Lithuania has updated its weekly travel restrictions, lifting special restrictions for travellers from South African countries.
From January 10, people coming from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe will have to follow the same rules that apply to all countries in the red and grey list.
Arrivals from the red and grey list countries are recommended to take a Covid-19 PCR test on the third day of arrival at the latest, including those who have been fully vaccinated.
This recommendation does not apply to those who have tested positive for the coronavirus (confirmed by a PCR test) within 90 days of arriving in Lithuania.
People coming from countries on the red list must self-isolate for ten days and get tested for Covid-19 unless they have recovered from the coronavirus in the past 180 days or have been vaccinated.
Travellers arriving from yellow-zone countries are required to get tested before their trip and take a second test between days 3 and 5 after arrival. Testing can be done at a mobile testing site after registering online (1808.lt) or by phone (1808). Arrivals from a country on the green list only need to have a pre-departure Covid-19 test.
These requirements do not apply to travellers who have a certificate that they have recovered from the coronavirus, valid for 180 days after the positive test result, and those who are fully vaccinated with at least 14 days after their second shot.
All travellers must also fill in a questionnaire before coming to Lithuania.
The full list of rules can be found on the website of the Health Ministry, as well as the government’s dedicated coronavirus website.
The three-tier system is based on the weekly maps published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Countries classed red or grey
Ten-day self-isolation; a Covid-19 antigen test (no more than 48 hours before the arrival) or PCR test (no more than 72 hours before the arrival). A test is recommended no later than the third day of arrival unless recovered from Covid-19 in the past 90 days.
Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Greece (including Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Thassos, Crete, Rhodes, and Santorini), Iceland, Spain (including Mallorca, Fuerteventura, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria), Italy, Cyprus, Croatia, Latvia, Poland, Portugal (including Madeira), Romania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, France, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland, Hungary, Germany, Malta, as well as all non-EU and non-EEA countries.
