Belgium Relaxes Covid-19 Restrictions for Fully Vaccinated Visitors

Belgium will relax its Covid-19 testing requirements for fully vaccinated visitors, with the new rules taking effect on Friday (26th November).

Visitors from the United Kingdom are currently required to perform a PCR or rapid antigen test (RAT) on the first or second day of their stay and remain in quarantine until they receive a negative result.

On the seventh day of their stay, they must do another PCR or RAT test.

From Friday, 26th November, visitors from the United Kingdom will just require one negative test.

According to the Foreign Office’s advice: “From 26 November travellers who can present a negative PCR test results that is less than 72 hours old or a negative RAT test taken on the day before arrival or on day of arrival will no longer be required to be tested on day 1 or day 2. A day 7 test will also no longer be required.”

Visitors who have been vaccinated must also fill out a Passenger Locator Form (PLF) unless they qualify for one of the few exemptions listed on the Belgian government’s website.

The FCO went on to say: “If you choose to take an RAT test you should get your results in approximately 20 minutes. These can be taken at various local pharmacies.”