The following countries within the Schengen Area are deemed safe by the Dutch Government.

 

  • Austria

  • Croatia, except for the Jadranska Hrvatska region

  • Czech Republic

  • Germany 

  • Hungary

  • Latvia 

  • Poland

  • Romania

  • Slovakia 

  • Slovenia

  • Sweden

 

The following countries will be deemed as high-risk areas within the EU/EEA.


 

  • Austria 

  • Belgium 

  • Bulgaria

  • Denmark

  • Cyprus

  • Croatia:

    • The Jadranska Hrvatska region only (until 29 August)

    • The entire country of Croatia (from 29 August onwards)

  • Estonia  

  • Finland 

  • France 

  • Greece 

  • Iceland 

  • Ireland 

  • Italy, including Sicily 

  • Liechtenstein 

  • Lithuania

  • Luxembourg 

  • Malta 

  • Norway

  • Portugal

  • Slovenia 

  • Spain

  • Sweden 

  • Switzerland 


 

Traveling from countries outside of EU/EEA

 

  • Albania 

  • Armenia 

  • Australia 

  • Azerbaijan 

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 

  • Brunei 

  • Canada

  • China (the EU travel ban applies until China lifts entry restrictions on European travelers) 

  • Faroe Islands 

  • Greenland 

  • Hong Kong SAR

  • Israel

  • Japan 

  • Jordan 

  • Kosovo

  • Lebanon 

  • Macau SAR

  • Moldova 

  • Monaco

  • Montenegro 

  • New Zealand

  • North Macedonia 

  • Qatar 

  • San Marino

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Serbia 

  • Singapore

  • South Korea

  • Svalbard

  • Taiwan  

  • Ukraine

  • United States 

  • Vatican City

 

These are the only non-EU countries where the risk of contracting COVID-19 is low.



 

The government advises everyone to get tested after entering the Netherlands. If you are going abroad, the government also stresses checking the travel advice or the BT travel App.