With the number of COVID-19 infection cases dropping drastically and with the summer season being just weeks away, the majority of the European Union/European Economic Area countries have already lifted all of their entry rules.
The complete list of the EU/EEA countries that have removed all of their entry rules so far is as follows:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Czech Republic
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
All travellers, regardless if they are reaching one of the countries mentioned above from an EU or third country, are permitted restriction-free entry, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
This means that travellers no longer need to present a valid COVID Pass – a vaccination, recovery, or test certificate. All they have to do now is follow other travel rules, such as presenting a valid passport or visa if such a requirement applies to them.
While some countries lifted their entry rules earlier this year, some others did so just recently.
Iceland, Ireland, and Norway are some of the first countries that removed their entry rules. The authorities of these three countries as well as several others that lifted their rules earlier this year said that it is no longer necessary to keep stringent measures in place as the virus no longer causes serious health implications.
Nonetheless, other countries were still registering higher numbers of infection cases and thus decided to keep their COVID entry rules in place until just recently.
Austria, Italy, and Greece are part of the list of countries that scrapped their entry rules recently. The three of these countries have been requiring all travellers to present a valid vaccination, recovery, or test certificate. However, after taking into account the high vaccination rates and the low infection rates, they decided to no longer restrict travel.
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