COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing for International Travel
The Biden Administration’s international air travel policy is stringent, consistent across the globe, and guided by public health.
Foreign national air travelers to the United States are required to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an airplane to fly to the United States, with only limited exceptions.
The CDC has determined that for the purposes of entry into the United States, vaccines accepted will include those FDA approved or authorized, as well as vaccines with an emergency use listing (EUL) from the World Health Organization (WHO). See the CDC's website for more details.
Previously, vaccinated and non-vaccinated travelers were required to show a negative test result within one day of travel to the United States.
The CDC order requiring all persons to show a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before boarding a flight to the United States, was rescinded, effective on June 12, 2022, at 12:01AM ET. This means that starting at 12:01AM ET on June 12, 2022, U.S. citizen air passengers and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) will not need to get tested and show a negative COVID-19 test result, nor show documentation of recovery from COVID-19, prior to boarding a flight to the United States. Of note, CDC’s Order requiring proof of vaccination for non-U.S. citizen nonimmigrants to travel to the United States is still in effect ( as noted above). For more information see Requirement for Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination for Air Passengers.
