The US has published new rules for travellers, removing its country-by-country travel restrictions and instead introducing international restrictions based on the vaccination status of individual travellers.
The procedures replace a system that essentially blocked most foreign nationals travelling directly from major markets, South Africa.
Starting on 8 November, the United States will admit fully vaccinated foreign air travellers from the 26 so-called Schengen countries in Europe – including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Greece – as well as Britain, Ireland, China, India, South Africa, Iran and Brazil.
The new system carries the following rules:
- Foreign national air travellers to the US will be required to be fully vaccinated;
- Travellers must provide proof of vaccination status before boarding an aeroplane to fly, with only limited exceptions;
- Vaccines accepted will include those FDA approved or authorised, as well as vaccines with an emergency use listing…