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Home » News from the Netherlands and Belgium » The return trip test obligation for Dutch people from Thailand expires on March 23
The return trip test obligation for Dutch people from Thailand expires on March 23
Posted in News from the Netherlands and Belgium
Tags: Entry conditions in the Netherlands, Test obligation
For travelers in Thailand who return to the Netherlands, the obligation to be able to show a test, recovery and/or vaccination certificate at check-in will expire on March 23. From that date, all entry measures for a return to the Netherlands will lapse. This has just been announced by Minister Ernst Kuipers of Health (D66).
Anyone traveling to the Netherlands is advised to take a self-test immediately upon arrival and on day 5. An EU entry ban still applies to non-EU citizens (including Thai citizens). There are exceptions, for example for travel from safe countries, people who have been vaccinated or recovered, people in a long-term long-distance relationship and for certain travel purposes.
From next Wednesday, only advice, such as frequent hand washing and isolation in case of contamination, will be in force. It also means that the face mask obligation in public transport will disappear next week.
Source: Dutch media
What I always wonder about this coverage is who is considered a NL citizen: the holder of a NL passport, someone who lives in NL .... is fairly unclear to me.
The question is simply: I live in Thailand, I have a NL passport, which rules apply to me if I want to travel to NL.
An eu citizen is someone who has the nationality of an eu country. So passport.
Yes, but newspapers and other media mix up the terms “Dutch”, “persons who officially live in the Netherlands (so also without Dutch nationality)”, “everyone who is in the Netherlands” and so on. Either because people do not know the difference or deliberate simplification so that the text is easier to understand for 95% of the public, but (sometimes important) nuances and exceptions are lost.
So don't rely on a newspaper headline. Check the government's website. See there about Covid the following, at the moment it says:
"enter the Netherlands
For people traveling to the Netherlands from within the EU/Schengen, the obligation to have a test, recovery or vaccination certificate will lapse from 23 March. There are no more entry measures for EU citizens who travel to the Netherlands from countries outside the EU/Schengen. Anyone traveling to the Netherlands is advised to take a self-test immediately upon arrival and on day 5. An EU entry ban still applies to non-EU citizens. There are exceptions, for example for travel from safe countries, people who have been vaccinated or recovered and for certain travel purposes.”
Specific groups should even click here to learn more about exceptions…
If you have a Dutch passport, it does not matter where you live. You can then simply follow the rules that apply to every Dutch person.
That may be the case, but there are airlines that require a negative test for a flight.
No, they only execute the IATA rules according to the IATA database.
And what if you enter the EU via another country such as NL?
But your ultimate goal is still Schiphol…
Incorrect. Airlines also follow the rules of their home country when they fly between them
So then you don't have to test for NL, but because you fly with company XYZ that is in ABC between countries where testing is required, you have to show a test. I had that 2 years ago with Etihad. Testing was not yet mandatory in NL at that time. In Abu Dhabi, yes. Fortunately, many countries are now dropping testing and it has become easier in that sense. But inform yourself well before you go to the airport without a test.
Yes, those rules of the countries are in the IATA database. You can also consult yourself.
Moderator: Such questions should go through the editors.
I am traveling with Finnair from Bangkok to Amsterdam on March 29 with a stopover in Helsinki.
– So for the Netherlands I don't have to get tested before leaving Bangkok
– Do I have to get tested for FINLAND before leaving Bangkok?
– Do I have to get tested for FINNAIR before departing from Bangkok?
– Do I have to get tested for the Thai government before leaving Bangkok?
I hope someone can clarify?
Regards,
Bottoms
How about checking with Finnair?
Thailand does not ask for a test to leave the country just to enter the country.
Finnair follows the rules of the local authorities.
For the Netherlands, this means “no test is necessary”. You do not need to be tested for Finland, because you will never officially enter Finland, only at the airport, which is a "no man's land".
The Thai government only requires a test on entry, not on departure.
You could have figured it all out yourself via Finnair.com and Google.