09/20/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/21/2021 00:02
The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs wishes to inform that the temporary restriction on entry into territory of the Grand Duchy for third-country nationals residing outside the EU has been extended until 31 December 2021 inclusive.
In addition, the list of countries whose residents are allowed to enter Luxembourg has been updated in response to two recommendations recently issued by the Council of the EU[1]. As of 22 September 2021, third-country nationals residing in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brunei Darussalam, Israel, Japan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia and the United States of America will no longer be allowed to enter the territory of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for non-essential travel.
However, from the above-mentioned date, third-country nationals resident in Uruguay will again be allowed to enter the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, including for non-essential travel.
Proof of residence is the responsibility of the third-country national.
The updated list of third-countries whose residents are authorised to enter the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, including for non-essential travel, thus reads as follows:
Third-country nationals residing in a country that is not on the above-mentioned list are not allowed to enter the Grand Duchy, except:
Or
Furthermore, it should be recalled that additional health measures are applicable to all air travel to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. At boarding, any person aged 12 or older must present:
Details of the applicable rules, including the definition of essential travel and the derogations in place, as well as the exact steps to be taken in advance can be found by clicking the following link: https://covid19.public.lu/en/voyageurs/visiter-luxembourg.html.
[1] Recommendations (EU) 2021/1346 of the Council of 30 August 2021 and (EU) 2021/1459 of the Council of 9 September 2021 amending Recommendation (EU) 2020/912 on the temporary restriction on non-essential travel into the EU and the possible lifting of such restriction.
[1] a) A complete vaccination pattern means any pattern that defines the number and interval of injections necessary to achieve sufficient protective immunity and is complete upon administration of the required doses if multiple doses are given or, for single-dose vaccines, after a 14-day interval.
b) For persons who have recovered and have been vaccinated within 180 days of the first positive NAAT test result, the vaccination pattern is complete 14 days after the administration of the single dose of any vaccine administered.
[3] PCR: polymerase chain reaction; TMA: transcription-mediated amplification; LAMP: loop-mediated isothermal amplification.
[4] In accordance with the World Health Organization criteria: Antigen-detection in the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection using rapid immunoassays, Interim Guidance, 11 September 2020, and listed in the list of rapid antigen tests established on the basis of Recommendation 2021/C24/01 of 22 January 2021.
Press release by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs