COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements End for Travelers to the U.S.
May 11, 2023
The Biden Administration has announced this past May 1st that effective May 12th, all air travelers coming to the United States are no longer required to show that they have had the COVID-19 vaccine administered. In addition, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will also end their COVID-19 requirements on May 12th at ports of […]
CDC Implementing New COVID-19 Test Requirements for Air Travelers from China
December 30, 2022
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement new COVID-19 travel test requirements effective January 5, 2023, at 12:01 AM ET. All air passengers flying directly from China, Hong Kong, and Macau to the United States will need to have a negative COVID-19 test two days prior to their departure. This requirement will […]
COVID-19 Testing Requirements Update for those Traveling or Returning to the U.S.
July 26, 2022
Back on June 12th, the requirement of showing a negative COVID-19 test for all inbound international air travel to the U.S. prior to boarding a flight has been rescinded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC will reevaluate the situation in 90 days and render a decision whether to reinstate the […]
New Travel Restrictions in Effect for South Africa and Other Countries to the U.S.
November 30, 2021
President Biden issued a new proclamation on November 26th which took effect November 29th restricting travel from South Africa and several other countries in the region to include Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe to the U.S. due to a new variant that has been identified. This travel restriction will not include U.S. […]
Travel Proclamations: Out with the Old and in with the New
November 1, 2021
As of November 8, 2021, the country specific travel ban restrictions are out and the proclamation regarding Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic is in. This proclamation will supersede the previous travel proclamations and they are replaced with a global requirement. Any non-citizen, non-immigrant air traveler coming to the U.S. […]
Presidential Proclamation Issued for India
May 3, 2021
A new Presidential Proclamation has been issued on April 30th that will suspend entry of nonimmigrants from India. This is due to the severity and amount of increasing COVID cases that India is currently experiencing. Any nonimmigrant that was physically present in India within the last 14 days prior to attempting to enter the United […]
Visa Appointment Cancellations in India
April 29, 2021
Due to increasing COVID-19 cases in India, the US Embassy and Consulates have issued a notice that they are cancelling visa appointments through May 15th in New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata. Cancelled appointments are not being rescheduled at this time. Emergency appointments will be conducted but will be reliant on available staff. The US […]
Refrain from International Travel
February 2, 2021
It’s another blog post on international travel. We want to update and to reiterate to our community that future international travel within the next several months should be cancelled/delayed. The Office of International Services (OIS) truly sympathizes with you when it comes to desiring to visit family/friends/loved ones and/or to just plain get away. Traveling […]
Hold off on International Travel
January 25, 2021
The OIS wants to remind the international community that we discourage international travel at this time. This has been the case since last February 2020 due to the pandemic (see: Important Updates from OIS – Coronavirus and Travel Ban). The continued impacts of traveling internationally for our international visitors is still great, even though some […]
Negative COVID-19 Test Results Required for All International Air Passengers Entering the U.S.
January 13, 2021
Beginning January 26th, all inbound travel to the United States by air will now require passengers to obtain a negative COVID-19 test three days prior to flying to the U.S. Outside of international visitors traveling to the U.S., this condition is also applicable to passengers that are citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United […]