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Unvaccinated UK travellers can enter US from next week

The White House announced that its requirement for arrivals by air to prove their vaccination status will be dropped from May 12.

Neil Lancefield
Tuesday 02 May 2023 16:26 BST
Travellers who have not had coronavirus vaccinations will be permitted to enter the USA next week (Steve Parsons/PA)
Travellers who have not had coronavirus vaccinations will be permitted to enter the USA next week (Steve Parsons/PA) (PA Archive)

Travellers who have not had coronavirus vaccinations will be permitted to enter the US from next week.

The White House announced that its requirement for arrivals by air to prove their vaccination status will be dropped from May 12.

In November 2021, the US relaxed its coronavirus border rules to permit visitors from countries such as the UK as long as they were vaccinated.

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