There has been a slight rotation in the list of affected countries following the Friday update: the list of countries whence arrivals fall subject to enhanced self-isolation requirements has had another four countries added and two countries removed. There is a significant change for carriers: from now on, they will be required to self-isolate, unless they only deliver or pick up cargo or transit through our country. These amendments will take effect on 22 February.
Milder self-isolation requirements will apply as of Monday for arrivals from the United States and Gibraltar, and stricter requirements will apply for those arriving from Albania, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Republic of Seychelles and Slovakia.
The requirements for self-isolation have also changed. Until now, crew members employed in companies operating international commercial transportation, or who carry out international commercial transportation by all means of transport, have not been required to test or self-isolate. As of next week, however, they will be required to self-isolate from the day of arrival in the Republic of Lithuania until the day of departure from its territory, but no longer than 10 days of the return or arrival in Lithuania. An exemption will apply in the case of carriers delivering or picking up cargo without staying in Lithuania, or when transiting through our country. Please also note that carriers are not required to get tested for COVID-19 before or after the arrival in Lithuania. It is notable that family members of carriers are not required to self-isolate, i.e. they do not need to self-isolate together for the specified duration.
The self-isolation time can be reduced for carriers through a PCR test for COVID-19 on the 7th day of self-isolation at the earliest with a negative result thereof, given there are no symptoms of an upper respiratory infection, i.e. a sudden onset of at least one of such symptoms as fever, cough and heavy breathing. This test will be paid by carriers themselves.
Following the decision by the Commander of Operations, managers of companies operating international commercial transportation in Lithuania are required to verify whether online registration forms on the website of the National Public Health Centre under the Ministry of Health (NPHC) have been completed by crew members on their return or arrival from international routes, or provide, at NPHC’s request, the list of international route carriers for the verification of the correctness of the completion of the forms and for the control of the compliance with self-isolation requirements. Employers are also required to ensure that the staff are informed of the requirements for registration, self-isolation and measures for control of compliance with self-isolation requirements applicable to crew members. Furthermore, companies operating international commercial transportation in Lithuania are recommended to organise staff testing for coronavirus infection at the employer’s expense.
As of next week, there will also be changes in the requirements for self-isolation. Frontier workers and those crossing the border between the Republic of Lithuania and another European Union country every day or every working day (those travelling for work-related purpose, pupils, 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. Please note that a serological antibody test result will not be accepted.
Failing to have a negative test result, these persons will be required, within 24 hours of the arrival in Lithuania, to contact the Coronavirus Hotline at 1808 or other establishment that performs coronavirus tests to book a visit for testing. The recent requirement to have 48-hour test confirmation is no longer effective.
As of Monday, it will also be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation during working hours to go to the place required for handling work or business matters for artists, i.e. creators, performers, cultural operators and others involved in professional artistic activities. When outside the place of self-isolation, they will be required to wear tightly fitting protective equipment fully covering nose and mouth (face masks, respirators or other equipment). Artists from countries whence arrivals fall subject to the enhanced measures for communicable disease surveillance must notify the NPHC before leaving the place of self-isolation.
The list of affected countries is published every Friday to take effect on Monday for a weekly duration.
LIST OF COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS INFECTION) (with effect from 22 to 28 February):
Exemptions for foreign travellers to Lithuania have been laid down in the Government Resolution declaring quarantine (No 1226, paragraph 2.1.2.), in other cases, travellers from abroad are allowed entry only at the permission of a competent minister.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ARRIVALS TO LITHUANIA |
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Countries whence arrivals fall subject to the enhanced measures for communicable disease surveillance |
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Ireland |
Travellers will be required to complete an online registration form prior to arrival in Lithuania and to show the confirmation (QR code) to the carrier when boarding the vehicle, and those travelling by their own transport will have to show it to the NPHC staff or other officials at the border checkpoint or passenger checkpoint.
Frontier workers and those crossing the border between the Republic of Lithuania and another European Union country every day or every working day (those travelling for work-related purpose, pupils, 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.
Mandatory test for COVID-19
Mandatory 10-day self-isolation. More stringent self-isolation requirements:
There is a possibility of shortening the self-isolation time by taking a coronavirus 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 the Republic of Lithuania. It is recommended that those working commute only between work and home if there is no possibility of working from home. When contacting others, it continues as mandatory to wear protective equipment covering the nose and mouth: face masks, respirators or other equipment, while also following other general instructions for the prevention of coronavirus infection.
It will be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation with NPHC’s permission in the following cases (no notification is required in emergency cases):
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 be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation having notified the NPHC within at least 24 hours before the departure from Lithuania:
It will not be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation for own wedding.
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Republic of Albania |
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Principality of Andorra |
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Kingdom of Bahrain |
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Federative Republic of Brazil |
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Czech Republic |
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Kingdom of Denmark |
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Republic of Estonia |
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Kingdom of Spain |
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State of Israel |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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Montenegro |
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Republic of Latvia |
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Republic of Lebanon |
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Principality of Monaco |
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Kingdom of the Netherlands |
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Republic of South Africa |
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Portuguese Republic |
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Republic of San Marino |
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Saint Lucia |
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Republic of Seychelles |
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Slovak Republic |
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Republic of Slovenia |
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Turks & Caicos Islands* |
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COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA |
Travellers will be required to complete an online registration form prior to arrival in Lithuania and to show the confirmation (QR code) to the carrier when boarding the vehicle, and those travelling by their own transport will have to show it to the NPHC staff or other officials at the border checkpoint or passenger checkpoint.
Frontier workers and those crossing the border between the Republic of Lithuania and another European Union country every day or every working day (those travelling for work-related purpose, pupils, 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.
Mandatory test for coronavirus
Mandatory 10-day self-isolation:
There is a possibility of shortening the self-isolation time by taking a coronavirus 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 the Republic of Lithuania. It is recommended that those working commute only between work and home if there is no possibility of working from home. When contacting others, it continues as mandatory to wear protective equipment covering the nose and mouth: face masks, respirators or other equipment, while also following other general instructions for the prevention of coronavirus infection.
Leaving the place of self-isolation with the NPHC permission will be allowed in the following cases (no permission is required in emergency cases):
It will be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation without the notification of the NPHC in the following cases:
It will be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation having notified the NPHC within at least 24 hours before the departure from Lithuania:
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Republic of Austria |
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Kingdom of Belgium |
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Republic of Bulgaria |
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Hellenic Republic |
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Republic of Iceland |
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Italian Republic |
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Republic of Cyprus |
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Republic of Croatia |
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Republic of Poland |
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Principality of Liechtenstein |
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Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
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Republic of Malta |
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Kingdom of Norway |
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French Republic |
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Romania |
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Republic of Finland |
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Kingdom of Sweden |
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Swiss Confederation |
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Hungary |
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Federal Republic of Germany |
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OTHER COUNTRIES |
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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
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People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria |
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American Samoa* |
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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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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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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Republic of Botswana |
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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 India |
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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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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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United States of America |
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United Arab Emirates |
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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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Kyrgyzstan |
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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 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 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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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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Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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Republic of Senegal |
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St Kitts and Nevis |
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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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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 |
* Territories without the status of a state
SELF-ISOLATION EXEMPTIONS