Bermuda Visitors Have New Requirements

The U.S. Consulate General in Bermuda confirmed the new U.S. International Air Travel Vaccine Policy would become effective on November 8, 2021. This new global travel system replaces the existing country-by-country restrictions, putting in place a consistent approach worldwide.

This new policy means foreign national air travelers to the U.S. will be required – with only limited exceptions – to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an airplane to fly to the U.S.

The U.S. CDC has determined that for the purposes of entry into the U.S., vaccines accepted will include those approved or authorized by the U.S. FDA and WHO emergency use listed vaccines. 

That currently includes Pfizer (Comirnaty), Moderna (SpikeVax), Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccines, and the AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria) vaccine.

It is important to note that fully vaccinated air travelers will continue to be required to show documentation of a pre-departure negative viral test taken within three days of travel to the United States before boarding.

That includes all travelers – U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (LPRs), and foreign nationals.

To further strengthen protections, unvaccinated travelers – whether U.S. citizens, LPRs or the small number of excepted unvaccinated foreign nationals – will now need to show proof of a negative test within one day of travel to the U.S.

Exceptions have been defined for children, certain COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial participants, those with rare medical contraindications to the vaccines, those who need to travel for emergency or humanitarian reasons, those who are traveling on non-tourist visas from countries with low-vaccine availability, members of the armed forces and their immediate families, airline crew, ship crew, and diplomats.

More information for air and land border travel, visa applicants, and U.S. citizen travelers will be provided as it becomes available. And the FAQs on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing for International Travel have been updated.