This page was last updated on 16 December, 2021.
At a Glance
Travel Restrictions
Entry For Vaccinated Travelers: Partially Allowed
Vaccination Requirements: All fully vaccinated travellers from green, orange and red countries (EU countries) with one of the European Medicines Agency authorised vaccines (Moderna, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Janssen) and that can show the vaccination certificate upon arrival are allowed to travel to Belgium without being tested or quarantined.
As SchengenVisaInfo.com recently reported, Belgium has also recognised the CoviShield vaccine, manufactured in India by the Serum Institute of India. This decision will help those vaccinated with the jab to be released from quarantine requirements while travelling to Belgium.
Tourist Entry: Partially Allowed
Testing: Covid-19 tests required for some countries.
Quarantine Required: Depends
Quarantine Details: Quarantine for 10 days required for some countries
Local Restrictions
Lockdown in Effect: Partial
Events: Partially Allowed
Transport: Operational
Shopping: Open
Restaurants and Bars: Open with restrictions
Detailed Travel Advisory
Published 13.12.2021
1. Passengers are not allowed to enter.
– This does not apply to:
– nationals and residents of Switzerland and EEA Member States;
– passengers with a “C” visa issued by Belgium;
– passengers with a “C” visa issued by other Schengen Member State if traveling through Belgium to the country which issued the visa;
– passengers with a “D” visa issued by a Schengen Member State;
– residents of Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay, arriving from Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates or Uruguay;
– merchant seamen;
– passengers with a diplomatic passport traveling on duty;
– students;
– military personnel traveling on duty;
– passengers entering Belgium to travel by land to a third country. They must prove that they can enter the destination country;
– passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least two weeks before departure. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty);
– unvaccinated passengers younger than 18 years if accompanied by a parent with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that the parent was fully vaccinated at least two weeks before departure. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty);
– more exemptions can be found at https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/travels/
2. Passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia or Zimbabwe are not allowed to enter.
– This does not apply to:
– nationals and residents of Belgium;
– partners or spouses of nationals or residents of Belgium. They must have an Essential Travel Certificate or a proof showing that they live in the same household;
– children younger than 18 years of nationals of Belgium. They must have an Essential Travel Certificate or a proof showing that they live in the same household;
– merchant seamen.
3. Passengers are not allowed to transit if arriving from a non-Schengen Member State to a Schengen Member State.
– This does not apply to:
– nationals and residents of Switzerland and EEA Member States;
– passengers with a “C” visa issued by Belgium;
– passengers with a “C” visa issued by other Schengen Member State if traveling through Belgium to the country which issued the visa;
– passengers with a “D” visa issued by a Schengen Member State;
– residents of Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay, arriving from Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates or Uruguay;
– merchant seamen;
– passengers with a diplomatic passport traveling on duty;
– students;
– military personnel traveling on duty;
– passengers with an “Essential Journey Certificate” issued by Belgium or a ânote verbale’ stating that the country of destination will allow them to enter;
– passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least two weeks before departure. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty);
– unvaccinated passengers younger than 18 years if accompanied by a parent with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that the parent was fully vaccinated at least two weeks before departure. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty).
4. Passengers with a “C” visa issued by Belgium before 18 March 2020 must have an Essential Travel Certificate.
– This does not apply to:
– passengers with diplomatic passports traveling on duty;
– merchant seamen.
5. Passengers with a “C” visa issued by other Schengen Member State traveling to stay in Belgium, must have an Essential Travel Certificate issued by Belgium.
– This does not apply to:
– passengers with diplomatic passports traveling on duty;
– merchant seamen.
6. Passengers with a “C” visa issued by other Schengen Member State, traveling through Belgium to the country which issued the visa, must have a verbal note or, other proof that the country of destination will allow them to enter.
– This does not apply to:
– passengers with diplomatic passports traveling on duty;
– merchant seamen.
7. Passengers must have an Essential Travel Certificate issued by Belgium or a ânote verbale’ stating that the country of destination will allow them to enter.
– This does not apply to:
– nationals and residents of Switzerland and EEA Member States;
– passengers with a “C” visa issued by a Schengen Member State;
– passengers with a “D” visa issued by a Schengen Member State;
– residents of Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay, arriving from Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates or Uruguay;
– passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least two weeks before departure. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty);
– passengers younger than 18 years traveling with their vaccinated parents/guardians;
– merchant seamen;
– passengers with a diplomatic passport traveling on duty;
– military personnel traveling on duty;
– students.
8. Passengers arriving from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland must have:
– a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken at most 1 day before arrival. The test result must be in Dutch, English, French or German; or;
– a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival. The test result must be in Dutch, English, French or German; or
– a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least two weeks before arrival. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty); or
– a positive COVID-19 PCR test issued at most 180 days before arrival and a recovery certificate.
– This does not apply to:
– passengers residing in Belgium;
– passengers younger than 12 years;
– passengers arriving from orange regions of Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain or Sweden .Details can be found at https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/colour-codes-by-country/ ;
– passengers arriving from Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates or Uruguay;
– passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia or Zimbabwe.
9. Passengers must have:
– a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken at most 1 day before arrival. The test result must be in Dutch, English, French or German; or;
– a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival. The test result must be in Dutch, English, French or German.
This does not apply to:
– passengers residing in Belgium;
– passengers younger than 12 years;
– passengers arriving from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland
– passengers arriving from Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates or Uruguay;
– passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia or Zimbabwe.
10. Passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia or Zimbabwe must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival. The test result must be in Dutch, English, French or German.
– This does not apply to:
– passengers residing in Belgium;
– passengers younger than 12 years.
11. Passengers entering or transiting through Belgium must complete a “Passenger Locator Form” at most 180 days before arrival at https://travel.info-coronavirus.be/public-health-passenger-locator-form
12. Passengers could be subject to a COVID-19 test and quarantine; details can be found at https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/
13. Passengers are subject to medical screening.
14. Residence permits issued by Italy with an annotation of âASILO’ are not accepted for entering or transiting through Belgium.
Detailed Tourist Information
Non-essential travel to countries outside the European Union and the Schengen Area is strongly discouraged. Depending on the epidemiological situation, the country or zone of origin is classified as ‘green’, ‘orange’, ‘red’ or ‘very high-risk’ zone, and different measures apply.
Non-EU countries are considered to be ‘red zones’, unless they are included in the Council’s list of countries* (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/coronavirus/covid-19-travel-into-the-eu/) for which COVID-19 travel restrictions should be lifted (Annex I of Council Recommendation (EU) 2020/912 of 30 June 2020). This list is updated every two weeks by the Council of the EU.
* Some of the countries listed in the Annex I are considered ‘red’ by Belgium. These are Singapore and Ukraine. Non-essential travel to Belgium from these third countries is still allowed, but travellers must respect the following measures: all travellers who do not have a vaccination or recovery certificate, must present a pre-departure negative PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to arrival. Belgian residents can get tested on day 1 or 2 after the arrival in Belgium and must undergo a quarantine while waiting for the result. If the test is negative, they can end the quarantine. A second test must be taken on day 7. If any of these tests is positive, a quarantine of 10 days must be observed.
Non-essential travel to Belgium from non-EU ‘red zones’ is prohibited for people who are neither nationals of the EU, nor of a country that is part of the Schengen Area, and who have their primary residence in a non-EU ‘red zone’ (third countries not listed in Annex I to Council Recommendation), except for fully vaccinated individuals with a recognised vaccination certificate.
Belgium suspending flights to and from seven countries in southern Africa, including Botswana, Swaziland (eSwatini), Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe starting from Sunday 28 November until the end of this year.
Fully vaccinated individuals with a recognised vaccination certificate from the Red Zones can enter Belgium. You must quarantine for 10 days.
Travellers who are fully vaccinated with a Belgian, EU Vaccination Certificate or an NHS COVID Pass (England, Wales and Northern Ireland only)
You must:
-take a test on day 1 or 2 after arrival and quarantine until you receive a negative result. Alternatively, you can provide evidence of a negative PCR test (https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/faq/) upon arrival, taken no more than 72 hours before arrival in Belgium. If you have a negative pre-departure test, you do not need to take tests on day 1 or day 2.
All arrivals from countries classified as high-risk (https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/colour-codes-by-country/), are required to take a test on day 7, even if you are fully vaccinated and provided evidence of a negative pre-departure test. If any of the test results are positive, you must self-isolate in line with Belgian government guidance (https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/quarantine-isolation/).
Travellers who are not fully vaccinated, or vaccinated with a vaccine or certificate not recognised by Belgium If you fall under this category you will only be able to travel to Belgium for a very limited set of reasons, set out on the Belgian government’s website https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/faq/ (under the Transport and International section).
You must:
-carry documentation that proves your essential reason for travel. You may need an Essential Travel Certificate. Applications need to be submitted to the Embassy of Belgium at least five days before your departure
-non-residents must provide evidence of a negative PCR test, taken within 72 hours before arrival
-quarantine for 10 days on arrival and take a PCR test on day 1 and day 7. If the day 7 result is negative, you may end quarantine early.
Residents of Belgium who fall under this category will be able to enter Belgium, but should also be prepared to show valid proof of residence. Children under 12 do not need to be tested but must respect the quarantine requirements that apply to the adult(s) with whom they are travelling. A list of exemptions from quarantine and testing requirements is included on the Belgian government website.
Entering Belgium from other countries
You should consult the list of countries that fall under the red, orange and green categories and those identified as high risk on the Belgian government website before travel. Full details of the rules that apply including certification, testing and quarantine requirements are also outlined (https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/travels/).
From 17 September, the Brussels Capital Region will introduce new measures requiring all travellers arriving from a red zone (including certain regions within the EU) who have not been fully vaccinated to follow a mandatory ten-day quarantine requirement and undergo COVID-19 testing on the first and seventh day. Quarantine can be ended if the day 7 test proves to be negative. These additional measures do not apply in Flanders or Wallonia.
Travellers arriving by airplane, boat, train or bus from outside the EU or Schengen area and those coming from within the EU and staying in Belgium for more than 48 hours, must complete the Belgian Passenger Locator Form https://travel.info-coronavirus.be/public-health-passenger-locator-form(PLF)FF before travel. You must carry proof of the completed PLF throughout your journey and for the following 48 hours.
Further details are listed on the Belgian government’s website (https://www.info-coronavirus.be/fr/news/imc-cim-20210826/)
All arrivals should complete a Passenger Locator Form (PLF), unless you fall under a very limited list of exemptions listed on the Belgian government website https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/faq/ (under the Transport and International section)
Lockdown Details
The government has set rules to stop the spread of coronavirus. Follow these rules.
Please note: Some cities and towns have stricter rules. For example, in cities where not enough people have been vaccinated, such as in Brussels. Check the website of the city or town.
Measures per region
Flanders (https://www.vlaanderen.be/maatregelen-tijdens-de-coronacrisis)
Wallonia (https://www.wallonie.be/fr/actualites/coronavirus-covid-19-mesures-regionales). In the province of Liège (http://gouverneur.provincedeliege.be/fr/evenement/80?nid=7762&from=actu) stricter measures are in place.
Brussels Capital Region (https://coronavirus.brussels/en/home-2/)
German-speaking community (https://ostbelgienlive.be/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-71/211_read-64672/)
Sources
Data Source: covidcontrols.co
