Here in the UK we have dropped ALL COVID entry requirements to enter and exit the country. You can come here vaccinated or unvaccinated and without needing a PCR test, you can enter by plane, train or car. As a keen traveller I was interested in finding out which other countries around the world still have COVID entry requirements and what they are. So I made a list of them using the UK government travel information website. The list features 233 countries of the world and their entry requirements.
Legend for the list :
NONE = no COVID requirements are necessary to enter ie. you can visit unvaccinated or be vaccinated with a dose that has likely expired (as will be the status of many UK residents who were vaccinated in 2021).
VACCINATED = you are required to be vaccinated against COVID to enter the country. Currently the most contentious nation with this status seems to be the USA, where COVID is endemic and they have also officially acknowledged that immigrants entering via the southern Texas border do not require the vaccine.
PCR TEST = you can enter the country whether vaccinated or not, but a negative PCR test is required to enter and possibly to leave.
CLOSED BORDERS = the borders are still closed for these countries, entry and exit is only permitted for nationals – whether you are vaccinated or not.
QUARANTINE = some nations are still requiring a period of quarantine to visit.
Note: the “Conditions” column is meant to list other conditions of entry and still needs filling out. As requirements change on a weekly basis, this is an on-going work in progress, but maybe you will find it helpful for travelling or just to give you some ideas about where to go. Please double-check with the Foreign Office website for the very latest information.
Country | Requirement | Conditions |
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Afghanistan | NONE | |
Albania | NONE | |
Algeria | PCR TEST | |
Andorra | NONE | |
Angola | PCR TEST | |
Anguilla | VACCINATED | |
Antarctica/British Antarctic Territory | NONE | |
Antigua and Barbuda | PCR TEST | |
Argentina | NONE | |
Armenia | NONE | |
Aruba | NONE | |
Australia | NONE | |
Austria | NONE | |
Azerbaijan | VACCINATED | |
Azores (Portugal) | PCR TEST | |
Bahamas | PCR TEST | |
Bahrain | NONE | |
Bangladesh | PCR TEST | |
Barbados | PCR TEST | |
Belarus | NONE | |
Belgium | NONE | |
Belize | PCR TEST | |
Benin | PCR TEST | |
Bermuda | VACCINATED | |
Bhutan | QUARANTINE | |
Bolivia | PCR TEST | |
Bonaire/St Eustatius/Saba | NONE | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | NONE | |
Botswana | PCR TEST | |
Brazil | PCR TEST | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | PCR TEST | |
British Virgin Islands | PCR TEST | |
Brunei | VACCINATED | |
Bulgaria | NONE | |
Burkina Faso | PCR TEST | |
Burundi | PCR TEST | |
Cambodia | QUARANTINE | |
Cameroon | PCR TEST | |
Canada | PCR TEST | |
Cape Verde | PCR TEST | |
Cayman Islands | PCR TEST | |
Central African Republic | PCR TEST | |
Chad | PCR TEST | |
Chile | PCR TEST | |
China | PCR TEST | |
Colombia | PCR TEST | |
Comoros | PCR TEST | |
Congo | PCR TEST | |
Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue | VACCINATED | |
Costa Rica | NONE | |
Côte d'Ivoire | PCR TEST | |
Croatia | NONE | |
Cuba | NONE | |
Curaçao | NONE | |
Cyprus | NONE | |
Czech Republic | NONE | |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | PCR TEST | |
Denmark | NONE | |
Djibouti | PCR TEST | |
Dominica | PCR TEST | |
Dominican Republic | NONE | |
Ecuador | PCR TEST | |
Egypt | PCR TEST | Then must isolate for 12-24hours |
El Salvador | NONE | |
Equatorial Guinea | VACCINATED | |
Eritrea | CLOSED BORDERS | |
Estonia | NONE | |
Eswatini | PCR TEST | |
Ethiopia | PCR TEST | |
Falkland Islands | NONE | |
Fiji | VACCINATED | |
Finland | NONE | |
France | PCR TEST | |
France | PCR TEST | |
French Guiana | NONE | |
French Polynesia | NONE | |
Gabon | NONE | |
Gambia | PCR TEST | |
Georgia | PCR TEST | |
Germany | NONE | |
Ghana | VACCINATED | |
Gibraltar | NONE | |
Greece | NONE | |
Grenada | NONE | |
Guadeloupe | NONE | |
Guatemala | PCR TEST | |
Guinea | PCR TEST | |
Guinnea-Bissau | PCR TEST | |
Guyana | VACCINATED | |
Haiti | PCR TEST | |
Honduras | PCR TEST | |
Hong Kong | VACCINATED | |
Hungary | NONE | |
Iceland | NONE | |
India | PCR TEST | |
Indonesia | PCR TEST | |
Iran | VACCINATED | |
Iraq | VACCINATED | |
Ireland | NONE | |
Israel | NONE | |
Italy | NONE | |
Jamaica | NONE | |
Japan | QUARANTINE | |
Jordan | NONE | |
Kazakhstan | NONE | |
Kenya | VACCINATED | |
Kiribati | CLOSED BORDERS | |
Kosovo | NONE | |
Kuwait | NONE | |
Kyrgyzstan | NONE | |
Laos | ATK TEST | Unvaccinated individuals will be required to take an ATK test a maximum of 48 hours before departure |
Latvia | NONE | |
Lebanon | PCR TEST | |
Lesotho | PCR TEST | |
Liberia | VACCINATED | |
Libya | NONE | |
Liechtenstein | NONE | |
Lithuania | NONE | |
Luxembourg | PCR TEST | |
Macao | CLOSED BORDERS | |
Madagascar | PCR TEST | |
Madeira (Portugal) | PCR TEST | |
Malawi | VACCINATED | |
Malaysia | QUARANTINE | |
Maldives | NONE | |
Mali | PCR TEST | |
Malta | NONE | |
Marshall Islands | CLOSED BORDERS | |
Martinique | NONE | |
Mauritania | PCR TEST | |
Mauritius | NONE | |
Mayotte | NONE | |
Mexico | NONE | |
Micronesia | CLOSED BORDERS | |
Moldova | NONE | |
Monaco | PCR TEST | |
Mongolia | NONE | |
Montenegro | NONE | |
Montserrat | PCR TEST | |
Morocco | PCR TEST | |
Mozambique | PCR TEST | |
Myanmar (Burma) | QUARANTINE | |
Namibia | PCR TEST | |
Nauru | VACCINATED | |
Nepal | PCR TEST | |
Netherlands | VACCINATED | |
New Caledonia | NONE | |
New Zealand | VACCINATED | |
Nicaragua | PCR TEST | |
Niger | PCR TEST | |
Nigeria | PCR TEST | |
North Korea | CLOSED BORDERS | |
North Macedonia | NONE | |
Norway | NONE | |
Oman | NONE | |
Pakistan | VACCINATED | |
Palau | VACCINATED | |
Palestinian Territories | NONE | |
Panama | PCR TEST | |
Papua New Guinea | VACCINATED | |
Paraguay | PCR TEST | |
Peru | PCR TEST | |
Philippines | VACCINATED | |
Pitcairn Island | CLOSED BORDERS | |
Poland | NONE | |
Portugal | PCR TEST | |
Qatar | PCR TEST | |
Réunion | NONE | |
Romania | NONE | |
Russia | PCR TEST | |
Rwanda | PCR TEST | |
Samoa | CLOSED BORDERS | |
San Marino | PCR TEST | |
São Tomé and Principe | PCR TEST | |
Saudi Arabia | NONE | |
Senegal | PCR TEST | |
Serbia | NONE | |
Seychelles | PCR TEST | |
Sierra Leone | PCR TEST | |
Singapore | VACCINATED | |
Slovakia | VACCINATED | |
Slovenia | NONE | |
Solomon Islands | CLOSED BORDERS | |
Somalia | PCR TEST | |
South Africa | PCR TEST | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | NONE | |
South Korea | PCR TEST | |
South Sudan | PCR TEST | |
Spain | PCR TEST | Proof of recent recovery |
Sri Lanka | PCR TEST | |
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | QUARANTINE | |
St Kitts and Nevis | VACCINATED | |
St Lucia | PCR TEST | |
St Maarten | PCR TEST | |
St Martin and St Barthélemy | NONE | |
St Pierre & Miquelon | NONE | |
St Vincent and the Grenadines | PCR TEST | |
Sudan | PCR TEST | |
Suriname | PCR TEST | |
Swaziland | PCR TEST | |
Sweden | NONE | |
Switzerland | NONE | |
Syria | PCR TEST | |
Taiwan | CLOSED BORDERS | |
Tajikistan | PCR TEST | |
Tanzania | PCR TEST | |
Thailand | PCR TEST | |
The Gambia | PCR TEST | |
Timor-Leste | QUARANTINE | |
Togo | PCR TEST | |
Tonga | VACCINATED | |
Trinidad and Tobago | NONE | |
Tunisia | PCR TEST | |
Turkey | NONE | |
Turkmenistan | CLOSED BORDERS | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | VACCINATED | |
Tuvalu | CLOSED BORDERS | |
UAE (including Dubai) | PCR TEST | |
Uganda | PCR TEST | |
Ukraine | PCR TEST | |
United Arab Emirates | PCR TEST | |
Uruguay | PCR TEST | |
USA | VACCINATED | Except at Texas Border |
Uzbekistan | NONE | |
Vanuatu | NONE | |
Venezuela | PCR TEST | |
Vietnam | NONE | |
Wallis and Futuna | PCR TEST | |
Western Sahara | NONE | |
Yemen | NONE | |
Zambia | PCR TEST | |
Zimbabwe | PCR TEST |