Updated list of affected countries

Following the Friday update, the Principality of Andorra, Aruba, the Republic of Bulgaria, Kosovo, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of North Macedonia and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay have been added to the list of countries whence arrivals fall subject to tighter self-isolation requirements; the Republic of Slovenia has been removed from the list. There is a new requirement for crew members who plan to stay in Lithuania longer than 72 hours to bring in a negative COVID-19 test or get tested in Lithuania.

The updated requirements for carriers impose an obligation for crew members carrying out international commercial transportation by all types of vehicles who plan to stay in Lithuania longer than 72 hours to present on their arrival a document (in one of the official languages of the European Union) confirming a test for COVID-19 (coronavirus infection) taken within 72 hours at the earliest before the arrival in Lithuania and a negative test result.

Should they fail to present a test, they 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 and take a test in due time. Managers of companies operating international commercial transportation in Lithuania will have to inform their staff who stay longer than 72 hours in Lithuania about this requirement.

These requirements will not apply in the case of crew members engaged in the carriage of passengers on international routes by all types of vehicles, who return to/ arrive in the Republic of Lithuania on international passenger routes organised and operated by carriers as regular, special and charter services by all types of vehicles.

The self-isolation rules updated on Friday clarify the self-isolation exemption for seafarers. From now on, self-isolation will be mandatory only for those seafarers who are crew members carrying passengers on international routes.

Another important change in the self-isolation rules applies to employees of listed occupations who come from the countries whence arrivals fall subject to enhanced communicable disease control measures: they will be able to self-isolate in the same apartment or house with other family members that have not travelled together. Family members of these employees will not need to self-isolate.

The self-isolation exemptions set out in the self-isolation rules are available on the NPHC website.

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 29 March to 4 April)

Country (territory)	Requirement for arrivals
Countries whence arrivals fall subject to the enhanced communicable disease control measures
Principality of Andorra	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 NPHC staff or other officials at the border checkpoint or passenger checkpoint. Frontier workers, also 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, when they travel by their own transport. 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 the age of 16 inclusively. An 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 and book such testing in Lithuania within 24 hours of the arrival. Mandatory 10-day self-isolation. More stringent self-isolation requirements: no walks outside; self-isolation in the same house or apartment with other family members who have not travelled together, is not possible. When self-isolating with a family, the family members will be required to stay in self-isolation for the same period of time (they will not be issued a sick-leave certificate); * 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 living together are not required to self-isolate; it is mandatory to follow other self-isolation requirements. 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 those working 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 with NPHC’s permission to go to another place of self-isolation if it has to be changed for certain reasons. It will be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation at the notification of the NPHC in the following cases: to make arrangements for the funeral of a close person and the transportation of the remains and/or to participate in the wake ceremony/ funeral of a close person or visit terminally ill patients; to go to a medical facility to have nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab specimen collected for a COVID-19 test; to go to a medical facility for health care services (notification is not required in emergency cases); to transport those unable to take care of themselves to a medical facility for health care services; for high-performance athletes, high-performance sports specialists, high-performance sports instructors and sports medical personnel to go to high-performance sports training, training camps, competitions and institutions or establishments related to their sports activities; those that have to go to state institutions, establishments and organisations when summoned by them or to go to the place required for handling legal matters. those living or working abroad and those who need to leave the country for health reasons. It will be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation without the notification of the NPHC in the following cases: to go to a mobile point to have nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab specimen collected for a COVID-19 test after prior registration with the COVID-19 Hotline at 1808 or with the NPHC, or to transport those unable to take care of themselves. employees of listed occupations who travel for the purpose of work-related functions (third-country nationals arriving in the Republic of Lithuania for the purpose of work-related functions at the permission of a relevant ministry) can leave the place of self-isolation to go to the place needed to handle work or business matters during working hours. It will not be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation for own wedding.
Aruba*
Kingdom of Bahrain
Federative Republic of Brazil
Republic of Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Republic of Estonia
Italian Republic
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Montenegro
Republic of Cyprus
Republic of Kosovo
Republic of Poland
Republic of Lebanon
Republic of Malta
Palestine*
Republic of South Africa
French Republic
Republic of San Marino
Republic of Serbia
Republic of Seychelles
Republic of Slovenia
Republic of North Macedonia
Kingdom of Sweden
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Republic of Hungary
Countries of the European Economic Area
Ireland	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 NPHC staff or other officials at the border checkpoint or passenger checkpoint. Frontier workers, also those crossing the border between the Republic of Lithuania and another EU country every day or every working day 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 to Lithuania or in Lithuania, when they travel by their own transport. 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. An 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 and book such testing in Lithuania within 24 hours of the arrival. Mandatory 10-day self-isolation: It is allowed to go outside for a walk within the radius of maximum 1 km from the place of self-isolation while wearing protective equipment covering nose and mouth. No visits to gathering points; when staying with other people, it is required to self-isolate in a separate room, but those staying together do not have to self-isolate; it is mandatory to follow other self-isolation requirements. 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 those working 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 with NPHC’s permission to go to another place of self-isolation if it has to be changed for certain reasons. It will be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation without the notification of the NPHC in the following cases: to make arrangements for the funeral of a close person and the transportation of the remains and/or to participate in the wake ceremony/ funeral of a close person or visit terminally ill patients; to go to a medical facility to have nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab specimen collected for a COVID-19 test; to go to a medical facility for health care services; to transport those unable to take care of themselves to a medical facility for health care services; for those who have to go to the place required for handling legal matters; those who have their own wedding; for high-performance athletes, high-performance sports specialists, high-performance sports instructors and sports medical personnel to go to high-performance sports training, training camps, competitions and institutions or establishments related to their sports activities; employees of listed occupations who travel for the purpose of work-related functions (third-country nationals arriving in the Republic of Lithuania for the purpose of work-related functions at the permission of a relevant ministry) can leave the place of self-isolation to go to the place needed to handle work or business matters during working hours; those that have to go to state institutions, establishments and organisations when summoned by them or to go to the place required for handling legal matters. to go to a mobile point to have nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab specimen collected for a COVID-19 test after prior registration with the COVID-19 Hotline at 1808 or with the NPHC, or to transport those unable to take care of themselves. those going to their own wedding. those living or working abroad and those who need to leave the country for health reasons will be allowed to leave the place of self-isolation before the lapse of the required period of isolation with prior notification of the NPHC.
Republic of Austria
Kingdom of Belgium
Kingdom of Denmark
Hellenic Republic
Republic of Iceland
Kingdom of Spain
Republic of Croatia
Republic of Latvia
Principality of Liechtenstein
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of Norway
Portuguese Republic
Romania
Slovak Republic
Republic of Finland
Swiss Confederation
Federal Republic of Germany
Other countries
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Republic of Albania
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
American Samoa*
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentine Republic
Republic of Armenia
Australia
Republic of Azerbaijan
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Republic of Belarus
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Republic of Benin
Bermuda*
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Plurinational State of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republic of Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Republic of Burundi
Kingdom of Bhutan
Central African Republic
Republic of Chad
Republic of Chile
Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominican Republic
Republic of Côte d 'Ivoire
Republic of Djibouti
Egypt Arab Republic
Republic of Ecuador
State of Eritrea
Kingdom of Eswatini
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Republic of the Fiji Islands
Republic of the Philippines
Gabonese Republic
Republic of Guyana
Republic of the Gambia
Republic of Ghana
Gibraltar*
Grenada
Guam*
Guadeloupe*
Republic of Guatemala
Republic of Guinea
Republic of Haiti
Republic of Honduras
Republic of India
Republic of Indonesia
Republic of Iraq
Islamic Republic of Iran
State of Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Republic of Yemen
United States of America
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Cayman Islands
Christmas Island
Kingdom of Cambodia
Republic of Cameroon
Canada
State of Qatar
Republic of Kazakhstan
Republic of Kenya
People’s Republic of China
Kyrgyzstan
Curaçao*
Republic of Colombia
Union of the Comoros
Democratic Republic of Congo
Republic of the Congo
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea
Republic of Costa Rica
Republic of Cuba
Coco islands*
The State of Kuwait
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Kingdom of Lesotho
Republic of Liberia
State of Libya
Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Malaysia
Republic of Malawi
Republic of Maldives
Republic of Mali
Kingdom of Morocco
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Martinique*
Republic of Mauritius
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
United Mexican States
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Federated States of Micronesia
Republic of Moldova
Principality of Monaco
Mongolia
Montserrat*
Republic of Mozambique
Republic of Namibia
New Zealand
Republic of Nauru
Federal Republic of Nepal
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Republic of Niger
Republic of Nicaragua
Sultanate of Oman
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Republic of Panama
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Republic of Paraguay
Republic of Peru
Republic of South Sudan
French Polynesia*
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico*
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Réunion*
Republic of Rwanda
Russian Federation
Sakartvelo
Solomon Islands
Republic of El Salvador
Independent State of Samoa
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Republic of Senegal
St Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Republic of Sierra Leone
Republic of Singapore
Syrian Arab Republic
Federative Republic of Somali
Republic of Sudan
Republic of Suriname
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
The Holy See (Vatican City State)
Republic of Tajikistan
Kingdom of the Thailand
United Republic of Tanzania
Turks & Caicos Islands*
Republic of Togo
Kingdom of Tonga
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Republic of Tunisia
Republic of Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Republic of Uganda
Ukraine
Republic of Uzbekistan
Republic of Vanuatu
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Republic of Zambia
Republic of Zimbabwe
Republic of Cabo Verde

* Territories without the status of a state

SELF-ISOLATION EXEMPTIONS (with effect from 29 March to 4 April))
There are exemptions, where self-isolation requirement is not applicable but testing for COVID-19 is still mandatory for individuals travelling for the purpose of work-related functions	those enjoying immunities and privileges under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961), the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963) and under other international agreements and legislation of Lithuania, their family members and their service personnel, also diplomats; those serving in the military units of NATO and of NATO countries and their service personnel, also their family members; officers performing extradition, transfer or takeover tasks; foreigners coming to the intelligence authorities of the Republic of Lithuania for purposes related to ensuring national security, at the permission of the Minister for National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania or Director of the State Security Department of the Republic of Lithuania, respectively; health care professionals; frontier workers, also those crossing the border between the of Lithuania and another EU country every day or every working day: those travelling for work-related purpose, pupils, students and trainees; seafarers except crew members carrying passengers on international routes high-performance athletes, high-performance sports specialists, high-performance sports instructors and sports medical personnel participating in international tournaments that are subject to separate international rules for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic; Lithuanian citizens returning from Belarus: teachers involved in the Lithuanian education in schools in Belarus and clergy performing pastoral work in Belarus.
Testing and self-isolation exemptions for arrivals in Lithuania	those transiting trough the Republic of with only essential stops (such as refuelling or for hygiene purposes) in the Republic of Lithuania. This exemption will apply when the purpose of travelling is not necessarily related to the performance of work functions; those holding a medical document confirming that they recovered from coronavirus diagnosed on the basis of a positive PCR test or an antigen test and that maximum 90 days have passed from the positive testing until the return/entry to the of Lithuania. A document from a medical establishment will not be required in the cases where COVID-19 was diagnosed in Lithuania and the data have been communicated to the Information System of Electronic Health Services and Cooperation Infrastructure in the case of travelling by their own transport to Lithuania. This exemption will apply when the purpose of travelling is not necessarily related to the performance of work functions; those holding a medical document, a country-specific vaccination certificate or an international vaccination certificate confirming that they have gone through the full programme of COVID-19 vaccination with vaccine registered in the Union Register of Medicinal Products; members of official delegations travelling by carrier transport or otherwise; the documents confirming the results of the COVID-19 test or vaccination or recovery must be submitted in one of the official languages of the European Union.
There are exemptions, where testing is not applicable but self-isolation is still mandatory	those under 16 years; crew members: carrying out carriage of passengers on international routes by all types of vehicles arriving in the Republic of Lithuania on international passenger routes organised and operated by carriers as regular, special and charter services by all types of vehicles; those employed in companies engaged in international commercial transportation or who carry out international commercial transportation by all types of vehicles, and who travel for the purpose of work-related functions if their stay in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania is shorter than 72 hours. If for some reasons such a person has remained in the Republic of Lithuania longer than 72 hours and has no test, he must within 24 hours of the arrival in Lithuania contact the Coronavirus Hotline at 1808 or other establishment that performs coronavirus tests to book a visit for testing and take a test in due time.
Self-isolation requirements and self-isolation exemptions for 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.	Arriving crew members employed in companies engaged in international commercial transportation or who carry out international commercial transportation by all types of vehicles and who travel for the purpose of work-related functions will fall subject to self-isolation from the day of arrival in Lithuania until the day of departure from its territory but no longer than 10 days of arrival/return to Lithuania. Self-isolation will not be mandatory when they deliver or pick up shipment without staying in Lithuania, or when they transit through Lithuania.