As of Monday, June 14, arrivals from Poland. Estonia, Greek islands: Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthos and the Spanish islands: Tenerife, Mallorca and Gran Canaria, and the other 15 countries will no longer have to self-isolate. A COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours before arrival will be required as before from all travellers from any country, apart from those vaccinated, recovered and those subject to additional exemptions.
Self-isolation requirements for children have also been updated - from now on children under 7 will not be required to self-isolate. Children from 7 to 16 will be exempt from self-isolation provided they have a negative COVID-19 test result. If the test is taken in Lithuania, self-isolation will be mandatory until the test result is received.
Following the changes in the procedure for establishing the list of COVID-19-affected countries, countries will classify in three groups:
1. countries whence arrivals fall subject to the enhanced communicable disease control measures;
2. countries classified as red or grey;
3. countries classified as orange or green.
Arrivals from countries subject to enhanced communicable disease control measures - Brazil, India and South Africa - will require both testing as well as self-isolation. Self-isolation and testing will be required from both vaccinated as well as recovered individuals. Children will also need to self-isolate regardless of their age or the outcome of the COVID-19 test. Travellers are strictly advised against unnecessary travel to these countries.
Those arriving or returning from the countries classified as yellow or green will not need to self-isolate. Self-isolation will be required from those travellers from the countries classified as red and grey who have not been vaccinated with one of the COVID-19 vaccines under the full vaccination schedule, or those with the past infection. As before, other self-isolation exemptions will continue to apply.
A COVID-19 test (PCR test or antigen test) will be mandatory for any arrivals except children under 16 years of age, the vaccinated under the full vaccination schedule, the recovered and other exemptions.
The colour of the countries on the maps published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will depend on their most affected region. All the third countries are classified as grey as their data are not provided in the ECDC maps.
Persons in contact are deemed to be not only those that have returned or arrived from the countries on the list of countries affected by COVID-19, but also those who travelled through the affected countries during the 14 days before the return or arrival in Lithuania, except travelling by air when not leaving the airport transit area.
All the new provisions will become effective for those arriving or returning to Lithuania as of 14 June. Those having returned or arrived before 14 June will be required to adhere to the previous coronavirus pandemic management measures.
LIST OF COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS INFECTION) (with effect from 14 to 20 June):
Eil. Nr. |
Country (territory) |
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1. |
COUNTRIES WHENCE ARRIVALS FALL SUBJECT TO ENHANCED COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL MEASURES |
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1.1. |
Federative Republic of Brazil |
Strict advice against unnecessary travel. Travellers will be required to complete a registration form prior to arrival in Lithuania 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 National Public Health Centre (NPHC ) staff or other officials at the border checkpoint or passenger checkpoint. A COVID-19 test (PCR test or antigen test) is mandatory. A serological antibody test result will not be recognised. The test for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours before the entry to Lithuania must be negative and it must be presented to the carrier before the journey. The test for COVID-19 will be mandatory for individuals from 16 years inclusively. 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. Those who visited these countries over the period of 14 days and arrived in the Republic of Lithuania by their own transport will have to have a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours before entry to Lithuania or they will have to register and book testing within 24 hours of the arrival and take a test in Lithuania. Negative testing and self-isolation will also be mandatory in the case of those vaccinated or with past infection. Children will also need to self-isolate regardless of their age or the outcome of the COVID-19 test. Mandatory 10-day self-isolation. Tighter self-isolation requirements:
* employees of listed occupations who live with other persons can self-isolate in one apartment or a house with other persons that have not travelled together. Those staying together do not have to self-isolate;
There is a possibility of shortening the self-isolation time by taking a COVID-19 test (PCR), at personal expense, on the 7th day of self-isolation at the earliest, with a negative response thereof. 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. When contacting others, wearing protective equipment covering the nose and mouth: face masks, respirators or other means remains mandatory, also the observance of other general instructions for the prevention of COVID-19. The place of self-isolation can be left at NPHC’s permission to go to another place of self-isolation if it has to be changed for justified reasons (up to two times during the self-isolation period). 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:
It will not be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation for own wedding.
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1.2. |
Republic of India |
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1.3. |
Republic of South Africa |
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2. |
COUNTRIES CLASSIFIED AS RED AND GREY |
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2.1. |
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, 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 the return or arrival in Lithuania, when they travel by their own transport. Privalomas tyrimas dėl COVID-19 (PGR arba antigeno testas). Serologinių antikūnų tyrimų atsakymas nepripažįstamas. A COVID-19 test (PCR test or antigen test from nasopharynx) is mandatory. A serological antibody test result will not be recognised. The test for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours before the entry to Lithuania must be negative and it must be presented to the carrier before the journey. The test for COVID-19 will be mandatory for individuals from 16 years inclusively. 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 will have to have a negative test for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours before the entry to Lithuania or they will have to register within 24 hours of the arrival and take a test in Lithuania.
Mandatory 10-day self-isolation:
There is a possibility of shortening the self-isolation time by taking a COVID-19 test (PCR), at personal expense, on the 7th day of self-isolation at the earliest, with a negative response thereof. 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. When contacting others, wearing protective equipment covering the nose and mouth: face masks, respirators or other means remains mandatory, also the observance of other general instructions for the prevention of COVID-19. The place of self-isolation can 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:
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Ireland |
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Kingdom of Belgium |
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Kingdom of Denmark |
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Hellenic Republic (except Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthos) |
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Kingdom of Spain (except Tenerife, Mallorca and Gran Canaria) |
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Italian Republic |
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Republic of Croatia |
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Republic of Latvia |
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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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French Republic (only French Guyana region) |
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Republic of Slovenia |
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Kingdom of Sweden |
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2.2. |
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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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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Guadeloupe* |
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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 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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Martinique* |
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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 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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Réunion* |
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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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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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3. |
COUNTRIES CLASSIFIED AS ORANGE AND GREEN |
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Republic of Austria |
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, 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 the return or arrival in Lithuania, when they travel by their own transport. A COVID-19 test (PCR test or antigen test) is mandatory. A serological antibody test result will not be recognised. The test for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours before the entry to Lithuania must be negative and it must be presented to the carrier before the journey. The test for COVID-19 will be mandatory for individuals from 16 years inclusively. 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 will have to have a negative test for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours before the entry to Lithuania or they will have to register within 24 hours of the arrival and take a test in Lithuania. |
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3.2. |
Republic of Bulgaria |
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3.3. |
Czech Republic |
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3.4. |
Republic of Estonia |
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3.5. |
Hellenic Republic (only Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthos) |
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3.6. |
Republic of Iceland |
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3.7. |
Kingdom of Spain (only Tenerife, Mallorca and Gran Canaria) |
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3.8. |
Republic of Cyprus |
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3.9. |
Republic of Poland |
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3.10. |
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
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3.11. |
Republic of Malta |
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3.12. |
Portuguese Republic (including Madeira) |
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3.13. |
French Republic (except French Guyana region) |
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3.14. |
Romania |
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3.15. |
Slovak Republic |
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3.16. |
Republic of Finland |
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3.17. |
Swiss Confederation |
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3.18. |
Republic of Hungary |
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3.19. |
Federal Republic of Germany |
* Teritorijos, neturinčios valstybės statuso
TESTING AND SELF-ISOLATION EXEMPTIONS (with effect from 14 to 20 June) |
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Self-isolation requirement will not be applicable but COVID-19 testing will remain mandatory for individuals travelling for the purpose of work-related functions |
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Testing and self-isolation requirements will not apply in the case of |
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Testing will not be applicable but self-isolation will remain mandatory in the case of |
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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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The applicable self-isolation exemption will have to be noted in the NPHC registration form.
Press Service, Ministry of Health