Currently you have a couple of options (USA is a high-risk country);
If your journey includes a transfer in the Netherlands or another country, the rules are as follows:
- If you start your journey in a safe country and change planes in a high-risk country
without leaving the airport, you are not required to present a negative test result. If you leave the airport, however, the negative test result requirement does apply to you.
- If you start your journey in a high-risk country and change planes in another country
the negative test result requirement applies to you, even if the country where you change planes is a safe country. This means you must present a negative NAAT (PCR) test result based on a sample collected no more than 24 hours before boarding. Or you can present both a negative NAAT (PCR) test result based on a sample collected no more than 72 hours before arrival in the Netherlands and a negative rapid test result based on a sample collected no more than 24 hours before boarding. The result remains valid during the layover and in the event of a delay.
- If you start your journey in a high-risk country and change planes in the Netherlands you will only need to show the results of an NAAT (PCR) test based on a sample collected no more than 72 hours before arrival in the Netherlands.
Safe countries with a low COVID-19 risk
Safe countries outside the EU/Schengen area
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Rwanda
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Thailand
- China (mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau). Only if China lifts entry restrictions on European travellers. Travellers from China are not required to present a negative COVID-19 test declaration.
Safe countries within the EU/Schengen area
Safe countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- St Maarten
- Saba
- St Eustatius