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List of the 131 countries where 100% of pandemic travel restrictions have been lifted

• Post author: Andrew D'Amours
• Post published: November 2, 2022
• Post category: Travel tips / Trip planning tips
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Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) have recommended eliminating all travel restrictions and requirements for nearly a year now (including vaccination requirements). Many countries around the world actually did follow the experts’ recommendations quickly, and not just when it suits them like Canada.

Of course, for vaccinated travelers, there are 190+ countries open with no test requirement , so that’s a lot of countries where travel is pretty much back to normal for most people.

Here are the entry rules for the 211 countries/territories Canadians can travel to

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But we think it’s worth highlighting the countries that follow what the experts say and who are now over this: the 131  countries that have lifted all travel restrictions and requirements related to COVID-19 for all  travelers.

No test, no form; nothing. For everyone.

Maybe they deserve your travel dollars if you’re interested in encouraging them! Or maybe they should be avoided if you’re irrationally scared of people who are not vaccinated, as seems to be the case for many people in Canada, sadly.

Entry restrictions and requirements

As you know if you’ve read our summary of how to travel during the pandemic or our guide to the entry rules of each country , it’s very easy to know the rules of any country: they’re all on the same website .

And there’s nothing more beautiful to see than this message on that database.

If you choose one of these 131  countries, travel is entirely back to how it was before the pandemic !

Since October 1 st , Canada joined the list, making your entry into Canada upon return from your trip simple too: there are no pandemic rules left at all!

Map of the 131  countries without any restrictions

So here’s the map of countries that have lifted all pandemic-related travel restrictions and requirements, and the zoomed-in maps for each region too.

America 

List of the 131  countries without any restrictions

And here’s the complete list of those same countries.

(With the date everything was lifted there according to IATA, which doesn’t really seem accurate — we went to El Salvador in January specifically because they had already removed everything and we wanted to encourage them but IATA says February for El Salvador — but what matters is not the date, it’s that today all restrictions are gone in all these countries!)

• Mexico (January 4, 2022)
• El Salvador (February 24, 2022)
• Iceland (February 25, 2022)
• Norway (March 2, 2022)
• Ireland (March 6, 2022)
• Hungary (March 7, 2022)
• Montenegro (March 11, 2022)
• Romania (March 13, 2022)
• Bahrain (March 15, 2022)
• Gabon (March 17, 2022)
• Yemen (March 17, 2022)
• United Kingdom (March 17, 2022)
• Poland (March 28, 2022)
• Gibraltar (March 30, 2022)
• Costa Rica (March 31, 2022)
• Latvia (March 31, 2022)
• Sweden (April 1, 2022)
• Grenada (April 4, 2022)
• Czechia (April 9, 2022)
• Jamaica (April 16, 2022)
• North Macedonia (April 21, 2022)
• Slovenia (April 25, 2022)
• Albania (May 1, 2022)
• Bulgaria (May 1, 2022)
• Croatia (May 1, 2022)
• Greece (May 1, 2022)
• Kosovo (May 1, 2022)
• Kuwait (May 1, 2022)
• Kyrgyzstan (May 1, 2022)
• Liechtenstein (May 1, 2022)
• Lithuania (May 1, 2022)
• Switzerland (May 1, 2022)
• Moldova (May 3, 2022)
• Serbia (May 3, 2022)
• Congo (May 5, 2022)
• Falkland Islands (May 5, 2022)
• Afghanistan (May 10, 2022)
• Vietnam (May 15, 2022)
• Austria (May 16, 2022)
• Oman (May 22, 2022)
• Belgium (May 23, 2022)
• Denmark (May 24, 2022)
• Faroe Islands (May 24, 2022)
• Greenland (May 24, 2022)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina (May 27, 2022)
• Belarus (May 28, 2022)
• Bonaire (June 1, 2022)
• Cyprus (June 1, 2022)
• Italy* (June 1, 2022)
• Turkey (June 1, 2022)
• Curaçao (June 5, 2022)
• Kazakhstan (June 8, 2022)
• Uzbekistan (June 10, 2022)
• Georgia (June 15, 2022)
• Estonia (June 16, 2022)
• Benin (June 16, 2022)
• Egypt (June 17, 2022)
• United States Virgin Islands (June 28, 2022)
• Trinidad & Tobago (July 1, 2022)
• Finland (July 1, 2022)
• South Africa (July 4, 2022)
• Portugal (July 5, 2022)
• Australia (July 6, 2022)
• Slovakia (July 13, 2022)
• Malta (July 25, 2022)
• Armenia (July 27, 2022)
• The British Virgin Islands (July 27, 2022)
• Guadeloupe (August 1, 2022)
• French Guiana (August 1, 2022)
• French Polynesia (August 1, 2022)
• France (August 1, 2022)
• Mayotte (August 1, 2022)
• Monaco (August 1, 2022)
• New Caledonia (August 1, 2022)
• Rwanda (August 1, 2022)
• Malaysia (August 2, 2022)
• Réunion (August 2, 2022)
• Sudan  (August 2, 2022)
• Madagascar (August 11, 2022)
• Guatemala (August 15, 2022)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis (August 16, 2022)
• Cayman Islands (August 24, 2022)
• Argentina (August 26, 2022)
• Antigua & Barbuda (August 29, 2022)
• Namibia (August 29, 2022)
• Dominica (August 31, 2022)
• Guam (September 1, 2022)
• Lesotho (September 6, 2022)
• Cook Islands (September 12, 2022)
• Vanuatu (September 12, 2022)
• Cape Verde (September 15, 2022)
• Panama (September 15, 2022)
• Dominican Republic (September 16, 2022)
• Netherlands (September 18, 2022)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (September 20, 2022)
• Bhutan (September 22, 2022)
• The Bahamas (September 22, 2022)
• Barbados (September 23, 2022) 
• Lebanon (September 28, 2022)
• Botswana (September 30, 2022)
• Canada* (October 1, 2022)
• Luxembourg (October 1, 2022)
• Thailand (October 1, 2022)
• Anguila (October 4, 2022)
• Samoa (October 4, 2022)
• Cambodia (October 6, 2022)
• Papua New Guinea (October 6, 2022)
• Guyana (October 7, 2022)
• Ecuador (October 20, 2022)
• Ethiopia (October 20, 2022)
• Belize (October 21, 2022)
• Spain* (October 21, 2022)
• Montserrat (October 24, 2022)
• Paraguay (October 26, 2022)
• Peru (October 31, 2022)
• Algeria (November 1, 2022)
• Qatar* (November 1, 2022)
• Sint Maarten (November 1, 2022)
• Saint Martin (November 1, 2022)
• Senegal (November 10, 2022)
• Eritrea (November 10, 2022)
• United Arab Emirates (November 10, 2022)
• Eswatini (November 17, 2022)
• Somalia (November 21, 2022)
• Iraq (December 1, 2022)
• Tunisia (December 2, 2022)
• Sri Lanka (December 8, 2022)
• Gambia (December 13, 2022)
• New Zealand (December 21, 2022)
• Laos (December 29, 2022)

*Restrictions only on flights from China but most Canadians can’t enter China

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Hi Andrew, Thanks for this site of yours, very helpful with important info for the unvaccinated traveller that’s been on hold for overseas travelling for too long. Im wanting to travel to Bali in May. Im getting a medical exemption thru Aust government to get into Bali. I have been told by travellers that it has been accepted getting through customs. I can only trust. I want to travel onto Thailand then onto Brazil to stop off at Foz Do Iguacu International Airport to see Iguazu Waterfalls. Have a look around then make my way to Peru , then onto panama , costa ric , elsavado , Guatemal Belize and Mexico . I dont want to fly into America. Whats yr advise for a 67yr young intrepid traveller thats unjabbed as we call it wanting to go to those countries without vax papers . I will be insured and will be taking all natural remedies plus ivamectum, hydroxchloroquine etc for health support. Tell me the pros and cons from yr m to show me the way safely perspective. I will be travelling with God the great spirit and my spiritual support family team. Surrendering to them in keeping me safe, supported and guide me on my adventure. Whats your feeling Andrew?

Hi, I certainly won’t give any medical advice because that’s not my area of expertise (and frankly, as a healthy not-overweight person in my early 30s, I stopped caring about COVID-19 a very long time ago, so I do not take any more precautions than I did before this pandemic). Your doctor can give you advice for your own health situation and hopefully put the risk into context too, which a lot of people are clearly very terrible at doing (as we saw for the past 3 years now).

In terms of travel, the pros are obvious: travel is amazing. That trip sounds amazing. In terms of the rules, the con is that one thing is for sure: the more countries you want to visit, the more time you’ll need to put in to look at the rules. Some countries still have vaccination requirements so there’s no way around it. Take the time to look at each country’s rules closely. For example, I was looking into going to Bali myself and I know they do require vaccination, but I haven’t looked into the exceptions and workarounds. You’ll have to do that for every country, unless you simply stick to all the countries that have removed all rules. That is more than doable, given there are so many countries that are over all this.

Thank you for this list and for supporting people who didnt cuck to tyranny. As an unvaccinated Canadian who has lost almost everything in the last 2 years (2021 when the vaccine tyranny began) Thank you. F*ck Trudeau and every MP who voted for these evil evil measures.

Hi, it’s our pleasure to keep all travelers informed!

Il semble qu’il n’y plus aucune restrictions pour entrer en Allemagne depuis le 11 juin 2022

Pas pour tous les voyageurs, c’était le seul critère de cette liste-ci. On est en train d’évaluer si on devrait enlever le Canada et les autres qui ont ajouté des règles spéciales pour la Chine récemment.

New Zealand also is open to all https://covid19.govt.nz/international-travel/travel-to-new-zealand-by-air/

Nope, unfortunately they still have some rules on the only official rules database that matters so they do not qualify to be on this list yet.

As per “Spain Travel Health” website: “As of Tuesday, 20 September 2022, the Spain Travel Health (SpTH) portal, both the website and the mobile applications (APPs), will no longer be operational. It will no longer be necessary to complete the health control form to travel to Spain nor to show the SpTH QR code at the airport of arrival.”

Andrew, I would like to confirm if Spain now fits the criteria for this list. Is a PCR test still required in absence of vaccination proof, or is that removed altogether with the health form requirement? Thanks!

According to the official rules, there are still requirements unfortunately. There’s only one website that is reliable, the official source . It says vaccination is still required, or a PCR. Updated 9/20. So I would assume it’s still required until that website changes.

Can you share with us why you think Canada and the United States are still holding on to these travel restrictions. What is their reasoning? Thank you

It’s clearly not science, because if so the definition of vaccination would not be 2 doses from a year and a half ago. So it’s political science. As soon as politicians will believe they will score more political points by removing the useless restrictions than by keeping them to “punish” the evil anti-vaxxers, they will remove the useless restrictions.

Any update on when the US border might open to the unvaxed non nationals?

Hi, it seemed like they would change if they had any interest in being even remotely logical, but clearly, their science is even worse than expected. So hard to tell if it will change soon. They say the pandemic’s over, they say having separate rules for the unvaccinated makes no sense… and so naturally, they have pandemic rules for the unvaccinated only. It’s all just as rational as it’s been all along, basically :S

Hi, Yes, I want to know which countries are sanitary restriction free. Thanks for sharing this hard to find information all in one place. I’d rather travel to countries that don’t restrict your mobility and basic bodily functions.

AFAIK the Dominican republic is fully open since a long time as well.

Not according to the official source at least. It says filling out a form is still required.

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Places the U.S. Government Warns Not to Travel Right Now

You may want to reconsider traveling to these countries right now.

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Crime, civil unrest and terrorism are common risk factors for countries that end up on the State Department's "Do Not Travel" advisory list.

In 2024, tourism across the globe is “well on track” to return to pre-pandemic levels, according to projections by UN Tourism.

Global conflicts and natural disasters , ranging from a series of coups across Africa to catastrophic earthquakes in the Middle East affected international travel patterns throughout 2023. Still, international tourist arrivals reached 87% of pre-pandemic levels in 2023, according to estimates by UN Tourism .

In January 2024 alone, about 4.6 million U.S. citizens left the country for international destinations, 17% higher than the same month in 2019, according to the International Trade Administration . But some destinations warrant more caution than others.

On Oct. 19, 2023, following the outbreak of war between Israel and Gaza and flaring tensions in the region, the U.S. State Department issued a worldwide caution advisory due to “increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests.” Prior to this update, the most recent worldwide caution advisory was issued in 2022 after a U.S. strike killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s successor as leader of Al Qaeda, causing “a higher potential for anti-American violence.” The worldwide caution advisory remains in effect.

The U.S. State Department also issues individual travel advisory levels for more than 200 countries globally, continually updating them based on a variety of risk indicators such as health, terrorism and civil unrest. Travel advisory levels range from Level 1, which means exercise normal precautions, to Level 4, which means do not travel there.

About 10% of countries – 19 total – have a Level 4: “Do Not Travel” advisory as of Mar. 4. In Level 4 countries, the U.S. government may have “very limited ability” to step in should travelers’ safety or security be at risk, according to the State Department. Crime, civil unrest, kidnapping and terrorism are common risk factors associated with Level 4 countries.

So far in 2024, the State Department made changes to the existing Level 4 advisories for Myanmar, Iran and Gaza, and moved Niger and Lebanon off of the Level 4 list.

Places With a Level 4 Travel Advisory

These are the primary areas the U.S. government says not to travel to right now, in alphabetical order:

Jump to Place: Afghanistan Belarus Burkina Faso Central African Republic Myanmar (formerly Burma) Gaza Haiti Iran Iraq Libya Mali Mexico North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Russia Somalia South Sudan Sudan Syria Ukraine Venezuela Yemen

Afghanistan: The Central Asian country is wrestling with “terrorism, risk of wrongful detention, kidnapping and crime,” according to the State Department. U.S. citizens are specifically at risk for wrongful detention and kidnapping. In 2022, the government reinstituted public floggings and executions, and women’s rights are disappearing under Taliban control. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul halted operations in August 2021. Since the Taliban took control , many forms of international aid have been halted . Meanwhile, in 2023, some of the year’s deadliest earthquakes killed more than 2,400 in Afghanistan while the country continues to face a years-long extreme drought.

Belarus: Belarus, which shares a western border with Russia and a southern border with Ukraine, has been flagged for “Belarusian authorities’ continued facilitation of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the buildup of Russian military forces in Belarus, the arbitrary enforcement of local laws, the potential of civil unrest, the risk of detention, and the Embassy’s limited ability to assist U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to Belarus.” The U.S. Embassy in Minsk halted operations in February 2022.

Burkina Faso: Terrorism, crime and kidnapping are plaguing this West African nation. Terrorist attacks may target hotels, restaurants and schools with little to no warning, and the East and Sahel regions of the country are under a state of emergency. In late November 2023, hundreds died in clashes between state security forces and rebels near the country’s border with Mali. In June, more than 2 million people in Burkina Faso were displaced due to “violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group.”

Central African Republic: While there have not been specific incidents of U.S. citizens targeted with violence or crime, violent crime and sudden closure of roads and borders is common. The advisory states that “Embassy Bangui’s limited capacity to provide support to U.S. citizens, crime, civil unrest, and kidnapping” is a factor in its assessment. Recent data from UNICEF suggests the country has the worst drinking water accessibility of all countries in 2022.

Myanmar (Formerly Burma): Armed conflict and civil unrest are the primary reasons to not travel to this Southeast Asian country, which experienced a military coup in early 2021. Limited health care resources, wrongful detentions and “areas with land mines and unexploded ordnance” are also listed as risk factors. After Ukraine and Israel, Myanmar had the highest conflict-related death toll in 2023.

Gaza : Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization as designated by the State Department, controls much of the Gaza Strip, which shares borders with both Israel and Egypt. On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas fighters broke across the border into Israel, killing hundreds of civilians and soldiers in a brazen attack that stunned Israelis. On Oct. 10, Israel hit the Gaza Strip with “the fiercest air strikes in its 75-year conflict” according to Reuters . The conflict has since escalated into war between Israel and Hamas, with regular Israeli airstrikes leading to extensive civilian casualties in Gaza. As of mid-December, nearly 85% of Gaza’s population were displaced from their homes, according to UN estimates . The region continues to face shortages of food , water, electricity and medical supplies , with conditions deemed “far beyond a humanitarian crisis.” The State Department warns of terrorism and armed conflict within Gaza’s borders.

Haiti: In July 2023, the Department of State ordered all non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members to leave the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince in response to the increased risk of kidnapping and violent crime in the country , as well as armed conflict between gangs and police. The travel advisory states that cases of kidnapping “often involve ransom negotiations and U.S. citizen victims have been physically harmed during kidnappings.” The travel advisory also states that “U.S. citizens in Haiti should depart Haiti as soon as possible” given “the current security situation and infrastructure challenges.” A series of gang attacks in late September 2023 caused thousands to flee their homes, and many aid groups have been forced to cut or suspend operations amid escalating violence in recent months.

Iran: Terrorism, kidnapping and civil unrest are risk factors for all travelers to Iran, while U.S. citizens are specifically at risk for “arbitrary arrest.” U.S.-Iranian nationals such as students, journalists and business travelers have been arrested on charges of espionage and threatening national security. Executions in Iran rose sharply between 2021 and 2022, bringing the country’s total to nearly 580 people over the year, according to a report by Amnesty International released in May 2023.

Iraq: The State Department cites “terrorism, kidnapping, armed conflict [and] civil unrest” as cause for the country’s Level 4 distinction. Iraq’s northern borders, and its border with Syria, are especially dangerous. Since the escalation of conflict in neighboring Israel in October, there has been an increase in attacks against Iraqi military bases, which host U.S. troops and other international forces. In October 2023, non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members were ordered to leave the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.

Libya: Following the end of its dictatorship over a decade ago, Libya has been wrought with internal conflict between armed groups in the East and West. Armed conflict, civil unrest, crime, kidnapping and terrorism are all risk factors. U.S. citizens have been targets of kidnapping for ransom, with terrorists targeting hotels and airports frequented by Westerners. The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli halted operations in 2014. In mid-September 2023, floods, which some say were intensified by climate change , killed thousands in eastern Libya. Clashes between armed factions escalated across the country in the latter half of 2023, including in the capital city of Tripoli and in Benghazi.

Mali: After experiencing military coups in 2020 and 2021, crime, terrorism and kidnapping are all prevalent threats in this West African landlocked nation. In July 2022, non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families were ordered to leave the country due to higher risk of terrorist activity. A U.N. report in August 2023 said that military groups in the country, including both Mali security forces and possibly Russian Wagner mercenaries, were spreading terror through the use of violence against women and human rights abuses. Democratic elections were supposed to occur in February 2024, but Mali’s military junta postponed the plans indefinitely. In December, the U.N. officially ended a decade-long peacekeeping presence in the country, which had been among the agency’s deadliest missions, with hundreds of the mission personnel killed since 2013.

Mexico: Each state in Mexico is assessed separately for travel advisory levels. Six of the 32 states in Mexico are designated as Level 4: Colima, Guerrero, Michoacan, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas. Crime and kidnapping are listed as the primary risk factors throughout the country. Nearly 112,000 people were missing across the country as of October, a number the U.N. has called “alarming.”

North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea): U.S. passports are not valid for travel “to, in, or through” this country, home to one of the world's longest-running dynastic dictatorships. The travel advisory states that the Level 4 distinction is due to “the continuing serious risk of arrest and long-term detention of U.S. nationals.” In July 2023, a U.S. soldier fled across the border into North Korea, where he is believed to be in North Korean custody, the first American detained in the North in nearly five years. He was returned to U.S. custody in September 2023.

Russia: The travel advisory for Russia cites its invasion of Ukraine , harassment of U.S. citizens by Russian government officials and arbitrary law enforcement as a few of the reasons for the Level 4 designation. Chechnya and Mount Elbrus are specifically listed as Level 4 regions. Terrorism, civil unrest, health, kidnapping and wrongful detention are all noted as risks.

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Somalia: A severe drought resulting from five failed rainy seasons in a row killed 43,000 people in 2022, and caused a famine amid conflict with Islamist insurgents . Violent crime is common throughout Somalia , pirates frequent its coast off the Horn of Africa, and medical facilities, where they exist, have limited capacity. Crime, terrorism, civil unrest, health and kidnapping are all risk factors. In January 2024, some passengers aboard a U.N.-contracted helicopter were taken hostage by al-Shabaab militants after the vehicle crashed in central Somalia.

South Sudan: Crime, kidnapping and armed conflict are the primary risk factors for South Sudan, which separated from Sudan in 2011, making it the world’s newest country . Weapons are readily available, and travelers have been victims of sexual assault and armed robbery.

Sudan: The U.S. evacuated its embassy in Khartoum in April 2023, and the country closed its airspace due to the ongoing conflict in the country, only permitting humanitarian aid and evacuation efforts. Fighting has escalated in the region between two warring generals seeking to gain control after a military coup in 2021 ousted the country’s prime minister. Civil unrest is the primary risk factor for Africa’s third largest country by area. Crime, terrorism, kidnapping and armed conflict are also noted. The International Criminal Court began investigating alleged war crimes and violence against African ethnic groups in the country in 2023. Millions have fled their homes due to conflict, and the U.N. has said its efforts to provide aid have been hindered by a lack of support, safety and resources. As recently as December 2023, the United Nations warned of catastrophic famine , with millions of children at-risk for malnutrition .

Syria: The advisory states that “No part of Syria is safe from violence,” with terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, armed conflict and risk of unjust detention all potential risk factors. U.S. citizens are often a target for kidnappings and detention. The U.S. Embassy in Damascus halted operations in 2012. Fighting in neighboring Israel has escalated since October, and the conflict has spilled over into Syria, where the U.S. has carried out air strikes following drone and rocket attacks against American troops in Syria and Iraq, triggered by the Israel-Hamas war.

Ukraine: Russian setbacks in their invasion of Ukraine buoyed hopes in Ukraine in 2023. However, Ukraine is a Level 4 country due to Russia’s invasion, with crime and civil unrest also noted as risk factors. The country’s forces shot down two Russian fighter jets on Christmas Eve 2023, in a move Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said “sets the right mood for the entire year ahead.”

Venezuela: Human rights abuses and lack of health care plague this South American nation, which has been in a political crisis since 2014. In 2019, diplomatic personnel were withdrawn from the U.S. Embassy in Caracas. Threats in the country include crime, civil unrest, kidnapping, wrongful detention and poor health infrastructure.

Yemen: Six of the nine risk factors defined by the State Department – terrorism, civil unrest, health risks, kidnapping, armed conflict and landmines – are all present in Yemen. Despite private companies offering tourist visits to the Yemeni island of Socotra, the U.S. government argues those arranging such visits “are putting tourists in danger.” Civil war and cholera are also both present throughout the country. The U.S. Embassy in Sanaa halted operations in 2015. The country has experienced a relative lull in the civil war fighting, but as peace negotiations have gotten traction, flare ups in the fighting have jeopardized progress. Most recently, the U.S. and U.K. have carried out a series of airstrikes in the country, targeting Iran-backed Houthi sites.

Other Countries to Watch

Since Jan. 1, the State Department has updated travel advisories for 17 different countries as well as for the West Bank and Gaza, adding information about specific regions or risk factors, or simply renewing an existing advisory. Travel advisory levels can change based on several factors in a nation, such as increased civil unrest, policies that affect human rights or higher risks of unlawful detention.

The State Department has given about 25 countries an assessment of Level 3, meaning it recommends people “reconsider travel” to those destinations.

On Oct. 14, one week after the deadly Hamas attack on Israel, Israel and the West Bank were both moved from Level 2 to Level 3, while Gaza remains at Level 4. The region’s travel advisory was updated in November to reflect travel restrictions for certain government employees who have not already left the area, and it was updated again on Jan. 3.

Following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in early October, the U.S. State Department raised Lebanon ’s travel advisory level from a Level 3 to a Level 4 level due to “the unpredictable security situation related to rocket, missile, and artillery exchanges” between Israel and Hezbollah or other militant groups. In December, the U.S. Embassy in Beirut returned to normal staffing and presence, and on Jan. 29, the country was moved back to Level 3. Crime, terrorism, armed conflict, civil unrest, kidnapping and unexploded landmines are listed as the country’s primary risk factors. However, the country’s borders with Syria and with Israel, as well as refugee settlements within Lebanon, are specifically noted as Level 4 regions.

China became a Level 3 country in late 2020, with an update in December 2022 citing “the surge in COVID-19 cases, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, and COVID-19-related restrictions” as the reason for the advisory. In June 2023, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) was moved from the Level 3 to the Level 2 list, but travelers are still advised to be cautious in the area due to “arbitrary enforcement of local laws.” Meanwhile, Macau remains at Level 3.

Following an attempted coup in August 2023, Niger was elevated to Level 4 in August and the Department of State ordered all non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members to leave the U.S. Embassy in Niamey. In early January 2024, the overall risk level for the country was lowered back to Level 3. Despite the new classification, the State Department still asks non-emergency government personnel and eligible family members to depart the country.

In mid-December 2023 there was an explosion at Guinea’s main fuel depot which has since affected access to health care and basic goods and services. The country was subsequently designated a Level 3 nation after having previously been Level 2. Concerns about civil unrest, health, crime and fuel shortages impacting local infrastructure were listed as the primary risk factors contributing to the change.

Several Level 3 countries are among the worst countries for human trafficking, as designated by the State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report . Level 3 countries on this list include Papua New Guinea, Guinea Bissau, China and Chad. There are also nine Level 4 countries designated as among the worst for human trafficking: Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Syria, South Sudan and Venezuela.

Over 70 countries are currently at Level 2, meaning the State Department recommends travelers “exercise increased caution” when traveling to those destinations.

Botswana became the newest Level 2 country on Feb. 26 after having previously been Level 1, with crime noted as the primary risk factor.

France, which saw nationwide protests throughout 2023, has civil unrest and terrorism noted as risk factors for its Level 2 status, and Sweden’s Level 2 status is associated with risks of terrorism.

The Level 2 travel advisory for the Bahamas was updated in January to reflect water safety concerns. The advisory warns that “activities involving commercial recreational watercraft, including water tours, are not consistently regulated” and notes that government personnel are “not permitted to use independently operated jet-ski rentals on New Providence and Paradise Islands.” It also warns visitors to be mindful of sharks, weather and water conditions. The advisory also says that crime is a primary risk factor with gang-on-gang violence contributing to high homicide rates in some areas. Visitors are asked to “be vigilant” and to not physically resist robbery attempts.

Bangladesh 's Level 2 travel advisory was updated in October 2023 to add a note about the country’s general election , which took place Jan. 7, 2024. The advisory states “demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate into violence.” The U.S. has since claimed the country’s election was not free nor fair.

In November 2023, several Level 2 travel advisories were updated with new cautionary information. The advisory for Ghana was updated to reflect threats against LGBTQI+ travelers specifically, noting “anti-LGBTQI+ rhetoric and violence have increased in recent years.” Meanwhile, the advisory for South Africa was updated in February to note that routes recommended by GPS may be unsafe with higher risk for crime.

Turkmenistan was moved off of the Level 2 list to become the newest addition to the Level 1 list on Jan. 22, meaning normal precautions are recommended but there are no risk factors causing travelers to practice increased caution.

The State Department asks travelers to pay attention to travel advisory levels and alerts , review country information pages for their destinations and read related country security reports before going abroad.

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Countries That Don’t Require COVID Vaccinations For Travel

For travelers who have seen their free-movement rights denied due to the coronavirus pandemic, here is a list of countries that currently allow visitors to enter without a COVID-19 test or quarantine or with very few restrictions.   

Also, find countries that have dropped all or most of their local Covid-19 restrictions. Notice that governments can and will change entry restrictions depending on economic, political, and epidemiology factors. As of today, these are the ones welcoming back tourists, no questions asked.

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Countries Without COVID Mandates (No Vaccine, No Test)

United states.

As of May 12, a notable change has taken place regarding the entry requirements for travelers visiting the United States during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It is worth mentioning that no COVID-19-related restrictions or requirements are currently in effect for individuals entering the country. This significant update brings forth a sense of relief and convenience, as visitors are no longer obligated to provide proof of vaccination or present a negative COVID-19 test result upon arrival. 

This development marks a positive step towards a more open and accessible travel experience, enabling visitors to enjoy their time in the United States without the burden of additional documentation.

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is no longer required to enter Colombia. In the same way, pre-entry and arrival COVID-19 tests are not required and quarantine after you enter Colombia has also been lifted.

Travelers are no longer subject to strict health checks when traveling to the Bahamas.

Visitors are no longer required to present a COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination prior to entry to the country.

While there is no quarantine requirement when entering the Bahamas, individuals who are symptomatic or test positive for COVID -19 must be quarantined.

The last pandemic-related travel requirement, the Air Suvidha form, has been eliminated, according to the Indian government.

As of today, Nov. 22, international travelers no longer need to fill out this form or present a PCR COVID -19 test. Previously, they had to do so to enter the country.

According to the official statement , the updates have been made “in light of sustained declining COVID-19 trajectory and significant advances being made in COVID-19 vaccination coverage both globally as well as in India.”

Spain 

Both EU and non-EU citizens will no longer need to present documentation of their vaccinations, recovery, or COVID-19 test results in order to enter the country as of October 21, 2022.

The government website states: “All COVID-19 travel restrictions for travelers to Spain have been lifted. The rules that previously applied to travelers coming to Spain no longer apply.”

Canada is the latest country to drop Covid-related travel restrictions. Canadian Government announced on Monday, September 26 that all the border entry rules along with mask mandates will be dropped as of October 1.

From Oct. 1, authorities will no longer require travelers to present proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results. People will also be able to attend crowded events without having to produce proof of vaccination. Officials announced that the nationwide state of emergency, which expired on September 30, will not be extended.

The current rules will be scrapped starting Oct. 1.

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Türkiye finally abolishes all health requirements for international tourists.

As confirmed by the Interior Ministry, international travelers no longer have to get tested or present other Covid-19 documents.

Previously, travelers who could not present a vaccination certificate when crossing the border were required to present a negative PCR test 72 hours before entry or a rapid antigen test within 48 hours of departure.

• New Zealand

The government of New Zealand has announced that all COVID-19-related travel restrictions and testing requirements have been withdrawn.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern removed all vaccine restrictions, as well as the obligation to self-test after arrival, on September 13. Testing will now be “encouraged,” but not required.

“It’s time to safely turn the page on our COVID-19 management, and live without the extraordinary measures we have previously used,” Ardern said in a statement. “Today marks a milestone in our response. Finally, rather than feeling that COVID dictates what happens to us, our lives, and our futures, we take back control.”

Read our full post: New Zealand Drops Vaccine And Testing Requirements For International Travelers

Jamaica will drop pre-departure Covid-19 testing for all, vaccinated and unvaccinated visitors starting April 16.

“We’re optimistic that these will serve to increase the appeal of Jamaica as a premier destination and keep us moving toward a stronger recovery for the tourism sector and our economy as a whole,”  said Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism.

Effective May 16, all travelers will be permitted restriction-free entry as the country has decided to lift all of its COVID-19 entry rules, authorities have announced.

“Travel to Austria is possible for touristic purposes. From May 16, proof of vaccination/recovery or a test is no longer needed,” the statement of the portal reads.

This news applies to all travelers regardless of their country of departure or origin.

Belize has dropped all Covid-19 entry restrictions for international travelers. The move means that visitors no longer need to present proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test taken shortly before departure to the Central American country. 

Kevin Bernard, the minister of health and wellness for Belize, told reporters that “with the emergence of weaker variants of COVID-19 and with the global trend of restrictions being relaxed, the time has come to take the pressure off of our health systems,”

“We’ve reached a level where it’s now everyone’s personal responsibility to decide whether they want to be vaccinated or not.”

According to the Cypriot government on Friday, travelers to Cyprus will no longer have to present a valid COVID -19 vaccination or a recovery certificate, nor will they have to present a negative COVID -19 test from June 1 to enter the country.

The government has also decided to abolish the requirement to wear face masks in all indoor places in Cyprus from June 1, with the exception of hospitals, nursing homes and other indoor medical facilities.

Those heading to the countless festivals in Ireland are no longer subject to Covid-19 entry restrictions. 

“There are no post-arrival testing or quarantine requirements for travelers to Ireland. Travel carriers will not ask to check a PLF receipt prior to traveling to Ireland,” the Irish government said in a statement.

“Any individual that develops Covid-19 symptoms while in Ireland should follow the HSE (Health Service Executive) guidance in relation to isolation and undertaking antigen or PCR testing as appropriate,” the Irish government pointed out through a statement.”

Keep in mind that passengers visiting Northern Ireland must still adhere to all UK travel regulations.

Read our full post: Ireland Removes All Testing And Vaccine Entry Restrictions For International Travelers

This amazing country, dubbed “an open-air museum,” is open for tourism and has removed pre-departure and post-arrival testing as well as proof of vaccination for foreign visitors, as of March 1.

Regardless of vaccination status, all travelers to Jordan must register on the Gateway2Jordan platform site and follow the Jordanian government’s guidelines.

Most visitors need a visa to enter Jordan. Click here for additional information on visa requirements. 

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19 Countries That Have Dropped All COVID Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Visitors

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If COVID-19 travel restrictions like negative tests or quarantine have been holding you back from international trips, here’s some good news: many countries have completely lifted their pandemic travel mandates to enter the country. Some countries require proof of vaccination instead of a negative test while others require neither.

Here are 19 popular international travel destinations that have dropped COVID entry requirements for vaccinated travelers. 

Just remember that the United States requires its own negative COVID-19 test from passengers returning to the U.S. regardless of vaccination status.

Editor’s Note: Although the information below was correct at the time of publication, always make sure to check the most up-to-date travel restrictions and guidance before booking or traveling to your destination, as rules can quickly change. 

Antigua and Barbuda

Travelers to Antigua and Barbuda are required to have valid vaccination documentation and have received at least two doses or the approved single dose of the vaccine. Fully vaccinated travelers are not required to present a negative-result PCR or Rapid Antigen Test, unless they show symptoms of possible infection. Fully vaccinated individuals who do show symptoms may be required to submit a test at their own expense. 

Unvaccinated minors between the ages of 5 and 18 must present a negative-result test within four or fewer days of arrival to Antigua and Barbuda. Unvaccinated minors who are not staying at a certified accommodation like a vacation rental, may be required to quarantine at home for a period of 10 to 14 days. Children under the age of 5 do not require testing. 

Effective March 19, 2022, all travelers to Aruba will no longer be required to present a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination. Previously, Aruba required proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. 

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Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens are welcome to travel to Belgium without any prior testing. Valid proof of vaccination is required to enter the country. CDC or state-issued vaccination cards are acceptable. Those who are unvaccinated and wish to travel to Belgium are required to quarantine for seven days upon arrival and present a negative COVID-19 test. A PCR test must be performed no more than 72 hours prior and a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) must be performed no more than 24 hours prior to arrival in Belgium. 

Beginning April 1, 2022 , Costa Rica will drop most of its COVID-19 entry requirements. Prior to April, U.S. travelers were required to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccine with an acceptable vaccine card. After April, proof of vaccination, purchase of supplemental health insurance and submission of an online health pass will no longer be required.

There are no testing requirements for fully vaccinated individuals traveling to Denmark. Testing is required for individuals who are unvaccinated. However, Denmark’s Faroe Islands, do require a negative test. 

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Dominican Republic

Travelers to the Dominican Republic are not required to provide a negative-result COVID-19 test. However, rapid tests are performed on randomly selected travelers upon arrival. Other health screenings and temperature checks do take place at the airport

Fully vaccinated travelers from the U.S. can enter France with proof of completed vaccination. Travelers who are not fully vaccinated are required to submit a negative PCR or antigen test within 72 hours of entering France. There are no quarantine requirements. 

As of February 2022, French also requires travelers 18 years old and over to receive a booster dose of the vaccine if it has been nine months or more since your second dose or single dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine in order to be considered fully vaccinated. Travelers who are not fully vaccinated must present a negative COVID-10 test.

Fully vaccinated travelers can enter Germany with proof of vaccination, and children under 12 who are not fully vaccinated but accompanied by a vaccinated adult are permitted with a negative COVID-19 test. Children under 6 do not require a test. 

Unvaccinated individuals will need to demonstrate an important need to travel to Germany in order to gain entry. Also, travelers who have been in a German designated virus-variant area in the last 10 days must present a negative PCR test, regardless of vaccination status. 

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As of February 2022, U.S. travelers over the age of 5 can visit Greece with a valid vaccination certificate and no COVID-19 testing. The vaccine certificate is valid for nine months after completing your vaccine or indefinitely if you have received a booster dose. Unvaccinated travelers must show proof of a negative PCR test performed 72 hours prior to arrival or a rapid antigen test performed 24 hours before arrival.

As of March 7, 2022 Hungary no longer has any COVID-related travel restrictions and a COVID-19 test is not required to enter the country.

No COVID-19 testing is required to enter Iceland regardless of vaccination status, and health screening procedures are no longer in place for arriving airport passengers.

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As of March 6, 2022, travelers to Ireland are no longer required to show proof of vaccination, proof of recovery or a negative PCR test upon arrival in the country. There are no post-arrival testing or quarantine requirements for those traveling to Ireland. 

A negative COVID-19 test is not required for travelers entering Mexico. Health screenings and temperature checks are possible for some travelers at Mexico airports. 

As of Feb. 12, 2022, all COVID-19 entry requirements to Norway have been lifted . No testing, quarantine, or medical registration is needed to enter the country. Face mask and social distancing mandates have also been lifted throughout the country and its establishments. 

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Fully vaccinated travelers (at least 14 days prior) are permitted to enter Panama with proof of vaccination and an electronic sworn affidavit. However, unvaccinated individuals must present a negative PCR or antigen test within 72 hours of arrival in Panama or be tested at the airport at their expense. Health screening procedures are in place at Panama airports. 

As of Fab. 28, 2022, fully vaccinated travelers to Peru who are at least 12 years old, must present a valid vaccination card before boarding a plane to Peru and complete an electronic health sworn statement. A third booster dose is required for those over the age of 40 to be considered fully vaccinated. Unvaccinated travelers must present a negative PCR test issued up to 48 hours before boarding. Anyone arriving in Peru with symptoms must complete a mandatory quarantine. 

Once in Peru the use of a KN95 mask or three-fold surgical mask with a fabric mask is mandatory when in public. Anyone over 18 must also present proof of vaccination when entering establishments. 

Non-essential travelers to Spain for tourism, must show proof of vaccination to enter the country but no COVID-19 testing is required. Vaccines are considered valid from 14 days after the last dose up to 270 days. If more than 270 days have passed then a booster shot is required to be fully vaccinated. Health screening procedures are also in place at airports. 

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Switzerland

U.S. travelers who are fully vaccinated within the past 270 days of visiting Switzerland are permitted to enter the country without a negative COVID-19 test. Proof of vaccination is required. Unvaccinated travelers are not permitted to enter the country. 

United Kingdom

As of March 18, 2022 all travelers to the UK are no longer required to take any COVID-19 tests, regardless of vaccination status. You also do not need to quarantine when you arrive. This applies to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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International Travel Restrictions by Country

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Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Albania.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Algeria.

American Samoa

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter American Samoa.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Angola.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Anguilla.

Antigua And Barbuda

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Antigua And Barbuda.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Argentina.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Armenia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Aruba.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Australia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Austria.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Azerbaijan.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Bahrain.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Barbados.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Belgium.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Belize.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Benin.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Bermuda.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Bhutan.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Bolivia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Botswana.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Brazil.

British Virgin Islands

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the British Virgin Islands.

Brunei Darussalam

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Brunei Darussalam.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Bulgaria.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Burundi.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Cambodia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Cameroon.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Canada.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Cape Verde.

Caribbean Netherlands

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Caribbean Netherlands.

Cayman Islands

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Cayman Islands.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Chad.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Chile.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter China.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Colombia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Comoros.

Cook Islands

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Cook Islands.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Costa Rica.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Croatia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Curaçao.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Cyprus.

Czech Republic

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Czech Republic.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Denmark.

Fully vaccinated visitors from the United States can enter Djibouti without restrictions.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Dominica.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Dominican Republic.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, need to quarantine to enter East Timor.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Ecuador.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Egypt.

El Salvador

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter El Salvador.

Equatorial Guinea

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Equatorial Guinea.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Eritrea.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Estonia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Eswatini.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Ethiopia.

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).

Faroe Islands

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Faroe Islands.

Federated States of Micronesia

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Federated States of Micronesia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Fiji.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Finland.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter France.

French Guiana

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter French Guiana.

French Polynesia

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter French Polynesia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Gabon.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Gambia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Georgia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Germany.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Ghana.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Gibraltar.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Greece.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Greenland.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Grenada.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Guadeloupe.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Guam.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Guatemala.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Guinea.

Guinea-Bissau

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Guinea-Bissau.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Guyana.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Honduras.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Hong Kong.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Hungary.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Iceland.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter India.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Indonesia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Ireland.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Italy.

Ivory Coast

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Ivory Coast.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Jamaica.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Japan.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Jersey.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Jordan.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Kazakhstan.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Kenya.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Kiribati.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Kosovo.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Kuwait.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Kyrgyzstan.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Laos.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Latvia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Lesotho.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Liberia.

Liechtenstein

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Liechtenstein.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Lithuania.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Luxembourg.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Macau.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Madagascar.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Malawi.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Malaysia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Maldives.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Malta.

Marshall Islands

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Marshall Islands.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Martinique.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Mauritania.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Mauritius.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Mayotte.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Mexico.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Moldova.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Mongolia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Montenegro.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Montserrat.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Morocco.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Mozambique.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Namibia.

Fully vaccinated visitors from the United States can enter Nauru without restrictions.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Nepal.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Netherlands.

New Caledonia

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter New Caledonia.

New Zealand

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter New Zealand.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Nicaragua.

Fully vaccinated visitors from the United States can enter Niger without restrictions.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Nigeria.

North Macedonia

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter North Macedonia.

Northern Mariana Islands

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Northern Mariana Islands.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Norway.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Oman.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Pakistan.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Palau.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Panama.

Papua New Guinea

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Papua New Guinea.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Paraguay.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Peru.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Philippines.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Poland.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Portugal.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Puerto Rico.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Qatar.

Republic of the Congo

Fully vaccinated visitors from the United States can enter Republic of the Congo without restrictions.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Réunion.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Romania.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Rwanda.

Saint Barthélemy

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Saint Barthélemy.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Lucia

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Saint Lucia.

Saint Martin

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Saint Martin.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Samoa.

São Tomé and Príncipe

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter São Tomé and Príncipe.

Saudi Arabia

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Saudi Arabia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Senegal.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Serbia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Seychelles.

Sierra Leone

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Sierra Leone.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Singapore.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Slovakia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Slovenia.

Solomon Islands

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Solomon Islands.

South Africa

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter South Africa.

South Korea

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter South Korea.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Spain.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Sri Lanka.

St. Maarten

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter St. Maarten.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Sudan.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Suriname.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Sweden.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Switzerland.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Taiwan.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Tajikistan.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Tanzania.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Thailand.

The Bahamas

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter The Bahamas.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Togo.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Tonga.

Trinidad and Tobago

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Trinidad and Tobago.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Tunisia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Turkey.

Turkmenistan

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, will not be allowed to enter Turkmenistan.

Turks and Caicos Islands

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Tuvalu.

U.S. Virgin Islands

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Uganda.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the United Arab Emirates.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter the United Kingdom.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Uruguay.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Uzbekistan.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Vanuatu.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Vietnam.

Wallis and Futuna

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Wallis and Futuna.

Western Sahara

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, will not be allowed to enter Western Sahara.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Zambia.

Most visitors from the United States, regardless of vaccination status, can enter Zimbabwe.

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How often is the data on this page updated.

We check for travel restriction information from government authorities daily, and update the page any time we get new information. The following information regarding travel restrictions for each country is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication.

How many countries are closed to visitors?

As of Jul 8, 2 countries have completely restricted entry to non-citizens and 5 are open but require quarantine and/or a negative COVID test.

Where can I travel without COVID restrictions?

Currently you can travel from the United States to 197 countries without restrictions. Please check our map to learn more.

Are there any other types of travel restrictions besides COVID-19 tests and quarantines?

These are the two main types of restrictions or requirements needed to travel into another country. However, the COVID-19 testing options are continually widening as new methods are developed. Different countries may accept results from different or multiple test types, so be sure to check the individual country's specific requirements.

What should I do if I get COVID-19 while in another country?

If you get COVID-19 while in another country, follow the local authority's recommendations. These may include hospitalization, self-isolating and testing in that country. Be sure to contact your travel insurance company and travel provider as well and inform them of your situation.

What should I do if the borders of the country I am visiting close?

Depending on your home country, you may need to change your departure date and return home as soon as possible. If that's the case, contact your travel provider to find the earliest departure.

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The countries you can travel to without a vaccine

Travel around the world is easier now, particularly for those who are fully vaccinated with an approved Covid vaccine – but some countries are allowing unvaccinated travellers to enter. Yet with restrictions constantly changing, how do the latest rules affect those who aren't fully vaccinated, and which countries are allowing tourists to enter if they're unvaccinated?

Where can I travel unvaccinated?

There are currently a number of countries that will allow visitors who have not been vaccinated to enter. A few of them are in Europe , and the others are slightly farther afield. We recommend always closely following UK health guidance, including having your Covid vaccine and booster if you are able to. Before travelling, you should regularly check government guidelines both for the country you might be considering visiting and for the UK when you return.

You can find the full list of countries allowing people to enter without a vaccine below:

Since 1 May 2022, unvaccinated travellers are able to visit the country without proof of a negative PCR or rapid antigen test. Passenger locator forms are also no longer required.

Arrivals may, however, be required to undergo a rapid Covid test on arrival. If you test positive on arrival in Greece, you (and those you are travelling with) will have to self-isolate for at least five days, either at home or in a hotel (this will be paid for by the Greek state). If you have no symptoms on day five you will be allowed to leave quarantine.

For holiday inspiration, see our guide to the best Greek Islands to visit .

Read the rules on travel to Greece .

2. Portugal and Madeira

Portugal ’s mainland and Madeira are open to travellers who have not been vaccinated, as long as they can prove they don't have coronavirus when they enter the country. To enter mainland Portugal, you will be required to show proof of a negative PCR test taken within 72 or an antigen test taken within 24 hours of departure for the country as well as complete and submit a traveller questionnaire before departure for the country. Self-administered tests are not accepted. Your temperature will also be screened on arrival.

To enter Madeira, you must register on the Madeira Safe travellers platform and download a QR code to present to airport staff on arrival. You must provide proof of a negative antigen test taken within 48 hours of departure that has been administered by a trained healthcare professional.

Your airline may deny boarding if you cannot show one of these documents when you check in for your flight. Check with your airline before you travel.

Read the rules on travel to Portugal .

Unvaccinated adult travellers can enter Spain if they are able to show proof of a negative test taken before entering the country. Previously, only fully vaccinated travellers aged 12 and over could enter Spain from the UK, but the destination has relaxed rules slightly, so it is now accepting negative PCR tests taken in the 72 hours before departure for the country or negative antigen tests taken in the 24 hours before departure for the country in lieu of full vaccination in adults. However, those who cannot meet either criteria will not be able to enter.

As of 1 February, you need to have received your second jab between 14 and 270 days before travel to Spain and the Canary Islands to be classed as fully vaccinated. Children aged 12-17 no longer need to show proof of a vaccine, but will need a negative PCR test to enter.

Read the rules on travel to Spain .

Unvaccinated travellers can enter Croatia without showing proof of a vaccine or negative test. The requirement to fill out a passenger locator form also no longer exists.

Read the rules on travel to Croatia .

Unvaccinated travellers to  Cyprus  must provide proof of a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before departure for the country or an antigen test taken in the 24 hours before departure for the country. Travellers over 12 may then be asked to take another PCR test upon arrival at Larnaca or Paphos airports, and remain in isolation until the result comes back (this should take roughly three hours). This costs €15–€19 and must be paid for by the traveller.

Read the rules on travel to Cyprus .

If you are unvaccinated and over 12 years old, you must provide a negative PCR test result taken within 72 hours or an antigen test result taken within 48 hours pre-departure for entry to France.

Read the rules on travel to France .

7. Maldives

All travellers to the Maldives must fill in a Traveller Declaration form in the 72 hours prior to departure. A PCR test is no longer required regardless of vaccination status.

Read the rules on travel to the Maldives .

Unvaccinated tourists entering Italy from the UK must show a negative PCR test taken within 48 hours before entering, or a negative lateral flow test taken within 48 hours before entering. The requirement to fill in a passenger locator form has now been lifted.

Read the rules on travel to Italy .

9. Dubai and United Arab Emirates

You do not have to be fully vaccinated to visit the UAE. Unvaccinated arrivals to the Emirates must present evidence of a negative PCR test taken 48 hours before departure. Unvaccinated travellers from the UK to Dubai may be required to have a Covid-19 PCR test on arrival.

Read the rules on travel to Dubai .

10. Slovenia

Unvaccinated British travellers to Slovenia must provide a Digital Passenger Locator Form, but are not required to show proof of a negative test or vaccination to enter.

You do not need to be fully vaccinated to visit Turkey, but you must be able to show proof of a negative PCR test (taken no more than 72 hours before entry), rapid antigen test (taken no more than 48 hours before entry), or proof of a recent recovery from Covid-19 within the last six months. Arrivals into the country should also show an online form completed 72 hours before travel and will be subject to a medical evaluation for symptoms of coronavirus, including temperature checks. Arrivals may be subject to random PCR testing on arrival.

You must wear a face mask at all times while in an airport and for the duration of all flights, to and from Turkey.

Read the rules on travel to Turkey .

Mexico  does not currently require visitors to show a negative PCR test or quarantine on arrival. Resorts are also able to request guests fill in a health questionnaire on arrival.

Read the rules on travel to Mexico .

13. Ireland

If you are travelling to Ireland as of Sunday 6 March 2022, you do not need to show any proof of vaccination, proof of recovery, negative test or passenger locator form.

Read the rules on travel to Ireland .

As of Friday 1 April 2022, UK travellers visiting Sweden are no longer required to present a negative Covid-19 test or proof of vaccination.

15. Seychelles

Travellers are able to enter Seychelles regardless of vaccination status, but must present a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to departure for the country or a rapid antigen test done within 24 hours. There is no requirement to quarantine on arrival, but travellers must stay in approved accommodation.

16. Bahamas

Unvaccinated travellers aged 12 and over must show a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours prior to the date of arrival to The Bahamas. All visitors of any age must submit a Bahamas Travel Health Visa Trip application. Seventeen-year-olds and under must be included in a parent or guardian’s profile.

All travellers to Egypt must complete a declaration form before entering the country. Unvaccinated travellers are required to show either a negative PCR test, taken no more than 72 hours before arrival in Egypt, or a rapid antigen test. Proof of Covid-19 recovery will not be accepted.

18. Cape Verde

You do not need to be fully vaccinated to enter Cape Verde, but you do need to be able to prove that you don't have Covid, either with a negative PCR test taken 72 hours before departure for the country or a lateral flow test taken 48 hours, when you check-in for your flight to Cape Verde.

19. Iceland

On 25 February 2022 all Covid restrictions were removed, including domestic rules. This means you do not need to test or show proof of vaccination status to enter the country.

20. Luxembourg

All travellers to Luxembourg need to fill in a passenger locator form before their flight. Those who are not vaccinated need to show proof of a negative PCR test taken no more than 48 hours before their flight, or a negative lateral flow test taken no more than 24 hours before. If you’re not fully vaccinated but have tested positive for Covid in the last year you can show proof of recovery to enter.

The travel restrictions upon entry into Norway have been lifted, which means that the same rules as before the pandemic now apply.

Read the rules on travel to Norway .

22. Sri Lanka

Covid travel insurance is mandatory for all visitors, and unvaccinated travellers need to show proof of a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before their flight, or a negative lateral flow test taken no more than 48 hours before – be aware that self-swab tests are not recognised.

23. South Africa

Travellers to South Africa must present proof of a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before departure for the country. You may be screened on arrival.

Read the rules on travel to South Africa .

Unvaccinated travellers to Belize must present a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before arrival, or a negative antigen test taken in the 48 hours before arrival. You may also opt to take a rapid test at the airport, at a cost of BZ$100 or US$50 (which must be paid in cash). If you test positive, you will be required to quarantine at your own cost. Foreign tourists are required to pay BZ$36 (US$18) for Belize Travel Health Insurance – this is mandatory even if you already have personal travel insurance and helps protect against incurred medical and non-medical expenses should you test positive for Covid during your stay in Belize.

There are no direct flights from the UK to Belize, so it's important to check the rules of the country you will be transiting through too.

25. Costa Rica

Since 1 April 2022 there have been no requirements for entry to Costa Rica in regards to coronavirus. However, the government acknowledges that these may be brought back at short notice, in which case travellers should always check guidance before their trip.

Since 6 April 2022, there have been no requirements for travellers from the UK to show either a Covid vaccination or Covid test when entering Cuba. However, random testing is still being carried out at airports, and anyone who tests positive will be moved to quarantine in a designated government health centre, at their own expense.

27. Denmark

There are no Covid-related requirements regarding test or self-isolation when entering Denmark.

Read the rules on travel to Denmark .

You do not need to show proof of vaccination to enter Monaco, however travellers over the age of 16 who are not fully vaccinated will need to provide either a negative result of a PCR or antigen test taken within the last 24 hours, or a certificate showing proof of recovery from Covid-19 (a positive PCR or antigen test, taken more than 11 days before arrival and within the last six months).

Do I have to quarantine when returning to the UK?

No. On 18 March 2022 all Covid travel rules within the UK were removed – which means that travellers do not need to test, quarantine or even fill in a passenger locator form , regardless of their vaccination status, upon return to the country.

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Countries With No Covid Entry Requirements

As the pandemic lingers, countries are diverging in how they are handling the question of entry requirements. Some only require a negative test, some require full vaccination, some offer the option of a test or a vaccine, and others require both. But the following countries where WOW Listers can plan safe, smart trips don’t require any vaccination or pre-trip testing. They are:

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• U.S. embassy in Austria
• Austrian National Tourism Office
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• Rev i ews of WOW trips to Austria during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO AUSTRIA

• U.S. embassy in Belgium
• Belgium health service
• Reviews of WOW trips to Belgium during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO BELGIUM

• U.S. embassy in Bosnia

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO BOSNIA

• U.S. embassy in Bulgaria
• Bulgaria Travel

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO BULGARIA

• U.S. embassy in Croatia
• Croatia Tourism
• Reviews of WOW trips to Croatia during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO CROATIA

Czech Republic

Useful links: 

• U.S. embassy in Czech Republic
• Czech Tourism
• Reviews of WOW trips to the Czech Republic during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC

• U.S. embassy in Denmark
• Visit Denmark
• Reviews of WOW trips to Denmark during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO DENMARK

• U.S. embassy in Estonia
• Visit Estonia

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO ESTONIA

• U.S. embassy in Finland
• Visit Finland

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO FINLAND

• U.S. embassy in France
• Explore France
• Reviews of WOW trips to France during the pandemic are here , here , and here

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO FRANCE

• U.S. embassy in Georgia
• Georgia National Tourism Administration
• Reviews of WOW trips to Georgia during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Germany
• German National Tourist Board
• Reviews of WOW trips to Germany during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO GERMANY

• U.S. embassy in Greece
• Greek National Tourism Organization
• Reviews of WOW trips to Greece during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Hungary
• Hungarian Tourism Agency
• Reviews of WOW trips to Hungary during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Iceland
• Iceland Directorate of Health
• Reviews of WOW trips to Iceland during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO ICELAND

• U.S. embassy in Ireland
• Tourism Ireland
• Reviews of WOW trips to Ireland during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO IRELAND

• U.S. embassy in Italy
• Italian Tourism
• Reviews of WOW trips to Italy during the pandemic are here , here , and here

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO ITALY

• U.S. embassy in Latvia
• Latvia Travel

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• U.S. embassy in Lithuania
• Lithuania Travel

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO LITHUANIA

Luxembourg 

• U.S. embassy in Luxembourg
• Visit Luxembourg

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO LUXEMBOURG

• U.S. embassy in Malta
• Visit Malta
• Reviews of WOW trips to Malta during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO MALTA

• Visit Monaco

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO MONACO

• U.S. embassy in Montenegro
• National Tourism Organization of Montenegro

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The Netherlands

• U.S. embassy in the Netherlands
• Netherlands Tourism Board
• Reviews of WOW trips to the Netherlands during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Norway
• Visit Norway
• Reviews of WOW trips to Norway during the pandemic are here , here , and here

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO NORWAY

• U.S. embassy in Poland
• Polish Tourism Organization
• Reviews of WOW trips to Poland during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Portugal
• Visit Portugal
• Reviews of WOW trips to Portugal during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO PORTUGAL

• U.S. embassy in Romania
• Romania Tourism
• Reviews of WOW trips to Romania during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Serbia
• Tourism Organization of Serbia

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• U.S. embassy in Slovakia

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• U.S. embassy in Slovenia
• Slovenian Tourist Board
• Reviews of WOW trips to Slovenia during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Spain
• Spain Tourism
• Reviews of WOW trips to Slovenia during the pandemic here and here

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO SPAIN

• U.S. embassy in Sweden
• Visit Sweden

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Switzerland 

• U.S. embassy in Switzerland
• Switzerland Tourism
• Reviews of WOW trips to Switzerland during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO SWITZERLAND

• U.S. embassy in Turkey
• Reviews of WOW trips to Turkey during the pandemic

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United Kingdom

• U.S. embassy in the U.K.
• Visit Britain
• Reviews of WOW trips to the U.K. during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Argentina
• Reviews of WOW trips to Argentina during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in the Bahamas
• Bahamas Tourism Center

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• U.S. embassy in Belize
• Belize Tourism Board
• Reviews of WOW trips to Belize during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Bermuda
• Bermuda Tourism Authority

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• U.S. embassy in Bolivia

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• U.S. embassy in Brazil

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• U.S. embassy in Canada
• Reviews of WOW trips to Canada during the pandemic here , here , and here

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO CANADA

• U.S. embassy in Chile
• Chile Tourism

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• U.S. embassy in Colombia
• Reviews of WOW trips to Colombia during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Costa Rica
• Costa Rica Tourism Board
• Reviews of WOW trips to Costa Rica during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Ecuador
• Ecuador Ministry of Tourism
• Reviews of WOW trips to Ecuador during the pandemic here , here , and here

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• U.S. embassy in Mexico
• Reviews of WOW trips to Mexico during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Panama
• Visit Panama
• Reviews of WOW trips to Panama during the pandemic are here  and here

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• U.S. embassy in Peru
• Peru Tourism

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• Medical insurance covering Covid-related expenses
• U.S. embassy in Uruguay
• How to Buy Travel Insurance: What It Covers, When You Need It
• Reviews of WOW trips to Uruguay during the pandemic are here  and here

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Asia & Pacific

• U.S. embassy in Australia
• Tourism Australia
• Reviews of WOW trips to Australia during the pandemic

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Bora Bora and Tahiti (French Polynesia)

• Tahiti Tourisme
• U.S. embassy in Fiji
• Reviews of WOW trips to French Polynesia during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Cambodia

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• U.S. embassy in China
• Chinese embassy in the U.S.

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Cook Islands

• U.S. embassy and Consulate in New Zealand, Cook Islands, and Niue
• Cook Islands Tourism

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• Tourism Fiji

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• Random testing on arrival
• U.S. embassy in India
• Reviews of WOW trips to India during the pandemic here and here

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO INDIA

• U.S. embassy in Indonesia
• Indonesia Tourism Board

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• U.S. embassy in Japan
• Japan Tourism Board
• Reviews of WOW trips to Japan during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Laos
• Laos Tourism Board
• Reviews of WOW trips to Laos during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Malaysia
• Malaysia Travel

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The Maldives

• Traveler health declaration
• U.S. mission to Maldives
• Maldives Ministry of Tourism
• Reviews of WOW trips to the Maldives during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO THE MALDIVES

• U.S. embassy in Mongolia
• Reviews of WOW trips to Mongolia during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO MONGOLIA

• U.S. embassy in Nepal
• Nepal Tourism Board

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New Zealand

• U.S. embassy in New Zealand
• New Zealand Tourism
• Reviews of WOW trips to New Zealand during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND

Papua New Guinea

• U.S. embassy in Papua New Guinea
• Papua New Guinea Tourism
• Reviews of WOW trips to Papua New Guinea during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• U.S. embassy in Singapore
• Singapore Immigration
• Visit Singapore

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South Korea

• Health questionnaire
• U.S. embassy in South Korea
• Korea Tourism Organization

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• U.S. embassy in Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka Travel

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• American Institute in Taiwan

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• U.S. embassy in Thailand
• Tourism Authority of Thailand
• Reviews of WOW trips to Thailand during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Uzbekistan
• Uzbekistan Travel
• Reviews of WOW trips to Uzbekistan during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Vietnam
• Visit Vietnam
• Reviews of WOW trips to Vietnam during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Botswana
• Reviews of WOW trips to Botswana during the pandemic are here , here , and here

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• U.S. embassy in Kenya

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• U.S. embassy in Madagascar
• Madagascar National Tourism Board

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• All-in-One Travel Digital Form
• U.S. embassy in Mauritius
• Mauritius Now

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• U.S. embassy in Morocco
• Visit Morocco
• Reviews of WOW trips to Morocco during the pandemic are here , here , and here

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO MOROCCO

• U.S. embassy in Namibia
• Reviews of WOW trips to Namibia during the pandemic

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• U.S. embassy in Rwanda
• Visit Rwanda
• Reviews of WOW trips to Rwanda during the pandemic are here and here

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO RWANDA

• U.S. embassy in the Seychelles
• Seychelles Travel

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO THE SEYCHELLES

South Africa

• U.S. embassy in South Africa
• Reviews of WOW trips to South Africa during the pandemic are here and here

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA

• U.S. embassy in Tanzania
• Reviews of WOW trips to Tanzania during the pandemic are here and here

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO TANZANIA

• U.S. embassy in Uganda
• Reviews of WOW trips to Uganda during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO UGANDA

• U.S. embassy in Zambia
• Reviews of WOW trips to Zambia during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO ZAMBIA

• U.S. embassy in Egypt
• Egypt Tourism Authority
• Reviews of WOW trips to Egypt during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO EGYPT

• U.S. embassy in Israel
• Israel Ministry of Health
• Reviews of WOW trips to Israel during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO ISRAEL

• Travel declaration form
• U.S. embassy in Jordan
• Jordan Tourism Board

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO JORDAN

• U.S. embassy in Oman
• Experience Oman
• Reviews of WOW trips to Oman during the pandemic

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO OMAN

• U.S. embassy in Qatar
• Visit Qatar

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO QATAR

Saudi Arabia

• U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia

START A SAFE, SMART TRIP TO SAUDI ARABIA

United Arab Emirates

• U.S. embassy in United Arab Emirates
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Where Can Americans Travel Right Now?

More than 100 countries currently allow U.S. citizens to visit, but some restrictions apply.

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Travel is limited due to the coronavirus pandemic, but there are still some countries allowing American visitors.

The current global pandemic has many Americans rethinking the way they travel. Road trips and camping vacations have grown in popularity, as many Americans have discovered the country has more than its fair share of stunning natural landscapes, from the Grand Canyon to Acadia National Park. Some people have even created memorable vacations in their backyards.

However, if you're itching to leave the U.S., there are several countries around the world that will accept you (and your negative coronavirus test results), though some specific restrictions will apply. If you decide to travel, be sure to evaluate the risks and understand the safest ways to travel . You should also look out for yourself and others by taking necessary safety precautions and investing in one of the best face masks for travel .

Note that due to the pandemic, travel guidelines are constantly changing; you'll want to check your destination's official tourism website periodically before your trip. And, consider purchasing travel insurance , so you don't lose money if your U.S. passport is no longer accepted at the last minute.

Below are the countries that currently accept travelers from the United States. Note: As of Aug. 30, the European Union removed the U.S. from its safe list of countries and advised member countries to reinstate travel restrictions. However, it’s up to individual countries to decide on restrictions for incoming travelers, so keep an eye out for official announcements from any European destinations as things are changing quickly. If you decide to travel, you'll also want to check with the State Department for information on returning from your visit as there are some restrictions in place. As of Dec. 6, the CDC requires all passengers, regardless of vaccination status, traveling to the U.S. from a foreign country (including American citizens) to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than one day before their flight. Travelers should also be aware that the State Department has updated travel advisories for dozens of countries to Level 4: Do Not Travel, warning Americans to reconsider international travel due to the ongoing pandemic. Visit the State Department website for additional details on travel advisories. (Note: All mentions of coronavirus tests refer to the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test unless otherwise stated. This information was accurate at the time of publication and will be updated as additional information becomes available.)

As of Sept. 6, U.S. citizens must now submit to testing when traveling to Albania. PCR tests must be taken within 72 hours of travel and antigen tests must be taken within 48 hours; negative results are required for entry. Fully vaccinated travelers can bypass these requirements as long as they show proof of vaccination (as can anyone who can prove they recovered from COVID-19 in the past six months). Expect health screening procedures in airports, and prepare to abide by social distancing guidelines and a curfew. Make note that on your return home, there are restrictions to what countries you can pass through, according to the embassy website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Albania .]

This tiny country between France and Spain is open to U.S. citizens. In order to enter, you’ll either need to show proof of vaccination completed at least 14 days before arrival, proof of negative test results within 72 hours of arrival or proof of recovery from the coronavirus. For more information, visit the country’s FAQ website .

Americans can enter Angola as long as they show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours before traveling. Travelers must also fill out a Travel Registration Form and abide by screenings to enter. Visitors may also be required to test upon arrival and quarantine depending on the results. Find more information at the U.S. embassy website .

As of July 1, only travelers who can prove they have been fully vaccinated at least three weeks before arriving can visit Anguilla. They will have to apply for entry to the island before traveling and upload results from a negative coronavirus test taken two to five days before travel (or 48 hours prior to travel if taking an antigen test). Once on the island, they will be subject to another test and must stay at their accommodation until they receive a negative result. For more information, visit the U.S. embassy in Anguilla website or Anguilla’s tourism board website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Anguilla .]

Antigua and Barbuda

Access to this Caribbean gem is contingent on a negative coronavirus test (for those older than 5) taken no more than four days prior to your flight. All arriving visitors must also prove they are fully vaccinated by an approved World Health Organization or Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment coronavirus vaccine. Travelers must also show proof of a negative PCR coronavirus test taken no more than four days before travel (or three days for a rapid antigen test). They may also be required to submit to testing upon arrival. American travelers will be subject to temperature checks and health screenings before being admitted into Antigua and Barbuda, no matter if they're coming from a plane, a cruise ship or another mode of transportation. They must also complete a Health Declaration Form prior to landing. Plus, masks are required in all public spaces. Find more specific information on the country's tourism website.

[Read: The Best Hotels in Antigua .]

All travelers regardless of vaccination status must provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours before travel and complete an electronic sworn statement about their health 48 hours prior to travel. Unvaccinated travelers also have to complete a seven-day quarantine. For more information, visit the embassy website .

This western Asian country allows U.S. citizens to enter as long as they either present a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival, or agree to test upon arrival and quarantine until they receive negative results. Vaccine documentation cards are also accepted in lieu of a negative coronavirus test. Face masks are required in some public spaces throughout the country, but virtually every business is open in Armenia. Learn more about the pandemic atmosphere in the country at the U.S. Embassy in Armenia website or the Armenian government's travel restrictions website .

According to its website , which is updated frequently with information on travel restrictions, Aruba is welcoming U.S. vacationers to the island. However, entrance hinges on travelers' completion of an online embarkation/disembarkation card and a health assessment, plus a negative coronavirus test taken no more than one day before arrival (for everyone 12 and older). Fully vaccinated (and boosted) travelers can show proof of vaccination instead of testing. The booster shot is not required for vaccinated travelers younger than 18. If you’re flying JetBlue to Aruba, you have the option to take an at-home, saliva-based Vault PCR Molecular COVID-19 test. All U.S. travelers also must purchase Aruba Visitor Insurance to ensure they are covered if health issues arise during their stay. This insurance cost varies depending on each traveler's age and length of stay; to find out how much it costs, check out the Aruba Visitor Insurance calculator .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Aruba .]

Americans can enter this European nation without having to quarantine if they provide proof of vaccination and a booster shot. Those who are vaccinated but have not received a booster shot must provide proof of vaccination in addition to a negative test taken no more than 72 hours prior to travel. Those who are not vaccinated must present proof of a negative test taken no more than 72 hours before travel and quarantine for 10 days upon arrival at their own expense. Unvaccinated individuals are barred from entering most public venues in Austria including hotels, restaurants and museums. For additional info, see the embassy website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Austria .]

The Bahamas

A popular tourist destination among stateside citizens, t he Bahamas are welcoming American visitors to the picturesque islands. Travelers must provide a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival. This negative pretesting requirement extends to all travelers older than 11 (including vaccinated travelers). Visitors are also required to opt-in to health insurance that will cover them for the entirety of their stay (the cost of which depends on your vaccination status). Additionally, those who travel around the Bahamas without wearing face coverings will be subject to fines. Learn more about traveling details on the tourism website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in the Bahamas .]

U.S. citizens may travel to Bahrain without prior testing. However, all travelers older than 6 (aside from those who can prove they have recovered from COVID-19) must submit to and pay for a coronavirus test upon arrival. Travelers must also download the BeAware Bahrain app before travel. For more information, visit the embassy website .

U.S. citizens must take a COVID-19 test within 48 hours of traveling to Bangladesh and prove the negative results with the appropriate documentation in order to enter the country. Even with proof of a negative test, unvaccinated travelers must complete a 14-day home quarantine period upon arriving in the country. Visit this website to learn more about Bangladesh's entry and exit requirements.

As long as travelers (older than 5) complete a travel form online no less than 24 hours before their flight and provide a negative coronavirus test result taken within 72 hours of their entrance to the island, they can vacation in this Caribbean paradise. Starting Jan. 7, negative results from a rapid PCR test taken one day before travel will also be accepted. Even with a negative result in hand, travelers must quarantine in an approved hotel or villa for a minimum of three days at which time they can take another test to be released. Fully vaccinated travelers will still need to take a test prior to traveling, but they can skip the quarantine and the fourth day coronavirus test. They might still be randomly tested upon arrival at the airport as well. Visit the Barbados website for more information regarding traveling during the pandemic.

[Read: The Best Hotels in Barbados .]

U.S. citizens can travel to Belarus with some restrictions. Travelers need a negative coronavirus test no more than three days prior to arrival. Travelers will also be subject to health screenings, including temperature checks, at the port of entry. A seven-day self-quarantine is also required for unvaccinated travelers; vaccinated travelers can bypass quarantine. Note: The U.S. issued a Level 4: Do Not Travel warning for Belarus, and the nation’s land borders are closed to travelers. Visit the U.S. Embassy in Belarus website for additional information.

[Read: The Best Hotels in Belarus .]

As of Sept. 1, only vaccinated Americans can visit picturesque cities like Brussels , Bruges and Antwerp. A test no more than 72 hours prior to travel, a test upon arrival and a period of self-quarantine pending receipt of a negative test result are also required, as is a second test again on day seven. Travelers will have to complete a Passenger Locator Form and submit to health screenings at the airport. For more information, visit the embassy website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Belgium .]

American travelers (anyone 5 and older) will be required to present a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 96 hours prior to departure to Belize. (Rapid antigen tests taken no more than 48 hours before arrival are also accepted.) If you don’t present a negative test, you’ll have to front a $50 fee (paid in cash) and take a test upon arrival. A negative test means visitors can proceed to their Gold Standard Hotel. As of Feb. 15, all travelers regardless of vaccination status must purchase health insurance from a local insurance company. Keep in mind, a curfew is in effect from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. (9 p.m. until 4 a.m. in select areas). For more information, visit the Belize tourism website or the U.S. Embassy in Belize website .

Americans don’t need a test before traveling to this African nation, but they will be subject to a rapid test and a PCR test upon arrival. They must also undergo a third test on day 15 of their stay. For more information, visit the embassy website .

This Atlantic paradise welcomes Americans to its pristine beaches as long as the travelers (ages 2 and older) present negative results from a COVID-19 test taken no more than four days before arrival. As of Dec. 13, all travelers (ages 12 and older) must also be fully vaccinated to enter Bermuda . Vaccinated travelers who tested negative prior to traveling must then take an arrival test and quarantine until they receive negative results. If you are vaccinated but did not come prepared with a pre-arrival test, you must quarantine until you receive negative results from a test on day four of your trip. Visit the U.S. Consulate in Bermuda website for additional information. The Bermuda tourism board also has a website that outlines how to travel safely and responsibly to the island.

[Read: The Best Hotels in Bermuda .]

This country allows Americans to visit as long as they show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours before travel. Masks are required in public spaces, and travelers should expect health screenings at the airport. All unvaccinated visitors must test again 72 hours after arrival and quarantine until they receive negative results. Check for any updates on the embassy website .

Bonaire requires all visitors 13 and older to provide negative test results taken no more than 48 hours prior to travel. They must also complete a health declaration form, take a self-test upon arrival and take a test five days after arrival. Travelers who are not vaccinated must quarantine until they receive negative results from the test on day five. Bonaire considers the U.S. to be a high-risk country. Additional information is available on the <u class="rte2-style-underline">Bonaire crisis website</u> , which outlines specifics for travelers.

[Read: The Best Hotels in Bonaire .]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The U.S. Embassy in Bosnia-Herzegovina states the country is open to American visitors as long as they can provide either proof of vaccination, proof of recovery from the coronavirus or proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 72 hours before entry.

Americans who provide proof of negative coronavirus test results taken no more than 72 hours before departure can travel to Botswana. All visitors are also subject to a rapid antigen test upon arrival. Visitors should expect some restrictions on interstate travel between the country's different zones. For more information visit the country’s U.S. Embassy website .

Travelers from the U.S. (older than 12) must show proof of vaccination as well as a negative test taken no more than 72 hours before boarding the plane to Brazil. They must also complete a Traveler’s Health Declaration form. There are some health screening procedures in place at airports but no required quarantine period upon arrival. Visit the U.S. Embassy in Brazil website for more information.

British Virgin Islands

These picturesque islands are now open for visitors. Any unvaccinated Americans (over age 5) planning to travel here must first show proof of a negative test taken three to five days prior to arrival. Completion of and payment for travel authorization certificate is also required. Unvaccinated visitors must be tested upon arrival, quarantine for seven days, and submit to a test on day seven, the results of which will determine if they can travel around the islands. Vaccinated travelers must show proof of a negative test taken no more than five days before arrival, but they can bypass quarantine and will not need to fill out the authorization certificate. For more information, visit the U.S. embassy website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in the British Virgin Islands .]

Americans can once again travel from the U.S. to Bulgaria for tourism purposes. Bulgaria considers the U.S. a “red zone” country, so Americans must show either proof of vaccination, proof of recovery or proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours prior to travel in order to enter. To see the list of exceptions, visit the U.S. embassy in Bulgaria website .

Travelers from the U.S. must obtain a visa to travel to Cambodia. The country has suspended its visa-on-arrival program until further notice, but travelers can now obtain visas online prior to travel. Travelers to Cambodia must be fully vaccinated and they must take a test 72 hours prior to arrival as well as upon arrival. Keep tabs on updates via the embassy website .

As of Aug. 9, vaccinated American travelers can travel to Canada. Visitors to this northern nation must be fully vaccinated with a Canada-approved vaccine (Pfizer, Moderna, J&J or AstraZeneca) and submit proof electronically through the ArriveCAN app. They must also show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours prior to entering. Select travelers may also be chosen at random to complete a test upon arrival. Americans can fly to Canada or choose to cross at a land border. Anyone who submits false vaccination records can be fined up to $750,000 and potentially face jail time. For more information, check out the Canadian government updates here .

Travelers from the U.S. can visit Cape Verde as long as they provide proof of a negative test (either PCR or antigen) taken no more than 72 hours before travel. There are no quarantine requirements upon arrival. For more information, visit the embassy website .

Americans can enter Chad as long as travelers over age 12 show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours prior to traveling. They must also pay $40 for a test upon arrival. Travelers staying for more than seven days must take another test at their own expense. For more information, visit the embassy website .

Chile has reopened to American travelers as long as they can show proof of a negative coronavirus test (only PCR tests are accepted) taken within 72 hours of boarding the final flight to Chile. They must also obtain a Mobility Pass prior to arrival, part of which includes uploading proof of full vaccination; these passes can take two to three weeks to obtain, so it’s best to apply early. They also need to show a completed Affidavit of Travelers electronic form and proof of health insurance. Travelers must quarantine for five days upon arrival. For more information, visit the U.S. Embassy in Chile website .

U.S. citizens over age 18 must present proof of vaccination to enter Colombia. Testing is only required in certain situations, such as if a traveler is only partially vaccinated. However, the U.S. Embassy in Colombia website states travelers should be prepared for further health screening upon arrival.

This Central American country, favored by Americans for its lush landscape and pristine beaches, welcomes all U.S. citizens. (Previously, only residents of select states were allowed entry.) Costa Rica no longer requires visitors to submit a negative COVID-19 test taken less than 72 hours before their visit. However, visitors are required to purchase or show proof of medical insurance to cover any possible coronavirus-related costs they may incur and complete health pass forms, according to the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica website . As of Aug. 1, the health insurance requirements are waived for those younger than 18 and for any American traveler who can provide a vaccination card. The Costa Rican government also holds authority to shorten the length of tourists’ stays. Additional details are available on Costa Rica's tourism board website as well.

Côte d’Ivoire

As long as American travelers come prepared with a completed Air Travel Declaration Form and proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than five days before travel, they can enter Côte d’Ivoire. For more information, visit the U.S. embassy website .

Americans are once again allowed to visit Croatia, with some restrictions. You must show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours (or 48 for antigen test) prior to arrival or take a test upon arrival and quarantine while awaiting results. If you’re fully vaccinated, you can provide proof of vaccination instead of a test. Or, if you can prove you have recovered from the coronavirus within the past 12 to 270 days, you won’t need to provide test results. Also, you must provide documented evidence of an accommodation paid in advance. If you can’t prove vaccination, recovery or a negative test, you must take an arrival test and quarantine for 10 days. Visit the Croatian government's specific COVID-19 website to learn more about how the country is dealing with the pandemic.

[Read: The Best Hotels in Croatia .]

Americans are permitted to enter Curacao as long as they show negative test results taken within 48 hours of departure. Travelers must also have insurance and complete an online immigration card as well as a Health Department passenger locator card before traveling. A test on the third day is also required. Keep in mind there is a curfew in place from midnight until 4:30 a.m. every night. Additional details are available on the U.S. Embassy in Curacao website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Curacao .]

Vaccinated individuals may travel from the U.S. to Cyprus as long as they provide proof of vaccination (or recovery from coronavirus). If you are not vaccinated, you must show proof of a negative test taken no more than 72 hours prior to travel and take another test upon arrival at the airport; you’ll also have to quarantine for seven days at your own expense. All travelers must have an approved Cyprus Flight Pass and are subject to random testing upon arrival at their own expense. For more information, visit the embassy website .

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has reopened to American travelers as long as they complete a Personal Locator Form. Travelers who are vaccinated and have received the booster can bypass the pre-travel coronavirus test. (The country considers a vaccine valid as long as it has been nine months since the final dose.) Those who haven’t received the booster or are completely unvaccinated must show proof of a negative test taken prior to travel. There are no quarantine requirements nor travel restrictions within the country. However, many public establishments require visitors to show proof of vaccination or negative tests. For the most up to date information, visit the Ministry of the Interior website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Czech Republic .]

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Travelers to this Central African country who are 11 or older must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than three days prior to departure. They will be subject to another test upon arrival in the Congo and must quarantine until they receive another negative result. Proof of health and medical evacuation insurance is also required in addition to completion of a form. There are also exit requirements in place: Travelers must present negative test results taken no more than three days before leaving the country. All required tests will be paid out-of-pocket by travelers. Visit this website for the most up-to-date information.

Vaccinated Americans can enter this Scandinavian country without testing or quarantine. Unvaccinated visitors must submit to testing upon arrival and quarantine for 10 days (or they can end quarantine early with a negative test on day six). For more information, head to the embassy website or to Denmark’s designated COVID-19 protocol page .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Denmark .]

Americans traveling to Djibouti must test negative for coronavirus no more than 72 hours before boarding the plane and no more than 120 hours before arriving in Djibouti. Passengers will be subject to health screenings and a rapid COVID-19 saliva test for $30 upon arrival. Only travelers who test negative will be allowed to enter the country; those who test positive will either depart on the next flight or enter isolation and treatment. Learn more by visiting the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti website .

Americans are allowed to visit Dominica if they answer a health questionnaire and present proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival. Unvaccinated travelers will be antigen tested upon arrival and required to quarantine at a government facility or government-approved hotel for at least five days. They’ll be subject to a test on day five; if negative, travelers will be considered medically cleared and free to explore. Fully vaccinated Americans must upload a vaccination certificate and complete an online form in addition to the required testing. They will also submit to antigen testing upon arrival (for $100), and if results are negative, no quarantine is necessary. Additional info on health and safety protocols for travelers is available here . More details are also available on the U.S. Embassy in Dominica website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Dominica .]

Dominican Republic

American travelers are permitted to visit this island nation, whose popular tourism spots include Punta Cana , Puerto Plata and Santo Domingo , with few restrictions. While the country doesn't require a negative coronavirus test before visiting, travelers will be chosen at random for coronavirus tests upon arrival at the port of entry. If you have proof of a negative coronavirus test or proof of vaccination, you will be exempt from these random tests. Health screening procedures, such as temperature checks, are also in place. Travelers must also state they haven’t experienced any COVID-related symptoms in the last 72 hours and provide contact details for the next 30 days in the form of a Traveler’s Health Affidavit. There are curfews in place around the island, but times vary by location. The latest visitor information is available on the tourism board's website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Punta Cana ; the Best Hotels in Puerto Plata ; the Best Hotels in Santo Domingo .]

American travelers visiting Ecuador must present proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test or rapid antigen taken within three days of their arrival. A health declaration is also required. Passengers who show COVID-19 symptoms will be evaluated by health officials (regardless of a negative test) and may be subject to isolation and further testing. Alternatively, fully vaccinated travelers can show proof of vaccination instead of negative test results. If you’re looking to visit the Galápagos Islands, you’ll need proof of a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival (if you are 16 or older), and you’ll need to complete a transit control card. Learn more about protocols in Ecuador on the U.S. embassy website .

If you're visiting Egypt from America, you'll need to present physical proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken ideally no more than 72 hours before arrival. Travelers who arrive without proof of a negative test must be tested upon arrival and quarantine until they receive a negative test result. There is no required quarantine for American travelers. Learn more about specific interstate travel restrictions on the embassy website .

El Salvador

This Central American country no longer requires U.S. citizens (2 and older) to take a negative COVID-19 test to enter. Visitors will also be subject to various medical screenings at their port of entry before beginning their travels through El Salvador. There is no required quarantine period for U.S. travelers, according to the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador website .

Equatorial Guinea

U.S. citizens are allowed to visit Equatorial Guinea without any need for quarantine upon arrival as long as they provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 48 hours before arrival in the country, according to the U.S. Embassy website . An exit PCR test is required as well.

Estonia is open to Americans with some restrictions. Vaccinated passengers with documented proof can bypass all testing and quarantine requirements. Unvaccinated individuals can only travel to Estonia for an approved purpose (not for tourism), and they will have to undergo testing and quarantine. Visit the embassy website for more information.

Travelers to this East African country must present a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 120 hours prior to flying, according to the embassy website . There are health screenings in place at the ports of entry, and if any traveler exhibits coronavirus-like symptoms, they will be taken to temporary isolation. Even with proof of a negative test, travelers must quarantine for seven days upon arrival. Note: Travel to Ethiopia is not advised, as the U.S. has placed the country on the Level 4: Do Not Travel list due to civil unrest and terrorism concerns.

Travelers can once again visit France and pay a visit to the Louvre, the Palace of Versailles, wine regions, beaches and numerous other attractions. Entry will be granted to travelers who have completed a full vaccination course and show proof of vaccination at the airport. Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated travelers from a list of orange countries (which includes the U.S.) can also enter France only if they have a compelling reason for travel. (See details on what is classified as a compelling reason here.) Unvaccinated travelers must provide proof of a negative PCR test performed 48 to 72 hours before departure. All travelers must complete a French Health Pass as well. For more information, visit the embassy website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in France .]

French Polynesia

Vaccinated Americans can visit idyllic islands like Tahiti , Mo'orea and Bora Bora . They must present a negative COVID-19 test result, taken no more than 24 hours prior to departure, to their airline. They are then subject to testing upon arrival. Vaccinated travelers do not have to quarantine but unvaccinated travelers must isolate for seven days. They must also receive prior authorization to travel to French Polynesia. Additional forms may also be required. Learn more about the current French Polynesian COVID-19 protocols on the tourism website .

Americans can travel to this west African country as long as they provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than five days prior to travel. Visitors must also take a test upon arrival at their own cost ($36) and quarantine until they receive a negative result. For more information, visit the U.S. Embassy website .

American travelers to The Gambia must provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival. They will also be subject to a rapid test upon arrival, as the U.S. is considered a hot spot country. There are no quarantine restrictions. Learn more on the U.S. Embassy in The Gambia website .

Unvaccinated visitors to the country of Georgia must provide proof of a negative test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival, get a follow-up PCR test taken on the third day (at their own expense) and submit a form with contact info and travel history details. Those who don’t test on the third day run the risk of getting fined more than $600, according to recent reports. Vaccinated American travelers can enter without proof of a test, but they must show documentation confirming they have received two full doses of the vaccine. For more information, visit the U.S. embassy website .

Americans must be fully vaccinated to travel to Germany. If not fully vaccinated, they must have an important reason for traveling to Germany – tourism is not considered important. Travelers must show either proof of vaccination, proof of recovery or proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 48 to 72 hours prior to traveling. For more information, visit the country’s Federal Foreign Office coronavirus website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Germany .]

Americans looking to travel to Ghana must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 72 hours before leaving for their trip. Additional health screenings are in place upon arrival in Ghana, and all arriving passengers must take another rapid COVID-19 test for $150 to fully enter the country (paid for at their own expense online; travelers must present proof of this to the airline before boarding). Learn more about what your trip to Ghana will look like on the U.S. Embassy website .

Travelers from the U.S. will be happy to know they can now enter this scenic country, known for its historic cities and vibrant islands. Travelers older than 5 must present results from a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours before arriving in Greece or a rapid antigen test no more than 24 hours before arrival. Everyone must also complete a Passenger Locator Form prior to entering the country. Travelers should note that many restaurants, stores and nightclubs in Greece have started requiring proof of vaccination to enter. For more information, visit the U.S. Embassy in Greece website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Greece .]

All visitors to Grenada must show proof of a negative test taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival. All visitors must also apply for a Travel Authorization Certificate online to enter the country. Vaccinated individuals traveling must show proof of vaccination. Unvaccinated visitors 13 or older must test upon arrival and quarantine at an approved accommodation until they receive negative results, allowing them to move around Grenada . Find out more on the Grenada entry protocol website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Grenada .]

In addition to partaking in health screenings at ports of entry and completing a health pass form online, U.S. citizens traveling to Guatemala who are 10 or older must present proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival. They must also show proof that their second vaccine dose was administered more than two weeks prior. Once in the country, visitors won't have to quarantine, and there are no restrictions on travel within Guatemala, according to the embassy website .

Those traveling from the U.S. to Guinea must provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival. If a traveler fails to provide proof, they will be tested upon arrival and required to quarantine for two weeks. Learn more on the embassy website .

Americans planning to visit Guyana must provide proof of a negative test taken no more than 72 hours before traveling. Visitors age 12 and older must also show proof of full vaccination. Before arrival in this South American country, visitors must also complete a passenger locator form to ensure easy contact tracing in the case of infection. For more information, visit the U.S. embassy website .

Commercial flights from the United States to Haiti are now operating, although keep in mind this island nation is labeled with a Level 4 advisory from the State Department, due to crime, kidnapping and civil unrest. Passengers are required to provide a negative PCR or antigen coronavirus test result taken no more than 72 hours before boarding a flight to Haiti. Travelers are subject to health screenings upon arrival and may be contacted up to three times based on the information disclosed in their health declaration to monitor for signs of disease, according to the embassy website .

Americans will need a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours before travel and a completed immigration form to enter Honduras. (If fully vaccinated, travelers can present a vaccine card in lieu of test results.) Visitors should note there will be health screenings in place at the airport, curfews around the country, and restrictions on certain essential activities, such as shopping. Learn more about what your trip to Honduras will look like on the U.S. Embassy website or visit the Honduras government website for additional details.

Vaccinated Americans can enter Iceland as long as they provide proof of vaccination, proof of a negative coronavirus test (either a rapid test or PCR test) and complete a preregistration form. Unvaccinated travelers can only enter for essential reasons or under specific circumstances. If unvaccinated individuals have previously tested positive for COVID-19 and recovered, they can visit Iceland with proof of a negative coronavirus test result and a completed preregistration form. For more information on traveling to Iceland, see the country's guide to travel or visit the government's official website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Iceland .]

Americans can venture across the pond to Ireland after showing proof of full vaccination or recovery from the coronavirus within the past 180 days in addition to proof of a negative test taken no more than 72 hours prior to travel. Those who enter without a test can face fines and even jail time. There are no quarantine requirements. However, keep in mind Ireland officials advise against all nonessential travel. See up-to-date information on the Ireland tourism board website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Ireland .]

As of Jan. 9, U.S. citizens are allowed to enter Israel provided they are fully vaccinated and boosted (or they have recovered from the coronavirus). They must also complete an entry statement form and show negative results from a test taken no more than 72 hours (24 if antigen test) prior to travel. For more information, visit the country’s Ministry of Health website or the U.S. embassy website. For more information, visit the country’s Ministry of Health website or the U.S. embassy website .

As of Aug. 30, vaccinated Americans with proof of immunization (or recovery) and a negative (molecular or antigen) coronavirus test taken within 72 hours of travel can visit Italy. American travelers must also complete a self-declaration form. Those who are not vaccinated must abide by the same testing requirements and quarantine for five days upon arrival. They can leave quarantine if they test negative on the fifth day. For more information, visit Italy’s government website or the U.S. embassy website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Italy .]

Anyone over the age of 12 traveling to Jamaica from the U.S. will need to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test from an accredited medical lab (can be a PCR test, a Nucleic Acid Amplification test, an RNA or molecular test, or an antigen test) taken no more than 72 hours before arrival. They must also apply for travel authorization within seven days of their trip. The country has established “resilient corridors” which include destinations like Negril and Montego Bay; quarantine requirements differ depending if you stay inside or outside of the corridor, according to the tourism board website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Jamaica .]

As long as travelers from the U.S. provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival and submit to a second test upon arrival at their own expense, they can enter Jordan. Health insurance to cover any coronavirus related expenses is also required for every visitor. For more information, visit the U.S. Embassy in Jordan website .

As long as they can provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of arriving in the country and arrive without a fever or cough, trouble breathing and flu-like symptons, Americans can travel to Kenya for touristic purposes. According to the embassy website , there are health screenings, including temperature checks, in place at the Kenyan airports as well.

Travelers to Kosovo must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of partial vaccination paired with a negative test, proof of recovery within the last 90 days or a negative test taken no more than 48 hours prior to travel. There are no quarantine requirements. Visitors should also expect medical screenings at the airport. Learn more about travel in Kosovo on the U.S. embassy website .

Visitors to Kyrgyzstan must provide proof of a negative test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival. There are also health screenings in place at airports, but there are no daily restrictions or curfews in place. For more information, visit the embassy website .

American travelers coming from the U.S. can only enter Latvia for tourism purposes if they can prove they are fully vaccinated. Testing is not required. To learn more about entrance to Latvia, visit the embassy website .

Lebanon allows people to travel from the United States as long as they provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 48 hours of traveling to this Middle Eastern country. Vaccinated travelers can bypass testing requirements. However, there are travel restrictions in place throughout the country as well as a curfew, as stated on the embassy website .

To enter Liberia, visitors must complete a health screening arrival form online and pay $75 for a coronavirus test to be taken upon arrival in Liberia. Authorities recommend completing the payment online before arrival. They will also be subject to temperature checks at the Liberian airports. However, there is no required quarantine period nor restrictions on interstate travel. A tourist visa is required for travel, according to the embassy website .

Lithuania is welcoming only vaccinated U.S. tourists. Vaccination is considered valid as long as it has been less than 270 days since the final dose. There are no testing or quarantine requirements website .

U.S. citizens are only allowed to visit Luxembourg if they are fully vaccinated. For the most up to date information, visit the embassy website .

Many resorts and hotels have reopened in the Maldives, and American travelers can experience a once-in-a-lifetime vacation here after providing proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 96 hours before arrival. They must also complete a Traveler Health Declaration form. For more information, visit the country's tourism board updates page .

[Read: The Most Beautiful Maldives Resorts .]

Only vaccinated Americans are permitted to visit Malta. Travelers must provide their CDC vaccination card and fill out a public health form. As of Aug. 1, vaccination cards must be approved through the VeriFLY app. If you arrive without a vaccination card, you’ll be subject to testing and forced to quarantine for 14 days at a government-mandated hotel (or otherwise face a fine). Find the most up-to-date information on the embassy website .

Americans can visit this island nation as long as they provide proof of negative test results taken within 72 hours of travel. They must also stay in an approved resort . Unvaccinated visitors must remain in their hotel room (meals will be delivered to you) for 14 days, with tests on day seven and day 14. Vaccinated visitors are allowed to move about the island after testing negative on day seven. After day 14, all visitors can explore the island. For more information, visit the embassy website .

Americans can embark on a vacation in Mexico without taking a COVID-19 test prior to traveling. While travel across the land border between the U.S. and Mexico remains limited to essential trips, nonessential travel has resumed via air. Travelers will be subject to health screenings upon arrival and should note there are some cities around the country that have curfews and other health restrictions in place. Additionally, cases are on the rise in some Mexico states, so be sure to travel with caution. Learn more about traveling while in Mexico at the embassy website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Mexico .]

This Eastern European country is now open to American travelers as long as they provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours before travel. Those who can provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or proof of recovery are exempt from the testing requirements. There are no quarantine requirements or travel restrictions once in the country. For more information, visit the embassy website .

Anyone entering this ritzy city-state from the U.S. must show either proof of full vaccination course, proof of recovery from coronavirus (between 11 days and six months prior). For more information, visit Monaco’s government website .

A negative COVID-19 test or a coronavirus antibody test taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival is required for Americans visiting Montenegro. (Those who are vaccinated do not have to take a test but must show proof that vaccination occurred at least seven days prior to traveling. A positive antibody test can also replace proof of PCR test.) Visitors should be careful not to stop in any of the banned countries before arriving in Montenegro, though. Find the restricted countries on the Institute of Public Health in Montenegro website .

Morocco, the African country most frequented by tourists, has reopened to Americans. Visitors must show proof of a negative test taken no more than 48 hours prior to travel and submit to rapid antigen testing upon arrival. Learn more about the rules applying to specific travelers on the embassy website ; additional info is available on the Morocco tourism board website as well.

Tourists (ages 5 and older) entering Namibia must provide a negative COVID-19 test performed no more than 72 hours before their initial flight, according to the embassy website . There are additional health screenings in place at airports but no restrictions on travel within the country once a tourist has passed all these tests.

As long as you show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours prior to boarding your flight, you can visit Nepal from the U.S. Travelers must also show proof of insurance as well as a tourist visa. Read more on the embassy website .

The Netherlands

The Netherlands considers the U.S. a “very high-risk” country, so American travelers can only enter the country if they can show proof of full vaccination and proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours prior to travel. They must also quarantine for 10 days, unless they test negative on day five.

[Read: The Best Hotels in Netherlands .]

Americans are allowed to enter Nicaragua as long as they provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours before entry. . For more information, visit the U.S. embassy website .

Visitors to Niger must present a negative COVID-19 test result taken no more than 72 hours prior to landing in this West African country. The embassy website also states American visitors will be subject to medical screening measures upon entry.

American travelers older than 10 must provide negative COVID-19 test results taken within the previous 48 hours before departure to this country. Fully vaccinated travelers can show proof of immunization instead of testing. They must also sign a health declaration before traveling and pay out of pocket for a retest after spending seven days in Nigeria, according to the embassy website .

North Macedonia

As of Sept. 1, American travelers must provide either a COVID-19 vaccination certificate, a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to travel or a certificate of recovery issued within the previous 45 days. They may be subject to medical screening at the airport, according to the embassy website .

Before jetting off to this sunny Central American nation, travelers must present their Electronic Health Affidavit, according to the tourism website . However, unvaccinated visitors must show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken within 72 hours of their trip. If the test is expired, travelers will be subject to further testing at the airport at their own cost. They also have to quarantine in a hotel for 72 hours. Note that upon arrival, there are additional health screening measures in place, including temperature checks.

You can travel from the U.S. to Paraguay without any quarantine requirements as long as you can show proof of vaccination. Unvaccinated visitors are not permitted to enter. For more information, visit the embassy website .

Americans can enter Peru as long as they provide results of a negative real-time COVID-19 test, a negative antigen test result or a medical certificate of epidemiological discharge no more than 48 hours old. Proof of vaccination can be presented in lieu of test results. Health screenings are also in place at airports. For more information, visit the embassy website .

Philippines

Americans can now travel to the Philippines if they have valid visas. Vaccinated visitors must show proof of vaccination and a negative test taken no more than 48 hours prior to travel. Unvaccinated American visitors must abide by the same testing requirements, complete a facility-based quarantine and submit to repeat testing on the fifth day. For more information, visit the Philippine Airlines website .

Americans are allowed to travel to Poland as long as they can show proof of negative test results taken no more than 24 hours before landing in Poland. A seven-day quarantine is mandatory except for those who provide a negative antigen or PCR test taken within 24 hours of crossing the border and are considered fully vaccinated (or recovered). For more information, visit the embassy website .

U.S. citizens can visit Portugal’s charming cities and scenic coastline as long as they show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours (or 48 hours for antigen tests) before arrival, regardless of vaccination status. Rules may differ in the Azores and Madeira, so be sure to check for updates on your specific destination. Stay up to date on the regulations – which are reviewed every two weeks – by visiting the embassy website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Portugal .]

Puerto Rico

American travelers who show proof of vaccination and submit a completed Travel Declaration Form are free to explore the island, according to the tourism board website . Unvaccinated travelers must show proof of a negative test taken no more than 48 hours prior to arrival. Anyone who doesn’t test within this time period must quarantine for seven days. Travelers will have to follow rules in public spaces regarding social distancing and mask-wearing. It’s also important to note that proof of vaccination is required at many public establishments across the island.

[Read: The Best Hotels in Puerto Rico .]

All travelers to Qatar must take a negative coronavirus test no more than 72 hours prior to boarding. Once in the country, unvaccinated American travelers must quarantine for five days. If vaccinated, you can bypass quarantine requirements. For more information, see the country’s Ministry of Public Health website or the U.S. embassy website .

Americans visiting Romania must either show proof of immunization, proof of recovery within the last 180 days or proof of a negative test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival. Those who show proof of a negative test must also quarantine for five days. Vaccinated visitors can bypass these testing and quarantine requirements. For more information, visit the Romania tourism board website .

Americans can travel to Russia as long as they provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than two days prior to travel and obtain a travel visa. There is no required quarantine upon arrival, but each local jurisdiction can set its own quarantine requirements. Note if not flying directly to Russia, Americans must transit through certain government-approved countries to be allowed entry. Keep in mind, the U.S. State Department still discourages travel to Russia due to terrorism and has placed a Level 4 Do Not Travel warning on the country. For more information on applying for a tourist visa and traveling to Russia, visit the U.S. embassy website .

While American tourists are allowed to visit Rwanda, the country's government goes to great lengths to reduce the spread of coronavirus from tourism, according to the embassy website . First, tourists must present negative coronavirus test results taken within 72 hours of their trip, and they must fill out a Passenger Locator Form, which details their passport information and travel plan. Upon arrival, Americans will partake in health screenings at their port of entry, and will then travel to a designated transit hotel as they await the results of a second COVID-19 test (paid at their own expense). Self-isolation is required until the results of this second test prove to be negative.

Saudi Arabia

All travelers regardless of vaccination status must show proof of a negative test taken no more than 48 hours prior to arrival in Saudi Arabia. While in the country, vaccinations and booster shots are required to enter most public spaces. For the most up-to-date information, visit the embassy website .

U.S. citizens entering Senegal from the states must provide negative coronavirus test results taken no more than five days before their arrival. Proof of immunization is accepted in lieu of test results. Health screenings are also in place at Senegal's ports of entry. Use the guidelines provided on the embassy website to plan your trip to Senegal.

This Balkan nation is allowing American visitors as long as they provide results of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 48 hours before arrival (or proof of vaccination). To curb the spread of coronavirus, many businesses and restaurants operate under restricted hours. Learn more at the embassy website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Serbia .]

This pristine group of islands off the coast of Africa has opened its doors to American travelers who obtain a Health Travel Authorization visa and can show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken 72 hours prior to travel. Visit the Seychelles tourism board website for more information.

Sierra Leone

Before visiting Sierra Leone, Americans must show negative COVID-19 test results received no more than a week before departure. American travelers should also be prepared to take two COVID-19 tests upon arrival – a rapid diagnostic blood sample test and a diagnostic nasal swab test. The tests cost $80 at the traveler’s expense. For more information about Sierra Leone’s policies, visit the embassy website .

Singapore allows Americans to visit as long as they show proof of a negative test taken no more than 48 hours before arrival. They must also submit to testing upon arrival. Americans can apply to the Vaccinated Travel Lane and, if approved, they will not face quarantine restrictions. In order to apply for the VTL, travelers must be vaccinated. Learn more at the embassy website or on Singapore’s government website .

Sint Maarten

Vaccinated American travelers who have received a booster can enter the Dutch Sint Maarten without testing. Those who are vaccinated but not boosted – and those who are unvaccinated – must show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 48 hours prior to travel. Everyone must complete an EHAS application to enter. For more information, visit the country’s government website .

Americans can travel to Slovakia without prior testing. However, unvaccinated travelers will be subject to a five-day quarantine upon arrival. Vaccinated travelers are exempt from quarantine. Learn more on the country’s immigration website .

South Africa

This popular African vacation destination is once again open to American visitors. Any travelers to South Africa will need to present a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 72 hours before departure. If they don’t provide test results, they will be required to quarantine at their own cost. There is a nightly curfew in place, and social distancing is strictly enforced. Note: The U.S. Department of State has moved South Africa, as well as some other nearby countries, to the Level 4: Do Not Travel list due to concerns about the omicron variant. For more information about what your trip to South Africa will look like, visit the embassy website .

South Korea

Travelers from the United States are permitted to visit South Korea as long as they show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken within 48 hours of travel. There is a mandatory seven-day quarantine requirement, but select travelers may apply for quarantine exemptions. Travelers must also answer daily health questions through a mobile app to help the government monitor the spread of disease. Learn more at the embassy Learn more at the embassy website .

Vaccinated American travelers can now sip sangria and sample tapas in this popular European vacation destination. Testing is not required, but as of Sept. 6 showing proof of vaccination is mandatory to visit Spain. American travelers also need to obtain a QR code from the online Spain Travel Health portal to gain entry. For more information and updates, visit the U.S. embassy in Spain website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Spain .]

Sri Lanka is now open to American citizens, providing they show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival. There will be health screenings in place at the airport and there are curfews in different regions throughout the country. Vaccinated individuals can stay anywhere in the country, but unvaccinated people must stay for eight days and seven nights at an approved accommodation. They can only visit specified tourist sites. For more information, visit the country’s official protocol website .

Fully vaccinated Americans can visit St. Barts as long as they show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours before traveling. Visit the embassy website for more travel specifics.

St. Kitts & Nevis

As of May 29, only fully vaccinated American travelers can enter St. Kitts & Nevis. Previously, all Americans could enter but restrictions changed as a result of new coronavirus cases on the island. (Note: Unvaccinated travelers 18 or younger can still enter the country if they’re traveling with fully vaccinated guardians.) Travelers must complete a travel authorization form by uploading proof of vaccination as well as negative coronavirus test results taken no more than 72 hours before traveling. They also must vacation in place for until they receive negative results from their arrival test. The St. Kitts tourism website and the Nevis tourism website are frequently updated with information regarding entry.

[Read: The Best Hotels in St. Kitts & Nevis .]

Armed with a negative coronavirus test taken no more than five days before their trip to St. Lucia , Americans (5 and older) can visit this picturesque island nation. Before arrival, travelers will have to fill out a travel registration form, confirm reservations at a certified property and upload their negative test results in an online portal. Travelers must also adhere to the medical screening procedures at the country's airport and unvaccinated travelers must stay in place at an approved facility for at least 14 days or the duration of their vacation. However, fully vaccinated travelers are free to leave their hotels and explore the island. Visit the embassy website or the tourism board website before traveling to learn more specifics.

[Read: The Best Hotels in St. Lucia .]

This Caribbean nation allows Americans to visit as long as they provide negative test results taken no more than 120 hours prior to departure, depending on which airport they’ll be flying to. In addition, travelers must fill out a mandatory health authorization application prior to departure. St. Maarten also requires travelers to have health insurance coverage that will cover COVID-19 related expenses. Unvaccinated travelers must quarantine for seven days upon arrival, but vaccinated travelers can bypass this requirement. Find more details on the U.S. embassy website and the country’s entrance website, which is frequently updated with the most recent travel entry requirements.

[Read: The Best Hotels in St. Martin – St. Maarten .]

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Americans looking to visit St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be subject to many coronavirus tests, according to the embassy website . The first must be taken no more than 72 hours before arrival in the island nation. If you are unvaccinated, another test might be administered upon arrival and a 14-day quarantine period in an approved hotel is mandatory. Visitors must take another test between four and seven days after arrival, then continue to vacation in place.

[Read: The Best Hotels in St. Vincent and the Grenadines .]

Americans can enter this Nordic country as long as they show proof of vaccination and show proof of negative test results taken no more than 48 hours prior to travel. There are no quarantine requirements. For more information, visit the embassy website .

Switzerland

This popular tourist destination is open to Americans who complete an entry form, show proof of vaccination and provide proof of a negative coronavirus test. If you are not vaccinated, you cannot enter solely for tourism purposes. To enter many public spaces, everyone needs a Swiss vaccine certificate; you can use the information provided here to apply for a certificate. For more up to date information, visit the embassy website or the Swiss government website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Switzerland. ]

American tourists visiting Tanzania will be required to partake in health screenings upon arrival. They must also provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than three days before arrival in the country. Visit the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania website before planning a trip here.

Thailand is now open to all vaccinated visitors and has no quarantine requirements in place. However, before traveling, you must book a stay in a government-approved hotel for the first and fifth nights of your trip; you’ll also need to prepay for two coronavirus tests. Visitors must also show proof of a negative test taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival. For more information, visit the U.S. embassy website. For more information, visit the country’s official tourism website .

Trinidad and Tobago

As of July 17, fully vaccinated American travelers are permitted to enter Trinidad and Tobago. They must take present a negative coronavirus test result for entry and register for a travel pass at least 72 hours prior to arrival; visitors will be subject to health screenings upon arrival as well. For more information, visit the embassy website.

[Read: The Best Hotels in Trinidad and Tobago .]

This North African country, known for its Mediterranean climate, is now open to American visitors. Americans must show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival. Additionally, visitors will be required to complete a 14-day self-quarantine before setting out to explore Tunisia (or they can test out of quarantine on the seventh day). Travelers should also note there is a nationwide curfew from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. every night. Learn more on the embassy website .

Unvaccinated American visitors to Turkey must show proof of a negative test taken no more than 72 hours before their flight. Vaccinated travelers can bypass testing by showing their vaccine cards. Passengers will also be required to fill out an entry form within 72 hours of their flights. Note: Many establishments in Turkey require guests to be fully vaccinated to enter. Learn more about travel to Turkey on the embassy website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Turkey .]

Turks and Caicos

A popular vacation spot among Americans, Turks and Caicos allows visitors from the states as long as all travelers older than 16 are fully vaccinated. Everyone must also show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival. Travelers also must share health information in the form of a questionnaire. Learn more about COVID-19 in Turks and Caicos on the country's tourism website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in Turks and Caicos .]

Americans can travel to Uganda if they provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 120 hours before departure. They also must take another test upon arrival at their own expense and quarantine until results are available. For more information, visit the U.S. embassy website .

Americans entering Ukraine must show either proof of a negative test taken no more than 72 hours before travel, proof of a negative rapid antigen test or proof of vaccination. They must also demonstrate they have adequate health insurance to cover any coronavirus costs before entering the country, according to the U.S. embassy in Ukraine website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in the Ukraine .]

United Arab Emirates

All travelers arriving from the U.S. must still show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival. Each emirate has differing quarantine requirements for incoming travelers. There are advanced medical screening measures in place at the ports of entry. Additionally, there are varying measures and interstate travel restrictions in place depending which emirate you're traveling to. To help safely plan your trip to the UAE, visit the embassy website .

United Kingdom

Fully vaccinated Americans must provide proof of vaccination and a passenger locator form to enter the U.K. Unvaccinated travelers must provide proof of a negative test taken no more than 48 hours prior to arrival and pay for another test to be taken within two days after arrival. Many major airports in the U.K. offer walk-in or drive-thru testing sites at the airport so you can test upon arrival and receive your result within 24 hours. For more information, visit the U.K.’s coronavirus website .

[Read: The Best Hotels in England ; the Best Hotels in Wales ; the Best Hotels in Scotland ; the Best Hotels in Northern Ireland .]

U.S. Virgin Islands

Americans can visit this U.S. territory in the Caribbean after showing proof of a negative COVID-19 test result taken within five days of travel and providing their travel authorization certificate from the USVI Travel Screening Portal. Tests are required for all travelers 5 and older. Upon arrival, all U.S. Virgin Islands visitors will have their temperature taken and must complete a traveler screening questionnaire. Visit this website for more information on traveling here.

[Read: The Best Hotels in the U.S. Virgin Islands .]

Americans can visit this country in Central Asia after providing proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than 72 hours prior to traveling. Additional health screenings are in place at ports of entry but there are no quarantine requirements. For more information, visit the embassy website .

Americans can now enter Venezuela as long as they come prepared with a negative coronavirus test taken within 48 hours of arrival in this South American country. There are no curfews or quarantine requirements in place. For more information, visit the embassy website .

Zambia now allows all international travelers to enter the country. Those visiting from America need to show a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 72 hours of travel. If you exhibit coronavirus symptoms upon arrival, you'll be subject to a 14-day quarantine period in a government-appointed area. Learn more about travel to Zambia on the embassy website .

Americans can travel to Zimbabwe after taking a coronavirus test and receiving a negative result issued no more than 48 hours prior to arrival. There is no required quarantine for travelers (in most cases) but there is a daily curfew from 6:30 p.m. until 6 a.m. There are also restrictions in public spaces like restaurants. For more information, visit the embassy website .

Domestically

Keep in mind, you don't need to leave the country to have a memorable vacation. While international destinations are tempting, there are plenty of enjoyable places to safely vacation around the U.S. Trade the Maldives for Maui, Hawaii , the Swiss Alps for Vail, Colorado , or an African safari for an adrenaline-filled Jeep ride through the desert of Sedona, Arizona . You can even find many lesser-known destinations around the country – such as St. Augustine, Florida ; Leavenworth, Washington; or Holland, Michigan – that feel more like Europe than America.

Choosing a domestic vacation has its perks, especially during a pandemic. You won't have to worry about visa restrictions, issues with entry or last-minute country closures ruining your trip. (Though note some states are imposing their own travel restrictions and quarantine rules.) Not to mention, you might find a little slice of paradise close to home that you can continue to visit.

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List of Felon Friendly Countries

Are there any felon friendly countries? what are the best countries for ex felons? If you’re planning an overseas vacation or thinking about moving to another country for a fresh start, make sure your felony won’t ruin your plans. With 195 countries in the world, there’s a wide range of rules and regulations travelers need to follow.

• Many countries allow short-term visa-free entry to U.S. passport holders and don’t ask for traveler’s criminal background information.
• Some visa-free counties ask travelers to fill out an entry card on arrival and may ask about criminal convictions.
• Some visa-free countries require travelers to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) before traveling, which includes a criminal background check.
• For countries requiring a visa, your felony could block your visa approval, but that’s not always the case.

Always check with an official source before you make any firm plans. You’ll find information on entry and visa requirements on the government website of the country you plan to visit.

Felon Friendly Countries In Europe For Short-Term Visits

What countries can you travel to with a felony in Europe? For travel purposes, Europe is divided into two categories. Countries inside the Schengen Area and countries outside the zone.

The Schengen Area currently includes 27 countries. U.S. passport holders enjoy visa-free access to the Schengen Area. Once you’re inside the Schengen Area, you can travel across internal borders without further checks.

Felons can travel freely to any other country in the Schengen Area as long as the total length of stay in the Schengen Area doesn’t exceed 90 days.

Related Article to Read: List of Felony Friendly States .

European countries that allow felons ; The 27 European countries in the Schengen zone are:

• Czech Republic
• Lichtenstein
• Netherlands
• Switzerland

Currently, having a criminal record will not result in being refused entry to these countries unless your felony is on the Interpol database and you’re deemed a security risk. Border officials are unlikely to ask you about your criminal record upon your arrival.

In 2024, ETIAS, a new travel authorization system is due to come online. The ETIAS travel authorization is valid for 3 years and allows travel throughout the Schengen Area.

The online ETIAS application asks you to disclose criminal convictions within the last 10 years as part of the approval process.

While having a more recent felony doesn’t mean your ETIAS application will be refused, you won’t receive instant approval through the automated system.

Instead, your application will undergo a manual review. You’ll be contacted if ETIAS needs more information from you, otherwise, you’ll receive an approval or refusal within 96 hours.

ETIAS is concerned with keeping serious criminals who pose a security risk out of the Schengen Area. Most felons will still be able to travel to these European countries once ETIAS is active.

European countries outside the Schengen Area include Ireland, the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, Bulgaria, Romania, and Cyprus.

For short-term visits, felons shouldn’t have any trouble entering Ireland or the United Kingdom, and you’re unlikely to face questions about your criminal history.

Can Felons Obtain Visas For Longer Stays In Europe?

If you need to stay in a European country longer than 90 days or plan to work or study, you’ll need a visa.

Each country has its own requirements, but having a criminal record won’t necessarily mean your visa application will be denied.

The United Kingdom has a strict policy on criminal records for visa applicants. A visa will be refused if the applicant:

• Is the subject of a deportation order
• Served a prison sentence of at least 4 years for a single offense
• Served a prison sentence of between 12 months and 4 years, unless 10 years have passed since the completion of the sentence
• Served a prison sentence of less than 12 months, unless 5 years have passed since completion of the sentence.

Germany is another country with strict visa rules. Germany doesn’t issue visas to applicants with a felony for a public order offense resulting in a prison sentence of 3 or more years, or a drug offense resulting in a prison sentence of 2 or more years.

Check the visa requirements for the country you want to enter to find out if your felony and the age of your offense make you ineligible for a visa.

Countries Felons Can Visit Visa Free In the Rest of The World

What countries can felons travel to without applying for a visa? Your U.S. passport allows you to enjoy the freedom of visa-free travel to 148 nations. Because you don’t need to apply for a visa, you’re unlikely to face entry restrictions unless your felony has been entered into Interpol’s database.

• Some of these countries require travelers to obtain an Electronic Travel Approval in advance. ETA applications ask about criminal convictions, and you may be instructed to apply for a visitor visa because of your felony.
• Other countries on this list may ask you to fill out a landing or entry card. Depending on the country, you could be asked to disclose criminal convictions.

Keep in mind that some offenses are included on Interpol’s database which is accessible to immigration officials when they scan your passport.

Canada is the only country on the list below with direct access to the NCIC database which holds information about state and federal criminal offenses in the United States.

If you want to visit Canada, you’ll need to make special arrangements before you travel and you must meet certain conditions before you enter Canada (see below).

We’ve already covered visa-free travel to Europe, so here are the other countries you can visit without a visa for short trips.

• American Samoa
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bosnia & Herzegovina
• British Virgin Islands
• Caribbean Netherlands
• Cayman Islands
• Central African Republic
• Cook Islands
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• Falkland Islands
• Faroe Islands
• French Guiana
• French Polynesia
• French West Indies
• Marshall Islands
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• North Macedonia
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Philippines
• Puerto Rico
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Martin
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• United States Virgin Islands
• United Arab Emirates
• Vatican City

If your trip isn’t eligible for visa-free travel, you’ll need to apply for a visa. Visa applications typically ask about criminal convictions and you may need to provide a police or court record to document your conviction and confirm you served your sentence.

Each country has its own rules on issuing visas to convicted criminals. Check the immigration website for the country concerned to find out which restrictions apply.

Traveling To Canada With A Felony

Canadian immigration officials have direct access to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database.

Any felon trying to enter Canada will be refused entry at the border. Felons must have prior entry approval from the Canadian government using one of the following methods.

• A Canada Temporary Resident Permit ( TRP ) allows entry for a specific period if you have a valid reason for traveling to Canada and meet the eligibility conditions.
• Canadian Criminal Rehabilitation is available to felons who completed all sentencing requirements at least five years earlier. Rehabilitation approval takes at least one year. Once you’ve been given confirmation of approval, you will no longer face any issues at the Canadian border because of your felony.

Countries That Don’t Allow Felons

The following countries don’t allow felons to visit for tourism or other purposes:

Other countries may refuse your visa application if you don’t meet their eligibility requirements.

Because U.S. passport holders enjoy visa-free travel to so many countries, there’s a good chance that you won’t be asked about your felony when you arrive in one of those countries.

Before you travel, check the government website of the country you want to visit to find out if you need to complete an entry card on arrival or obtain an ETA in advance.

These countries are more likely to ask about your criminal history, although they may only refuse entry for serious offenses.

If you’re traveling to a country that doesn’t offer visa-free travel, or you require a visa because of the length of your stay or the purpose of your trip, you should expect the visa application to ask about criminal convictions. Depending on the immigration policy, your felony may result in a visa refusal.

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Which Countries Restrict Travel to People With HIV?

It was only in 2010 that the United States finally lifted its 22-year ban on travelers with HIV , a law that prohibited all infected persons from obtaining tourist visas or permanent residence status in the U.S.. The order, initiated by George H.W. Bush in 2008, was made official by Barack Obama on January 4, 2010.

While efforts are being made to end similar laws throughout the world, the Global Database on HIV-Specific Travel & Residence Restrictions (a joint European initiative published by the International AIDS Society) reports that as of 2023, 56 out of 200 countries are known to have entry regulations for people living with HIV, and seven of these countries will categorically refuse entry without exception. In some of these countries, entry may be allowed, but there are restrictions depending on the length of stay. For example, 54 countries have restrictions on stays over 90 days (student and work visas); whereas less than 10 countries have laws that can affect travelers visiting for less than 90 days (tourists). Furthermore, 18 of these countries will deport visitors discovered to have HIV.

HIV Travel Restrictions in Practice

It is important to note, however, that there is often a lack of clarity about these laws, with some either not addressing HIV directly (describing only "infectious disease" concerns) or not enforcing the laws all that stringently, if at all. As such, the assessments provided below are couched in terms that best reflect whether an action "will," "can" or "may" take place.

Similarly, there is a lack of clarity about the import of antiretroviral drugs —whether the drugs are allowed for personal use; how much can be brought in if they are permitted; or if possession of such constitutes the right to deny entry.

For these reasons, it is advised that you always speak with the consulate or embassy of any of the listed destinations if you plan to visit.

Countries With Restrictions for People Living with HIV

Algeria (>90 days)

Aruba (>90 days)

Australia (>90 days)

Azerbaidjan (>90 days)

Bahrain (>90 days)

Belize (>90 days)

Bhutan (>2 weeks)

Bosnia Herzegovina (>90 days)

Brunei (no entry, will deport)

Cayman Islands (>90 days)

China (>90 days, will deport)

Cuba (>90 days)

Cyprus (>90 days)

Dominican Republic (>90 days)

Egypt (>90 days, will deport)

Equatorial Guinea (no entry, will deport)

Honduras (>90 days)

Iran (>90 days)

Iraq (>10 days, possible deportation)

Israel (>90 days)

Jordan (no entry, will deport)

Kazakhstan (>90 days)

Kuwait (>90 days, will deport)

Kyrgyzstan (>60 days)

Lebanon (>90 days, will deport)

Malaysia (>90 days, will deport)

Marshall Islands (>30 days)

Mauritius (>90 days)

Montserrat (>90 days)

Nicaragua (>90 days)

North Korea (will deport)

Oman (>90 days, will deport)

Papua New Guinea (>6 months)

Paraguay (>90 days)

Qatar (>1 month, will deport)

Russia (>90 days, will deport)

Samoa (>90 days)

Saudi Arabia (>90 days, will deport)

Seychelles (>90 days)

Singapore (>90 days)

Slovakia (>90 days)

Solomon Islands (no entry, will deport)

St. Kitts and Nevis (>90 days)

St. Vincent and Grenadines (>90 days)

Sudan (>90 days)

Suriname (entry restrictions)

Syria (>90 days, will deport)

Tonga (>90 days)

Tunisia (>30 days)

Turks and Caicos Islands (>90 days)

United Arab Emirates (UAE) (no entry, will deport)

Uzbekistan (>90 days)

Virgin Islands (>90 days)

Yemen (no entry, will deport)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Medical examination of aliens—Removal of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from definition of communicable disease of public health significance. Final rule . Fed Regist.  2009;74:56547–56562.

The Global Database on HIV-Specific Travel & Residence Restrictions. Regulations on entry, stay and residence for PLHIV .

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Countries You Can’t Visit If You Have A DUI Conviction

• Countries You Can T Visit If You Have A Dui Conviction

You may face travel restrictions if you have been convicted of a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) offense. A DUI conviction is a serious offense in many countries and may lead to legal consequences, including fines, imprisonment, or license suspension.

A DUI conviction may also affect your ability to travel to certain countries. Some countries have strict laws and regulations regarding DUI convictions and may deny entry to individuals with a DUI conviction. Other countries may require additional documentation or fees to enter the country.

Two Countries You Can’t Visit If You Have A DUI

One country that you may not be able to visit is Canada. While Canada is known for its friendly and welcoming attitude, it takes a tough stance on those with criminal records. If you have a DUI conviction, you may be deemed inadmissible to Canada, which means you will not be allowed to enter the country. This can be a major inconvenience if you have business or personal reasons for wanting to visit Canada.

Another country that may be off-limits to you is Japan. Japan is known for its strict laws and regulations, including policies allowing visitors with criminal records. If you have a DUI conviction, you may be denied entry to Japan, even with a valid passport and visa. This can be a major disappointment if you have always wanted to visit Japan or have business interests.

Other DUI Travel Restrictions

Below is a table of some countries that may restrict entry to individuals with a DUI conviction:

It is important to note that this table is not exhaustive, and the laws and regulations regarding DUI convictions may change at any time. Research the travel restrictions for each country you plan to visit and consult with a legal professional, such as those at Carlson, Meissner & Hayslett, if necessary.

Countries Strict On DUI Convictions

Here are a few countries that are particularly strict on DUI convictions:

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has a stringent policy regarding DUI convictions, so you may be denied entry. Even if you can enter the country, you may face legal consequences if caught driving under the influence. The legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit in the UAE is zero, so even a tiny amount of alcohol in your system can have serious consequences.

China is another country that is strict on DUI convictions. You may be denied entry to China if you have a DUI conviction. Even if you can enter the country, you may face legal consequences if caught driving under the influence. The legal BAC limit in China is 0.02%, which is lower than the legal limit in many other countries.

Japan is renowned for its rigorous regulations and laws, and driving under the influence (DUI) convictions are no exception. You may be prohibited from entering Japan if you have a DUI conviction. Even if allowed entry, you could face legal repercussions if caught driving while intoxicated. The permissible blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit in Japan is 0.03%, which is lower than the legal limit in numerous other nations.

Impact Of DUI Conviction On Travel

Here are some ways a DUI conviction can impact your travel plans:

Denied Entry

Some countries have strict policies regarding criminal records, and a DUI conviction can result in being denied entry. For example, Canada has a policy of denying access to anyone with a DUI conviction, regardless of how long ago it occurred. Other countries, such as Japan and the United Arab Emirates, may deny entry to those with a criminal record, including DUI convictions.

Visa Restrictions

Even if a country does not have a policy denying entry to those with a DUI conviction, obtaining a visa may be difficult. Many countries require a criminal background check as part of the visa application process, and a DUI conviction may result in the denial of a visa.

Increased Scrutiny

If you have a DUI conviction, you may face increased scrutiny at border crossings and airports. Border officials may ask you about your criminal record, and you may be subject to additional searches and questioning.

Travel Insurance

If you have a DUI conviction, obtaining travel insurance may be more difficult and expensive. Some travel insurance providers may not cover individuals with a criminal record or may charge higher premiums.

Overcoming Travel Restrictions

If you have a DUI conviction, there are ways to overcome these restrictions and still enjoy traveling to these destinations:

• One option is to apply for a waiver or special permit. Some countries, such as Canada and Japan, allow travelers with DUI convictions to enter if they have a waiver or special permit. These permits may require additional paperwork and fees, but they can be worth it if you really want to visit these countries.
• Another option is to wait until a certain amount of time has passed since your conviction. Many countries have a time limit on how long a DUI conviction will affect your ability to enter the country. For example, Australia and New Zealand require a waiting period of at least ten years before allowing entry to someone with a DUI conviction.
• If you cannot obtain a waiver or wait out the time period, consider traveling to other destinations. There are plenty of countries that do not have restrictions on travelers with DUI convictions. Some popular options include Mexico, Costa Rica, and most European countries.

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The experienced attorneys at Carlson, Meissner & Hayslett can help you with various legal issues, including DUI defense, driver's license reinstatement, and expungement of criminal records. They can also guide how to travel to countries with entry restrictions for individuals with criminal records.

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100 countries that don’t require Covid vaccinations for travel

Plenty of destinations permit entry to unvaccinated travellers. here’s what you need to know.

T he travel landscape couldn’t look more different in 2023 compared to three years ago when borders were beginning to shut. Many countries have since relaxed their Covid-related travel restrictions, dropping the requirements for pre-departure testing and quarantine on arrival. But not everywhere has returned to normal — some countries still continue to ban travellers who aren’t fully vaccinated, including the USA. Fortunately there are lots of alternative destinations that welcome visitors regardless. Here are the countries that don’t require Covid vaccinations for travel.

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Where can I travel without a vaccine?

If you are not fully vaccinated, you still have plenty of options when it comes to holiday destinations. However, you may in some cases need to take a Covid test before travel and/or on arrival. A period of quarantine — either in an accommodation of your choice or at a government facility — may also be mandatory. Some destinations will allow you to get around these extra requirements by showing proof of recent recovery from Covid, or a medical exemption from getting vaccinated.

It’s always worth checking before you travel as restrictions between different countries can vary significantly.

Which countries allow unvaccinated travellers?

The countries and territories below are open to unvaccinated travellers from the UK for tourism purposes, without the need to quarantine. You don’t need to be a resident or citizen, or have recently recovered from Covid. You may however need to show negative results from a recent Covid test.

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Fully vaccinated could mean the initial course of two jabs, or three jabs including a booster. There are a number of countries that put an expiry on the initial course of jabs, so if you were vaccinated more than 270 days (nine months) ago, you will need a booster. Check the entry requirements of your destination country for more information.

What are the travel rules for returning to the UK if I’m unvaccinated?

There are no Covid requirements for inbound travellers to the UK.

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As Taiwan ends its long-standing Covid -19 rules for tourists, the list of holiday destinations still insisting on tests, proof of vaccination or quarantine is shrinking fast.

As of 13 October, the east Asian island nation only asks tourists to “self-monitor” their health for a week after arrival. Morocco, Samoa and Bhutan have also eased their travel rules in recent weeks.

Meanwhile, Canada ended an unpopular policy of on-arrival testing and potential quarantine on 1 October, also allowing unvaccinated visitors; while Thailand scrapped the remainder of its rules the same day. South Korea has ended its on-arrival testing policy, but still asks tourists to fill in a health form prior to their journey; as does New Zealand.

While travel editors are now used to rounding up the places removing travel restrictions , the scrapping of Covid holiday admin is now so common that it is becoming easier to list countries which do still demand vaccination or tests.

So which countries do you still have to plan ahead for when it comes to Covid-related documents?

Here’s the current list:

Spain’s lingering Covid restrictions are expected to be eased in late autumn, but until an announcement is made, they are as follows: you must show either proof of full vaccination (three doses); a PCR test result taken within 72 hours prior to departure, or an antigen test taken within 24 hours prior to departure; or proof of recovery within the past six months. If you are aged 18 and over and have received two doses, the second one between 14 days and 270 days ago, you are still deemed fully vaccinated. If it’s been more than 270 days since the last one, you’ll need a booster or a PCR. Children aged up to 11 are exempt; children aged 12 to 17 only need two doses to be considered fully jabbed. No travellers need to fill in a health form at this stage.

Though the US dropped its pre-travel test in summer, you still have to be fully vaccinated to visit the US. The UK’s NHS Covid Pass, showing two or more jabs, is accepted as proof. Children aged 17 and under are exempt from the vaccination requirement, but outside of that, unvaccinated visitors would have to meet very tight exception criteria to be allowed in. All the usual ESTA and visa restrictions apply to Britons, who should also provide their contact details to their airline before arrival.

Visitors to Hong Kong must be fully vaccinated, and take a rapid antigen test within the 24 hours before departure. As of 26 September, Britons visiting Hong Kong from the UK may avoid the previous three-day quarantine period on arrival, and instead self-monitor in their accommodation for three days, with certain venues such as restaurants and bars off-limits until several PCR and antigen tests have shown up negative. If you test positive for Covid-19 after arrival, or show up as a contact for someone who does, you will need to quarantine in a government-determined facility for seven days.

Both visas and flights to China remain restricted, so travel direct from the UK is unlikely. The few that do qualify for a visa at present need to complete a Health Declaration Certificate to the Chinese embassy ahead of travel; take two separate PCR tests at different testing centres in the 48 hours before travel; be Covid-free for the 14 days before travel; undergo PCR testing on arrival; quarantine for seven days in a government centre and three more in your accommodation. Children may be separated from parents for quarantine purposes. It is also advised to have confirmed accommodation before you travel.

Japan will finally allow individual tourists to visit from 11 October (Britons on approved, guided tours by certain operators have been allowed in since June). Like China, some flight routes and visas for Japan are still restricted or suspended. If you meet the requirements, you can visit without a test if you are triple vaccinated (one pitfall is that AstraZeneca is not accepted as a booster shot). If you are double jabbed, you must take a PCR test within the 72 hours before your flight. Children under 18 may follow the same rules as their parents (eg they may avoid testing if their parents are triple vaccinated). All visitors must use the country’s MySOS app or website to sign a health declaration and generate a QR code.

The Seychelles

You still need to show either proof of full vaccination (two doses) or take a Covid test (a PCR within 72 hours or an antigen within 24 hours) to enter the Seychelles islands. Children 12-18 who have had two jabs are exempt from the pre-travel test; while children aged 0-11 are exempt from all testing and vaccination requirements. On top of this, advises the FCDO, “all visitors need to have a Health Travel Authorisation and a valid Travel and Health Insurance for entry to Seychelles. You are also required to stay in certified tourism establishments.”

For Singapore, you must still show proof of vaccination (two jabs of most vaccines) or a negative Covid test (PCR or antigen) taken within 48 hours, as well as filling in a digital SG Arrival Card within the three days before arriving. Since 29 August, unvaccinated travellers have been able to enter with a pre-travel test to avoid quarantine or further testing, but must purchase travel insurance covering Covid-19 treatment for the duration of their stay there.

The UAE’s rules are now largely the same for both Dubai and Abu Dhabi. You must show either proof of full (double) vaccination; a PCR test result taken within 48 hours before flight time; or proof of recovery from Covid-19 within 30 days before arrival. According to Etihad, you must also download the country’s Al Hosn app before arrival in Abu Dhabi.

The Bahamas

These Caribbean isles ask for either proof of full vaccination (two doses with the second given at least 14 days ago) or a negative PCR test, taken no more than three days (72 hours) prior to the date of arrival. Children aged one and under are exempt from any testing requirements. Children visiting aged two-11 inclusive can do an antigen test instead of a PCR (within 72 hours), while children aged 12 and over must follow the rules set out for vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers.

You still need to arrange a travel authorisation form to enter Bermuda, to which you must upload a pre-travel test result (PCR or antigen) taken within 48 hours before travel and proof of valid health insurance. Children 11 years and have their travel authorisation form assessed based on the vaccination status of their parent or guardian.

While vaccinated visitors can enter with their Covid Pass alone, unvaccinated people must provide results of a negative PCR test result taken 48 hours prior to arrival or an antigen test taken 24 hours before arrival. Children aged five-10 can take an antigen test instead, with the pre-travel information uploaded to the island’s online application system, along with specific Covid-19 cover travel insurance.

While visitors to Cuba do not have to test or show proof of vaccination to enter, they are subject to random testing upon arrival. If you test positive, you must quarantine in a government facility or hospital for 14 days at your own expense. “Direct contacts of those testing positive will either be moved to a designated government health centre or allowed to self-isolate in their own accommodation depending on their circumstances,” warns the FCDO.

All visitors who qualify for a visa to Myanmar (formerly Burma) need to take a Covid test: a professionally-administered antigen for fully vaccinated travellers, and a PCR for the unvaccinated or partly vaccinated. Children under six are exempt from the latter if their parents or guardians are fully vaccinated. You’ll also need to complete a Health Declaration Form before arrival, as well as taking a rapid antigen test on arrival at the airport, at your own expense, and purchase Covid-19 medical insurance from Myanma Insurance . Unvaccinated arrivals also need to quarantine for five days on arrival, with two further Covid tests administered during that time.

The entry point for the Galapagos Islands insists on either proof of full vaccination (with second dose given 14 days before travel), or a pre-travel PCR or antigen test taken within 72 hours before boarding your flight. Children under three years old do not need to show proof of vaccination or a negative PCR or antigen test. If you’re travelling on to the Galapagos, you need to present the same (a vaccination record or a PCR test taken before your flight to the islands).

Fully vaccinated travellers to Indonesia need to upload their vaccination certificate to the country’s Peduli Lindungi app (under 18s are exempt). They may have to undergo temperature checks at the border, and if a high temperature is found, a PCR test - which could result in quarantine at your own expense. Unvaccinated travellers may visit, but they must take a PCR test on arrival and quarantine in their accommodation for five days, taking a second PCR test before emerging.

Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

While Chile has scrapped its pre-travel test, its territory Rapa Nui (also known as Easter Island) has its own individual rules. All visitors arriving into the island must have either a vaccine certificate showing two doses or more of an approved vaccine, or a negative PCR test taken within the 24 hours prior to boarding their flight (an antigen test is allowed for children under six only). Visitors will be given a rapid antigen test on arrival and must quarantine for seven days. You may be asked to take further Covid tests in the first five days of your trip.

Though it’s not top of most travellers’ South America lists, Venezuela also still insists on either a full certificate of Covid vaccinations, or a PCR test result from a test taken within the 72 hours before arrival. “If more than 270 days have passed since your last dose of a complete vaccination scheme, proof of a vaccine booster is required,” advises the FCDO.

To visit Tunisia, you can use either your Covid vaccination certificate or a negative PCR test (taken no more than 48 hours before entry) or antigen test (taken no more than 24 hours before entry); the latter is only required for unvaccinated visitors 18 and over. Once you arrive in Tunisia, you might be subject to a random rapid lateral flow or PCR test. If you test positive, you will need to self-isolate at your own accommodation for five days. To be considered fully vaccinated, at least seven days must have passed since your second dose of the vaccine (28 days for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine).

For the African country of Zambia, you need to show full vaccination (paper copy of the NHS Covid Pass advised) or a PCR test result taken within 72 hours before departure. Children aged 11 and under are exempt from this requirement. Travellers are also required to complete a health declaration form before arrival, as well as being temperature-scanned on arrival. Those with a high temperature risk being told to quarantine in their own accommodation.

All travellers 12 and over need to show either proof of full vaccination or a negative PCR test result, with the test conducted no more than 72 hours before departure. Under 12s are exempt. If neither document is provided, tourists will be charged $30 US to take an antigen test on arrival. If you test positive you’ll have to pay $50 for a further PCR test and self-isolate in your accommodation. Those with “flu-like symptoms” will also be told to take the on-arrival test and fill in a form.

Unvaccinated people aged over five arriving in Nepal still need to show a negative PCR test completed no more than 72 hours before their first flight leg. Fully vaccinated people (at least two doses with the latter given 14 days before arrival) can get a visa-on-arrival by showing their NHS Covid Pass.

The island of Fiji still insists on full vaccination for all its visitors. This is defined as two doses of a vaccine, with the second given at least 14 days before arrival. “Only in exceptional circumstances will an exemption be provided,” advises the FCDO. Children aged up to 15 are exempt from this requirement.

Cook Islands

These islands also still insist on full vaccination for all tourists (two doses with the second given at least 14 days before arrival). There are only a few exemptions for adult unvaccinated visitors, but children aged under 16 are exempt from having to show proof of vaccination.

Papua New Guinea

International passengers over the age of 18 must be fully vaccinated (two doses) to enter Papua New Guinea. However, “commercial options for travel to and from Papua New Guinea remain very limited,” the FCDO warns.

This Micronesian diving spot still insists on full vaccination for all international visitors, who must also take a pre-travel test. Vaccinated visitors must provide a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours or an antigen test taken within 24 hours. On top of this, your movement around the destination is restricted for the first four days, with a PCR test mandatory on day four. Unvaccinated children under 12 must follow the entry requirements stated above, while children under three are exempt from the pre-travel test.

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7 countries you can’t enter if you have a dui.

G etting a DUI will make your life harder in multiple ways, but we rarely consider the impact it can have on your ability to travel abroad. Sure, the potential for injury to you and others, astronomical fines, marks on your record, and possible jail time should be big enough to deter you from drinking and driving, but to top it off, some countries may bar you from entering their borders for as many as 10 years. The last thing you want is to book your dream vacation, arrive at the country’s border, and be turned away because of your DUI. If you have a DUI on your record and you’re planning a trip to these seven countries, even if you are only backpacking and not driving, you may be denied entry or be required to provide special documentation.

Mexico takes a harsh stance against DUI convicts. Foreigners with drunk driving convictions within the past 10 years are generally refused entry into Mexico. This is because the country’s immigration laws consider a DUI an indictable offense, similar to a felony, and felons are prohibited from entering. Mexican border guards have, however, been known to let travelers pass through with very little scrutiny, so while you could always risk it, don’t be surprised if you’re turned away.

2. United Arab Emirates

Since the Emirates adhere strictly to Muslim scripture, wherein the consumption of alcohol is a sin, their stance on DUI’s is predictably harsh. No specific laws prevent travelers with a DUI from entering any Emirati country, but alcohol-related offenses are frowned upon and may make entry more difficult. Your success really depends upon the strictness of the individual immigration officer.

As a US citizen, entering Iran is already pretty difficult. Trying to enter with a DUI is even more so. Since there are no Iranian embassies within US borders, Iran does not have access to your criminal record. However, you must undergo a “good conduct screening,” during which they will ask you about your history with drugs, alcohol, and related convictions. Admitting to a drinking and driving conviction will likely result in the immigration officer denying you entrance. Similar to the UAE, it ultimately depends upon the individual officer and on what you decide to disclose.

4. China, Japan, and Malaysia

In contrast to Iran and the UAE where total honesty might not be the best policy, it’s in your best interest to disclose your DUI when entering China , Japan , or Malaysia . These countries conduct extensive background checks, and lying about past misdemeanor charges or a criminal background is actually worse than revealing it. For your best chance at entry, contact the US consulate to determine the best course of action. Usually, that means applying for a free travel waiver .

Canada is sneakily one of the most difficult places for US citizens with a DUI to travel. Impaired driving is considered a felony in Canada, and anyone with a DUI is restricted from entering the country for at least five years. Once the five years are complete, and if you have an otherwise clean criminal history, you can pay a $200 fine or apply for criminal rehabilitation to be allowed entrance into Canada. If you’re patient, you could also simply wait 10 years after the conviction to be deemed “rehabilitated by time.” Further details of Canada’s DUI laws can be found here .

6. South Africa

While misdemeanor DUI’s are not a problem in South Africa , a DUI classified as a felony could present serious problems. You will be expected to voluntarily disclose any criminal record at the South African border, even if not asked specifically. Failure to do so is called “deception by silence” and will result in your immediate refusal. If you do disclose your situation and are denied — again, depending upon the judgment of the immigration officer — you can return to the country once the conviction has left your record.

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Donald Trump Is Banned from 37 Countries as Convicted Felon, Including Major Allies Like Canada and U.K.

If elected president again, Trump would need special permission to enter several key countries for maintaining foreign relations

Donald Trump may face travel restrictions with his newfound felon status , potentially complicating his presidency if he were to win another term in office.

Thirty-eight nations, counting the United States, bar felons from entry, according to World Population Review . Those bans stand regardless of whether someone is allowed to retain their passport after conviction.

Countries that turn felons away include several of the United States' strongest allies, like the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada — the final of which will host the G7 summit of world leaders in 2025. The list also includes a number of nations at the center of pressing foreign policy issues, such as China, Israel and Mexico.

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International governments can, and in some cases would, choose to make an exception for Trump if he requested special permission as president to make a visit.

George W. Bush , who was arrested for drunk driving in the 1970s, ran into issues with Canadian travel restrictions during his presidency while planning an official state visit and, after applying for a special waiver, he was ultimately allowed to enter.

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In Bush's case, which still proved tedious, the circumstances were a bit different: the crime happened decades earlier, was only categorized as a misdemeanor and was never tried in a court of law (Bush admitted to driving under the influence upon arrest and got off with a fine and temporary license suspension). It's hard to say whether Trump's new 34 felony convictions would be dealt with in a similar manner.

Countries That Deny Entry to Felons

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• South Africa
• South Korea
• United Arab Emirates
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• United States

If Trump were elected to another term in the White House and chose to apply for special travel waivers, the irony would not go unnoticed.

The former president has often characterized foreigners as "criminals," and has campaigned on a promise to tighten U.S. travel restrictions, which would include shutting down the border and instating travel bans on people of certain nationalities and ideologies.

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• Americans previously never needed a visa to enter Europe. However, US citizens must soon apply for authorization and pay a new visa waiver through ETIAS to enter Europe starting in 2025.
• This new requirement applies to 30 countries in the Schengen Zone to enhance travel safety.
• Applying online in advance and paying the fee ensures swift authorization for ETIAS, which is valid for three years.

Americans who traveled through Europe this summer could be among the last to do so without a new travel requirement. While places like Türkiye have lifted visa requirements for Americans , the European Union wants to add a layer of protection to travelers by requiring citizens of countries outside of the EU, including Americans, to pay for a new visa waiver to enter Europe in 2025.

While many European countries like American visitors , that fondness and eagerness to get them to spend their tourist dollars will not exempt US passport holders from the new visa waiver. Next year, countries in the European Union's Schengen Zone will be participating in the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS).

This means that places Americans could go this summer without a visa , including beautiful beach destinations that did not require a visa , will require one starting next year (rather, it's a visa waiver, not an actual visa).

In total, 30 EU countries will require American travelers to submit an application to be processed by the European Travel Information Authorization System, in addition to having a valid passport. While this may seem like an unnecessary step, a few dollars and a quick application process seem like a small price to pay for the ultimate goal of keeping travelers safe and maintaining better border controls.

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The European Travel Information & Authorization System Is The New Visa Waiver Americans Must Pay For

Americans who want to travel to the 30 countries in the schengen zone must have an authorization processed through etias.

The European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) is the new travel authorization that Americans must pay for in 2025. While a US passport was enough to travel to 30 countries in the Schengen Zone in the past without a visa, visa-exempt travelers who plan on spending up to 90 days in these countries must now take an extra step to travel to Europe.

For the rest of 2024, Americans can continue to travel to Europe without ETIAS. The new travel authorization is supposed to go into effect in mid-2025. This date is to give the new Entry/Exit System being installed in Europe time to go live and work out any hiccups. However, given that the ETIAS start date was delayed in 2021, 2023, and again in 2024, it remains to be seen if the program will truly go live in 2025.

The goal of ETIAS is to make travel safer in Europe . As such, it is not just Americans that are being singled out for the new travel requirement . Nationals of 60 other countries will also have to apply for ETIAS when traveling to Europe.

While this visa waiver was not required of Americans in the past, it is very similar to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) that the US already requires of other countries' nationals before they travel through the States. Consequently, the concept of ETIAS is not a new thing. It is just new to Americans who used to have all the documentation they needed to travel the world with a passport alone.

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Countries That Will Require European Travel Information & Authorization System In 2025

Countries like france, italy, spain, and more will require americans to obtain etias authorization (and have a valid passport) to be granted entry.

30 countries will require Americans and other visa-free travelers to apply for ETIAS, starting May 2025. Fortunately, once ETIAS has been granted, it is valid for all countries in Europe that require it for three years . As a result, it does not need to be applied for again for every European country visited.

The countries that will require ETIAS to enter in 2025 include:

Be advised that Americans will need to meet specific travel authorization requirements to be allowed entry if traveling to countries outside those requiring ETIAS. This includes both the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

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How To Apply For The European Travel Information & Authorization System Visa Waiver

A quick online application and an $8.00 processing fee are all it takes to receive authorization from etias to enter the eu.

In order to apply for ETIAS, American citizens will need to fill out an online application . This will need to be completed in the weeks before traveling. Some will have their ETIAS application processed and approved in hours, but most will have their ETIAS application authorized in less than a week.

However, in some instances, it can take longer. Therefore, it is recommended by ETIAS.com that the sooner ETIAS is applied for, the better.

"A small percentage of applications may take up to four weeks to process if additional documentation is required from the applicant. If your ETIAS has not yet been approved, and you do not have any other travel authorization, you will not be able to enter a country within the European Union." - ETIAS.com

Given that ETIAS is valid for three years, it may be worth applying and paying the $8.00 fee sooner rather than later to have the ETIAS portion of the travel documents completed and checked off the to-do list if there is a desire to travel to any of the countries in the Schengen Zone in that timeframe.

To ensure there are no issues with the authorization process, Americans need to ensure their passport is not only valid but will not expire within three months of applying for ETIAS . If getting a passport for the first time or renewing a passport, that needs to be done and a new passport in hand before ETIAS will be approved.

The last thing travelers want to do is add another item to their checklist when traveling abroad. However, by having ETIAS go live in 2025, Americans and others traveling to Europe will be that much safer, which is a concern for many traveling abroad today.

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Graves with flags for Memorial Day are seen in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., on May 27. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

The U.S. Army said an employee at Arlington National Cemetery who tried to "ensure adherence" to rules that prohibit political activities at the cemetery "was abruptly pushed aside," but that the employee decided not to press charges against the Trump campaign staffers who allegedly pushed her.

The statement Thursday comes in response to NPR's reporting on former President Donald Trump's visit to Arlington and an altercation his staff had with a cemetery employee.

"Participants in the August 26th ceremony and the subsequent Section 60 visit were made aware of federal laws, Army regulations and DoD policies, which clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds," the statement said. "An ANC employee who attempted to ensure adherence to these rules was abruptly pushed aside. Consistent with the decorum expected at ANC, this employee acted with professionalism and avoided further disruption. The incident was reported to the JBM-HH police department, but the employee subsequently decided not to press charges. Therefore, the Army considers this matter closed."

The Army, in its statement, called the incident "unfortunate," adding: "it is also unfortunate that the ANC employee and her professionalism has been unfairly attacked."

Because federal law prohibits Army employees from being involved with any political campaign, the staff at the cemetery did not deal directly with the Trump campaign about his visit there. A source familiar with the event said the cemetery staff worked with the staff of Republican Congressman Brian Mast of Florida, who joined Trump at Arlington.

Arlington Cemetery staff dealt directly with Mast’s chief of staff, James Langenderfer, briefing him extensively on the rules, which include no campaign events at the cemetery. They also reiterated that only an official Arlington National Cemetery photographer — and no campaign photographer — could be used at Section 60, the location of the recent American war dead. The source said Langenderfer told them the Trump campaign agreed to these rules.

Fallout continues after Trump campaign incident at Arlington National Cemetary

NPR reached out to Mast’s staff and asked if Langenderfer was briefed and relayed that information to the Trump campaign. They did not address the questions but instead released a statement.

In the statement to NPR, Mast said: "President Trump conducted no politics at Arlington National Cemetery."

The statement comes a day after Trump shared a TikTok video including footage from Arlington National Cemetery that likely violates a federal law against using military cemeteries for campaigning purposes.

NPR reported that Trump campaign staffers had a physical altercation with an Arlington National Cemetery staffer on Monday over the restriction.

It's not the first time Trump has been accused of politicizing the military, but the campaign is seeking to downplay what happened in the aftermath.

Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery

Trump was at Arlington on Monday to commemorate the third anniversary of an attack in Afghanistan that killed 13 U.S. service members amid the disastrous withdrawal of troops. Trump and other Republicans have blamed President Biden and Vice President Harris for the chaos and loss of life.

The 21-second video posted on Trump's TikTok account shows the former president laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and several snippets of Trump joining Gold Star family members at gravesites of their loved ones in a part of the cemetery known as Section 60 .

"We lost 13 great, great people — what a horrible day it was," Trump says over somber music. “We didn't lose one person in 18 months, and then they took over the disaster, the leaving of Afghanistan.”

Trump has been making this claim about 18 months without military casualties during his administration for years, and it’s not true. The 18-month period from February 2020 to August 2021 saw no combat-related deaths in Afghanistan, with part of that when Biden was in office.

The Trump campaign was not authorized to film or photograph in Section 60, federal law prohibits the use of military cemeteries for campaign events, and two campaign staffers got in a physical and verbal altercation with the Arlington staffer who tried to prevent the filming.

In a statement after NPR's original story, family members present Monday said they invited Trump and gave approval for his photographer and videographer to document an emotional moment of remembrance.

Arlington National Cemetery’s Section 60 is a focus of controversy. What is the area?

Some of those family members also spoke at the Republican National Convention, bashing Biden and vocally endorsing Trump.

"Joe Biden may have forgotten that our children died, but we have not forgotten — Donald Trump has not forgotten," said Cheryl Juels in Milwaukee at the RNC in July. Juels is the aunt of Sgt. Nicole Gee, one of the 13 U.S. service members killed at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan in 2021.

"Joe Biden owes the men and women that served in Afghanistan a debt of gratitude and an apology. Donald Trump loves this country and will never forget the sacrifice and bravery of our service members," she added. "Join us in putting him back in the White House."

Though the loved ones said they were OK with the cameras present, the families do not have the power to suspend the rules.

The family of Master Sgt. Andrew Marckesano, a Green Beret who died by suicide after serving multiple combat tours and who is buried in Section 60, said according to their conversations with the cemetery, "the Trump campaign staffers did not adhere to the rules that were set in place for this visit."

"We hope that those visiting this sacred site understand that there were real people who sacrificed for our freedom and that they are honored and respected and treated accordingly," they said in a statement.

The Trump campaign responds

In the aftermath of the visit to Arlington, the Trump campaign's response has taken on a tone of nastiness. One spokesman said the cemetery staffer was "clearly suffering from a mental health episode" and promised to release footage of the encounter but has so far declined to do so.

On the campaign trail in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, the Republican vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, said Harris could "go to hell" over the Afghanistan withdrawal and blamed reporters for the campaign's controversy, which he called a "disagreement."

"You guys in the media, you're acting like Donald Trump filmed a TV commercial at a grave site," Vance said. "He was there providing emotional support to a lot of brave Americans who lost loved ones they never should have lost. And there happened to be a camera there, and somebody gave him permission to have that camera there.”

Trump echoed that argument Thursday, doubling down on attacks against Harris and Biden in a clip posted to his campaign's Trump Social account from a campaign event in Michigan.

"She does not respect you, ask the families of the 13 incredible servicemember heroes who died during the surrender of Afghanistan — which was surrendered by Kamala and 'Sleepy Joe' — whether or not Kamala Harris cares about our young people and our military," Trump said.

Meanwhile, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, who attended the Arlington events with Trump, apologized in a social media post for sending a campaign fundraising email with a photo of him and the former president in Section 60 with the family of Staff Sgt. Darin Taylor Hoover.

Cox's official gubernatorial X account posted a photo from the restricted area, and the post is still online.

This is not the first time Trump has been accused of politicizing the military for his personal gain. He has allegedly called dead soldiers " suckers" and "losers ," insulted the late Sen. John McCain for being a prisoner of war and recently stoked controversy for saying civilian Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients are much better than those who received the Medal of Honor — the highest military award in the country, often given posthumously.

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Canada ends temporary public policy allowing visitors to apply for work permits from within the country

Ottawa, August 28, 2024— Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has ended a temporary public policy that allowed visitors to apply for a work permit from within Canada, effective immediately.

IRCC introduced the policy in August 2020 to help visitors who were unable to leave the country due to COVID-19 pandemic–related travel restrictions. Under the policy, visitors in Canada could apply for a work permit without having to leave the country. In addition, foreign nationals who had held a work permit in the previous 12 months but who changed their status in Canada to “visitor” could apply to work legally in Canada while waiting for a decision on their new work permit application.

While the temporary policy was set to expire on February 28, 2025, IRCC is ending the policy as part of our overall efforts to recalibrate the number of temporary residents in Canada and preserve the integrity of the immigration system. IRCC is also aware that some bad actors were using the policy to mislead foreign nationals into working in Canada without authorization.

IRCC will continue to process applications submitted before August 28, 2024 under the policy.

Please visit our website for information on how to apply for a work permit .

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If he regains power, Donald Trump wants not only to revive some of the immigration policies criticized as draconian during his presidency, but expand and toughen them.

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Former President Donald J. Trump is planning an extreme expansion of his first-term crackdown on immigration if he returns to power in 2025 — including preparing to round up undocumented people already in the United States on a vast scale and detain them in sprawling camps while they wait to be expelled.

The plans would sharply restrict both legal and illegal immigration in a multitude of ways.

Mr. Trump wants to revive his first-term border policies, including banning entry by people from certain Muslim-majority nations and reimposing a Covid 19-era policy of refusing asylum claims — though this time he would base that refusal on assertions that migrants carry other infectious diseases like tuberculosis.

He plans to scour the country for unauthorized immigrants and deport people by the millions per year.

To help speed mass deportations, Mr. Trump is preparing an enormous expansion of a form of removal that does not require due process hearings. To help Immigration and Customs Enforcement carry out sweeping raids, he plans to reassign other federal agents and deputize local police officers and National Guard soldiers voluntarily contributed by Republican-run states.

To ease the strain on ICE detention facilities, Mr. Trump wants to build huge camps to detain people while their cases are processed and they await deportation flights. And to get around any refusal by Congress to appropriate the necessary funds, Mr. Trump would redirect money in the military budget, as he did in his first term to spend more on a border wall than Congress had authorized.

In a public reference to his plans, Mr. Trump told a crowd in Iowa in September: “Following the Eisenhower model, we will carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.” The reference was to a 1954 campaign to round up and expel Mexican immigrants that was named for an ethnic slur — “ Operation Wetback .”

The constellation of Mr. Trump’s 2025 plans amounts to an assault on immigration on a scale unseen in modern American history. Millions of undocumented immigrants would be barred from the country or uprooted from it years or even decades after settling here.

Such a scale of planned removals would raise logistical, financial and diplomatic challenges and would be vigorously challenged in court. But there is no mistaking the breadth and ambition of the shift Mr. Trump is eyeing.

In a second Trump presidency, the visas of foreign students who participated in anti-Israel or pro-Palestinian protests would be canceled. U.S. consular officials abroad will be directed to expand ideological screening of visa applicants to block people the Trump administration considers to have undesirable attitudes. People who were granted temporary protected status because they are from certain countries deemed unsafe, allowing them to lawfully live and work in the United States, would have that status revoked.

Similarly, numerous people who have been allowed to live in the country temporarily for humanitarian reasons would also lose that status and be kicked out, including tens of thousands of the Afghans who were evacuated amid the 2021 Taliban takeover and allowed to enter the United States. Afghans holding special visas granted to people who helped U.S. forces would be revetted to see if they really did.

And Mr. Trump would try to end birthright citizenship for babies born in the United States to undocumented parents — by proclaiming that policy to be the new position of the government and by ordering agencies to cease issuing citizenship-affirming documents like Social Security cards and passports to them. That policy’s legal legitimacy, like nearly all of Mr. Trump’s plans, would be virtually certain to end up before the Supreme Court.

In interviews with The New York Times, several Trump advisers gave the most expansive and detailed description yet of Mr. Trump’s immigration agenda in a potential second term. In particular, Mr. Trump’s campaign referred questions for this article to Stephen Miller, an architect of Mr. Trump’s first-term immigration policies who remains close to him and is expected to serve in a senior role in a second administration.

All of the steps Trump advisers are preparing, Mr. Miller contended in a wide-ranging interview, rely on existing statutes; while the Trump team would likely seek a revamp of immigration laws, the plan was crafted to need no new substantive legislation. And while acknowledging that lawsuits would arise to challenge nearly every one of them, he portrayed the Trump team’s daunting array of tactics as a “blitz” designed to overwhelm immigrant-rights lawyers.

“Any activists who doubt President Trump’s resolve in the slightest are making a drastic error: Trump will unleash the vast arsenal of federal powers to implement the most spectacular migration crackdown,” Mr. Miller said, adding, “The immigration legal activists won’t know what’s happening.”

Todd Schulte, the president of FWD.us, an immigration and criminal justice advocacy group that repeatedly fought the Trump administration, said the Trump team’s plans relied on “xenophobic demagoguery” that appeals to his hardest-core political base.

“Americans should understand these policy proposals are an authoritarian, often illegal, agenda that would rip apart nearly every aspect of American life — tanking the economy, violating the basic civil rights of millions of immigrants and native-born Americans alike,” Mr. Schulte said.

‘Poisoning the Blood’

Since Mr. Trump left office, the political environment on immigration has moved in his direction. He is also more capable now of exploiting that environment if he is re-elected than he was when he first won election as an outsider.

The ebbing of the Covid-19 pandemic and resumption of travel flows have helped stir a global migrant crisis, with millions of Venezuelans and Central Americans fleeing turmoil and Africans arriving in Latin American countries before continuing their journey north . Amid the record numbers of migrants at the southern border and beyond it in cities like New York and Chicago, voters are frustrated and even some Democrats are calling for tougher action against immigrants and pressuring the White House to better manage the crisis.

Mr. Trump and his advisers see the opening, and now know better how to seize it. The aides Mr. Trump relied upon in the chaotic early days of his first term were sometimes at odds and lacked experience in how to manipulate the levers of federal power. By the end of his first term, cabinet officials and lawyers who sought to restrain some of his actions — like his Homeland Security secretary and chief of staff, John F. Kelly — had been fired, and those who stuck with him had learned much.

In a second term, Mr. Trump plans to install a team that will not restrain him.

Since much of Mr. Trump’s first-term immigration crackdown was tied up in the courts, the legal environment has tilted in his favor: His four years of judicial appointments left behind federal appellate courts and a Supreme Court that are far more conservative than the courts that heard challenges to his first-term policies.

The fight over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals provides an illustration.

DACA is an Obama-era program that shields from deportation and grants work permits to people who were brought unlawfully to the United States as children. Mr. Trump tried to end it, but the Supreme Court blocked him on procedural grounds in June 2020.

Mr. Miller said Mr. Trump would try again to end DACA. And the 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court that blocked the last attempt no longer exists: A few months after the DACA ruling, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died and Mr. Trump replaced her with a sixth conservative, Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

Mr. Trump’s rhetoric has more than kept up with his increasingly extreme agenda on immigration.

His stoking of fear and anger toward immigrants — pushing for a border wall and calling Mexicans rapists — fueled his 2016 takeover of the Republican Party. As president, he privately mused about developing a militarized border like Israel’s, asked whether migrants crossing the border could be shot in the legs and wanted a proposed border wall topped with flesh-piercing spikes and painted black to burn migrants’ skin.

As he has campaigned for the party’s third straight presidential nomination, his anti-immigrant tone has only grown harsher. In a recent interview with a right-wing website , Mr. Trump claimed without evidence that foreign leaders were deliberately emptying their “insane asylums” to send the patients across America’s southern border as migrants. He said migrants were “ poisoning the blood of our country .” And at a rally on Wednesday in Florida , he compared them to the fictional serial killer and cannibal Hannibal Lecter, saying, “That’s what’s coming into our country right now.”

Mr. Trump had similarly vowed to carry out mass deportations when running for office in 2016, but the government only managed several hundred thousand removals per year under his presidency, on par with other recent administrations. If they get another opportunity, Mr. Trump and his team are determined to achieve annual numbers in the millions.

Keeping People Out

Mr. Trump’s immigration plan is to pick up where he left off and then go much farther. He would not only revive some of the policies that were criticized as draconian during his presidency, many of which the Biden White House ended, but also expand and toughen them.

One example centers on expanding first-term policies aimed at keeping people out of the country. Mr. Trump plans to suspend the nation’s refugee program and once again categorically bar visitors from troubled countries, reinstating a version of his ban on travel from several mostly Muslim-majority countries, which President Biden called discriminatory and ended on his first day in office .

Mr. Trump would also use coercive diplomacy to induce other nations to help, including by making cooperation a condition of any other bilateral engagement, Mr. Miller said. For example, a second Trump administration would seek to re-establish an agreement with Mexico that asylum seekers remain there while their claims are processed. (It is not clear that Mexico would agree ; a Mexican court has said that deal violated human rights .)

Mr. Trump would also push to revive “safe third country” agreements with several nations in Central America, and try to expand them to Africa, Asia and South America. Under such deals, countries agree to take would-be asylum seekers from specific other nations and let them apply for asylum there instead.

While such arrangements have traditionally only covered migrants who had previously passed through a third country, federal law does not require that limit and a second Trump administration would seek to make those deals without it, in part as a deterrent to migrants making what the Trump team views as illegitimate asylum claims.

At the same time, Mr. Miller said, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would invoke the public health emergency powers law known as Title 42 to again refuse to hear any asylum claims by people arriving at the southern border. The Trump administration had internally discussed that idea early in Mr. Trump’s term, but some cabinet secretaries pushed back, arguing that there was no public health emergency that would legally justify it. The administration ultimately implemented it during the coronavirus pandemic.

Saying the idea has since gained acceptance in practice — Mr. Biden initially kept the policy — Mr. Miller said Mr. Trump would invoke Title 42, citing “severe strains of the flu, tuberculosis, scabies, other respiratory illnesses like R.S.V. and so on, or just a general issue of mass migration being a public health threat and conveying a variety of communicable diseases.”

Mr. Trump and his aides have not yet said whether they would re-enact one of the most contentious deterrents to unauthorized immigration that he pursued as president: separating children from their parents , which led to trauma among migrants and difficulties in reuniting families. When pressed, Mr. Trump has repeatedly declined to rule out reviving the policy . After an outcry over the practice, Mr. Trump ended it in 2018 and a judge later blocked the government from putting it back into effect.

Mass Deportations

Soon after Mr. Trump announced his 2024 campaign for president last November, he met with Tom Homan, who ran ICE for the first year and a half of the Trump administration and was an early proponent of separating families to deter migrants.

In an interview, Mr. Homan recalled that in that meeting, he “agreed to come back” in a second term and would “help to organize and run the largest deportation operation this country’s ever seen.”

Trump advisers’ vision of abrupt mass deportations would be a recipe for social and economic turmoil, disrupting the housing market and major industries including agriculture and the service sector.

Mr. Miller cast such disruption in a favorable light.

“Mass deportation will be a labor-market disruption celebrated by American workers, who will now be offered higher wages with better benefits to fill these jobs,” he said. “Americans will also celebrate the fact that our nation’s laws are now being applied equally, and that one select group is no longer magically exempt.”

One planned step to overcome the legal and logistical hurdles would be to significantly expand a form of fast-track deportations known as “expedited removal.” It denies undocumented immigrants the usual hearings and opportunity to file appeals, which can take months or years — especially when people are not in custody — and has led to a large backlog. A 1996 law says people can be subject to expedited removal for up to two years after arriving, but to date the executive branch has used it more cautiously, swiftly expelling people picked up near the border soon after crossing.

The Trump administration tried to expand the use of expedited removal , but a court blocked it and then the Biden team canceled the expansion. It remains unclear whether the Supreme Court will rule that it is constitutional to use the law against people who have been living for a significant period in the United States and express fear of persecution if sent home.

Mr. Trump has also said he would invoke an archaic law, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 , to expel suspected members of drug cartels and criminal gangs without due process. That law allows for summary deportation of people from countries with which the United States is at war, that have invaded the United States or that have engaged in “predatory incursions.”

The Supreme Court has upheld past uses of that law in wartime. But its text seems to require a link to the actions of a foreign government , so it is not clear whether the justices will allow a president to stretch it to encompass drug cartel activity.

More broadly, Mr. Miller said a new Trump administration would shift from the ICE practice of arresting specific people to carrying out workplace raids and other sweeps in public places aimed at arresting scores of unauthorized immigrants at once.

To make the process of finding and deporting undocumented immigrants already living inside the country “radically more quick and efficient,” he said, the Trump team would bring in “ the right kinds of attorneys and the right kinds of policy thinkers” willing to carry out such ideas.

And because of the magnitude of arrests and deportations being contemplated, they plan to build “vast holding facilities that would function as staging centers” for immigrants as their cases progress and they wait to be flown to other countries.

Mr. Miller said the new camps would likely be built “on open land in Texas near the border.”

He said the military would construct them under the authority and control of the Department of Homeland Security. While he cautioned that there were no specific blueprints yet, he said the camps would look professional and similar to other facilities for migrants that have been built near the border .

Such camps could also enable the government to speed up the pace and volume of deportations of undocumented people who have lived in the United States for years and so are not subject to fast-track removal. If pursuing a long-shot effort to win permission to remain in the country would mean staying locked up in the interim, some may give up and voluntarily accept removal without going through the full process.

The use of these camps, Mr. Miller said, would likely be focused more on single adults because the government cannot indefinitely hold children under a longstanding court order known as the Flores settlement. So any families brought to the facilities would have to be moved in and out more quickly, he said.

The Trump administration tried to overturn the Flores settlement, but the Supreme Court did not resolve the matter before Mr. Trump’s term ended. Mr. Miller said the Trump team would try again.

To increase the number of agents available for ICE sweeps, Mr. Miller said, officials from other federal law enforcement agencies would be temporarily reassigned, and state National Guard troops and local police officers, at least from willing Republican-led states, would be deputized for immigration control efforts.

While a law known as the Posse Comitatus Act generally forbids the use of the armed forces for law enforcement purposes, another law called the Insurrection Act creates an exception. Mr. Trump would invoke the Insurrection Act at the border, enabling the use of federal troops to apprehend migrants, Mr. Miller said.

“Bottom line,” he said, “President Trump will do whatever it takes.”

Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Eileen Sullivan contributed reporting. Kitty Bennett contributed research.

Charlie Savage writes about national security and legal policy. He has been a journalist for more than two decades. More about Charlie Savage

Maggie Haberman is a senior political correspondent and the author of “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America.” She was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for reporting on President Trump’s advisers and their connections to Russia. More about Maggie Haberman

Jonathan Swan is a political reporter who focuses on campaigns and Congress. As a reporter for Axios, he won an Emmy Award for his 2020 interview of then-President Donald J. Trump, and the White House Correspondents’ Association’s Aldo Beckman Award for “overall excellence in White House coverage” in 2022. More about Jonathan Swan

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Ukraine war latest: Poland to ramp up ammunition production amid fears Putin will attack NATO

Poland wants to ramp up its production of 155mm artillery rounds in the hope of ensuring sufficient supplies if Russia attacked NATO, a senior official has told Reuters.

Wednesday 4 September 2024 17:39, UK

• Poland to ramp up ammunition production amid fears Putin will attack NATO
• Russia continues heavy bombardment of Ukrainian cities
• Seven killed in Lviv - including three children
• Dominic Waghorn: Putin rubbing salt in wounds as Kyiv pleads for long-range attacks
• Ukraine planning to hold seized Russian territory indefinitely
• Watch: Zelenskyy discusses Kursk invasion in TV interview
• Live reporting by Niamh Lynch

That brings an end to our live coverage of the Ukraine war for this evening.

We'll be back with any major developments overnight and our rolling updates will continue soon.

Before we go, here's a reminder of the day's key events:

• Seven people were killed in an overnight strike in the western city of Lviv. One injured man lost his wife and three daughters - aged 21, 18 and seven - in the strike;
• Another strike in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown left five people injured ;
• Poland said it aims to ramp up ammunition production in anticipation of a Russian attack on NATO;
• Ukraine's parliament approved the dismissal of four ministers in a mass Cabinet reshuffle to bring "new energy" to the war effort but the highest profile dismissal so far, of foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba, has not yet been voted on;
• Ireland and Ukraine signed a co-operation deal after Irish premier Simon Harris said it would provide a €43m (£36m) funding package.

Military analyst Michael Clarke says the campaign, which started early last month, "is not hurting Russia as much as hoped".

Watch his full analysis here...

Three civilians were killed and two wounded by Ukrainian shelling in a village in Russia's Belgorod border region, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov has said. 

The Belgorod region has come under frequent cross-border shelling and drone attacks in the course of the war. 

It is adjacent to the Kursk region where Ukrainian forces pierced Russia's western border last month in an incursion that Moscow's forces are still fighting to repel. 

The US is set to accuse Russia of a campaign to influence the 2024 elections using online platforms to target American voters with disinformation

CNN reported that Russian state media network RT will be a focus of the announcement. 

The news comes just hours before attorney general Merrick Garland is due to make public remarks at a meeting of the Justice Department's election threats task force. 

The department had previously warned that Russia remains a threat to November's presidential election. 

In a speech last month, deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco warned that President Vladimir Putin "and his proxies are using increasingly sophisticated techniques in their interference operations".

She said: "They're targeting specific voter demographics and swing-state voters in an effort to manipulate presidential and congressional election outcomes. 

"They're intent on co-opting unwitting Americans on social media to push narratives advancing Russian interests. They’re working to diminish American support for Ukraine. And they’re always adapting."

Parts of the Republican Party has been hugely critical of billions worth of funding packages provided to Ukraine - with previous House of Representatives' bills caught up by divisions in the GOP.

Donald Trump has said he can resolve the Ukraine war with possible peace talks that might require Kyiv to cede territory.

The Democratic Party has been broadly supportive of maintaining Ukrainian funding.

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has warned the US not to joke about Moscow's "red lines".

The US was losing sight of the sense of mutual deterrence that had underpinned the balance of security between Moscow and Washington since the Cold War, he said.

He was commenting on a report that the US is close to an agreement to supply Ukraine with long-range JASSM cruise missiles that could reach deep inside Russia, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been lobbying for.

"I won't be surprised by anything - the Americans have already crossed the threshold they set for themselves. They are being egged on, and Zelenskyy of course sees this and takes advantage of it," Mr Lavrov told a Russian TV interviewer.

"But they should understand - they are joking about our red lines here. They shouldn't joke about our red lines."

Vladimir Putin has repeatedly warned the West since launching what he called his "special military operation" in Ukraine not to try to thwart Russia, which has the world's biggest arsenal of nuclear weapons.

But Washington and its allies have increased military aid to Ukraine, including by providing tanks, advanced missiles and F-16 fighter jets.

That has prompted some Western politicians to suggest Putin's nuclear rhetoric is a bluff and that the US and NATO should go all-out to help Ukraine win the war. 

Mr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine's incursion into Russia in recent weeks makes a mockery of Putin's red lines.

Some NATO officials say the Kremlin might be ready militarily to attack countries that are members of the alliance in five to eight years' time, once it has rebuilt its forces after the war in Ukraine.

Moscow has regularly dismissed Western suggestions that it might consider an attack on NATO.

"Our ambition... is to have the ability to fill up Polish warehouses in parallel to achieving a full, independent capacity to produce ammunition in Poland, within five to eight years," Maciej Idzik, board member of the state-owned Polish Armaments Group, said.

Demand for 155mm artillery rounds has soared in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Allies' supplies for their own defence have been run down as they have rushed shells to Kyiv.

The European Union is seeking to expand the bloc's ammunition production capacity to two million shells annually by the end of 2025 by allocating €500m (£421m) in funding to increase shell supplies to Ukraine and replenish EU stockpiles.

We brought you news earlier about a father who lost his family in the overnight strike in Lviv. 

New footage shows Evgeny Bazylevych being comforted by emergency workers after losing his wife and three daughters, who were aged seven, 18 and 21. 

The eldest daughter, Yaryna, was a programme manager at the European Youth Forum, a platform of the continent's youth organisations, her colleagues wrote on Facebook. 

"We will neither forget nor forgive" the attack, they said in the post.

Lviv's mayor said Evgeny was in a critical condition after the strike.

Ukrainian authorities have since updated the number of people injured in the attack to 53.

The Swiss government has said it will not lift its protection status for Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's invasion before 4 March 2026, as the situation in their country is not expected to change in the foreseeable future. 

Switzerland granted Ukrainian refugees protection status "S," which grants temporary protection to those in need as long as they are exposed to serious general danger, in March 2022. 

Russian airstrikes hit energy facilities and critical infrastructure in nine Ukrainian regions over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian officials have said.

Energy facilities in the western region of Lviv, Sumy and Kharkiv in the northeast, Donetsk in the east, east-central Dnipropetrovsk, and Mykolaiv in the south were attacked, the energy ministry said on Telegram.

The ministry did not provide additional details on the scale of recent damage to the energy grid.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has cut nuclear power output after Russian attacks damaged the country's electricity transmission system, nuclear firm Energoatom said today.

It said output was reduced after "hostile shelling of infrastructure" and "significant fluctuations in the parameters of the grid".

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he wanted to "express his gratitude to Ireland" after signing a co-operation deal with the Irish prime minister Simon Harris in Kyiv.

Mr Harris announced earlier that Ireland would provide a €43m (£36m) funding package for Ukraine (see 8.56am post). 

The deal includes work on demining Ukraine, which Mr Zelenskyy said would save Ukrainians and improve the resilience of Europe.

The deal also includes work on cyber security.

The taoiseach also expressed Ireland's full support for the Ukrainian bid for EU membership while also discussing continued humanitarian assistance. 

Following the bilateral meeting, Mr Zelenskyy told a press conference that he thanked Ireland for its support of work on returning abducted Ukrainian children to the country.

"Ireland's participation in the reconstruction of Ukraine will be a substantial support for our people and our countries and our European way of life."

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