Coronavirus and FAQs at (VNO) airport

IMPORTANT: The information provided below is only a quick guide, but it may be subject to change due to permanent changes in the health situation. Therefore, always corroborate the information with the official entities and the airline with which you intend to travel to and also check if at the time of your trip, the country you are coming from is not within the list of High Risk Countries.

Covid-19: Regulations for travel to Lithuania

International travel to Latvia is permitted for vaccinated travelers. There are exceptions for unvaccinated citizens of the European Economic Area and those traveling for "essential reasons". You need to meet the requirements to ensure entry is allowed.

Exceptional travel

There are exemptions to border closure for essential reasons, such as specific professions with government approval for entry, including study tours. Tourist travel is not allowed unless fully vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19. You can find a complete list of exemptions HERE

International arrivals can only enter via Vilnius Airport (VNO), Kaunas Airport (KUN), Palanga Airport (PLQ) and Siauliai Airport (SQQ).

Vaccinations and travel rules for vaccinated people

Travelers who present a valid certificate for full COVID-19 vaccination can enter without an 'essential reason' and are exempt from testing and quarantine requirements. Vaccination documents must be translated into Lithuanian, English or Russian. Details of the vaccination exception can be found HERE

EU COVID digital certificate

Travelers can provide their EU digital certificate on paper or digitally as proof of vaccination, negative test result or prior recovery. Health documents provided in this way will not require additional verification on arrival. Full details on the EU digital certificate, including how EU residents can access their certificate, can be found HERE

Travelers must self-isolate for a maximum of 10 days upon arrival. The self-isolation period can be shortened by performing a PCR test on day 7 and receiving a negative result. The request to shorten the period of self-isolation can be made HERE

Full details and exceptions can be found HERE

Those who have recently recovered from COVID-19 are exempt from isolation requirements and can provide proof of a positive antigen test or PCR, taken no more than 180 days, upon departure

It is mandatory to submit medical certificate / proof

Upon departure, proof of a negative PCR test taken within the previous 72 hours, or an antigen test taken within the previous 48 hours must be presented. The test certificate must be in Lithuanian, English or Russian. Those who have recently recovered from COVID-19 are exempt from the testing requirements and can provide proof of a positive antigen or a PCR test, taken no more than 180 days, upon departure. Travelers arriving for humanitarian reasons do not need pre-departure testing, but must book for testing up to 24 hours after arrival in Lithuania.

Additional documents required

An online registration form must be completed within 48 hours of travel. The QR code received from the online form must be presented upon departure.

• Online registration form

For more details go to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania

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Don't forget to check the requirements with your airline.

World situation. General considerations It is an almost generalized concept that each passenger must have a complete vaccination certificate against Coronavirus (some countries only accept vaccines approved by the WHO), RT-PCR or antigen test results within 48 hours of boarding (some require 24 hours), filling out a form and affidavit of health, COVID-19 vaccination certificate, in addition to complying with the protocols of distancing, hand washing and use of masks. Some countries accept unvaccinated residents, although a 7-day quarantine is required in addition to the negative test. But also, in the situation of constant changes, it is always important to consult and finalize details with the airline and also, if necessary, with the airport, as well as in the case of international flights with the embassy or consulate near the final destination, as well as the countries involved in flight stopovers. In this sense, it is useful to review the International Map of the current restrictions of each country.