03/02/2023
United States
Published 14.02.2023
1. Passengers entering or transiting through the USA must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 15 days (day of vaccination + 14 days) before arrival. Passenger details (e.g., name and date of birth) in the certificate must match those stated in the passport/travel document. Vaccines accepted are:
- AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), CanSinoBIO (Convidecia), Covaxin, Covishield, Covovax, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm (BIBP) and Sinovac. A combination of these vaccines is accepted if administered at least 17 days apart. More details can be found at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/international-travel-during-covid19.html
This does not apply to:
- nationals of the USA;
- residents of the USA;
- passengers younger than 18;
- passengers with an immigrant visa;
- passengers with the following visas: A-1, A-2, C-2, C-3 (as a foreign government official or immediate family member of an official), E-1 (as an employee of TECRO or TECO or the employee's immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 (or seeking to enter as a nonimmigrant in one of those NATO classifications);
- passengers with a letter of invitation or other official document, issued by the USA, by other government or by the United Nations, traveling on duty;
- nationals of Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Eritrea, Haiti, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania and Yemen with a visa issued by the USA, excluding B -1 and B -2 visas;
- members of the U.S. Armed Forces, their spouses, and children younger than 18 years;
- merchant seamen with one of the following visas: C1 or D;
- nationals of Ukraine with an approved Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) authorization.
- More details can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/proof-of-vaccination.html
2. Passengers whose first embarkation point is China (People's Rep.), Hong Kong (SAR China) or Macao (SAR China) and if the booking is on the same itinerary must have:
- a negative COVID-19 antigen, NAAT or PCR test result issued at most 2 days before departure from the first embarkation point; or
- a positive COVID-19 test result issued more than 10 days but less than 91 days before departure from the first embarkation point; or
- a positive COVID-19 test result issued less than 10 days before departure from the first embarkation point and a signed letter from a licensed healthcare provider or public health official stating that the passengers COVID-19 symptoms started more than 10 days before departure from the first embarkation point.
- This does not apply to passengers younger than 2 years.
3. Passengers arriving from Seoul Incheon (ICN), Toronto (YYZ) or Vancouver (YVR) and who have been in China (Peopleโs Rep.), Hong Kong (SAR China) or Macao (SAR China) in the past 10 days must have:
- a negative COVID-19 antigen, NAAT or PCR test result issued at most 2 days before departure from the first embarkation point; or
- a positive COVID-19 test result issued more than 10 days but less than 91 days before departure from the first embarkation point; or
- a positive COVID-19 test result issued less than 10 days before departure from the first embarkation point and a signed letter from a licensed healthcare provider or public health official stating that the passengers COVID-19 symptoms started more than 10 days before departure from the first embarkation point.
- This does not apply to passengers younger than 2 years.
4. Passengers must complete an attestation form before departure. The form can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/order-safe-travel.html .
- This does not apply to:
- nationals and residents of the USA;
- passengers younger than 2 years.
5. Passengers are subject to COVID-19 measures set by the state/territory of their final destination. More information can be found at www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthdirectories/healthdepartments.html
6. DV visas issued in September 2020 that expired are accepted for entry.
7. Passengers could be subject to self-isolation.
- This does not apply to:
- passengers with a COVID-19 recovery certificate proving recovery in the past 90 days;
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 15 days (day of vaccination + 14 days) before arrival. Passenger details (e.g., name and date of birth) in the certificate must match those stated in the passport/travel document.
Vaccines accepted are:
- AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), CanSinoBIO (Convidecia), Covaxin, Covishield, Covovax, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm (BIBP) and Sinovac. A combination of these vaccines is accepted if administered at least 17 days apart. More details can be found at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/international-travel-during-covid19.html
CDC travel recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic.