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If the date of the reopening of the United States is now known, professionals and travelers are still waiting for details on the health formalities that will be requested. Update on what we know.
–What formalities will travelers need to complete to get to the United States? The technical and practical details of the lifting of the restrictions are not yet all known, but Washington had already sketched the outlines in recent days. The US health authorities have indicated that all vaccines approved by the World Health Organization would be accepted. For now, according to the emergency procedure put in place by the WHO, the vaccines AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Pfizer / BioNTech, Sinopharm and Sinovac.
For travelers arriving by air, the United States will ask from November 8, in addition to proof of vaccination and a test within three days before departure, the establishment by the airlines of a system of contact tracing, AFP indicates.
A two-step process for land arrivals
Very strict in closing borders, the United States has never implemented a vaccination obligation for domestic flights. And even the Biden administration, which has recently resigned itself to taking some binding measures, has not taken the plunge, knowing the politically hot subject.
For the land route, the White House announced this week that the lifting of restrictions would be done in two stages. From November 8, people coming for reasons deemed non-essential, such as family or tourism, will be able to cross the border of Canada or Mexico, provided they are vaccinated. People coming for compelling reasons – for example truck drivers – will be exempt. But from January, the vaccination obligation will be sufficient for all visitors crossing land borders, regardless of their reason for entry.
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