Friday October 15, 2021
End of the entry ban
The USA will allow vaccinated people back into the country from November 8th
After more than a year and a half, Europeans will soon be able to travel to the USA again without a special permit. The end of the corona measure was announced a month ago. From November 8th it should be ready. However, there is one more condition.
The USA will allow travelers vaccinated against the corona virus back into the country from November 8th. “The US’s new travel policy, which requires vaccinations for foreign travelers, will begin on November 8th,” a White House spokesman said on Twitter.
In March of last year, the USA imposed entry bans on Europeans, among others, because of the corona pandemic. A month ago the US government announced that the so-called travel ban for vaccinated travelers would be lifted “at the beginning of November”, but the government had not yet given a specific date. In addition to a vaccination before departure, travelers will also have to show a negative corona test in the future.
The current regulations prohibit entry for those who have been in the Schengen area, Ireland or the UK in the 14 days before. Entry bans also apply to China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Iran. US citizens, people with a permanent residence permit – a so-called green card – and holders of certain visas with a special permit are not affected.
In particular, the entry ban for Europeans had increasingly attracted criticism in recent months – especially since the EU lifted corresponding entry restrictions for US citizens in June and many EU countries are better off than the USA in terms of vaccinations and infection rates. Not only did travel and business associations complain about the US entry bans. Due to the regulations, numerous couples and families living separately could no longer see each other.