Requirements for travel to the United States / January 2021
With the pleasure of greeting you and with the purpose of providing you with updated information on the new provisions to travel to the United States, attached you will find a summary and the sites where your team can be continuously updated so that they can adequately resolve all the doubts of their clients who will travel. to destinations in the United States such as: San Antonio, Orlando, Las Vegas and Denver.
Important considerations:- According to the United States Travel Association (US Travel Association), it is noted that in the Executive Orders of an immigration nature issued by the Federal Government of the United States in recent days, only recommendations and suggestions were made to the main federal agencies responsible for the regulations in this matter. Until now, no type of quarantine has been established for international travelers arriving in the United States.
- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) only requires that all air passengers must take a viral PCR or antigen test within 3 days before their flight departure to the US and provide written documentation of the test result, in paper or electronic form, to the airline or provide documentation of Covid-19 recovery. If a passenger does not provide this negative test, or chooses not to take the test, the airline must deny the passenger’s boarding. In Mexico, antigen tests have a cost from $ 240 pesos to $ 1,000 pesos, and PCR from $ 1,000 to $ 6,000 pesos approximately.
- The most important airlines in our country such as Aeromexico, Volaris and VivaAerobus have already made agreements with various laboratories to provide special prices and facilitate them to comply with this requirement, also, some have implemented antigen testing kiosks at airports and flexibility to the traveler in case of having to change their flight. It is recommended to consult the corresponding pages for more information.
- The Mexico City International Airport, on its website (www.aicm.com.mx) provides the following link to fill out the “Traveler Risk Factors Identification Questionnaire”: https://afac.hostingerapp.com . Likewise, it has placed a laboratory for Covid-19 tests, which is located between gates 3 and 4 of Terminal 1.
- In Terminal 2 of the Mexico City International Airport, there is the Traveler’s Clinic, which belongs to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) where Covid-19 antigen tests can be carried out. It should be noted that an appointment is required in advance. The hours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday and from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. https://www.gob.mx/guiadelviajero
Pages that it is recommended to consult continuously:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov
Volaris: https://flights.volaris.com/es-mx/preguntas-coronavirus
Aeromexico: https://aeromexico.com/es-mx/rutas-y-comunicados-oficiales/requisitos-viaje-usa
VivaAerobus: https://www.vivaaerobus.com/mx/info/prueba-covid-19-pasajeros-eua
Other links with additional relevant and updated information:
https://www.ustravel.org/press/reaction-president-biden’s-executive-orders-travel?utm_source=MagnetMail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1%2E22%2E21%20%2D%20Tori%20EO%20Note%20Members&utm_campaign=usthttps://www.cdc.gov/usmexicohealth/esp/index.html
https://www.gob.mx/guiadelviajero
In conclusion, it is possible to travel safely to the United States complying, as of January 26, with the new health protocol requirements that require only to present a PCR or negative antigen test within the period of 72 hours prior to the trip.
We hope that this information is useful and that we continue to work together and responsibly for the benefit of travelers and our industry.
