Belgium Travel requirements, advice , Coronavirus status and Visa Policy
2022-10-04 16:19:01
Belgium is located in Western Europe. It is a developed country. Current Travel Advice to visitors travelling to Belgium is Exercise Increased Caution. Check Belgium Travel Advisory, visa Requirements below.
Travel advice and advisories
Published 12.04.2022
1. Passengers must have:
- a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken at most 24 hours before arrival. The test certificate must be in Dutch, English, French or German; or
- a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival. The test certificate must be in Dutch, English, French or German; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days and at most 270 days before arrival. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covaxin, Covishield, Covovax, Fiocruz, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), R-Covi, Sinopharm (BIBP) and Sinovac; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated and received a booster dose; or
- a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued at most 180 days before arrival.
This does not apply to:
- passengers residing in Belgium;
- passengers younger than 12 years.
2. Passengers entering or transiting through Belgium must complete a "Passenger Locator Form" at most 180 days before arrival at https://travel.info-coronavirus.be/public-health-passenger-locator-form
- This does not apply to:
- passengers arriving from Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland;
- passengers arriving from Bahrain, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates or Uruguay.
3. Passengers could be subject to a COVID-19 test and quarantine upon arrival.
- This does not apply to passengers with:
- a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken at most 24 hours before arrival. The test certificate must be in Dutch, English, French or German; or
- a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival. The test certificate must be in Dutch, English, French or German; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days and at most 270 days before arrival. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covaxin, Covishield, Covovax, Fiocruz, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), R-Covi, Sinopharm (BIBP) and Sinovac; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated and received a booster dose; or
- a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued at most 180 days before arrival.
Travel Advisory By USA
Tue, 04 Oct 2022
Reissued with updates to health information.
Exercise increased caution in Belgium due to terrorism.
Country Summary: Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Belgium. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, local government facilities, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, major sporting, music, and cultural events, educational institutions, airports, and other public areas.
Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Belgium.
If you decide to travel to Belgium:
- Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before planning any international travel, and read the Embassy COVID-19 page for country-specific COVID-19 information.
- Be aware of your surroundings when traveling to tourist locations and crowded public venues.
- Monitor local media for breaking events and be prepared to adjust your plans.
- Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
- Follow the Department of State on Facebook and Twitter.
- Review the Country Security Report for Belgium.
- Visit the CDC page for the latest Travel Health Information related to your travel.
- Prepare a contingency plan for emergency situations. Review the Traveler’s Checklist.
Visa Policy for Visitors travelling to Belgium
Visa required
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Visa Requirements for Belgium Citizens
References
- U.S Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Systematic dataset of Covid-19 policy, from Oxford University
- International Air Transport Association (IATA)