The U.S. Suspends Certain Travellers from Entering the U.S.

The identification of a new Covid variant has prompted a swift response from the Biden Administration for international air travel.

For those who may have been following along with the news over the past week, the State Department, as well as the scientific community, including Dr. Fauci, have stated their concerns about a new Covid-19 variant that has been identified in South Africa. While there is still no definitive evidence that the new Covid variant is more contagious or will adversely affect those who have been vaccinated, the U.S. government has decided to update its air travel restrictions policy and take precautions indefinitely.

This action is following the suit of many other nations and world leaders who have expressed their concerns and anxiety over the new variant, and have also taken steps in the last few days to limit certain air travellers into their countries. Israel, for example, has taken the most extreme precautions and is currently not allowing non-citizens into the country for a 14 day period.

As such, the State Department released a memo yesterday, that went into effect Monday morning, November 29th.

The new travel restriction will primarily affect non-citizens, including immigrants and non-immigrants who were present in one of the following countries during the 14 day period prior to their international flight to the U.S: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.[1] This means that even if you are a visa holder or have been approved for a visa and have booked your flight to the U.S., you might now have to wait indefinitely if you have been present in one of the above mentioned countries prior to departure to the United States. The new policy also presents an opportunity for CBP to use enhanced methods of questioning for new arrivals into the country.

However, the travel restriction does not apply to U.S. citizens who are currently abroad and may have been present in one of the above countries mentioned. Nor does the travel restriction affect green card holders (legal permanent residents) or those who currently hold diplomatic visas to the United States and their spouses/dependents.

There is currently no reliable information or estimation of when this travel restriction will be lifted or how long it will be held in place. Many experts have also noted that it is too early to judge the rate at which the new variant is spreading.[2]

For the full memo, please see the following link: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/presidential-proclamation-restricting-travel-from-southern-africa.html

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