Sep 15, 2021, 1:47 pm
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New thread for discussing 1-day test requirements for travellers arriving in the US by air
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/coronavirus-travel/2060730-us-require-air-travelers-provide-negative-test-within-1-day-departure.html
Entry ban from eight southern African countries starting on November 29, 2021
Most non-U.S. citizens who have been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique or Malaw within the prior 14 days will not be allowed into the United States.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/11/26/a-proclamation-on-suspension-of-entry-as-immigrants-and-nonimmigrants-of-certain-additional-persons-who-pose-a-risk-of-transmitting-coronavirus-disease-2019/
Entry ban by air to be lifted on November 8, 2021 - All travelers should refer to CDC for travel requirements.
3 day pre-flight testing requirement will continue (US citizens/LPR not vaccinated will have to test no earlier than 1 day prior) Children under 2 years old do not need to test.
Children under 18 are exempt from vaccination requirement
Accepted vaccines will include:
There is a face mask mandate when flying to/from the USA, with effectively no exemptions, and including children two and above years old
Airlines need to provide some sort of contact tracing information for potential follow-up cases
Update on U.S. travel policy requiring COVID-19 vaccination
Last Updated: October 25, 2021
As announced by the White House today, the new travel policy requiring foreign nationals traveling to the United States to demonstrate proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 will take effect November 8. 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.
COVID-19 Travel Restrictions and Exceptions - U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs
Last updated: October 25, 2021
The presidential proclamations described on this page will no longer be in effect on November 8, 2021. For additional information, please see Safely Resuming Travel by Vaccine Requirement and Rescission of Travel Restrictions on Brazil, China, India, Iran, Ireland, the Schengen Area, South Africa, and the United Kingdom (travel.state.gov).
To protect the public health, there are four presidential proclamations that suspend entry into the United States of all noncitizens who were physically present in any of 33 countries during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States. They are Presidential Proclamation 9984 (China); Presidential Proclamation 9992 (Iran); Presidential Proclamation 10143 (Schengen Area, United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, and South Africa); and Presidential Proclamation 10199 (India).
What we know so far is
- Confirmed to start on 8 November
- Children under 18 are exempt from the vaccine restrictions, so the varying international standards on jab ages won't be an issue here.
- Vaccines that are OK will include Pfizer, Moderna, AZ, J&J and the two Chinese vaccines.
- Some exemptions from vaccinations are potentially allowed, notably for US citizens, though my guess is airlines will be expecting to see vaccine certificates
- 3 day pre-flight testing requirement will continue, so this needs to be a documented antigen/Lateral Flow test or PCR.
- 3 days is potentially more than 72 hours, departure on a Friday afternoon means a test on Tuesday morning or thereafter.
- NHS Lateral Flows and PCRs can't be used.
- Children over 2 years old travelling with vaccinated travellers have to be tested on the same basis (3 days).
- 1 day testing for unvaccinated USA legal residents (testing on or the day before departure), including their children.
- All passengers need to sign an attestment to confirm their negative test result and also a statement to confirm full vaccination status.
- Children who are not vaccinated do not need to get vaccinated but do need to get a "viral test" 3 to 5 days after arrival in the USA
- As a result there is a separate attestion question for unvaccinated children to confirm that the viral test is arranged.
- Vaccination certificates must come from an official source. The NHS COVID Pass app and EU DCC are specifically mentioned as acceptable.
- Vaccination is counted as two weeks from dose2, or 2 weeks after the sole dose in the case of J&J.
- Antibody certification is not a replacement for the need for vaccination, at least for non USA residents.
- 14 clear days need to elapse before travel. So if jabbed on 1 October then 15 October is when you are good to go.
- Booster vaccinations are not a factor here, they don't count towards or against the primary dose process.
- There is a face mask mandate when flying to/from the USA, with effectively no exemptions, and including children two and above years old.
- Airlines need to provide some sort of contact tracing information for potential follow-up cases.
- These restrictions do not apply at the land border.
Note that a lot of interpretation onus falls on airlines. For example there is no language requirement for vaccine certificates as far as the CDC is concerned, however you can imagine Air France may be hesitant in accepting a vaccine certificate issued in the Welsh language, to take one example.
CDC link
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2...el-System.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/coronavirus-travel/2060730-us-require-air-travelers-provide-negative-test-within-1-day-departure.html
Entry ban from eight southern African countries starting on November 29, 2021
Most non-U.S. citizens who have been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique or Malaw within the prior 14 days will not be allowed into the United States.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/11/26/a-proclamation-on-suspension-of-entry-as-immigrants-and-nonimmigrants-of-certain-additional-persons-who-pose-a-risk-of-transmitting-coronavirus-disease-2019/
Entry ban by air to be lifted on November 8, 2021 - All travelers should refer to CDC for travel requirements.
3 day pre-flight testing requirement will continue (US citizens/LPR not vaccinated will have to test no earlier than 1 day prior) Children under 2 years old do not need to test.
Children under 18 are exempt from vaccination requirement
Accepted vaccines will include:
- AstraZeneca
- BIBP/Sinopharm
- Covishield
- Janssen/J&J
- Moderna
- Pfizer-BioNTech
- Sinovac
There is a face mask mandate when flying to/from the USA, with effectively no exemptions, and including children two and above years old
Airlines need to provide some sort of contact tracing information for potential follow-up cases
Update on U.S. travel policy requiring COVID-19 vaccination
Last Updated: October 25, 2021
As announced by the White House today, the new travel policy requiring foreign nationals traveling to the United States to demonstrate proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 will take effect November 8. 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.
COVID-19 Travel Restrictions and Exceptions - U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs
Last updated: October 25, 2021
The presidential proclamations described on this page will no longer be in effect on November 8, 2021. For additional information, please see Safely Resuming Travel by Vaccine Requirement and Rescission of Travel Restrictions on Brazil, China, India, Iran, Ireland, the Schengen Area, South Africa, and the United Kingdom (travel.state.gov).
To protect the public health, there are four presidential proclamations that suspend entry into the United States of all noncitizens who were physically present in any of 33 countries during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States. They are Presidential Proclamation 9984 (China); Presidential Proclamation 9992 (Iran); Presidential Proclamation 10143 (Schengen Area, United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, and South Africa); and Presidential Proclamation 10199 (India).
What we know so far is
- Confirmed to start on 8 November
- Children under 18 are exempt from the vaccine restrictions, so the varying international standards on jab ages won't be an issue here.
- Vaccines that are OK will include Pfizer, Moderna, AZ, J&J and the two Chinese vaccines.
- Some exemptions from vaccinations are potentially allowed, notably for US citizens, though my guess is airlines will be expecting to see vaccine certificates
- 3 day pre-flight testing requirement will continue, so this needs to be a documented antigen/Lateral Flow test or PCR.
- 3 days is potentially more than 72 hours, departure on a Friday afternoon means a test on Tuesday morning or thereafter.
- NHS Lateral Flows and PCRs can't be used.
- Children over 2 years old travelling with vaccinated travellers have to be tested on the same basis (3 days).
- 1 day testing for unvaccinated USA legal residents (testing on or the day before departure), including their children.
- All passengers need to sign an attestment to confirm their negative test result and also a statement to confirm full vaccination status.
- Children who are not vaccinated do not need to get vaccinated but do need to get a "viral test" 3 to 5 days after arrival in the USA
- As a result there is a separate attestion question for unvaccinated children to confirm that the viral test is arranged.
- Vaccination certificates must come from an official source. The NHS COVID Pass app and EU DCC are specifically mentioned as acceptable.
- Vaccination is counted as two weeks from dose2, or 2 weeks after the sole dose in the case of J&J.
- Antibody certification is not a replacement for the need for vaccination, at least for non USA residents.
- 14 clear days need to elapse before travel. So if jabbed on 1 October then 15 October is when you are good to go.
- Booster vaccinations are not a factor here, they don't count towards or against the primary dose process.
- There is a face mask mandate when flying to/from the USA, with effectively no exemptions, and including children two and above years old.
- Airlines need to provide some sort of contact tracing information for potential follow-up cases.
- These restrictions do not apply at the land border.
Note that a lot of interpretation onus falls on airlines. For example there is no language requirement for vaccine certificates as far as the CDC is concerned, however you can imagine Air France may be hesitant in accepting a vaccine certificate issued in the Welsh language, to take one example.
CDC link
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2...el-System.html
US reopened on 8 November 2021 (& subsequent entry restrictions for non-citizens)
Apr 29, 2021, 12:46 pm
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US reopened on 8 November 2021 (& subsequent entry restrictions for non-citizens)
Given the closure of the existing thread, I thought I'd start a new one for us all to update one another on the latest developments re: the possibility of Biden announcing the lifting of the PP's restricting arrivals from the UK&I/Schengen, particularly in light of UvdL's recent announcement on incoming travellers to the EU.
I'm booked to travel there mid-July and am hopeful I'll be able to get in - although the likelihood is we'll only have one dose of vaccine by that stage as we're one of the last groups eligible for a jab. Whether that will affect us, I guess we'll have to wait and see - I'm hoping a neg. test might cut the mustard instead...
I'm booked to travel there mid-July and am hopeful I'll be able to get in - although the likelihood is we'll only have one dose of vaccine by that stage as we're one of the last groups eligible for a jab. Whether that will affect us, I guess we'll have to wait and see - I'm hoping a neg. test might cut the mustard instead...
Apr 29, 2021, 9:44 pm
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My thoughts are:
1) That the the ban will likely be lifted sometime within the next few months.
2) Based on the fact that the CDC has been revising it's recommendations re: vaccinated people, as well as the vaccines being reasonably effective against the variants (so far), people who can prove their vaccination will likely be able to bypass a test when entering the US. If this pans out, one would likely have to be fully vaccinated (if using a 2 dose shot).
3) Any changes will likely be reciprocal and will be announced simultaneously (or nearly so). I base this on Macron saying France had been talking with the White House about resuming travel, with no pushback from the WH (at least that I saw). Grant Shapps said he had been talking with Pete Buttigieg about it as well.
I hope like hell this gets worked out, and soon. I had to scrub a trip to London last August, and have it tentatively rescheduled for mid to late October.
Just read on the UK arrivals thread that there's talk about the US not being green on the UK travel list. That could change things. I don't think Biden lifts the ban for the UK if the US isn't green. People in the US will look at the restrictions for amber and view that as a ban in all but name.
1) That the the ban will likely be lifted sometime within the next few months.
2) Based on the fact that the CDC has been revising it's recommendations re: vaccinated people, as well as the vaccines being reasonably effective against the variants (so far), people who can prove their vaccination will likely be able to bypass a test when entering the US. If this pans out, one would likely have to be fully vaccinated (if using a 2 dose shot).
3) Any changes will likely be reciprocal and will be announced simultaneously (or nearly so). I base this on Macron saying France had been talking with the White House about resuming travel, with no pushback from the WH (at least that I saw). Grant Shapps said he had been talking with Pete Buttigieg about it as well.
I hope like hell this gets worked out, and soon. I had to scrub a trip to London last August, and have it tentatively rescheduled for mid to late October.
Just read on the UK arrivals thread that there's talk about the US not being green on the UK travel list. That could change things. I don't think Biden lifts the ban for the UK if the US isn't green. People in the US will look at the restrictions for amber and view that as a ban in all but name.
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Apr 30, 2021, 3:25 am
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My thoughts are:
1) That the the ban will likely be lifted sometime within the next few months.
2) Based on the fact that the CDC has been revising it's recommendations re: vaccinated people, as well as the vaccines being reasonably effective against the variants (so far), people who can prove their vaccination will likely be able to bypass a test when entering the US. If this pans out, one would likely have to be fully vaccinated (if using a 2 dose shot).
3) Any changes will likely be reciprocal and will be announced simultaneously (or nearly so). I base this on Macron saying France had been talking with the White House about resuming travel, with no pushback from the WH (at least that I saw). Grant Shapps said he had been talking with Pete Buttigieg about it as well.
I hope like hell this gets worked out, and soon. I had to scrub a trip to London last August, and have it tentatively rescheduled for mid to late October.
1) That the the ban will likely be lifted sometime within the next few months.
2) Based on the fact that the CDC has been revising it's recommendations re: vaccinated people, as well as the vaccines being reasonably effective against the variants (so far), people who can prove their vaccination will likely be able to bypass a test when entering the US. If this pans out, one would likely have to be fully vaccinated (if using a 2 dose shot).
3) Any changes will likely be reciprocal and will be announced simultaneously (or nearly so). I base this on Macron saying France had been talking with the White House about resuming travel, with no pushback from the WH (at least that I saw). Grant Shapps said he had been talking with Pete Buttigieg about it as well.
I hope like hell this gets worked out, and soon. I had to scrub a trip to London last August, and have it tentatively rescheduled for mid to late October.
I've had flights booked back and forth every month since last October and every month have to cancel, I cancelled Mays upcoming flight last night but am really hoping I can make Junes flight.
Apr 30, 2021, 3:44 am
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Yep - still have fingers crossed for an early June opening by both sides. Hoping that this weeks random rumour date of 28 June is just more uninformed guesswork, as it scuppers my June plans...
Apr 30, 2021, 5:17 am
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So, I am happy we can discuss this topic again.
1. Biden wouldn't care much whether the UK put the US on a green list or not.
2. I am more looking for an effective lifting of the Schengen Travel Ban in August 2021, that's because we need some "alignment" between the incidence (no. of infections in 7 days for each 100.000 people) and vaccination numbers.
3. The Biden administration may lift the ban for Schengen, UK, Ireland at the same time.
In order to keep this thread living, please refrain from ridiculous statements of facts.
1. Biden wouldn't care much whether the UK put the US on a green list or not.
2. I am more looking for an effective lifting of the Schengen Travel Ban in August 2021, that's because we need some "alignment" between the incidence (no. of infections in 7 days for each 100.000 people) and vaccination numbers.
3. The Biden administration may lift the ban for Schengen, UK, Ireland at the same time.
In order to keep this thread living, please refrain from ridiculous statements of facts.
Apr 30, 2021, 8:09 am
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US seems to focus on reciprocity on travel-related negotiations. I would speculate both side giving green light to the fully vaccinated first, at the same time, recognising the vaccines each country recognises. So that'll include BioNTech, Modena, AstraZeneca and Johnson, I guess.
Apr 30, 2021, 8:38 am
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Just in my mind - it's possible, but still hard to believe that the US would require full vaccination for VWP-visitors - without a backup solution (e.g. PCR testing).
Current domestic politics would implode if something would be imposed on US citizens at any place in the Continental USA.
Certainly not - Hungary is recognizing Sputnik V. I doubt that the US will recognize Sputnik. Hungary is both a member of Schengen and the US Visa Waiver Program.
Current domestic politics would implode if something would be imposed on US citizens at any place in the Continental USA.
recognising the vaccines each country recognises. So that'll include BioNTech, Modena, AstraZeneca and Johnson, I guess.
May 1, 2021, 4:41 am
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Just in my mind - it's possible, but still hard to believe that the US would require full vaccination for VWP-visitors - without a backup solution (e.g. PCR testing).
Current domestic politics would implode if something would be imposed on US citizens at any place in the Continental USA.
Certainly not - Hungary is recognizing Sputnik V. I doubt that the US will recognize Sputnik. Hungary is both a member of Schengen and the US Visa Waiver Program.
Current domestic politics would implode if something would be imposed on US citizens at any place in the Continental USA.
Certainly not - Hungary is recognizing Sputnik V. I doubt that the US will recognize Sputnik. Hungary is both a member of Schengen and the US Visa Waiver Program.
I wouldn't give the company name for privacy, however, one of the US based companies that I work with wouldn't allow people without CDC approved vaccination ( J&J, Pfizer, Moderna ) into their buildings starting this fall.
May 1, 2021, 6:22 am
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In addition, it's still doubtful if the US would recognize AstroZeneca in this case.
I wouldn't give the company name for privacy, however, one of the US based companies that I work with wouldn't allow people without CDC approved vaccination ( J&J, Pfizer, Moderna ) into their buildings starting this fall.
I wouldn't give the company name for privacy, however, one of the US based companies that I work with wouldn't allow people without CDC approved vaccination ( J&J, Pfizer, Moderna ) into their buildings starting this fall.
And without some kind of official vaccine passport (which the US says it won’t have, at least domestically), then is the US really going to recognise a bunch of very unofficial looking, handwritten vaccination cards from multiple countries?
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Just read on the UK arrivals thread that there's talk about the US not being green on the UK travel list. That could change things. I don't think Biden lifts the ban for the UK if the US isn't green. People in the US will look at the restrictions for amber and view that as a ban in all but name.
May 1, 2021, 10:12 am
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What happened is that the FDA let JNJ get away with a lot of shenanigans. FDA gave JNJ EUA despite the fact that they were having production issues, to say nothing of the Emergent scandal. And now, as has been reported in Politico, the FDA is compensating by being strict on Novavax and AZ.
Ultimately, both vaccines will be EUA'ed in the next few weeks. The Indian surge has shown that it's too early to return to the FDA's slow, rigorous, slow, careful, slow, slow, slow approval process. We are still in an emergency, so EUAs are warranted.
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May 1, 2021, 3:11 pm
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They won't have a choice, considering that's what we get when we get vaccinated (the CDC cards). Be pretty hypocritical for the US not not accept the same thing they give their own people.
May 1, 2021, 4:01 pm
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American citizens could enter the EU more or less by providing their passport upon arrival, but Lebanese citizens had to file a visa application weeks in advance. And when I went to Vietnam, I had to apply for a visa weeks in advance, while my Thai friend was only required to show his passport upon arrival.
It's going to be the same with vaccination requirements. The US, UK, EU, and other members of the First World club will mutually assume that First World vaccination cards or whatever is provided are good unless proven fraudulent. The rest of the world will probably face more strict requirements until vaccines begin to penetrate their societies. But it has always been that way. Nothing is changing.
May 1, 2021, 4:13 pm
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i really don’t know how this will work in an international setting. If that US company has foreign offices, what happens if many of the staff had the AZ vaccine?
And without some kind of official vaccine passport (which the US says it won’t have, at least domestically), then is the US really going to recognise a bunch of very unofficial looking, handwritten vaccination cards from multiple countries?
And without some kind of official vaccine passport (which the US says it won’t have, at least domestically), then is the US really going to recognise a bunch of very unofficial looking, handwritten vaccination cards from multiple countries?
EU to Test Covid Vaccine Certificates With Goal of June Roll-Out - Bloomberg
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May 1, 2021, 5:16 pm
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The G7 is in the UK June 11-13. Biden is going there.
Though France has said they plan to open to tourism on June 9, barring any big surges, maybe if there hasn't been a big general announcement before the G7, Biden will announce the resumption of TATL tourism with his EU counterparts during or at the end of the summit.
Don't they usually have some big group communique in a show of unity?
Though France has said they plan to open to tourism on June 9, barring any big surges, maybe if there hasn't been a big general announcement before the G7, Biden will announce the resumption of TATL tourism with his EU counterparts during or at the end of the summit.
Don't they usually have some big group communique in a show of unity?