Austria and the Madeira island attributed to the red list of affected countries
Date
2021 08 30
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As of Monday, Austria and the Portuguese island of Madeira have moved from the orange (yellow) to red list of affected countries, which means that travellers from these regions who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and who have no record of past infection will be required to self-isolate for 10 days upon arrival. Romania is now on the orange (yellow) list. A PCR test or an antigen testing requirement will be imposed on the arrivals from this country both before the trip and after the arrival in Lithuania.
The list of affected countries is is updated every Friday to take effect on the first coming Monday. According to the maps of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), countries fall into four colour categories with specific requirements. The list of the affected countries compiled in Lithuania 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 are seen as grey.
LIST OF COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY COVID-19 DISEASE (effective from 30 August to 5 September)
Country (territory) |
Requirements for travellers |
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Countries classified as red and grey |
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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 trip 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 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.
A COVID-19 test is mandatory (only PCR or antigen tests will be recognised; a serological antibody test result will not be recognised). Testing will not be required from those vaccinated under the full vaccination schedule or from those recovered, there are other exemptions which you can check at: https://nvsc.lrv.lt/isimtys. A PCR test for COVID-19 must be taken within 72 hours before the entry to Lithuania with a negative result, an antigen test must be taken within 48 hours before the entry to Lithuania with a negative result. 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 electronic 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.
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Ireland |
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Republic of Austria |
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Kingdom of Belgium |
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Republic of Bulgaria |
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Kingdom of Denmark |
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Republic of Estonia |
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Hellenic Republic (including Crete, Rhodes, Santorini, Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthos, and Thassos) |
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Republic of Iceland |
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Kingdom of Spain (including Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Mallorca) |
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Italian Republic |
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Republic of Cyprus |
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Principality of Liechtenstein |
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Kingdom of the Netherlands |
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Kingdom of Norway |
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Portuguese Republic |
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French Republic (except Mayotte) |
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Republic of Finland |
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Kingdom of Sweden |
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Swiss Confederation |
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Federal Republic of Germany |
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Other countries |
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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
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Republic of Albania |
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People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria |
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American Samoa* |
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Principality of Andorra |
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Angola |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
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Argentine Republic |
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Republic of Armenia |
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Aruba* |
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Australia |
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Republic of Azerbaijan |
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Commonwealth of the Bahamas |
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Kingdom of Bahrain |
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Republic of Belarus |
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People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
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Barbados |
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Belize |
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Republic of Benin |
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Bermuda* |
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Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
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Plurinational State of Bolivia |
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Republic of Botswana |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Federative Republic of Brazil |
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Brunei Darussalam |
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Burkina Faso |
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Republic of Burundi |
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Kingdom of Bhutan |
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Central African Republic |
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Republic of Chad |
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Republic of Chile |
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Commonwealth of Dominica |
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Dominican Republic |
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Republic of Côte d 'Ivoire |
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Republic of Djibouti |
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Egypt Arab Republic |
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Republic of Ecuador |
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State of Eritrea |
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Kingdom of Eswatini |
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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
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Republic of the Fiji Islands |
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Republic of the Philippines |
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Gabonese Republic |
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Republic of Guyana |
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Republic of the Gambia |
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Republic of Ghana |
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Gibraltar* |
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Grenada |
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Guam* |
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Republic of Guatemala |
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Republic of Guinea |
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Republic of Haiti |
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Republic of Honduras |
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Republic of India |
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Republic of Indonesia |
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Republic of Iraq |
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Islamic Republic of Iran |
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State of Israel |
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Jamaica |
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Japan |
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Republic of Yemen |
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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
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Montenegro |
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United States of America |
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United Arab Emirates |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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Cayman Islands* |
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Christmas Island* |
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Kingdom of Cambodia |
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Republic of Cameroon |
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Canada |
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State of Qatar |
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Republic of Kazakhstan |
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Republic of Kenya |
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People’s Republic of China |
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Kyrgyz Republic |
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Curaçao* |
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Republic of Colombia |
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Union of the Comoros |
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Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Republic of the Congo |
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
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Republic of Korea |
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Republic of Kosovo* |
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Republic of Costa Rica |
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Republic of Cuba |
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Coco islands* |
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The State of Kuwait |
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
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Kingdom of Lesotho |
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Republic of Lebanon |
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Republic of Liberia |
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State of Libya |
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Democratic Republic of Madagascar |
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Malaysia |
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Republic of Malawi |
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Republic of Maldives |
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Republic of Mali |
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Kingdom of Morocco |
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Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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Republic of Mauritius |
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Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
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United Mexican States |
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Republic of the Union of Myanmar |
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Federated States of Micronesia |
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Republic of Moldova |
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Principality of Monaco |
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Mongolia |
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Montserrat* |
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Republic of Mozambique |
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Republic of Namibia |
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New Zealand |
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Republic of Nauru |
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Federal Republic of Nepal |
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Federal Republic of Nigeria |
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Republic of Niger |
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Republic of Nicaragua |
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Sultanate of Oman |
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Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
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Palestine* |
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Republic of Panama |
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Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
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Republic of Paraguay |
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Republic of Peru |
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Republic of South Africa |
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Republic of South Sudan |
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French Polynesia* |
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico* |
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Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
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Republic of Rwanda |
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Russian Federation |
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Sakartvelo |
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Solomon Islands |
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Republic of El Salvador |
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Independent State of Samoa |
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Republic of San Marino |
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Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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Republic of Seychelles |
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Republic of Senegal |
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St Kitts and Nevis |
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Saint Lucia |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Republic of Serbia |
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Republic of Sierra Leone |
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Republic of Singapore |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
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Federative Republic of Somali |
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Republic of Sudan |
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Republic of Suriname |
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Republic of North Macedonia |
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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
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The Holy See (Vatican City State)* |
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Republic of Tajikistan |
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Kingdom of the Thailand |
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Taiwan* |
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United Republic of Tanzania |
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Turks & Caicos Islands* |
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Republic of Togo |
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Kingdom of Tonga |
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Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
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Republic of Tunisia |
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Republic of Turkey |
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Turkmenistan |
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Tuvalu |
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Republic of Uganda |
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Ukraine |
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Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
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Republic of Uzbekistan |
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Republic of Vanuatu |
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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
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Republic of Zambia |
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Republic of Zimbabwe |
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Republic of Cabo Verde |
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Countries classified as orange (yellow) |
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Republic of Croatia |
Travellers to Lithuania will be required to complete an online registration form no earlier than 48 hours before the start of the trip 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 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.
A COVID-19 test is mandatory (only PCR or antigen tests will be recognised; a serological antibody test result will not be recognised). Testing will not be required from those vaccinated under the full vaccination schedule and from those recovered, there are other exemptions which you can check at: https://nvsc.lrv.lt/isimtys.
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 take a second COVID-19 test on 3-5th day of arrival. Registration is required on the Hotline website at: www.1808.lt or by phone calling short 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. |
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Republic of Latvia |
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Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
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Republic of Malta |
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Romania |
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Republic of Slovenia |
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Countries classified as green |
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Czech Republic |
Travellers to Lithuania will be required to complete an online registration form no earlier than 48 hours before the start of the trip 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 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.
A COVID-19 test is mandatory (only PCR or antigen tests will be recognised; a serological antibody test result will not be recognised). Testing will not be required from those vaccinated under the full vaccination schedule and from those recovered, there are other exemptions which you can check at: https://nvsc.lrv.lt/isimtys.
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. |
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Republic of Poland |
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French Republic (Mayotte) |
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Slovak Republic |
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Republic of Hungary |
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* Territories that are not members of the UN |
TESTING AND ISOLATION EXEMPTIONS (effective from 30 August to 5 September) |
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Self-isolation will not be required, but COVID-19 testing will remain mandatory |
The following persons shall be exempt from self-isolation only if they travel for the purposes of work-related functions:
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Testing and self-isolation requirements will not apply in the case of |
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Foreigners entering the Republic of Lithuania by carrier transport for special humanitarian reasons, at the permission of the Minister for the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, will not be required to bring in the test (but they will have, within 24 hours of the arrival in Lithuania, to contact the Coronavirus Hotline at 1808 or other establishment that performs COVID-19 tests to book a testing appointment and take a test in due time). |
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Testing and self-isolation requirements and exemptions for crew members employed in companies engaged in international commercial transportation or who carry out international commercial transportation by all types of vehicles |
Crew members employed in companies engaged in international commercial transportation or who carry out international commercial transportation by all types of vehicles (who travel for the purpose of work-related functions):
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Requirements for children |
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