An up-to-date list of all 195 countries in the world and what their current requirements are for visitors including vaccination, testing and quarantine requirements.
Information up to date on December 1st 2022. List of countries obtained from Worldometer.
An updated version of this post was published on January 16th 2023.
In all cases travellers are advised to go to the UK.GOV landing pages linked to below and then follow the links to ‘Coronavirus’ followed by (where available) ‘Entry Requirements’ to find the most recent information.
✓ = required; X = not required; – = no specific advice
| Country | Vaccination required | Health declaration or negative Covid test | Quarantine | Other | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | – | – | – | No specific Covid related advice | |
| Albania | X | X | X | ||
| Algeria | X | X | X | ||
| Andorra | X | X | X | Face masks ‘recommended’ on public transport | |
| Angola | ✓ | ✓ | 7 days with anyone accompanying if tested positive | Face masks compulsory in health settings | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | X | X | X | May have to isolate at discretion of health authority if testing positive within the country | |
| Argentina | X | X | X | Proof of vaccination may be required by some venues | |
| Armenia | X | X | X | ||
| Australia | Not for entry but some airlines have mandatory COVID-19 testing and vaccination requirements | X | X | Vaccine passport, social distancing and face mask requirements vary between states | |
| Austria | X | X | X | FFP2 face masks compulsory on all public transport in Vienna | |
| Azerbaijan | ✓ | X | X | Some airlines may require a Covid test for departure | |
| Bahamas | X | X | X | ||
| Bahrain | X | X | X | 7-day quarantine if testing positive within the country | |
| Bangladesh | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | Possibility of quarantine if entry conditions not met | |
| Barbados | X | X | X | ||
| Belarus | X | X | X | ||
| Belgium | X | X | X | ||
| Belize | X | X | X | ||
| Benin | X | X | X | ||
| Bhutan | X | X | X | ||
| Bolivia | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | X | X | X | ||
| Botswana | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Brazil | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Brunei | X | X | X | Face masks compulsory in health settings | |
| Bulgaria | X | X | X | ||
| Burkina Faso | X | ✓ | X | Face masks compulsory in all public places | The information to the left remains in the gov.uk website but we are reliably informed that these restrictions no longer apply |
| Burundi | X | Pre-booked testing on arrival | X | ||
| Cambodia | X | X | X | Face masks are widely worn and proof of vaccination may be requested | |
| Cameroon | X | Prior to arrival and on arriving | X | ||
| Canada | X | X | X | ||
| Cape Verde | X | X | X | 7-day quarantine if testing positive within country; face masks compulsory in health settings | |
| Central African Republic | X | X | X | ||
| Chad | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Chile | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| China | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Travel restrictions within country | |
| Colombia | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Comoros | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | Covid test required for departure | |
| Congo | X | X | X | ||
| Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | Tokelau has further restrictions | |
| Costa Rica | X | X | X | ||
| Côte d’Ivoire | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | The information to the left remains in the gov.uk website but we are reliably informed that only a Covid test is required for entry | |
| Croatia | X | X | X | ||
| Cuba | X | X | X | Random screening on arrival | |
| Cyprus | X | X | X | ||
| Czech Republic | X | X | X | ||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Denmark | X | X | X | Airlines may require face masks | |
| Djibouti | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | Vaccine proof required for exit | |
| Dominica | X | X | X | ||
| Dominican Republic | X | Health declaration form required | X | ||
| Ecuador | X | Health declaration form required | X | ||
| Egypt | X | X | X | ||
| El Savador | X | X | X | Advised to take proof of vaccination in. case requirements change | |
| Equatorial Guinea | – | – | – | Weblinks broken | |
| Eritrea | X | X | X | Some airlines may require Covid testing | |
| Estonia | X | X | X | ||
| Eswatini | X | May have to complete health declaration form for air travel | X | ||
| Ethiopia | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Fiji | ✓ | X* | X* | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination | |
| Finland | X | X | X | ||
| France | X | X | X | ||
| Gabon | X | X | X | Covid test may be required on departure | |
| Georgia | X | X | X | ||
| Germany | X | X | X | ||
| Ghana | ✓ | X* | X* | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination | |
| Greece | X | X | X | ||
| Grenada | X | X | X | ||
| Guatemala | X | X | X | Social distancing required; face masks compulsory in health settings | |
| Giunea | ✓ | X | X | ||
| Giunea-Bissau | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Guyana | X | X | X | ||
| Haiti | X | ✓ | X | Temperature checked on arrival | |
| Honduras | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | Quarantine may be required; social distancing and face masks enforced in public places | |
| Hungary | X | X | X | ||
| Iceland | X | X | X | ||
| Indonesia | X | X | X | Unspecified quarantine if testing positive within the country | |
| Iran | ✓ | ✓ | X | ||
| Iraq | ✓ | X | X | ||
| Ireland | X | X | X | ||
| Israel | X | X | X | ||
| Italy | X | X | X | ||
| Jamaica | X | X | X | Random screening on arrival | |
| Japan | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Jordan | X | X | X | ||
| Kazakhstan | X | X | X | ||
| Kenya | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Kiribati | – | – | – | No specific advice provided | |
| Kuwait | X | X | X | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | X | X | X | ||
| Laos | ✓ | No information | X | Proof of vaccination or Covid testing required prior to departure | |
| Latvia | ✓ | No information | X | ||
| Lebanon | ✓ | No information | X | ||
| Lesotho | X | X | X | ||
| Liberia | ✓ | No information | X | ||
| Libya | – | – | – | Vague advice | |
| Liechtenstein | X | X | X | ||
| Lithunania | X | X | X | ||
| Luxembourg | X | X | X | ||
| Madagascar | X | X | X | ||
| Malawi | ✓ | X* | X* | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination | |
| Malaysia | X | X | X | ||
| Maldives | ✓ | ✓* | X | *Health declaration form required; it appears there is no entry without proof of Covid vaccination | |
| Mali | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Malta | X | Health declaration form required | X | ||
| Marshall Islands | ✓ | X* | X | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination | |
| Mauritania | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | Masks must be worn on arrival | |
| Mauritius | X | X | X | 7-day quarantine if testing positive for Covid within country | |
| Mexico | X | X | X | ||
| Micronesia | ✓ | X* | X | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination | |
| Moldova | X | X | X | ||
| Monaco | X | X | X | ||
| Mongolia | X | Health declaration required | X | ||
| Monenegro | X | X | X | ||
| Morocco | ✓ | Health declaration required* | X | Random testing on arrival *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination | |
| Mozambique | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Myanmar | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Namibia | X | X | X | ||
| Nepal | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Netherlands | X | X | X | ||
| New Zealand | X | X | X | ||
| Nicaragua | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Niger | ✓ | ✓ | X | ||
| Nigeria | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated* | X | *Heath declaration form required for all arrivals | |
| North Korea | – | – | ✓* | ||
| North Macedonia | X* | X | X | Website continues to mention what constitutes proof of Covid vaccination | |
| Norway | X | X | X | ||
| Oman | X | X | X | Airlines may require proof of Covid test or masks | |
| Pakistan | ✓ | X | X | ||
| Palau | ✓ | ✓ | X* | Movement must be restricted to ‘essential activities’ within first 4 days; proof of Covid test required prior to departure | |
| Panama | X | X | X | Internal restrictions on movement may apply | |
| Papua New Guinea | – | – | – | Very vague advice provided | |
| Paraguay | ✓ | ✓ | X | ||
| Peru | – | – | – | No specific advice provided | |
| Philippines | ✓ | ✓ | X | ||
| Poland | X | X | X | ||
| Portugal | X | X | X | ||
| Qatar | X | X | X | Proof of vaccination status required to enter public and private facilities | |
| Romania | X | X | X | ||
| Russia | X | X | X | Random Covid testing on arrival | |
| Rwanda | X | X | X | NB: landing page provides contradictory advice | |
| Samoa | X | Health declaration required | X | ||
| San Marino | X | X | X | ||
| São Tomé and Principe | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Saudi Arabia | X | X | X | ||
| Senegal | X | X | X | ||
| Serbia | X | X | X | ||
| Seychelles | X | Health declaration form | X | ||
| Sierra Leone | ✓ | X* | X | *No provision for Covid testing suggesting no entry without proof of Covid vaccination | |
| Singapore | ✓ | X* | X | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination; mask mandates and vaccine passport enforced within Singapore | |
| Slovakia | ✓ | X* | X | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination | |
| Slovenia | X | X | X | ||
| Solomon Islands | ✓ | X* | X | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination | |
| Somalia | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| South Africa | X | X | X | ||
| South Korea | X | Health declaration form | X | ||
| South Sudan | ✓ | ✓ | X | ||
| Spain | X | X | X | ||
| Sri Lanka | ✓ | ✓ | X | ||
| St Kitts and Nevis | X | X | X | ||
| St Lucia | X | Health declaration form | X | ||
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | X | X | X | ||
| Sudan | X | X | X | ||
| Suriname | ✓ | ✓ | X | ||
| Sweden | X | X | X | ||
| Switzerland | X | X | X | ||
| Syria | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Taiwan | X* | X | X | *Covid vaccinated and unvaccinated may enter provided they meet visa requirements (UK is visa exempt) | |
| Tajikistan | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Tanzania | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Thailand | X | X | X | ||
| The Gambia | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| The Occupied Palestinian Territories | – | – | – | No Covid specific advice provided | |
| Timor-Leste | ✓ | X* | X | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination | |
| Togo | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | Covid test required on departure | |
| Tonga | – | – | – | No Covid specific advice provided | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | X* | X | X | Not specifically stated but appears that unvaccinated can enter without proof of Covid test | |
| Tunisia | X | X | X | ||
| Turkey | X | X | X | ||
| Turmenistan | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Tuvalu | – | – | – | Check with airline regarding Covid restrictions | |
| Uganda | ✓ | ✓ | X | Screening on arrival | |
| Ukraine | – | – | – | Travel not advised | |
| United Arab Emirates | – | – | – | Check with Ethiad Airlines about related Covid entry restrictions | |
| United Kingdom | X | X | X | ||
| Uruguay | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| USA | ✓ | X* | X | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination | |
| Uzbekistan | X | X | X | ||
| Vanuatu | – | – | – | No specific Covid related advice | |
| Venezuela | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Vietnam | X | X | X | ||
| Yemen | X | X | X | ||
| Zambia | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Zimbabwe | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | ||
| Holy See | X | X | X | See travel advice for Italy |
Dr. Roger Watson is Academic Dean of Nursing at Southwest Medical University, China. He has a PhD in biochemistry.
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