Belgium Mandates Digital Covid Certificate for Short-Stay Travelers, Including Moroccans

In addition to the possibility of a third dose for people vaccinated with Johnson&Johnson, all travelers arriving in Belgium for short stays of less than 48 hours must present a Digital Covid Certificate, namely a valid vaccination certificate or a recent test or recovery certificate, reports the local press. Those who have a certificate will no longer have to be tested or observed in quarantine.

It is mandatory for Belgian residents who do not have one of these certificates and who travel from a country with an unfavorable epidemiological situation - in particular countries marked in dark red on the European map and third countries that are not on the European white list - to undergo a rapid antigen test (RAT) or a PCR test on the first day after their arrival in Belgium.

As for people coming from countries or regions with circulation of a new variant of concern (VOC), they still have to comply with strict testing rules (on the 1st and 7th day) and quarantine (10 days).