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Many will set sail or fly from Newcastle to Amsterdam this after two years of closure.
Almost all coronavirus restrictions are over in the Netherlands. Shops, bars, and nightclubs are open again.
Direct flights from Newcastle International Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol and a DFDS ferry line from the Port of Tyne to North Shields to the Port of Amsterdam make travel between the North East and the Netherlands easy. But the Netherlands has a much stricter Covid-19 vaccination. access needs for British tourists than the UK for Dutch tourists.
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British adults visiting the Netherlands as tourists will need to be fully vaccinated (adding boosters for many) or have recently recovered from Covid-19 to be allowed in. exceptions that allow some unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated, such as study visits, cadres, and circle of relatives.
UK tourists will need to be fully vaccinated or able to prove they have recovered from Covid-19 in the last six months to enter the Netherlands for non-essential purposes, such as city breaks in Amsterdam. There are exceptions for young people and ling adolescents with a fully vaccinated adult.
The Dutch government has established an access ban for other people from non-EU countries or the Schengen domain who are not on its list of Covid-19 people. The UK is not on the list of countries or in the EU, so it is one of the countries subject to the ban. Tourists from countries subject to the access ban can spend their holidays in the Netherlands, as long as they are fully vaccinated.
The Dutch government states: “An access ban is in place for other people from countries outside the European Union/Schengen area. There are exceptions to the access ban, for example, for other people traveling from a country or other people with evidence of vaccination or proof of recovery. This proof of vaccination or cure must meet certain requirements.
The UK government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) confirms: “If you are not fully vaccinated or are not a legal resident of the Netherlands, you can only enter the Netherlands from the UK if you comply with the situations of an EU entry ban exemption category, as established by the Dutch government. Under this access ban, nationals of non-EU/EEA countries and nationals of non-Schengen states arriving from outside the Schengen domain will not be allowed to enter the Netherlands for non-essential purposes. unless they are fully vaccinated or meet other exemption requirements. “
Depending on when you won your first injections of the Covid-19 vaccine, you would most likely have to have won a booster in order to enter the Netherlands. The FCO explains:
If you gained a booster (or a third dose), you are fully vaccinated to enter the Netherlands. Lately there is no expiration date for booster shots. If you did not gain a booster (or a third dose), but gained two doses of a vaccine approved for use in the Netherlands, then you are fully vaccinated if one of the following situations occurs:
Yes, you can use the NHS Covid Pass app or as evidence of your vaccination record. Alternatively, you can receive a printed letter in the mail
If you are not yet fully vaccinated and it may turn out that you have recovered from Covid-19 in the last 11 to 180 days, you can enter the Netherlands.
If you are a UK citizen travelling on a UK passport, you will need to prove that you are fully vaccinated or have recovered from Covid to enter, unless the target of your stopover falls within an exemption category.
Exemptions come with work, education, and visits to see family. The Dutch government lists them here.
Children under the age of 18 do not want to be vaccinated in the Netherlands as long as they have fully vaccinated parents or guardians.
The Dutch government states: “If you are 12 years or older, if you live in a country that is not on the list of countries and you are fully vaccinated, you are exempt from the EU access ban. You can enter the Netherlands if you have a valid card evidence of vaccination stating that you have been fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved through the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or the World Health Organization (WHO) Children under the age of 18 traveling with their parents or fully vaccinated legal guardians do not want to vaccinate themselves. “
It is not mandatory to provide a negative Covid-19 check when travelling to the Netherlands. Travelers are requested to make a check after arrival and five days later, but this does not apply.
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