Due to the increased risk of the Covid-19 pandemic spreading, the Swedish Government recently introduced new regulations how foreign citizens could enter the Kingdom of Sweden. According the new decision of the Swedish Government, which is applied from December 28, 2021, the citizens of the Republic of Serbia (with the EU digital COVID-19 certificate issued in Serbia), can enter Sweden under the condition that they have as well a negative test result on Covid-19, not older than 72 hours from the time of sampling. The test is also mandatory for minors aged 12 to 18.
At the request of the Swedish Ministry of Health, the certificate of a negative COVID-19 test result must be in English, French, Swedish, Norwegian or Danish, and must contain the following:
- Name and date of birth of the person tested,
- Date and time the test was taken
- Disease or infectious agent, COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 or one of its variants),
- Type of test: antigen test, PCR test, LAMP test or TMA test,
- Negative test result,
- Name, telephone number and address of the institution that issued the certificate, or of the laboratory that conducted the test.
Persons coming for urgent treatment or for urgent family reasons may be exempted from the entry ban, with the presentation of evidence and a negative test result on COVID-19, not older than 72 hours. Also exempted from the entry ban into Sweden are persons with a residence permit in Sweden, employees in the transport sector, passengers in transit, diplomats accredited in Sweden, as well as persons who are invited by the Swedish authorities, who are also obliged to have a negative test result.
The new decision of the Swedish Government will be valid until January 31, 2022, when it is expected to be reconsidered depending on the epidemiological situation in the Kingdom of Sweden.