New Caledonia Travel requirements, advice , Coronavirus status and Visa Policy
2023-07-24 16:19:04
New Caledonia is located in Melanesia. It is a developing country. Current Travel Advice to visitors travelling to New Caledonia is Exercise Normal Precautions. Check New Caledonia Travel Advisory, visa Requirements below.
Travel advice and advisories
Published 09.05.2022
1. Passengers must have:
- a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken at most 48 hours before departure from the first embarkation point; or
- a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point.
- This does not apply to passengers younger than 12 years.
2. Passengers must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that:
- they were vaccinated with Janssen at least 28 days and at most 270 days before arrival; or
- they were fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Fiocruz, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) or R-Covi at least 7 days and at most 270 days before arrival; or
- they were fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Fiocruz, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) or R-Covi and received a booster dose of Moderna (Spikevax) or Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty); or
- they were fully vaccinated with Covaxin, Sinopharm or Sinovac and received a dose of Moderna (Spikevax) or Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) at least 7 days before arrival.
- This does not apply to:
- passengers younger than 12 years.
- passengers with a completed compelling reason document obtained at https://gouv.nc/niveau-alerte/arrivals-english . They must also have a completed sworn statement obtained at https://gouv.nc/niveau-alerte/arrivals-english .
3. Passengers are subject to a COVID-19 test upon arrival.
- This does not apply to passengers younger than 12 years.
Travel Advisory By USA
Mon, 24 Jul 2023
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed.
Exercise normal precautions in New Caledonia.
Read the country information page for additional information on travel to New Caledonia.
If you decide to travel to New Caledonia:
- Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
- Follow the Department of State on Facebook and Twitter.
- Review the Country Security Report for New Caledonia.
- Visit the CDC page for the latest Travel Health Information related to your travel.
- Prepare a contingency plan for emergency situations. Review the Traveler’s Checklist.
Visa Policy for Visitors travelling to New Caledonia
Visa free access
- Croatia
Visa Requirements for New Caledonia Citizens
References
- U.S Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Systematic dataset of Covid-19 policy, from Oxford University
- International Air Transport Association (IATA)