Covid Travel Requirements Updates

 

Covid Travel Requirements Update

As of Tuesday, January 11, 2021

Many U.S. States are placing restrictions on visits. Make sure to check the individual state that you are planning to visit.


Destinations Open to US Travelers without Quarantine

Most destinations require a negative Covid-19 Test performed by a CLIA Certified Lab, most do not accept At Home Tests. Some destinations require a pre-registration or a medical evaluation. Make sure to double check all of the details with that country’s website.

IHC will perform the NAAT/PCR test for travel (Hawaii does not recognize this lab yet). You need to make an appointment online then go to any of their testing centers. They will have most results within 24-48 hours, even for travelers. There is a charge of $100 if it is for travel. IHC will NOT bill the insurance company for travel; you must submit the claim on your own.

Additional Locations:

Note: many of the Destinations have curfews during the late evenings until early mornings; make sure to check the destination for exact times/conditions.

The US State Department has published the following list that explains travel restrictions to some countries: click here to view US State Department list

Mexico is not requiring a Covid-19 Test

  • Albania: PCR test is not required to enter the country

  • Antigua: Borders are open. All travelers arriving by air must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test result taken within 7 days of their flight. Not required for children under 12 years of age. https://visitantiguabarbuda.com/travel-advisory/

  • Bahamas: Negative PCR test must be taken within 5 days. Effective November 1st, Must also complete an online Health Visa. Additional test will be given after being in the Bahamas for 5 days. Eff: November 15: Must buy Covid-19 Health Insurance. https://www.bahamas.com/tags/covid-19

  • Belize: Must book a Gold Standard Hotel, within 72 hours download Belize Health Ap, Negative Covid-19 PCR test within 72 hours. https://belizetourismboard.org/belize-covid-19-update-for-travellers/

  • Bermuda: Each inbound passenger (regardless of age) must apply for travel authorization, at the cost of $75 per adult and $30 for flight crew and children 9 and younger. Visitors who do not have a negative Covid-19 PCR test result will not be given authorization to travel to Bermuda. Upon arrival, passengers must present the pre-departure negative test results and submit to an additional Covid-19 test and quarantine until the results are ready. More tests are required after day three, seven and 14. Be sure you read and understand all the requirements before you go. https://www.gov.bm/coronavirus-travellers

  • Brazil: Negative PCR test required within 72 hours, must complete a health form

  • Cambodia: You must pay a deposit of $3000 to cover testing and possible quarantine costs. You must possess a negative Covid-19 test result taken with 72 hours of arrival. You must also take two more Covid-19 tests -- on arrival and day 13 of a 14-day mandatory quarantine.

  • Colombia:  Negative PCR test must be taken within 96 hours of departure. https://colombia.travel/en/covid-19-lockdown

  • Costa Rica: Open to all US states from Nov 1, 2020. No longer need a negative PCR test, Must fill out a Health Pass online. https://www.visitcostarica.com/en/costa-rica/planning-your-trip/entry-requirements

  • Croatia: Croatia is now closed to American tourists.

  • Dominican Republic: People traveling to the Dominican Republic no longer have to show a negative PCR Covid-19 test result on arrival. DR authorities will give breath tests to no more than 10% of random passengers plus anyone showing symptoms. You must also fill out a health affidavit. https://www.godominicanrepublic.com/newsroom/coronavirus/

  • Dubai: Dubai borders have opened to all travelers. Remaining U.A.E borders remain closed

  • Ecuador: Open to all international travelers with proof of negative Covid-19 test within 10 days, no quarantine. Galápagos Islands are also open but with proof of negative Covid-19 test within 4 days, mandatory health insurance and health declaration needed. http://www.ecuador.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Actualizacion-galapagos-ingles.pdf

  • Egypt: Passengers must identify Egyptian cities being visited, submit a fresh PCR test 96 hours before flight. Cruise operations are still closed. Medical Insurance needed.

  • French Polynesia: US travelers are welcome to the islands of Tahiti and Bora Bora. French Polynesia requires a negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours of departure, to be presented before boarding. Passengers must complete a "sanitary entry form" detailing their state of health and agree to report symptoms and submit to additional testing deemed necessary. https://tahititourisme.com/en-us/covid-19/

  • Ghana: Negative PCR test required within 72 hours of scheduled departure from origin. Face coverings mandatory in public.

  • Guatemala: Negative PCR test required within 72 hours of travel to Guatemala. Passengers need to fill the Health Pass Covid-19 Form

  • Honduras: Travel to Honduras is permitted with a negative Covid-19 PCR and/or serology test. There may also be a quarantine requirement for passengers who have symptoms. Honduras is rated Level 4: Do not travel by the US State Department.

  • India : US citizens that are OCI holder can travel. They can seek exemption from the institutional quarantine by submitting a negative RT-PCR report.

  • Jamaica: Negative Covid-19 test within 10 days. Complete a Travel Authorization Form and other possible requirements. May start to require insurance.https://www.visitjamaica.com/travelauthorization/tas/

  • Kenya: Passengers are permitted to enter with a negative PCR-based Covid-19 test conducted within 96 hours of arrival.

  • The Maldives: has reopened to all international tourists. All arriving tourists must present a negative result for a PCR Covid-19 test taken within 72 hours of arrival. There is no mandatory quarantine.

  • Montenegro: Montenegro welcomes Americans with a negative Covid-19 PCR test result or a positive coronavirus antibody test result, neither older than 72 hours. Travelers 5 and younger than do not have to show test results.

  • Morocco: This North Africa favorite is open to specific US travelers only. You must have reservations with a Moroccan hotel or travel agency or be invited by a Moroccan company for business, the US Embassy in Morocco says. A printed, negative Covid-19 PCR test result taken within 48 hours and a serological test (can be outside 48 hours) are required. Expect a health screening, but no mandatory quarantines are in place. Limited flights available.

  • Namibia: Negative PCR test within 72 hours prior to arrival, full travel itinerary to be provided and medical insurance required.

  • Panama: A Covid-19 PCR or antigen test with a negative result, taken 48 hours or less before arrival time is required.

  • Rwanda: Borders open with requirement of negative PCR test 120 hours prior to arrival.

  • Serbia: You must fill out a self-assessment before entering. One notable exception: If entering Serbia from North Macedonia, Croatia, Bulgaria or Romania, US citizens need to provide a negative Covid-19 PCR test result, taken within the previous 48 hours.

  • St. Barts: The island of St. Barts reopened to international travelers in late June. Visitors are required to show a negative Covid-19 PCR test result, taken within 72 hours of arrival. Those staying longer than a week will need to pay about $150 for an additional test on their eighth day.

  • St. Kitts/Nevis: Negative PCR Test within 72 Hours, additional PCR test required at 7 day mark and 14 day mark if staying that long. Must stay on hotel property, must download SKN Covid-19 Tracing mobile app. If you are staying less than 14 days you will have to take a test there and receive a negative result before they will allow you to leave the country.

  • St. Lucia: US citizens traveling to St. Lucia must provide a negative Covid-19 PCR test, taken within seven days of arrival. Visitors must also complete a travel registration form arrive with a printed copy. Visitors must have confirmed reservations at a Covid-certified property for the duration of their trip. And tourists must stay where they have registered unless the hotel has set up an approved excursion.

  • St. Maarten: Has reopened to US travelers on the Dutch side only, you will not be allowed to go to the French side of the island. You must present a negative result from a PCR test for Covid-19 "obtained from a naso-pharyngeal swab only and performed within 120 hours prior to departure."

  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines: US travelers to St. Vincent and the Grenadines must have a negative Covid-19 PCR test result taken five days or less upon arrival. You'll need to quarantine in an approved hotel for five days and get a second Covid-19 test.

  • Tanzania: Open to international travel, Mt Kilimanjaro open with precautions.

  • Turkey: Borders open to all travelers with temperature check upon arrival.

  • Turks & Caicos: Borders are open. All travelers must have a negative Covid-19 PCR test result taken within 5 days of arrival in the TCI. Passengers must obtain pre-authorization via the TCI Assured portal.

  • Uganda: Negative PCR test within 72 hours, must take a PCR within 72 hours of departing home from Uganda

  • United Kingdom: 10-day quarantine is required.

  • US Virgin Islands: Negative Covid test within 5 days if your state shows a positivity rate of 10% or above.

  • Zambia: Zambia is allowing all international travelers to enter. You'll need a negative Covid-19 test result taken at least 14 days before arrival. There's no quarantine requirement unless you show symptoms.

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