries is updated every Friday to take effect on the following Monday. According to the maps of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), countries fall into four colour categories that fall subject to specific requirements. Lithuania’s list of affected countries marks countries in a specific colour according to the colour of the most affected region in that country. Third countries that do not report to the ECDC fall into the grey category.
Please also remember that according to Resolution No 152 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 26 February 2020 declaring a national emergency, border crossing will be restricted preventing entry of foreigners to the Republic of Lithuania. Exemptions for foreigners (from third countries) to enter the Republic of Lithuania have been laid down in the mentioned Resolution, paragraph 2.3. For more information on border crossing or the arrival of foreigners, contact the State Border Guard Service (internet website: http://www.pasienis.lt), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (internet website: https://urm.lt). Where a foreigner meets at least one of these exemptions allowing their entry to Lithuania, they will also be required to meet the travellers’ requirements described in the table below, which apply to everyone entering Lithuania.
LIST OF COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY COVID-19
(with effect from 13 to 19 December)
Requirements for travellers | |
Arrivals from countries subject to the enhanced infection control measures | |
Republic of Botswana | Travellers to Lithuania will be required to complete an online registration form no earlier than 48 hours before the start of the tripand to show the confirmation (QR code) to the carrier when boarding the vehicle, or those travelling by their own transport will have to show it to the NPHC staff or other officers at the border checkpoint or passenger checkpoint. A COVID-19 test (PCR test or antigen test) is mandatory. A serological antibody test result will not be recognised. A PCR test for COVID-19 must have been taken within 72 hours before the entry to Lithuania with a negative result thereof, an antigen test must have been taken within 48 hours before the entry to Lithuania with a negative result thereof. A document evidencing negative testing must be presented to the carrier before the trip. The test for COVID-19 will be mandatory for individuals from 16 years. Foreigners arriving in Lithuania by carrier transport for humanitarian reasons will not be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result, but they will have to book a testing appointment visit within 24 hours of the arrival in Lithuania. Negative testing and self-isolation will also be mandatory in the case of those vaccinated or with past infection. Children will also need to take two tests and to self-isolate regardless of their age or the result of the COVID-19 test. It is mandatory to take two PCR tests in Lithuania:
Mandatory 10-day self-isolation. Tighter self-isolation requirements:
no self-isolation in the same house or apartment with other family members that are not part of the travelling party. In the case of self-isolation with the family, the family members will be required to stay in self-isolation for the same period of time
* employees of the listed occupations who live with other persons can self-isolate in one apartment or a house with other persons that have not been a part of the travelling party. Those staying together do not have to self-isolate;
From 4 December 2021, arrivals from these countries to Lithuania will not be able to shorten their self-isolation, not even after two negative results of PCR tests taken in Lithuania. Those subject to self-isolation exemptions will have to restrict the number of their contacts for 14 days of arrival in Lithuania. It is recommended that working persons commute only between work and home if there is no possibility of working from home. As regards contacts with others, wearing protective equipment covering the nose and mouth: face masks, respirators or other means will remain mandatory, also the observance of other general instructions for the prevention of COVID-19. They are also required to take two PCR tests in Lithuania:
The place of self-isolation can be left at NPHC’s permission to go to another place of self-isolation if it has to be changed for justified reasons (up to two times during the self-isolation period). It will be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation at the notification of the NPHC in the following cases:
It will be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation without the notification of the NPHC in the following cases:
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Kingdom of Eswatini | |
Kingdom of Lesotho | |
Republic of Mozambique | |
Republic of Namibia | |
Republic of South Africa | |
Republic of Zimbabwe | |
Countries in red and grey categories | |
Countries of the European Economic Area | Travellers to Lithuania will be required to complete an online registration form no earlier than 48 hours before the start of the tripand to show the confirmation (QR code) to the carrier when boarding the vehicle, or those travelling by their own transport will have to show it to the NPHC staff or other officers at the border checkpoint or passenger checkpoint. Frontier workers, also those crossing the border between the Republic of Lithuania and another European Economic Area country every day or every working day for work-related purpose, pupils and those transporting them to an education establishment, also students and trainees must register at least once a month, except when travelling by passenger transport. Cruise ship passengers are not required to complete a passenger form if the ship’s crew submits a Maritime Declaration of Health to the National Public Health Centre in accordance with the International Health Regulations and Medical-Quarantine Control Regulations of the NPHC. Those who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and do not have a history of past infection and do not belong to any other exemption groupwill be required to have a COVID-19 test (only PCR or antigen testswill be recognised; a serological antibody test result will not be recognised). A PCR test for COVID-19 must have been taken within 72 hours before the entry to Lithuania with a negative result thereof, an antigen test must have been taken within 48 hours before the entry to Lithuania with a negative result thereof. A document evidencing negative testing must be presented to the carrier before the trip. The test for COVID-19 will be mandatory for individuals from 16 years. Foreigners arriving in Lithuania by carrier transport for humanitarian reasons will not be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result, but they will have to book a testing appointment visit within 24 hours of the arrival in Lithuania. Exemption will apply in the case of those travelling by their own transport: they must have a negative test for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours (calculating from the moment of sampling) before the entry to Lithuania, or a negative result of the antigen test taken within 48 hours (calculating from the moment of sampling) prior to arrival in Lithuania, or they must register within 24 hours of the arrival and take a test in Lithuania. Frontier workers, those crossing the border between the Republic of Lithuania and another European Economic Area country every day or every working day for work-related purposes, pupils and those transporting them to an education establishment, students and trainees are required to show the confirmation of the negative result of a test for COVID-19 taken 7 days at the earliest before the return or arrival in Lithuania, when they travel by their own transport. 10-day self-isolation is mandatory (self-isolation is not required for those fully vaccinated or with past disease; there are also other exemptions available at: https://nvsc.lrv.lt/isimtys):
The self-isolation time can be reduced by taking a COVID-19 test (PCR) on the 7th day of self-isolation at the earliest, in a mobile point, or at personal expense and having a negative response thereof. If vaccinated individuals self-isolate because the 14-day period after the vaccination has not yet passed on the day of arrival in Lithuania, they may reduce the self-isolation period once the 14-day period has passed after the administration of the vaccine dose: the second dose of the vaccine under the two-dose vaccination schedule; Please notify the NPHC of the fact that 14 days have passed of the vaccination by completing the online form at: Those subject to self-isolation exemptions or in whose respect the self-isolation time has been shortened will have to restrict the number of their contacts for 14 days of arrival in Lithuania. It is recommended that working persons commute only between work and home if there is no possibility of working from home. As regards contacts with others, wearing protective equipment covering the nose and mouth: face masks, respirators or other means will remain mandatory, also the observance of other general instructions for the prevention of COVID-19. The place of self-isolation can only be left at NPHC’s permission
It will be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation at the notification of the NPHC in the following cases:
It will be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation without the notification of the NPHC in the following cases:
Employees of listed occupations who travel for the purposes of work-related functions (third-country nationals arriving in the Republic of Lithuania for the purposes of work-related functions at the permission of a relevant minister), where a PCR test is taken upon arrival in Lithuania and a negative PCR test result is received, may leave the place of self-isolation to go to the place needed to handle work or business matters during working hours. |
Ireland | |
Republic of Austria | |
Kingdom of Belgium | |
Republic of Bulgaria | |
Czech Republic | |
Kingdom of Denmark | |
Republic of Estonia | |
Hellenic Republic (including Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Thassos, Crete, Rhodes, and Santorini) | |
Republic of Iceland | |
Kingdom of Spain (including Mallorca, except Fuerteventura, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria) | |
Italian Republic | |
Republic of Cyprus | |
Republic of Croatia | |
Republic of Latvia | |
Republic of Poland | |
Principality of Liechtenstein | |
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | |
Republic of Malta | |
Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
Kingdom of Norway | |
Portuguese Republic (including Madeira) | |
French Republic (including Martinique, and Réunion, except Mayotte and French Guiana) | |
Romania | |
Republic of Slovenia | |
Slovak Republic | |
Republic of Finland | |
Kingdom of Sweden | |
Swiss Confederation | |
Republic of Hungary | |
Federal Republic of Germany | |
Other countries | |
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | |
Republic of Albania | |
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria | |
American Samoa* | |
Principality of Andorra | |
Angola | |
Antigua and Barbuda | |
Argentine Republic | |
Republic of Armenia | |
Aruba* | |
Australia | |
Republic of Azerbaijan | |
Commonwealth of the Bahamas | |
Kingdom of Bahrain | |
Republic of Belarus | |
People’s Republic of Bangladesh | |
Barbados | |
Belize | |
Republic of Benin | |
Bermuda* | |
Republic of Guinea-Bissau | |
Plurinational State of Bolivia | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Federative Republic of Brazil | |
Brunei Darussalam | |
Burkina Faso | |
Republic of Burundi | |
Kingdom of Bhutan | |
Central African Republic | |
Republic of Chad | |
Republic of Chile | |
Commonwealth of Dominica | |
Dominican Republic | |
Republic of Côte d 'Ivoire | |
Republic of Djibouti | |
Egypt Arab Republic | |
Republic of Ecuador | |
State of Eritrea | |
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | |
Republic of the Fiji Islands | |
Republic of the Philippines | |
Gabonese Republic | |
Republic of Guyana | |
Republic of the Gambia | |
Republic of Ghana | |
Gibraltar* | |
Grenada | |
Guam* | |
Republic of Guatemala | |
Republic of Guinea | |
Republic of Haiti | |
Republic of Honduras | |
Republic of India | |
Republic of Indonesia | |
Republic of Iraq | |
Islamic Republic of Iran | |
State of Israel | |
Jamaica | |
Japan | |
Republic of Yemen | |
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | |
Montenegro | |
United States of America | |
United Arab Emirates | |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
Cayman Islands* | |
Christmas Island* | |
Kingdom of Cambodia | |
Republic of Cameroon | |
Canada | |
State of Qatar | |
Republic of Kazakhstan | |
Republic of Kenya | |
People’s Republic of China | |
Kyrgyz Republic | |
Curaçao* | |
Republic of Colombia | |
Union of the Comoros | |
Democratic Republic of Congo | |
Republic of the Congo | |
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | |
Republic of Korea | |
Republic of Kosovo* | |
Republic of Costa Rica | |
Republic of Cuba | |
Coco islands* | |
The State of Kuwait | |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic | |
Republic of Lebanon | |
Republic of Liberia | |
State of Libya | |
Democratic Republic of Madagascar | |
Malaysia | |
Republic of Malawi | |
Republic of Maldives | |
Republic of Mali | |
Kingdom of Morocco | |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Republic of Mauritius | |
Islamic Republic of Mauritania | |
United Mexican States | |
Republic of the Union of Myanmar | |
Federated States of Micronesia | |
Republic of Moldova | |
Principality of Monaco | |
Mongolia | |
Montserrat* | |
New Zealand | |
Republic of Nauru | |
Federal Republic of Nepal | |
Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
Republic of Niger | |
Republic of Nicaragua | |
Sultanate of Oman | |
Islamic Republic of Pakistan | |
Palestine* | |
Republic of Panama | |
Independent State of Papua New Guinea | |
Republic of Paraguay | |
Republic of Peru | |
Republic of South Sudan | |
French Polynesia* | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico* | |
Republic of Equatorial Guinea | |
Republic of Rwanda | |
Russian Federation | |
Sakartvelo | |
Solomon Islands | |
Republic of El Salvador | |
Independent State of Samoa | |
Republic of San Marino | |
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe | |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |
Republic of Seychelles | |
Republic of Senegal | |
St Kitts and Nevis | |
Saint Lucia | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
Republic of Serbia | |
Republic of Sierra Leone | |
Republic of Singapore | |
Syrian Arab Republic | |
Federative Republic of Somali | |
Republic of Sudan | |
Republic of Suriname | |
Republic of North Macedonia | |
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | |
The Holy See (Vatican City State)* | |
Republic of Tajikistan | |
Kingdom of the Thailand | |
Taiwan* | |
United Republic of Tanzania | |
Turks & Caicos Islands* | |
Republic of Togo | |
Kingdom of Tonga | |
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
Republic of Tunisia | |
Republic of Turkey | |
Turkmenistan | |
Tuvalu | |
Republic of Uganda | |
Ukraine | |
Oriental Republic of Uruguay | |
Republic of Uzbekistan | |
Republic of Vanuatu | |
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | |
Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |
Republic of Zambia | |
Republic of Cabo Verde | |
Countries in orange (yellow) category | |
Kingdom of Spain (only Fuerteventura, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria) | Travellers to Lithuania will be required to complete an online registration form no earlier than 48 hours before the start of the tripand to show the confirmation (QR code) to the carrier when boarding the vehicle, or those travelling by their own transport will have to show it to the NPHC staff or other officers at the border checkpoint or passenger checkpoint. Frontier workers, also those crossing the border between the Republic of Lithuania and another European Economic Area country every day or every working day for work-related purpose, pupils and those transporting them to an education establishment, also students and trainees must register at least once a month, except when travelling by passenger transport. Cruise ship passengers are not required to complete a passenger form if the ship’s crew submits a Maritime Declaration of Health to the National Public Health Centre in accordance with the International Health Regulations and Medical-Quarantine Control Regulations of the NPHC. Those who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and do not have a history of past infection and do not belong to any other exemption groupwill be required to have a COVID-19 test (only PCR or antigen testswill be recognised; a serological antibody test result will not be recognised). A PCR test for COVID-19 must be taken within 72 hours before entry to Lithuania with a negative result thereof, an antigen test must be taken within 48 hours before entry to Lithuania with a negative result thereof. A document evidencing negative testing must be presented to the carrier before the trip. The test for COVID-19 will be mandatory for individuals from 16 years. Foreigners arriving in Lithuania by carrier transport for humanitarian reasons will not be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result, but they will have to book a testing appointment visit within 24 hours of the arrival in Lithuania. Exemption applies in the case of those travelling by their own transport: they have to have a negative test for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours (calculating from the moment of sampling) before the entry to Lithuania, or a negative result of the antigen test taken within 48 hours (calculating from the moment of sampling) prior to arrival in Lithuania, or they have to register within 24 hours of the arrival and take a test in Lithuania. Frontier workers, those crossing the border between the Republic of Lithuania and another European Economic Area country every day or every working day for work-related purpose, pupils and those transporting them to an education establishment, students and trainees are required to show the confirmation of the negative result of a test for COVID-19 taken 7 days at the earliest before returning to or arriving in Lithuania, when they travel by their own transport. It is mandatory to repeat a COVID-19 test between 3rd and 5th day of arrival. Registration is required on the Hotline website www.1808.lt or phone number 1808. Testing is not required from those who have recovered from COVID-19 disease or have been fully vaccinated, members of official delegations, and children under 12 years of age. No self-isolation required. |
French Republic (only Mayotte, and French Guiana) | |
Countries in green category | |
– | Travellers to Lithuania will be required to complete an online registration form no earlier than 48 hours before the start of the tripand to show the confirmation (QR code) to the carrier when boarding the vehicle, or those travelling by their own transport will have to show it to the NPHC staff or other officers at the border checkpoint or passenger checkpoint. Frontier workers, also those crossing the border between the Republic of Lithuania and another European Economic Area country every day or every working day for work-related purpose, pupils and those transporting them to an education establishment, also students and trainees must register at least once a month, except when travelling by passenger transport. Cruise ship passengers are not required to complete a passenger form if the ship’s crew submits a Maritime Declaration of Health to the National Public Health Centre in accordance with the International Health Regulations and Medical-Quarantine Control Regulations of the NPHC. Those who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and do not have a history of past infection and do not belong to any other exemption groupwill be required to have a COVID-19 test (only PCR or antigen testswill be recognised; a serological antibody test result will not be recognised). A PCR test for COVID-19 must be taken within 72 hours before entry to Lithuania with a negative result thereof, an antigen test must be taken within 48 hours before entry to Lithuania with a negative result thereof. A document evidencing negative testing must be presented to the carrier before the trip. The test for COVID-19 will be mandatory for individuals from 16 years. Foreigners arriving in Lithuania by carrier transport for humanitarian reasons will not be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result, but they will have to book a testing appointment visit within 24 hours of the arrival in Lithuania. Exemption applies in the case of those travelling by their own transport: they have to have a negative test for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours (calculating from the moment of sampling) before the entry to Lithuania, or a negative result of the antigen test taken within 48 hours (calculating from the moment of sampling) prior to arrival in Lithuania, or they have to register within 24 hours of the arrival and take a test in Lithuania. Frontier workers, those crossing the border between the Republic of Lithuania and another European Economic Area country every day or every working day for work-related purpose, pupils and those transporting them to an education establishment, students and trainees are required to show the confirmation of the negative result of a test for COVID-19 taken 7 days at the earliest before returning to or arriving in Lithuania, when they travel by their own transport. No self-isolation required. |
* Territories that are not members of the UN