Norway introduces quarantine for unvaccinated arrivals from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and 2 Danish regions
As of Monday, November 1, unvaccinated and unrecovered travelers from Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and the Danish region of Zealand will have to be quarantined upon arrival in Norway, the authorities said.
According to the joint press release by the Norwegian Health and Nursing Service, the Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, quarantine regulations only apply to dark red, red, purple and gray countries, reports SchengenVisaInfo.com.
Although the entry restrictions were abolished almost a month ago, the Norwegian government has reintroduced the quarantine requirement until further notice and postponed the reopening phase as coronavirus infection cases are on the increase. In addition, the authorities have exempted children under the age of 18 from the obligation to quarantine regardless of their country of origin, but the obligation to be tested on the third day of arrival is strongly recommended.
Fully vaccinated travelers and people who were previously infected with COVID-19 are exempt from the quarantine requirement. Holders of a digital COVID-19 certificate from the EU and holders of a vaccination card from the United Kingdom and Switzerland are also entitled to enter Norway without quarantine.
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In addition, the entry requirements for travelers from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and the Czech Republic have been tightened, as the countries have been added from orange to the red category.
This means that unvaccinated and unrecovered travelers of the dark red and red categories have to register, take a PCR test on arrival and quarantine for ten days on arrival. The isolation time can be shortened by running a test on the third day of quarantine at the earliest.
For all unvaccinated and unrecovered travelers, the same rules apply to both dark red and red countries.
In addition, countries like Bulgaria, Ireland, Croatia and Slovakia have been moved from the red to the dark red category as their epidemiological situation has worsened.
Countries that have already been included in the red category are Belgium, Greece, Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Hungary and Austria, while the dark red countries from the previous ratings are Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia and that United Kingdom include.
Baltic regions in the red category include the following:
- Swedish regions of Norrbotten, Stockholm and Västmanland
- Danish region of the capital, including Copenhagen and the newly added region of Zealand and Greenland
- Finnish regions of Birkaland, Southwest Finland, Helsinki and Uusimaa, Central Finland, Central Ostrobothnia, Northern Savolax, Northern Ostrobothnia, Päijat-Häme and Southern Ostrobothnia
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The only Scandinavian region in the dark red category is Denmark’s Faroe Islands, while the only island in the EU in the red category is Greece’s Ionian Islands.
On the other hand, unvaccinated and unrecovered green category travelers are required to present a test taken upon arrival in Norwegian territory.
The orange category arrivals, following the same entry rules as the green countries, include the following areas:
- Andorra
- France
- Monaco
- Portugal
- Swedish regions Dalarna, Gävleborg, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Skåne, Södermanland, Uppsala, Västerbotten, Västernorrland, Västra Götaland, Örebro and Östergötland
- Danish regions of Central Jutland, North Jutland and South Denmark
- Finnish regions Central-Hämeenlinna, Kajanaland, Kymmenedalen, Länsi-Pohja, Satakunta, South Karelia and Vaasa
- Azores (Portugal)
- Balearic Islands (Spain)
- Corsica (France)
- Greece: Crete, North Aegean Islands and South Aegean Islands
- Sicily (Italy)
The green category of countries in the EU includes Italy, Malta, San Marino, Spain and the Vatican City.
Other regions in the green category include the following:
- Sweden: Blekinge, Gotland, Värmland and Jämtland
- Finland: Lapland, North Karelia, Södra Savolax, Östra Savolax and Åland
- Canary Islands (Spain)
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Sardinia (Italy)
“The NIPH assesses which countries and areas on the EU list of third countries have an infection situation that provides a basis for somewhat milder entry rules. These countries and areas are known as the “purple country”. There are requirements for entry quarantine, test and entry registration from purple country. reveals the press release.
The purple list of countries includes Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Taiwan, while the gray category includes Australia, Canada, Chile, Hong Kong, Jordan, China, Macau, Rwanda, Singapore, Ukraine and Uruguay.