United States Travel requirements, advice , Coronavirus status and Visa Policy
2022-05-22 22:30:48
United States is located in Northern America. It is a developed country. Check United States Travel Advisory, visa Requirements below.
Travel advice and advisories
Published 18.05.2022
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), 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 a letter issued by a doctor proving that the passenger is medically unable to receive the vaccine;
- 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.), Cote d\' Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Haiti, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia 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: C, D, C1/D, B1, H or L;
- nationals of Ukraine with an approved Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) authorization.
- More details can be found at Requirement for Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination for Air Passengers | CDC
2. Passengers entering or transiting through the USA must have a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 1 day before departure from the first embarkation point. Tests accepted are: antigen, NAAT, RT-LAMP, RT-PCR or TMA. Self-administered antigen tests remotely supervised by a telehealth provider are also accepted.
- This does not apply to:
- passengers younger than 2 years;
- US military personnel;
- passengers with documentation of recovery from COVID-19 in the form of:
  - a positive COVID-19 test taken at least 10 days and at most 90 days before departure from the first embarkation point; and
  - a letter issued by a health authority stating that the passenger has been cleared for travel;
- until 10 June 2022, nationals and residents of USA and their accompanying family members arriving from Shanghai, China (People\'s Rep.).
More information can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/order-safe-travel.html
3. Passengers must complete an attestation form before departure. The form can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/NCEZID-combined-disclosure-attestation-en-508.pdfÂ
- This does not apply to passengers younger than 2 years.
4. 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
5. DV visas issued in September 2020 that expired are accepted for entry.
6. Nationals of the U.S.A. are allowed to enter with an expired passport.
-This does not apply to emergency passports which must be valid on arrival.
7. Passengers could be subject to self-isolation or self-quarantine.
- 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), 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
Visa Policy for Visitors travelling to United States
Visa required
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo [DRC]
- Congo [Republic]
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong (Chinese citizens of Hong Kong who do receive a visa are normally issued with 10-years multiple-entry combination B1/B2 visas, and each entry can stay for a maximum of 6 months (the period of stay is subject to the border immigration officer) On August 5, 2021, President Joe Biden directed the Department of Homeland Security to implement a "deferral of removal" for up to 18 months for Hong Kong residents currently in the United States, in response to Beijing's implementation of the national security law to crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong. Eligible Hong Kongers can apply for a work permit.)
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Macau
- Macedonia [FYROM]
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia (Malaysian citizens who do receive a visa are normally issued with 10-years multiple-entry combination B1/B2 visas, and each entry can stay for a maximum of 6 months (the period of stay is subject to the border immigration officer))
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Visa Waiver Program
- Andorra (90 days)
- Australia (90 days)
- Austria (90 days)
- Belgium (90 days)
- Brunei (90 days)
- Chile (90 days)
- Czech Republic (90 days)
- Denmark (90 days)
- Estonia (90 days)
- Finland (90 days)
- France (90 days)
- Germany (90 days)
- Greece (90 days)
- Hungary (90 days)
- Iceland (90 days)
- Ireland (90 days)
- Italy (90 days)
- Japan (90 days)
- Latvia (90 days)
- Liechtenstein (90 days)
- Lithuania (90 days)
- Luxembourg (90 days)
- Malta (90 days)
- Monaco (90 days)
- Netherlands (90 days)
- New Zealand (90 days)
- Norway (90 days)
- Poland (90 days)
- Portugal (90 days)
- San Marino (90 days)
- Singapore (90 days)
- Slovakia (90 days)
- Slovenia (90 days)
- South Korea (90 days)
- Spain (90 days)
- Switzerland (90 days)
- United Kingdom (90 days)
Visa not required (conditional)
- Bahamas
Visa not required
- Canada (6 months)
- Micronesia (5 Years or Unlimited)
- Palau
- Sweden (90 days)
eTA
- Croatia
Visa Requirements for United States 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)