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Sweden Bans Travellers from Albania, Azerbaijan, Japan, Brunei, Serbia and Armenia

  • By Al Mayadeen
  • Source: Schengen Visa Info
  • 19 Sep 2021 23:13
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Due to COVID-19, European countries and Japan are banned from entering Sweden - with some exceptions.

  • Sweden Bans Travellers from Albania, Azerbaijan, Japan, Brunei, Serbia and Armenia
    Sweden bans European countries from entering the country. 

A report by SchengenVisaInfo.org says that the Ministry of Justice in Sweden has taken the decision to issue an entry ban on European countries and Japan, which will come into effect on Monday, September 20, 2021. 

The banned countries are Albania, Azerbaijan, Japan, Brunei, Serbia and Armenia.

The decision spurs from a background that deems the banned countries epidemiologically unsafe for travel due to COVID-19. However, there are some exceptions. Travellers from banned countries to Sweden can enter if their reasons are 'necessary', and only if they hold a Swedish residence permit. 

According to the website, workers in the healthcare sector, those who transit through Swedish territory, workers with essential duties, healthcare researchers and elderly staff have a pass. On the long run, vaccinated persons entering Sweden may also be granted an exemption from the ban. 

The entry ban on travellers without an essential 'purpose' have been in effect in Sweden since March 2020, and has stretched onto 2021. 

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