Traveling to the USA & Covid19 – what you need to know- November 2021

What to you need to know before traveling to the USA regarding Covid19 measures? On November 8th, after more than 600 days, the USA lifted a travel ban for vaccinated travelers from Mexico, Canada and Europe. With its French touch, Frenchway Travel handles every aspect and all of the accommodations for people traveling around the world. Our clients work in fashion, sports, media, music, event travel, movie & TV production, advertising and the corporate world. We have great expertise in international travel and especially to and from France, don’t hesitate to contact us for more information. In this article we present you the new requirements to pass the US border.

New Requirements at the US Border

The new U.S. requirements to pass the border:

• By air: a negative test of less than 3 days and proof of full vaccination for 18 and older. Under 18 years old, children must take a Covid19 test within 24h of travel if traveling with an unvaccinated adult and within 3 days if traveling with a vaccinated adult. Passengers must complete an attestation form before departure.
• On land or by ferry: proof of full vaccination for 18 and older. Children under 18 are allowed to enter with a vaccinated adult.

Vaccination Requirements

Vaccination requirements:

• What vaccines are accepted? All the vaccines available in the US (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson) as well as the ones listed by the World Health Organization (AstraZeneca, Covaxin, Covishield, BIBP/Sinopharm and Sinovac) are acceptable for covid-19 vaccination.
• When are you fully vaccinated? Two weeks after your dose of an accepted single-dose vaccine or your second dose of a 2-dose vaccine. (day of vaccination +14 days)

You can find more details by country on the Covid-19 Travel Regulation Map.

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