This page was last updated on 16 December, 2021.
At a Glance
Travel Restrictions
Entry For Vaccinated Travelers: Allowed
Vaccination Requirements: Fully vaccinated travelers can enter without PCR test.
All travelers over the age of twelve will need to present a vaccination certificate, negative COVID-19 test or proof of recent recovery in order to enter Luxembourg.
Allowed Vaccines:
AstraZeneca, BioNTech/Pfizer, Johnson&Johnson and Moderna
Click here for detailed information https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/travel-and-covid/luxembourg/index_en.htm
Tourist Entry: Partially Allowed
Testing: Negative PCR test is required for all countries.
Quarantine Required: No
Quarantine Details: Not Required
Local Restrictions
Lockdown in Effect: Partial
Events: Allowed
Transport: Operational
Shopping: Open
Restaurants and Bars: Open with restrictions
Detailed Travel Advisory
Published 06.12.2021
1. Until 31 December 2021, passengers are not allowed to enter.
– This does not apply to:
– nationals of Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City (Holy See);
– passengers arriving from Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland;
– 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;
– passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) or Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty). The certificate must be issued in Albania, Andorra, Armenia, El Salvador, Faroe Isl., Georgia, Israel, Moldova (Rep.), Morocco, Monaco, New Zealand, North Macedonia (Rep.), Panama, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Switzerland, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Vatican City (Holy See) or a Schengen Member State;
– passengers with a residence permit issued by Switzerland or an EEA Member State;
– passengers with a “D” visa issued by Switzerland or an EEA Member State;
– British nationals and their family members with:
– a residence permit with âType of permit: Article 50 TEU”; or
– a certificate of application for a new residence permit, or
– a residence permit issued by an EU Member States before the 31.12.2020; or
– a document indicating the address of the passenger in an EU Member State before the 31.12.2020; or
– one of the following documents issued by Luxembourg: a registration certificate, a permanent residence certificate, or a residency certificate with an address in Luxembourg before 31 December 2020;
– family members of a national of an EEA Member State or Switzerland, with a residence permit issued to family members of a Union Citizen by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland;
– military personnel;
– merchant seamen;
– passengers with a certificate issued by the Passport, Visa and Legalization Office (BPVL).
2. Passengers must have:
– a negative COVID-19 LAMP, NAAT, PCR or TMA test taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point; or
– a negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test taken at most 48 hours before departure from the first embarkation point.
The test result must be in English, French, German, Italian, Luxembourgish, Portuguese or Spanish. A certified translation to English, French, German or Luxembourgish is accepted.
– This does not apply to:
– passengers younger than 12 years and 2 months;
– passengers returning to Luxembourg within 72 hours if they stayed in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland;
– passengers with a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued by Switzerland or an EEA Member State. The passenger must have tested positive at most 6 months before arrival;
– passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in Switzerland or an EEA Member State showing that they were fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) or Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty);
– passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in Switzerland or an EEA Member State showing that they received the first vaccine dose of AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Moderna (Spikevax) or Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) at least 14 days before departure and at most 180 days after they were tested positive;
– passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) or Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty). The certificate must be issued in Albania, Andorra, Armenia, El Salvador, Faroe Isl., Georgia, Israel, Moldova (Rep.), Morocco, Monaco, New Zealand, North Macedonia (Rep.), Panama, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Switzerland, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA or Vatican City (Holy See).
3. Until 14 January 2022, passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe are subject to a COVID-19 test upon arrival and quarantine for 7 days. More details can be found at https://covid19.public.lu/en/travellers/visiting-luxembourg.html
Detailed Tourist Information
Third-country nationals may no longer enter the territory of the Grand Duchy until 31 December 2021 (inclusive), except in one of the following cases:
If they are residents of the following third-countries, Special administrative regions and entities and territorial authorities not recognised as States by at least one Member State of the European Union:
States
Australia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canada
China (subject to confirmation of reciprocity at EU level)
Jordan
New Zealand
Qatar
Republic of Moldova
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Ukraine
Uruguay
Special administrative regions of the People’s Republic of China
Hong Kong SAR
Macao SAR
Entities and territorial authorities not recognised as States by at least one Member State of the European Union
Taiwan
It should be noted that from 1 January 2021, these restrictions also apply to third-country nationals residing in the United Kingdom, including UK nationals who do not fall under the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement (see FAQs) https://covid19.public.lu/en/travellers/visiting-luxembourg.html
For any person, aged 12 years or older, authorised to enter Luxembourg (regardless of nationality), it is compulsory to present, before boarding a flight to Luxembourg:
– either a vaccination certificate attesting to a complete vaccination pattern (see FAQ) carried out with a vaccine that has been authorised for use by the European Medicines Agency, i.e. the vaccines of the companies:
– AstraZeneca, BioNTech/Pfizer, Johnson&Johnson and Moderna, issued by a public or medical authority of a Member State of the European Union or of a Member State of the Schengen Area
– or a recovery certificate issued by a practitioner or national authority of an EU Member State or Schengen Area Member State for persons who have had a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection within 6 months prior to travel and who have completed the applicable isolation period in the respective country with resolution of all symptoms of infection
– or the negative result (on paper or electronically) of a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA (PCR, TMA or LAMP methods) carried out less than 72 hours before the flight or of a SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test carried out less than 48 hours before the flight, by a medical analysis laboratory or any other entity authorised for this purpose. The negative result of the test must be presented, if necessary accompanied by a translation, in one of the administrative languages of Luxembourg or in English, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese
This applies to all departures to Luxembourg, including those from Member States of the European Union or the Schengen area.
Additional sanitary measures are applicable until 14 September 2021 for India, regardless of the means of transport (see FAQ https://covid19.public.lu/en/travellers/visiting-luxembourg.html ).
The terms and conditions, as well as the exceptions applicable to these testing obligations, are detailed in the “frequently asked questions” section that follows.
Lockdown Details
From November 1, Luxembourg has a CovidCheck pass in effect.
People must be fully vaccinated (or recovered or tested negative) to have an active CovidCheck pass.
It is mandatory for restaurants, cafés and bars to use this system.
Download the app from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
CovidCheck
The CovidCheck system is a system available to restaurants, bars, fitness centres, shops, events or gatherings such as sporting events, and concerts.
If businesses choose to use this system they can open to the public with entry reserved exclusively for people (customers, spectators, staff, supervisors) who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative (either by means of an on-site self-test or by means of a certified negative result).
Children under 6 years of age are exempt from performing an on-site self-test or presenting a COVID-19 test certificate.
Using the CovidCheck system they can operate without having to comply with special sanitary measures such as wearing a mask for staff in direct contact with customers or for customers themselves, and customers are no longer obliged to eat at the table and to respect the distance between tables. Terraces must be strictly defined.
For establishments that receive the public after 1am and wish to benefit from the CovidCheck system, rapid antigen tests must be certified to be valid and admitted between 1am and 6am.
If operators choose to not use the CovidCheck system they must follow these rules:
– Food must be consumed at the table.
– Customers must stay at their table.
– Indoors a table can seat a maximum of four people, unless everyone is from one household.
– Outdoors tables can seat a maximum of 10 people, unless the are from the same household.
– Tables must be at least 1.5 metres apart, or separated by a barrier.
– Customers must wear a mask when not seated.
– Staff with direct contact with customers must wear a mask.
Masks must be worn for all activities in closed spaces, open to the public.
– Try to keep an interpersonal distance of 2 meters.
– Consider the protective measures.
– Avoid hand-to-hand exchanges.
– Not wearing a mask in shops is punishable and customers may be refused.
Sources
https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/LUX
Data Source: covidcontrols.co
