Travel Restrictions Entering the United States from Egypt for Vaccinated Travelers

Travelers don’t need a COVID-19 test or recovery certificates before traveling to United States.

Fully vaccinated travelers who are not United States citizens, nationals, or permanent residents, must complete the full course of COVID-19 vaccination for a minimum of 2 weeks before traveling to United States. The approved vaccines are 2 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Novavax or Moderna vaccines or a single dose of Convidecia (CanSinoBIO), Johnson and Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.

Travelers must be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines and receive all doses in the primary vaccination schedule. A booster dose is not needed to meet this requirement.

The United States government currently accepts vaccines approved or authorized for emergency use by the US FDA and the WHO. Vaccines accepted are Pfizer-BioNTech (e.g., COMIRNATY/Tozinameran), AstraZeneca-Oxford (e.g., Covishield, Vaxzevria), Janssen (Johnson and Johnson), Moderna, Sinopharm BIBP, Covaxin, Sinovac-CoronaVac, Convidecia (CanSinoBIO), Novavax/Covovax, and Medicago.

Any combination of 2 doses of an FDA-approved/authorized or WHO emergency use listed COVID-19 2-dose series is accepted. The second dose in a 2-dose heterologous series must have been received no earlier than 17 days (21 days with a 4-day grace period) after the first dose.

For more information about accepted proof of COVID-19 vaccination, please check the source.

Travelers unable to present a valid COVID-19 certificate may be required to comply with rules for unvaccinated travelers.

Travelers who are not United States citizens, nationals, permanent residents or an immigrant (“Covered Individuals”); must complete a travel attestation form before arrival. This form will be provided by the airline.

Airlines may allow travelers to complete their attestation electronically during check-in or via partner apps such as VeriFLY. In this case, it is not necessary to print the form, but travelers may do so as a precaution.

Fully vaccinated travelers don’t need to quarantine on arrival in United States.

All travelers with a travel history in Uganda in the 21 days before arrival in United States will be routed to one of the following designated airports: New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), or Washington (IAD) for enhanced screening.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will apply new layers of screening at these 5 United States airports in response to the Ebola outbreak in Uganda.

Travelers may be required to wear masks in public places.

Please note face masks may still be required based on local ordinances or when traveling to/from certain international locations based on country requirements.

Some airlines may require masks on international flights.