Sweden lifts Covid-19 related restrictions
- Özgür Töre
The entry ban to Sweden from countries outside the EU / EEA will not be extended and expires on 1 April 2022.
In order to prevent the spread of covid-19, a temporary entry ban was introduced in Sweden in March 2020 for foreign citizens traveling from countries outside the EU / EEA. It has been regularly extended and the current entry ban applies until 31 March 2022.
Several countries within the EU and the EEA have recently lifted entry bans to their respective countries. The Swedish Public Health Agency considers that entry restrictions are no longer a proportionate infection control measure.
On 1 April 2022, covid-19 will no longer be classified as a threat to public health and a danger to society. Although the pandemic is not over, it has entered a new phase thanks to high vaccination coverage in combination with the lower risk of serious illness that the currently dominant virus variant omicron poses.
“We have already lifted the entry ban within the EU. Now the government has decided not to extend the entry ban from third countries. It will make it much easier for everyone who has been prevented from coming to Sweden in recent years due to the pandemic, he says. Minister of Justice and Home Affairs Morgan Johansson.
The entry ban to Sweden from countries outside the EU / EEA expires on 1 April 2022. This also means that vaccination and tis certified comes then no longer required when entering Sweden.
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