Updated: January 15, 2021
NEW International Travel Requirements: Beginning January 26th, passengers arriving by air (age 2 and older) will be required to have a Negative COVID-19 Test upon arrival back into the United States.
Updated International Travel Checklist (arriving via Air):
1. Negative Covid-19 Test
All passengers arriving back into the U.S. must show a negative COVID-19 Test.
Test must be taken within 72 hours (3 calendar days) of scheduled departure time
Airlines must confirm the negative test prior to departure
2. Additional Requirements
There are additional travel requirements returning from specific countries may have additional requirements. Countries include: Brazil, various European countries and China).
3. Mandatory Quarantine (not yet confirmed)
I’ve read a number of sources that President Biden has signed an executive order to require international air travelers to quarantine, in addition to the negative test requirement. Quarantine rules are unclear at the moment and various sources state that their are still trying to determine the quarantine length. This has not yet been implemented.
Source: https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2021-01-22/travel-group-opposes-mandatory-quarantine-sought-by-biden-for-us-international-passengers
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