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 January 10th 2022. List of countries obtained from Worldometer. This is an update to a post on December 5th 2022.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Face masks compulsory in health settings. |
| 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. Officially all passengers must wear face masks on flights inbound to Australia – but anecdotal evidence suggest that this is variably applied. |
| 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 |
| 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 | X | A negative Covid PCR test is required for entry. | X | X |
| 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 | |
| Croatia | X | X | X | |
| Cuba | X | X | X | Random screening on arrival. All travellers advised to carry face masks. |
| 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 | – | – | – | ‘Entry requirements’ weblink broken and no specific guidance available at other links. |
| 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 | No entry without proof of Covid vaccination. Unspecified quarantine if testing positive within the country. |
| Iran | ✓ | ✓ | X | |
| Iraq | ✓ | X | X | There appears to be no entry without proof of Covid vaccination status. |
| 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, directed to Government Facebook page. |
| 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 | ✓ | Pre-departure Covid tests no longer required for anyone but unclear about pre-entry tests. | X | It is not stated that you can enter if not fully vaccinated. |
| 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 | X | 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 | X | X | X | |
| 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 | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated. | X | |
| Palau | ✓ | ✓ | X* | No entry without proof of Covid vaccine status. |
| 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 | There is seven-day self-isolation requirement on arrival. | *Covid vaccinated and unvaccinated my enter provided they meet visa requirements (U.K. is visa exempt). |
| The Gambia | X | X | X | |
| The Occupied Palestinian Territories | X | X | X | Requirement to take a Covid test if feeling sick. |
| 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 | |
| Tunisia | X | X | X | |
| Turkey | X | X | X | |
| Turmenistan | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | |
| Tuvalu | – | – | – | Check with airline regarding Covid restrictions |
| Uganda | X | X | 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 | X | X | X | |
| Venezuela | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | |
| Vietnam | X | X | X | |
| Yemen | X | X | X | |
| Zambia | Encouraged but not mandatory. | If not fully Covid vaccinated. | If body temp >38°C – period unspecified. | Masking and social distancing enforced in country. |
| 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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