Latest USA Travel Advisory | Transit Restrictions, Passenger Arrivals, Travel Form Requirements, COVID Test

Latest travel advisory to USA

United States

Published 14.01.2021

1. Passengers who have transited or have been in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China (People's Rep.), Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,  Iceland, Iran, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or in the United Kingdom (excluding overseas territories outside of Europe), in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter and transit.

This does not apply to:

- nationals and permanent residents of the USA;
- spouses of nationals and of permanent residents of the USA. They must have a marriage certificate;
- parents/legal guardians of an unmarried and younger than 21 years national or permanent resident of the USA;
- the unmarried and younger than 21 years brother or sister of a national or permanent resident of the USA, who is unmarried and younger than 21 years;
- the child/foster child/ward of a national or permanent resident of the USA;
- passengers with the following visas: A-1, A-2, C-1, C-1/D, C-2, C-3, CR-1, CR-2, D, E-1 (as an employee of TECRO  or TECO or the employee's immediate family members),
G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, IR-1, IR-4, IH-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 visa;
- members of the U.S. Armed Forces, spouses, and children of members of the U.S. Armed Forces;
- passengers with evidence of traveling at the invitation of the USA government for a purpose related to the  containment/mitigation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19);
- passengers with documents issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or U.S. Department of State indicating
that the passenger is exempt from the restriction;
- B1 crew crewmembers that are engaged in lightering, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activity, wind farm activity,
private air/sea crew and other similar crewmember activities;
- students with an F-1 or M-1 visa and their F-2 and M-2 dependents. They must not arrive from or have been in Brazil,
China (People's Rep.) or Iran in the past 14 days.


2. Passengers arriving in Massachusetts must complete the "Massachusetts Travel Form" at https://www.mass.gov/forms/massachusetts-travel-form


3. Passengers arriving in New York State must complete the "Traveler Health Form" at  https://forms.ny.gov/s3/Welcome-to-New-York-State-Traveler-Health-Form


4. Passports issued to nationals of Belarus which have expired between 30 April 2020 and  31 July 2020, are considered valid with an extension of 3 months.


5. Passengers are subject to Coronavirus (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


6. Passengers arriving from the United Kingdom must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19)
 Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) or a viral antigen test result. The test must have been taken at most 3 days before departure from the United Kingdom.
-This does not apply to:
- passengers younger than 2 years;
- passengers transiting for a maximum of 24 hours through the United Kingdom.


7. Passengers arriving from the United Kingdom must complete a disclosure and attestation form before departure. The form can be
obtained at https://www.cdc.gov or at the departure airport in the United Kingdom.


8. DV-1, DV-2, and DV-3 visas issued after 4 September 2020 with the annotation "Entry Subject to PP 10014" are not accepted for entry until 31 March 2021.


Effective 26 January 2021:

Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) viral antigen or NAAT test result. The test must have been taken at most 3 days before departure from the first embarkation point. Passengers details (e.g., name and date of birth) in the certificate must match those stated in the passport or other travel document; and the test result must specify "negative" or "not detected", if marked "invalid"  it is not accepted.
 
This does not apply to:

- passengers younger than 2 years;
- US military personnel;
- passengers with a medical certificate with a positive Coronavirus (COVID-19) test result issued 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. The test result must specify "positive" or "detected", if marked "invalid"  it is not accepted.