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Travel restrictions
Starting on December 6th 2021, air travelers aged two and older, regardless of nationality or vaccination status, are required to show documentation of a negative viral test result taken within one day of the flight’s departure to the United States before boarding. You must show your negative result to the airline before you board your flight. That includes all travelers – U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (LPRs), and foreign nationals.
On November 26th 2021, and at the advice of the President’s Chief Medical Advisor and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administration announced it will restrict travel from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe starting on November 29th due to concerns over the new Omicron variant. These travel restrictions do not apply to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and certain other categories of travelers.
Starting November 8th 2021, documented non-citizens who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed to cross the land borders with Canada and Mexico or arrive in the United States by passenger ferry for non-essential reasons, such as to visit friends or family or for tourism. These travelers are required to be prepared to attest to vaccination status and present proof of being fully vaccinated to a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer upon request.
Individuals engaged in essential travel will not be required to be vaccinated at this time. Starting in January 2022, however, all inbound foreign national travelers crossing U.S. land POEs or ferry terminals – whether for essential or non-essential reasons – must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide related proof of vaccination.
Effective January 26th 2021, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require all air passengers entering the United States (including U.S. citizens and Legal Permanent Residents) to present a negative COVID-19 test, taken within three calendar days of departure or proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days?.
On October 25th 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a new Order for all air passengers traveling to the United States. Effective November 8th 2021, all non-immigrant, non-citizen air travelers to the United States will be required to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an airplane to the United States.
The CDC’s website explains that, for purposes of entry into the United States, the accepted vaccines will include FDA approved or authorized and WHO Emergency Use Listing vaccines. (Please see https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html ).
Measures taken by the government
All travelers are required to wear a mask over their nose and mouth while in airplanes, airports, and other indoor areas of public transportation while traveling to, within, or out of the United States.
Individual state and local governments, as well as some businesses, may have their own health and safety guidelines regarding masks, social distancing, vaccination status, and more.
Emergency number (related to COVID-19) while visiting the country
Call 1-888-407-4747
Source:
US Department of State - COVID-19 Travel Guidance for U.S. Citizens https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/covid-19-information1.html
Published on December 30th 2021 (checked on January 19th 2022)
US Customs and Border Protection - Temporary Restriction of Travelers Crossing US-Canada and Mexico Land Borders for Non-Essential Purposes
https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1596?language=en_US
Published on November 10th 2021 (checked on January 19th 2022)
VisitTheUSA.ca - U.S. COVID-19 Travel Guidelines
https://www.visittheusa.ca/us-covid-19-travel-guidelines
Checked on January 19th 2022
For more information please visit our COVID-19 Updates page at https://www.hiddentrails.com/article/covid19update.aspx