Updated list of affected countries: COVID-19 testing required prior to arrival in Lithuania
Following the Friday update, Malta and Serbia have been added to the list of countries whence arrivals fall subject to tighter self-isolation requirements, while Latvia, the United States of America, Albania, Andorra and Saint Lucia are no longer listed. To reduce the risk of fast spreading COVID-19 mutations and to ensure travel safety, it will be required as of Wednesday, 10 March, to have been tested for COVID-19 before travelling to Lithuania.
All those travelling to the Republic of Lithuania on international passenger routes organised and operated by carriers as regular, special and charter services (by all types of vehicles), will be required to have a negative test result for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours. The test will be mandatory for all individuals from the age of 16 inclusively.
There is a new requirement for carriers to ensure that all passengers on board have tested negative for COVID-19. Screening of arrivals at airports and seaports will be faster, as fewer passenger data will need to be checked by screening officers.
Exemptions for COVID-19 negative testing will apply in the case of:
• crew members operating carriage of passengers on international routes by all types of vehicles;
• those transiting through Lithuania;
• those that have recovered of the COVID-19 infection diagnosed on the basis of a positive PCR test or an antibody test and maximum 90 days have passed from the positive testing until the return to Lithuania;
• those fully vaccinated with the vaccine registered in the Union Register of Medicinal Products following the vaccination programme;
• those under 16 years.
An exemption will apply in the case of those travelling by their own transport: they can have testing in Lithuania.
LIST OF COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY COVID-19:
Exemptions for foreign travellers to Lithuania have been laid down in the Government Resolution declaring quarantine (No 1226, paragraph 2.1.2.), in other cases, travellers from abroad are allowed entry only at the permission of a competent minister.
No | Country (territory) | Requirement for arrivals |
Countries whence arrivals fall subject to the enhanced measures for communicable disease surveillance | ||
1. | Ireland | Travellers will be required to complete aregistration form prior to arrival in Lithuania and 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 officials at the border checkpoint or passenger checkpoint. Frontier workers, also those crossing the border between the Republic of Lithuania and another European Union country every day or every working day (those travelling for work-related purpose, pupils, 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. Mandatory test for COVID-19 The test for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours before the entry to Lithuania must be negative and it must be presented to the carrier before the journey. The test for COVID-19 will be mandatory for individuals from the age of 16 inclusively. An exemption will apply in the case of those travelling by their own transport: they will have to have a negative test for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours before the entry to Lithuania or they will have to register and book such testing in Lithuania within 24 hours of the arrival. Mandatory 10-day self-isolation. More stringent self-isolation requirements:
There is a possibility of shortening the self-isolation time by taking a COVID-19 test (PCR), at personal expense, on the 7th day of self-isolation at the earliest, with a negative response thereof. 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 those working commute only between work and home if there is no possibility of working from home. When contacting others, wearing protective equipment covering the nose and mouth: face masks, respirators or other means remains mandatory, also the observance of other general instructions for the prevention of COVID-19. The place of self-isolation can be left with NPHC’s permission to go to another place of self-isolation if it has to be changed for certain reasons. 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:
It will not be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation for own wedding. |
2. | Kingdom of Bahrain | |
3. | Federative Republic of Brazil | |
4. | Czech Republic | |
5. | Kingdom of Denmark | |
6. | Republic of Estonia | |
7. | State of Israel | |
8. | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
9. | Montenegro | |
10. | Republic of Lebanon | |
11. | Republic of Malta | |
12. | Principality of Monaco | |
13. | Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
14. | Republic of South Africa | |
15. | Republic of San Marino | |
16. | Republic of Serbia | |
17. | Republic of Seychelles | |
18. | Slovak Republic | |
19. | Republic of Slovenia | |
20. | Turks & Caicos Islands* | |
Countries of the European Economic Area | Travellers will be required to complete aregistration form prior to arrival in Lithuania and 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 officials at the border checkpoint or passenger checkpoint. Frontier workers, also those crossing the border between the Republic of Lithuania and another EU country every day or every working day for work-related purpose, pupils, 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 to Lithuania or in Lithuania, when they travel by their own transport. Mandatory test for COVID-19 The test for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours before the entry to Lithuania must be negative and it must be presented to the carrier before the journey. The test for COVID-19 will be mandatory for individuals from 16 years inclusively. An exemption will apply in the case of those travelling by their own transport: they will have to have a negative test for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours before the entry to Lithuania or they will have to register and book such testing in Lithuania within 24 hours of the arrival. Mandatory 10-day self-isolation:
There is a possibility of shortening the self-isolation time by taking a COVID-19 test (PCR), at personal expense, on the 7th day of self-isolation at the earliest, with a negative response thereof. 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 those working commute only between work and home if there is no possibility of working from home. When contacting others, wearing protective equipment covering the nose and mouth: face masks, respirators or other means remains mandatory, also the observance of other general instructions for the prevention of COVID-19. The place of self-isolation can be left with NPHC’s permission to go to another place of self-isolation if it has to be changed for certain reasons. It will be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation without the notification of the NPHC in the following cases:
those living or working abroad and those who need to leave the country for health reasons will be allowed to leave the place o self-isolation before the lapse of the required period of isolation with prior notification of the NPHC. | |
1. | Republic of Austria | |
2. | Kingdom of Belgium | |
3. | Republic of Bulgaria | |
4. | Hellenic Republic | |
5. | Republic of Iceland | |
6. | Kingdom of Spain | |
7. | Italian Republic | |
8. | Republic of Cyprus | |
9. | Republic of Croatia | |
10. | Republic of Latvia | |
11. | Republic of Poland | |
12. | Principality of Liechtenstein | |
13. | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | |
14. | Kingdom of Norway | |
15. | French Republic | |
16. | Portuguese Republic | |
17. | Romania | |
18. | Republic of Finland | |
19. | Kingdom of Sweden | |
20. | Swiss Confederation | |
21. | Hungary | |
22. | Federal Republic of Germany | |
Other countries | ||
1. | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | |
2. | Republic of Albania | |
3. | People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria | |
4. | American Samoa* | |
5. | Principality of Andorra | |
6. | Angola | |
7. | Antigua and Barbuda | |
8. | Argentine Republic | |
9. | Republic of Armenia | |
10. | Aruba* | |
11. | Australia | |
12. | Republic of Azerbaijan | |
13. | Commonwealth of the Bahamas | |
14. | Republic of Belarus | |
15. | People’s Republic of Bangladesh | |
16. | Barbados | |
17. | Belize | |
18. | Republic of Benin | |
19. | Bermuda* | |
20. | Republic of Guinea-Bissau | |
21. | Plurinational State of Bolivia | |
22. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
23. | Republic of Botswana | |
24. | Brunei Darussalam | |
25. | Burkina Faso | |
26. | Republic of Burundi | |
27. | Kingdom of Bhutan | |
28. | Central African Republic | |
29. | Republic of Chad | |
30. | Republic of Chile | |
31. | Commonwealth of Dominica | |
32. | Dominican Republic | |
33. | Republic of Côte d 'Ivoire | |
34. | Republic of Djibouti | |
35. | Egypt Arab Republic | |
36. | Republic of Ecuador | |
37. | State of Eritrea | |
38. | Kingdom of Eswatini | |
39. | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | |
40. | Republic of the Fiji Islands | |
41. | Republic of the Philippines | |
42. | Gabonese Republic | |
43. | Republic of Guyana | |
44. | Republic of the Gambia | |
45. | Republic of Ghana | |
46. | Gibraltar* | |
47. | Grenada | |
48. | Guam* | |
49. | Guadeloupe* | |
50. | Republic of Guatemala | |
51. | Republic of Guinea | |
52. | Republic of Haiti | |
53. | Republic of Honduras | |
54. | Republic of India | |
55. | Republic of Indonesia | |
56. | Republic of Iraq | |
57. | Islamic Republic of Iran | |
58. | Jamaica | |
59. | Japan | |
60. | Republic of Yemen | |
61. | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | |
62. | United States of America | |
63. | United Arab Emirates | |
64. | Cayman Islands | |
65. | Christmas Island | |
66. | Kingdom of Cambodia | |
67. | Republic of Cameroon | |
68. | Canada | |
69. | State of Qatar | |
70. | Republic of Kazakhstan | |
71. | Republic of Kenya | |
72. | People’s Republic of China | |
73. | Kyrgyzstan | |
74. | Curaçao* | |
75. | Republic of Colombia | |
76. | Union of the Comoros | |
77. | Democratic Republic of Congo | |
78. | Republic of the Congo | |
79. | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | |
80. | Republic of Korea | |
81. | Republic of Costa Rica | |
82. | Republic of Cuba | |
83. | Coco islands* | |
84. | The State of Kuwait | |
85. | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | |
86. | Kingdom of Lesotho | |
87. | Republic of Liberia | |
88. | State of Libya | |
89. | Democratic Republic of Madagascar | |
90. | Malaysia | |
91. | Republic of Malawi | |
92. | Republic of Maldives | |
93. | Republic of Mali | |
94. | Kingdom of Morocco | |
95. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
96. | Martinique* | |
97. | Republic of Mauritius | |
98. | Islamic Republic of Mauritania | |
99. | United Mexican States | |
100. | Republic of the Union of Myanmar | |
101. | Federated States of Micronesia | |
102. | Republic of Moldova | |
103. | Mongolia | |
104. | Montserrat* | |
105. | Republic of Mozambique | |
106. | Republic of Namibia | |
107. | New Zealand | |
108. | Republic of Nauru | |
109. | Federal Republic of Nepal | |
110. | Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
111. | Republic of Niger | |
112. | Republic of Nicaragua | |
113. | Sultanate of Oman | |
114. | Islamic Republic of Pakistan | |
115. | Palestine* | |
116. | Republic of Panama | |
117. | Independent State of Papua New Guinea | |
118. | Republic of Paraguay | |
119. | Republic of Peru | |
120. | Republic of South Sudan | |
121. | French Polynesia* | |
122. | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico* | |
123. | Republic of Equatorial Guinea | |
124. | Réunion* | |
125. | Republic of Rwanda | |
126. | Russian Federation | |
127. | Sakartvelo | |
128. | Solomon Islands | |
129. | Republic of El Salvador | |
130. | Independent State of Samoa | |
131. | Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe | |
132. | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |
133. | Republic of Senegal | |
134. | St Kitts and Nevis | |
135. | Saint Lucia | |
136. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
137. | Republic of Sierra Leone | |
138. | Republic of Singapore | |
139. | Syrian Arab Republic | |
140. | Federative Republic of Somali | |
141. | Republic of Sudan | |
142. | Republic of Suriname | |
143. | Republic of North Macedonia | |
144. | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | |
145. | The Holy See (Vatican City State) | |
146. | Republic of Tajikistan | |
147. | Kingdom of the Thailand | |
148. | United Republic of Tanzania | |
149. | Republic of Togo | |
150. | Kingdom of Tonga | |
151. | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
152. | Republic of Tunisia | |
153. | Republic of Turkey | |
154. | Turkmenistan | |
155. | Tuvalu | |
156. | Republic of Uganda | |
157. | Ukraine | |
158. | Oriental Republic of Uruguay | |
159. | Republic of Uzbekistan | |
160. | Republic of Vanuatu | |
161. | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | |
162. | Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |
163. | Republic of Zambia | |
164. | Republic of Zimbabwe | |
165. | Republic of Cabo Verde |
* Territories without the status of a state
SELF-ISOLATION EXEMPTIONS | |
There are exemptions, where self-isolation requirement is not applicable but testing for COVID-19 is still mandatory for individuals travelling for the purpose of work-related functions |
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Testing and self-isolation exemptions for arrivals in Lithuania |
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There are exemptions, where testing is not applicable but self-isolation is still mandatory |
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Last updated: 15-03-2021
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