Coronavirus Travel Restrictions in the Americas: The coronavirus pandemic is stifling travel across the globe. Here are the travel restrictions imposed by countries in the Americas.
United States
entry into the United States of all immigrants, with certain exceptions, is suspended. Exceptions are:
U.S. Permanent Residents
Persons currently holding VALID U.S. Visas or other Conditional Authorization for Travel (ie. Transportation Letter or Advance Parole Document) Issued prior to proclamation
The U.S. is not processing any new immigration applications from Aliens during this period unless they meet very specific criteria, i.e. National Security, assist in the fight against COVID-19, etc.
US officials have suspended entry for foreign nationals who have been in the UK within the last 14 days.
Passengers who have been in one of the countries listed in bullet number 1 in the past 14 days but are exempt from the restriction to enter the USA, must arrive at one of the following airports: Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Dallas, (DFW), Detroit (DTW), Honolulu (HNL), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), New York (JFK or EWR), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA) and Washington (IAD). Hawaii orders Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine for all individuals arriving or returning to Hawaii.
Canada
Canadians are being urged to avoid all non-essential travel and the government is urging passengers returning from overseas to self-isolate for 14 days.
Passengers who have been outside of Canada or USA in the past 14 days, are not allowed to enter. This doesn’t apply to:
Nationals or permanent residents or their immediate families
Diplomats
Airline crew
A person registered as an Indian under the Indian Act
Someone who enters at the invitation of the Minister of Health for the purpose of assisting in the COVID-19 response
Passengers with COVID-19 symptoms are not allowed to travel to Canada until they’ve self-isolated for 14 days or they can present a medical certificate that confirms the patient is free of COVID-19.
Passengers who have been refused boarding in the past 14 days due to a medical reason related to COVID-19 are not allowed to enter.
Passengers are required to self-isolate for a period of 14 days on arrival at their final destination.
Passengers who were in the cruise ship ‘Diamond Princess’ are subject to a mandatory 14-day isolation at a quarantine facility on arrival in Canada.
Cayman Islands
All airports in the Cayman Islands will remain closed to international leisure and non-essential travel until September 1.
General aviation is currently not possible except for the following operations:
Repatriation flights for Cayman citizens who have been stranded overseas
Repatriation of foreign nationals that are currently stranded in the Cayman Islands and need to return to their home country
Costa Rica
Conditions and restrictions are very fluid and may change at any time. CRCAA considers all operations on a case-by-case basis so contact the UAS Operations Team to see if your proposed operation may be feasible.
Both private non-revenue and non-scheduled commercial will require a landing permit. Standard documentation, complete itinerary and manifest details will be required.
Costa Rica Civil Aviation Authority (CRCAA) suggests 24-48 hours for processing of the permit.
Jamaica
Closed to international passengers until May 31 with the following exemptions:
Outbound flights
Cargo and courier flights
Medevac and emergency flights
Technical stops for fuel only
Specially authorized flights
Domestic and diplomatic flights
Tech stops with no disembarkation
Citizens and people with written authorization from the Immigration minister may enter but will be tested for COVID-19 on arrival and must self-quarantine.
Turks and Caicos Islands
Closed to international passenger and GA flights until July 22 with the following exemptions:
Outbound flights
Cargo and courier flights
Medevac and emergency flights
Technical stops for fuel only
Specially authorized flights
Puerto Rico
All domestic and foreign general aviation and charter flights arriving from outside the country will be required to land first at SJU, SIG, or BQN for passenger screening before continuing on to their final destinations.
The country will open for visitors on July 15.
Panama
The suspension of international commercial flights is extended until July 22.
A nightly curfew during 1900-0500 local time (0000-1000 UTC) is in place across the country except in the provinces of Panama and Panama Oeste.
Paraguay
Closed all international borders to travel by persons until further notice.
Cargo is permitted to cross the borders.
Commercial flights have been suspended at all Paraguayan airports until further notice, with limited exceptions for repatriation flights.
The Paraguayan government considers all operations on a case-by-case basis, often requiring diplomatic involvement so contact the UAS Operations Team to see if a proposed operation may be feasible.
Operators should not consider an operation to Paraguay as confirmed until the special permit is obtained from the authorities. Conditions and restrictions are very fluid and may change at any time.
A 14 day quarantine period is imposed on arriving passengers.
Argentina
Passengers arriving from areas with a significant number of cases will be required to go into quarantine for 14 days.
Brazil
Brazil reopened to foreigners’ passengers on July 30
Passengers must present a proof of valid health insurance in Brazil to cover the entire trip
The usual visa requirements are still observed
The following international airports are still restricting the entry of foreigners until August 30: SBCG, SBCR, SBPA and SBPK, however Brazil has more than 15 Airports of Entry available
Colombia
Barring entry to any foreigner who has been to Europe or Asia within the past 14 days.
Colombians returning from affected areas will be quarantined for 14 days.
Cuba
Only nationals or resident can enter and they will have to do a 14-day quarantine.
El Salvador
Barring entry to all foreigners, except diplomats and legal residents.
Guatemala
Barring entry of citizens of the US, Canada, South Korea, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, China, and Iran.
Uruguay
All passengers arriving from China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Iran, Spain, Italy, France, and Germany must go into mandatory quarantine for 14 days.
Venezuela
Suspending all flights from Colombia and European countries for at least a month.
Peru
Authorities have expanded the nightly curfew to 2100-0400 local time (0200-0900 UTC) in an effort to slow the growing transmission of COVID-19.
This will remain in effect until June 30 at the least.
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Next, we’ll look at travel restrictions for Europe, Asia, Africa, and Russia/CIS.
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
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Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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