Travel Advisories Related to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Negative COVID Test Required for Travel

All travelers entering the US, including US citizens, require a negative COVID-19 test. Air passengers are required to get a viral test no more than 1 day before their flight to the US departs. Travelers are also required to provide written documentation of their lab result to the airline or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19. More details regarding documentation for a negative test and FAQs can be found with the US Centers for Disease Control.

COVID Vaccination Required for Travelers Arriving to the US by Air

All air passengers arriving to the US from a foreign country must be fully vaccinated.

• The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed that only vaccines approved or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO) will be accepted.
  
• There are limited exceptions to the vaccination requirement. The new policy indicates that all unvaccinated travelers – including travelers eligible for exceptions to the vaccine requirement – may be subject to stricter protocols.
  
• For further details and information, visit the CDC website.
  

Geographic Entry Ban (Effective November 29, 2021)

President Biden issued a Presidential Proclamation of November 26, 2021 that prevents noncitizens of the US who are immigrants or nonimmigrants (including F-1 and J-1 students and their dependents, E-3, J-1, H-1B, O-1, and TN scholars and their dependents) AND who were physically present within any of the listed countries during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States from entering the United States:

• Botswana
• Eswatini
• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• South Africa
• Zimbabwe

Quarantine, Testing, and Vaccination

For further information on quarantine, testing, and vaccination, please review the NYU Returns guidance.

Travel Restrictions

Entry ban until further notice for non-resident foreign nationals, except those who have completed a full regimen of a COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to entry to Argentina (and their unvaccinated children under the age of 18), and other special limited exceptions approved by the government.

Entry Requirements

Rules for Vaccinated Travelers:

Fully vaccinated travelers (those who have completed a full regimen of a COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to entry to Argentina) are exempt from the quarantine and post-arrival testing requirements.

Quarantine and COVID-19 Testing:

• Negative result from a COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to arrival for all travelers entering Argentina, except those under the age of six. 
• 7-day quarantine (counted from the date of their pre-departure COVID-19 test) at home or in a government designated facility (as determined by the health authorities in each province or in Buenos Aires) for unvaccinated travelers, followed by a second COVID-19 PCR test between 5-7 days of entry. They must receive a negative result to end quarantine.
  

Digital Health Platforms: 

• Individuals entering or exiting Argentina must complete and submit an online sworn declaration on the National Immigration Directorate's website within 48 hours of their trip. Individuals 70 and over may complete the declaration in paper form upon arrival or departure.
  

Other Requirements:

• Proof of travel insurance valid for the entire duration of stay in Argentina for all non-residents, which includes unlimited COVID-19 coverage (including hospitalization and isolation costs). Individuals traveling to Argentina sponsored by a local host company can check if the company has obtained such insurance that would cover them during their stay.

Effective January 22, all travelers to Australia must provide a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 72 hours prior to departure.

Generally, Australian Nationals, Permanent Residents of Australia and New Zealand nationals traveling to New South Wales, Northern Territory, and/or South Australia are permitted entry at this time.

New Zealand travelers who have not been in a coronavirus hotspot within the past 14 days are not required to quarantine upon arrival.

All other incoming travelers allowed to enter must undertake a mandatory 14-day quarantine at designated facilities in their port of arrival.

For more information and updates, please visit the Australian Department of Health's website.

Non-Chinese nationals from the following countries are temporarily not allowed to enter China: Bangladesh, Belgium, Ethiopia, France, India, Italy, Philippines, Russia, United Kingdom, and Ukraine. Valid visas of diplomats service, courtesy or C (Crew members) and those issued after 3 November 2020 / 5 November 2020 (only for Bangladesh) will not be affected. More details and exceptions can be found on the BAL Global website.

Travelers to China from outside of the US should refer to their local Chinese Embassy for region specific requirements.

Travelers with approved emergency or essential travel to China from the US must submit a negative test result from nucleic acid rt-PCR test and results from an IgM serum antibody test, administered and collected from approved medical professionals and laboratories in close proximity to departure location only (see your local embassy or jurisdictional consulate for approved lab information). Test results must be submitted to the mandatory Health Declaration Form to obtain a health declaration certificate.

Visa facilitation is possible for travelers who have received a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccination. This is only possible for specific reasons for travel to China and are detailed by the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC. Travelers are required to apply for the health code or certified health declaration code in advance from the Chinese Embassy or Consulates from where they are departing. The following documents will need to be submitted to the Health Declaration Form: vaccination certificates(including such details as name, product name/manufacturer, date of vaccination and issuance institution), negative nucleic acid and IgM anti-body test results.

For more information and updates, please visit the website for the Chinese Embassy in the United States or your jurisdictional Chinese consulate or Embassy.  

As of August 23, 2021, the Czech Republic makes a general distinction between unvaccinated travelers and travelers who have been fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency. All travelers must meet the testing and quarantine requirements below if they enter from a country with any assigned risk level (see below) and register their arrival in the Czech Republic at www.prijezdovyformular.cz prior to departure. Citizens of the European Union as well as permanent residents of the Czech Republic and its long-term visa holders may enter the Czech Republic for all purposes regardless of their vaccination status. Citizens of a third country can only enter the Czech Republic for all purposes (including tourism) if they are fully vaccinated. Their purpose of travel must fall into the essential category otherwise. For a full list of countries by risk level, please consult the website of the Czech Ministry of Health (updated country list as of November 15, opens as a PDF).

Testing before departure:
Travelers entering the Czech Republic must submit a negative test result unless they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with an EMA-approved vaccine and can produce proof upon arrival. Travelers entering from a low or medium risk country may submit an antigen test result no older than 48 hours or a PCR test result no older than 72 hours, whereas travelers from a high, very high, or extreme risk country must submit a PCR test result.

Testing and self-isolation after arrival:
There are no measures after arrival for travelers from a low or medium risk country. Travelers entering from a high or very high risk country must take a PCR test between the 5th and 7th day after arrival. While awaiting the negative test result, it is necessary to wear a respirator outside of the accommodation. Travelers who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with an EMA-approved vaccine and can produce proof upon arrival do not need to meet these additional testing requirements.

Travel Restrictions 

• Entry from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe is suspended until December 4, 2021.
• Entry from green countries (EU countries, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Canada, Comoros Union, Hong Kong, Iceland, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Qatar, Rwanda, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu and Vatican City) is permitted for all travelers.
• Entry from amber countries (not red or green) is permitted for the following categories: 
  • Fully vaccinated travelers (with a European Medicines Agency-approved vaccine); 
  • French nationals, their partner and children; 
  • EU citizens or citizens of Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and Vatican City, as well as their partner and children; residing in France, or transiting to their country of nationality or residence; 
  • French or EU residence permit or long-stay visa holders, resident in France or transiting to their residence in Europe; 
  • UK nationals who benefit from the withdrawal agreement and their family; 
  • VLS family reunification visa holders and VLS Talent Passport visa holders, as well as their spouse and minor children;
  • Students in French as a foreign language course; or traveling for examination; or traveling for the 2021-2022 academic year; 
  • Researcher or teacher (including language assistant) moving to France at the invitation of a research laboratory, for research activities requiring a physical presence as well as their partner (married, civil union, cohabiting partner on presentation of proof of community of life) and their children;
  • Health or research professionals and transport staff;
  • Transiting travelers, remaining in the international zone for under 24 hours; and
  • Urgent travel purposes such as weddings (visa required for visa nationals).
    
• Entry from red countries (Afghanistan, Belarus, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Pakistan, Russia, Serbia, Suriname, Turkey and Ukraine) is permitted for the following categories: 
  • Fully vaccinated travelers (with a European Medicines Agency-approved vaccine); 
  • French nationals, their partner and children; 
  • EU citizens or citizens of Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and Vatican City, as well as their partner and children; residing in France, or transiting to their country of nationality or residence; 
  • French or EU residence permit or long-stay visa holders, resident in France or transiting to their residence in Europe; 
  • VLS family reunification visa holders; 
  • Transport staff
  • Foreign nationals working in a diplomatic or consular mission or an international organization with a headquarters or office in France, as well as their spouse and children;
  • Foreign national from a third country staying in France for a compelling professional motive that cannot be postponed under cover of a mission order justifying the compelling nature of the mission issued by their home country;
  • Transiting travelers, remaining in the international zone for under 24 hours;
  • Urgent travel purposes such as weddings (visa required for visa nationals) among limited other exemptions.
• Exit from France is permitted to green countries, and for essential travel purposes. 

Entry Requirements Vaccinated Travelers: 

• Fully vaccinated travelers from green, amber and red countries do not need to carry a negative COVID-19 test, complete an on-arrival test or quarantine. 
• Travelers are considered fully vaccinated one week after their second dose for double dose vaccines; four weeks after a single-dose vaccine; or one week after receiving an additional dose of RNA vaccine following a double injection of a vaccine recognized by the WHO. A single dose of vaccine following recovery is not systematically considered as a full vaccination by the French authorities. 

Quarantine and COVID-19 Testing: 

• The following pre-departure COVID-19 test requirements apply to non-vaccinated travelers above 12 years of age (including those in transit) from:
  • Green countries: Negative COVID-19 PCR or rapid antigen test, completed no more than 72 hours before boarding; or no more than 24 hours prior to boarding for travelers from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.
  • Amber countries: Negative COVID-19 PCR test completed no more than 72 hours before boarding or rapid antigen test completed no more than 48 hours before boarding; or no more than 24 hours prior to boarding for travelers from the United Kingdom.
  • Red countries: Negative PCR or rapid antigen test completed no more than 48 hours before boarding.
• The following on-arrival test requirements apply to non-vaccinated travelers above 12 years of age (including those in transit) from: 
  • Amber countries: Random on-arrival COVID-19 rapid antigen test; 
  • Red countries: On-arrival COVID-19 rapid antigen test for all travelers. 
• 7-day home quarantine for non-vaccinated travelers from amber countries. 
• 10-day home quarantine for non-vaccinated travelers from red countries, with checks by security agents.

Digital Health Platforms:

• France issues and accepts the EU Digital COVID Certificate as proof of vaccination, recovery or negative testing.
• Passengers must complete a passenger locator form.
  
  

Other Requirements: 

• Sworn statement confirming the absence of COVID-19 symptoms, no knowledge of contact with an infected person in the 14 days before their travel to France, and willingness to complete on-arrival test and quarantine, for non-vaccinated travelers from amber and red countries.
• International travel certificates for non-vaccinated travelers from amber and red countries. The certificate must be presented before boarding and at border control.

All travelers entering Germany must provide official proof of their vaccination status or produce a negative PCR test result (no older than 48 hours) upon arrival. This requirement applies to all entries by air, land, or sea. Please note that Germany only recognizes COVID-19 vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency. If you have received a different vaccine, you will have to submit a negative PCR test result instead.

Travelers departing from any of the countries listed below must also register their arrival in Germany at www.einreiseanmeldung.de before entering Germany and provide their personal information, arrival details, permanent address, and quarantine address (if applicable). Failure to register may result in a fine of up to €25,000 and/or denial of entry. Upon arrival, travelers must self-quarantine for 10 days unless they have been fully vaccinated for at least 14 days with a COVID-19 vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency.

High-risk countries and territories (North American as well as EU/EEA countries in bold):

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominica, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Laos, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Korea, North Macedonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Romania, Russia, São Tomé and Príncipe, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen

All travelers arriving to Ghana must sign up for an online account through which PCR tests and certificates will be reviewed. Land and Sea borders remain closed to passenger travel, however air travel is allowed in to Kotoka International Aiport.

Passengers arriving in Ghana must be in possession of a negative COVID-19 PCR test result from an accredited laboratory in the country of origin. The test should have been done not more than seventy-two (72) hours before the scheduled departure from the country of origin. All airlines have been instructed to ensure compliance with this directive for all passengers wishing to travel to Ghana, and those airlines who fail in this regard will be duly sanctioned. Face masks are required and each passenger will undergo a mandatory COVID-19 test at the airport terminal, at a $150 fee ($50 for ECOWAS nationals) to be paid online by the passenger before boarding the plane. The test result will be available within thirty (30) minutes. Passengers, who test positive for COVID-19, will report to the health authorities for further clinical assessment and management; and passengers, who test negative are advised to complete a 10 day self-isolation period. Those arriving from Covid-19 "hotspots" may be required to submit an additional PCR test on the 3rd day after arrival.

All travelers must submit the Health Declaration Form before departing for Ghana.

For more information and updates, please visit the Ministry of Health website.

Foreign nationals who are fully vaccinated* against or have recovered** from COVID-19 can enter Israel through Ben Gurion airport, provided they meet the below requirements. The traveler:
1. did not spend any time in a red country in the 14 days preceding their entry to Israel
2. has been fully vaccinated with a vaccine recognized by Israel (Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Sinovac, or Sinopharm)
3. has a travel medical insurance that fully covers COVID-19-related emergencies and treatments

*A traveler is considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if i) upon entering Israel at least 14 days have passed since receiving their second dose, but ii) upon departing Israel no more than 180 days will have passed since their second dose.If the latter is the case, travelers need to get a booster shot at least 14 days before entering Israel.

**A traveler is considered to have recovered from COVID-19 if they carry a digital certificate of recovery that can be verified by the Israeli Ministry of Health  based on positive results in an NAAT test. At least 11 days must have passed since receiving the test result upon entering Israel, but the test result may be no older than 190 days upon departing Israel. A list of accepted digital certificates can be found on the website of the Israeli Ministry of Health. In order to enter Israel, travelers must:
1. Obtain a negative PCR test result (no older than 72 hours upon arrival)
2. Fill out the declaration form for passengers traveling to Israel
3. Present your negative test result, declaration form confirmation, and vaccination certificate to the airline before boarding
4. Present the same set of documents to the authorities at Ben Gurion airport
5. Take another PCR test result upon arriving at Ben Gurion airport and isolate until you have received a negative result

Travel Restrictions as of November 26 - December 15:

*Entry into and transit through Italy is prohibited by persons who have stayed in or transited through South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini in the previous fourteen days, with the exception of Italian citizens who have been registered as resident in Italy since before the date of this Ordinance (November 26, 2021), provided they do not show symptoms of Covid-19.

All travelers must complete the online Passenger Locator Form for entry to Italy and notify the local health authority of their arrival.

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has provided an online survey form travelers can complete to see restrictions and requirements for their specific situation. Please complete this survey and see the Annex detailing categories for Travel to Italy and restrictions.

The certificates issued by the health authorities of Canada, Japan, Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States of America are considered equivalent to the green pass issued by the EU and its member countries.

A – Vatican City and San Marino: no restrictions apply.

B – no longer included in list.

C – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Greenland), Estonia, Finland, France (including Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana, Reunion, Mayotte and excluding other overseas territories outside the European mainland), Germany, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands (excluding other overseas territories outside the European mainland), Poland, Portugal (including the Azores and Madeira), Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (including the territories in Africa), Sweden, Hungary, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Andorra, Monaco: persons travelling to Italy after having transited through or stayed in any of these Countries in the prior 14 days shall be required to compile the digital passenger locator form (PLF) and present the Covid-19 vaccine passport providing proof that the person has either been fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 at least fourteen days prior to the travel date, has recovered from Covid-19 and is no longer subject to the required quarantine period, or received a negative swab test (molecular within the last 72 hours or antigen within the last 48 hours before entering Italy). Failure to do so shall require a period of self-isolation under medical supervision for a period of 5 days, after which it shall be necessary to take a (molecular or antigen) swab test.

D – Saudi Arabia, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Israel, New Zealand, Qatar, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (including Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and British bases on the island of Cyprus and excluding territories outside mainland Europe), Republic of Korea, Singapore, United States of America, Ukraine, Uruguay, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions: persons travelling to Italy after having transited through or stayed in any of these Countries in the prior 14 days shall be required to compile the digital passenger locator form (PLF)), present a negative (molecular or antigen) swab test result taken within the last 72 hours before entering Italy (48 hours in the case of travellers arriving from the UK); and present the Covid-19 vaccine passport providing proof that the person has been fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 at least fourteen days prior to the travel date. Travellers who lack a Covid-19 vaccination certificate shall nevertheless be required to comply with the mandatory swab test obligation and must also self-isolate under medical supervision for a period of 5 days, after which they must take a new (molecular or antigen) swab test.

Canada, Japan and the United States: persons travelling to Italy after having transited through or stayed in any of these Countries in the prior 14 days may also present a certificate proving that they have recovered from Covid-19 instead of the vaccine passport

E – All the Countries not specified in the other lists (specific rules are given below for Aruba, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Dominican Republic and the tourist areas of Sharm El Sheikh and Marsa Alam in Egypt, as well as specific rules for South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini): Travellers who transited through or stayed in these Countries in the prior 14 days will be allowed entry into Italy exclusively for work, study, health or other absolutely essential reasons and to Italian/EU/Schengen citizens and family members, as well as holders of long-term resident status and family members (Directive 2004/38/EC) and partners in a proven stable emotional relationship (regardless of whether or not they cohabit) with Italian/EU/Schengen citizens or long-term residents, if travelling to their partner's home or place of residence in Italy and to athletes participating in sports competitions of national interest and accompanying personnel. Persons travelling to Italy from any of these Countries shall be required to compile the digital passenger locator form (PLF), present a negative (molecular or antigen) swab test taken within the last 72 hours before entering Italy and self-isolate under medical supervision for 10 days, after which they shall be required to repeat the molecular or antigen test.

For more information and updates, please visit the Italian nationals returning to Italy and foreigners in Italy information page.

Travel Restrictions

• Entry is only allowed for:
  • Residents of the European Union, Schengen associated States, Andorra, Monaco, the Vatican (Holy See) or San Marino who provide documentary evidence;
  • Immediate family members of an EU national travelling together or to join the EU national;
  • Unmarried partners of Spanish nationals who hold a certificate confirming their relationship issued by a Spanish consulate;
  • Holders of a long-term visa issued by the EU Member State or Schengen associated State to which they are traveling;
  • Healthcare, elderly care professionals and health researchers entering to undertake their work activities;
  • Personnel engaged in the transport of goods; and sea and flight crew required to carry out air transport activities;
  • Members of diplomatic missions, consular posts, international and military organizations, civil protection, and humanitarian organizations entering to perform their official duties;
  • Students undertaking their studies in an EU Member State or Schengen Associated State who hold the corresponding visa/permit and medical coverage, provided they are traveling to the country where they carry out their studies, during the academic year or 15 days before its commencement;
  • Highly qualified employees whose activity is mandatory, cannot be postponed or undertaken remotely. This category includes individuals traveling to Spain to participate in upscale sports competitions. These circumstances must be documented;
  • Persons travelling for imperative family reasons (which must be documented);
  • Persons who provide documentary evidence of force majeure or necessity, or whose entry is permitted on humanitarian grounds;
  • Residents of the countries ‘greenlisted’ by the European Union, travelling directly from these countries (transit through other locations permitted);
  • Persons holding a vaccination certificate recognized by the Health Ministry (see Health Requirements below for details). Residents of the United Kingdom, aged 12 or over, arriving directly from the United Kingdom must have either:
    • a COVID-19 vaccination certificate confirming full vaccination at least 14 days prior to departure by a European Medicines Agency- or WHO-approved vaccine; OR
    • a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before arrival. Tests accepted: CRISPR, HAD, LAMP, NEAR, PCR, RT-LAMP, RT-PCR, SDA and TMA. The test result must be in English, German, Spanish or accompanied by a sworn translation.
  • Land borders to enter Spain through Ceuta and Melilla are closed.
    

Entry Requirements

Vaccinated and Recovered Travelers:

• Fully vaccinated and recovered travelers do not need to carry a negative COVID-19 test.
  • Recovered travelers must be entering by air or sea, and must carry a positive COVID-19 NAAT test issued 11-180 days before entry and a certificate of recovery. Travelers from the United Kingdom are not eligible for this exemption.
  • Fully vaccinated travelers, carrying a vaccination certificate confirming full vaccination at least 14 days before entry by a European Medicines Agency- or World Health Organization emergency use-approved vaccine, are exempt from the NAAT test requirement. The vaccination certificate should include the traveler’s name, vaccination date, vaccine type, number of doses, issuing country and details on the administering institution.
• Travelers up to 12 years of age, travelers from EU 'greenlisted' countries, and travelers from the below EU regions need not carry a negative COVID-19 test, vaccination or recovery certificate:
  • Austria (excluding Salzburg and Wien), Croatia (excluding Jadranska Hrvatska), France (excluding Corse, Martinique, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Ile-deFrance, La Reunion, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, BourgogneFranche-Comte, Bretagne, Centre-Val de Loire, Grant Est, Hauts-deFrance, Normandie and Pays de la Loire), Germany (excluding Hamburg), Italy (excluding Piemonte, Liguria, Lombardia, Abruzzo, Calabria, Campania, Basilicata, Sicilia, Sargedna, Provincia Autónoma di Trento, Veneto, Friulli-Veneza Giulia, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio) or Norway (excluding Oslo, More og Romsdal, Adger, Vestland, Troms og Finnmark). This includes deadheading crew.
    

Digital Health Platforms: Spain issues and accepts the EU Digital COVID Certificate as proof of vaccination, recovery or negative testing.

Quarantine and COVID-19 Testing:

• Negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test taken at most 48 hours before arrival; or negative COVID19 NAAT test taken at most 72 hours before arrival (RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, TMA) for unvaccinated and non-recovered travelers from high-risk location (listed here). Test results must be in English, French, German, Spanish or accompanied by a certified Spanish translation.
  
  • Travelers up to 12 years of age and travelers from EU 'greenlisted' countries, and travelers from the below EU regions need not carry a negative COVID-19 test, vaccination or recovery certificate. The majority of EU countries and regions remain marked as high risk here, and are therefore excluded from this policy.
    
• Travelers are subject to a general health screening, including a temperature and visual check, upon entry. Travelers suspected to have COVID-19 may be required to complete a COVID-19 test (PCR, TMA or other molecular tests are accepted) within 48 hours of arrival. 
• Until December 12, 23:59 (local time), 10-day home quarantine for travelers from ‘high risk’ countries: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. EU residents or long-term visa holders, transiting to their residence, are exempt. Travelers can reduce the quarantine duration if testing negative on the 7th day of quarantine.
  

Other Requirements:

• Travelers must complete an online Health Control Form (including travelers under 12). Airlines must inform travelers about this formality when purchasing flight tickets. Completing the form renders a QR code which must be presented upon arrival.
• Canary Islands: negative COVID-19 PCR, TMA or other molecular test, conducted no more than 72 hours before entry, for travelers seeking to access tourist accommodation.
  • Individuals up to six years old are exempt;
  • Individuals who can prove stay in the Canary Islands for 15 days preceding access to tourist accommodation, who have remained asymptomatic during these 15 days, are exempt.
    

The following guidelines are effective from September 5, 2021.

Guidelines for vaccinated passengers entering Abu Dhabi

Vaccinated travellers

Vaccinated travellers arriving from ‘green’ countries must take a PCR test on arrival and another on day 6 from arrival. They are not required to quarantine themselves.

Vaccinated travellers arriving from other countries must take a PCR test on arrival and again on day 4 and day 8, if staying in the emirate. They are not required to quarantine themselves.

The protocol applies to vaccinated UAE citizens and residents who received their second dose at least 28 days before arriving in the UAE and have this information documented on the ALHOSN app.

Unvaccinated travellers

Unvaccinated travellers arriving from ‘green’ countries must take an RT-PCR test on arrival and again on day 6 and day 12 from arrival. They are not required to quarantine themselves.

Unvaccinated travellers arriving from other countries must take an RT-PCR test on arrival, quarantine for 10 days and take another PCR test on day 9 from arrival.

Refer to the message posted on Twitter.

*Vaccines must be approved by World Health Organization.  

All travellers must present a negative result of an RT-PCR test conducted within 48 hours before flight.

Quarantine guidelines for travellers to Dubai

If you are an expatriate resident of the UAE or a tourist to the UAE, you must present a negative result of a PCR test at the departure airport. This test should have been conducted within 96 hours before travelling to Dubai.

Some residents might be tested again on arrival at Dubai’s airport. If you are required to take another test on arrival, you must remain in quarantine at your residence until you receive the test result. If the test result is positive, you must stay in isolation and follow the instructions of Dubai Health Authority. If the test result is negative, you do not need to quarantine yourself.

If you are a citizen of the UAE, you are exempt from the PCR test prior to departure, regardless of the city or country you are coming from. However, you will be tested on arrival in Dubai.

Quarantine guidelines for travellers to Sharjah

If you are an expatriate resident of the UAE or a visitor to the UAE, you must present a negative result of a PCR test at the departure airport. This test should have been conducted within 72 hours before travelling to Sharjah. This is as per rules issued on13 April 2021.

Residents and visitors must take an RT-PCR test upon arrival at Sharjah’s airport and quarantine themselves until they receive the results. If the result is positive, you must stay in isolation for 14 days and follow the instructions of Ministry of Health and Prevention.

Penalty for violating quarantine rules

Violating home quarantine procedures would amount to endangering the lives of others and makes the offender liable to a fine of AED 50,000.

 For more information and updates, contact:

• National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority
• Health regulatory authorities of the UAE
• the UAE-based airlines
• the UAE’s airports.

All travelers (including UK nationals) arriving in England from outside the United Kingdom or Ireland must follow testing and quarantine guidelines, which are based on a traveler’s vaccination status and the country a traveler is entering from, has transited through, or spent any time in during the 10 days preceding their entry. Special guidelines apply to travelers intending to enter England from a country on the red list. Please see item 3 below for more information on red list countries. As of October 4, the United States is not on that list.

Any traveler providing false or deliberately misleading information about their country of departure or any countries they have visited faces fines of up to £10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 10 years. Travelers who break quarantine for any unauthorized reason face a fine of up to £10,000.

1. Guidelines for travelers who are fully vaccinated:

The UK authorities consider a traveler fully vaccinated if they completed a full course of an approved COVID-19 vaccine (AstraZeneca, Pfizer-Biontech, Moderna, or Janssen) at least 14 days prior to their arrival in England. The 14-day requirement begins on the day after a traveler received their final dose. All vaccinations must be administered in the United Kingdom or through an overseas vaccination program that is recognized by the United Kingdom.

Before their departure, travelers who meet these requirements must:

• book and pay for a day 2 COVID-19 test
• complete the passenger locator form (you will need the booking confirmation for your day 2 test before you can fill out this form)

Travelers must then take their pre-booked COVID-19 test on or before the second day of their stay.

The UK currently recognizes vaccination programs and proofs of vaccination from the following countries: The UK currently recognizes vaccination programs and proofs of vaccination from the following countries: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Egypt, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, the Palestinian Territories, Panama, Per, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam.

Please consult the UK government’s Approved Proof of Vaccination guidance to learn more about which proof you need to present based on the country you were vaccinated in. Travelers vaccinated in the United States will need their original CDC card to provide proof of their vaccination status.

If you have been vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine that has not been approved in the UK or if your proof of vaccination has been issued in a country that is not on the above list, please consult the guidelines for travelers who are considered not fully vaccinated.

2. Guidelines for travelers who are not fully vaccinated:

The UK authorities consider a traveler not fully vaccinated if they did not complete a full course of an approved COVID-19 vaccine (AstraZeneca, Pfizer-Biontech, Moderna, or Janssen) at least 14 days prior to their arrival in England or if they completed a full course of an approved COVID-19 vaccine, but the vaccination was administered in a country whose vaccination certificates are not currently recognized in the UK.

Before their departure, travelers who fall into this category must:

• take a COVID-19 test within 72 hours of their departure
• book and pay for a day 2 and a day 8 COVID-19 test
• complete the passenger locator form (you will need the booking confirmation for your day 2 and day 8 tests before you can fill out this form)

Travelers must then take their pre-booked COVID-19 test on or before the second day and on or after the eighth day of their stay.

3. Guidelines for travelers intending to enter from a red list country:

If you are departing from or have spent any time in one of the countries below in the 10 days preceding your journey, you cannot enter the UK unless you are a citizen of the UK or Ireland, a permanent resident of the UK, or hold a UK visa that grants residency rights.

There are currently no countries on the red list.

Before their departure, travelers who fall into this category must:

• take a COVID-19 test within 72 hours of their departure
• book and pay for a quarantine hotel package, including two COVID-19 tests
• complete the passenger locator form (you will need the booking confirmation for your quarantine hotel package before you can fill out this form)Travelers must then quarantine in their arranged hotel immediately upon arrival.