On October 25, 2021, President Biden issued a proclamation ending travel bans that restricted the entry of nonimmigrants present in China, Brazil, India, Iran, South Africa, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Schengen Area.1 The proclamation also created a new rule, effective November 8, 2021, that requires all adult nonimmigrant travelers entering the United States via air travel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with limited exceptions. Similarly, non-essential travel for fully vaccinated individuals across land and ferry borders will be permitted as of November 8. Essential travel for unvaccinated individuals across land and ferry borders will be allowed until January 21, 2022, at which time the vaccine requirement will be imposed for all travelers.
You must have received a vaccine approved or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or World Health Organization (WHO), which currently includes the following vaccines: Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (Single Dose), Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Covishield, BIBP/Sinopharm, and Sinovac.2
You are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the last dose of a multi-dose, or the first dose of a single dose, approved vaccine. Receipt of doses from any two different approved vaccines is acceptable.
Before boarding a flight to the United States, adult nonimmigrant travelers must provide proof of vaccination to
Airlines will verify that the form of proof includes a name and date of birth that matches other identification documents, is from an official source within the country the vaccine was issued, and shows full vaccination. You must confirm with the airline if translation is required for documents not in English.
For land border and ferry crossings, CBP will require similar proof of vaccination and that the traveler attest to their reason for travel.
Certain travelers are not required to show proof of vaccination to board a flight to the United States. At this time, these include:
All travelers over the age of two, vaccinated or not, must have a negative COVID-19 test prior to boarding a flight bound for the United States. If you are fully vaccinated, you must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than three days prior to your travel. If you are not vaccinated, you must show a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than one day prior to your travel. If you have recently recovered from COVID-19 in the past 90 days, you must show proof of recovery and provide a letter from a licensed healthcare provider or public health official.
If you are not vaccinated, you will also be required to attest that:
If you want to know more about how the new travel requirements may affect you, we encourage you to contact our office at Miranda & Maldonado, P.C. at 915-587-5000 if you have any questions.
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