Just like during the Christmas holidays, targeted checks for people arriving and leaving. Anyone who is not in order risks a fine.
Minister Verlinden acknowledges that not every incoming traveler can be checked. The police will draw up an action plan for the controls. Fines can also be imposed on people who do not respect the travel ban. According to the minister, these will be in line with the current fines. A mere family visit is difficult today, but if urgent care is needed, you as a loved one can still go abroad.
Exceptions are family reunification, a visit to a spouse or partner, movements in the context of co-parenthood and marriages or funerals of loved ones. Humanitarian reasons such as relocation for medical reasons, assistance to an elderly, minor or other vulnerable person, visits to relatives in palliative care. It is also possible to study and travel for pupils, students and interns and researchers with a hosting agreement.
Border residents are allowed to make all trips that are part of daily life, as long as they are also allowed in Belgium. So they are not allowed to go to the hairdresser across the border. Work and animal care travel across borders, movements to comply with legal obligations, urgent repairs to ensure vehicle safety and relocation are also permitted.
