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 available on April 3rd 2023; revised on the assumption that no new restrictions had been introduced by any countries except regarding China from which entry is restricted by several countries (not noted here).
List of countries obtained from Worldometer. This is an update to a post first published on December 5th 2022 and updated in January.
In all cases travellers are advised to go to the UK.GOV landing pages hypertexted below and then to follow links to ‘Coronavirus’ followed by (where available) ‘Entry Requirements’ to find the most recent information.
New information is presented in red; any important changes are scored through.
✓ = 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 | |
| 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 If testing positive you may have to remain where you are |
| Armenia | X | X | X | |
Australia | X | X | X | Vaccine passport, social distancing and face mask requirements vary between states |
| Austria | X | X | X | |
| Azerbaijan | ✓ | X | X | |
| Bahamas | X | X | ||
| Bahrain | X | X | X | Quarantine as per advice of government if testing positive within the country |
| Bangladesh | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | Face masks must be worn at all times within country |
| 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 | |
| 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 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 | |
| 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 enry | X | |
| Colombia | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | Face masks must be worn on journey in an through airport |
| Comoros | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | Covid test required for departure |
| Congo | X | X | X | |
| Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue | ✓ | X | X | Some exemptions may apply for unvaccinated 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 | |
| Cyprus | X | X | X | |
| Czech Republic | X | X | X | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | |
| Denmark | X | X | X | |
| Djibouti | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | Vaccine proof required for exit |
| Dominica | X | X | X | |
| Dominican Republic | X | X | X | Health declaration form required by all passengers |
| Ecuador | X | X | X | |
| Egypt | X | X | X | |
| El Salvador | X | X | X | |
| Equatorial Guinea | – | – | – | ‘Entry requirements’ weblink broken and no specific guidance available at other links |
| Eritrea | X | X | X | All land borders are closed; some airlines may require Covid testing |
| Estonia | X | X | X | |
Eswatini | X | May have to complete health declaration for air travel | X | |
| Ethiopia | X | X | X | |
| Fiji | X | X | X | |
| Finland | X | X | X | |
| France | X | X | X | |
| Gabon | X | X | X | |
| Georgia | X | X | X | |
| Germany | X | X | X | |
| Ghana | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | Health declaration required by all passengers |
| Greece | X | X | X | |
| Grenada | X | X | X | |
| Guatemala | X | X | X | Face masks compulsory in health settings |
| Guinea | ✓ | X | X | |
| Guinea-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 | Very complex vaccine and testing requirements, please check: Coronavirus – Indonesia travel advice – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) |
| 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 | X | 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 (useless by the way) |
| 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 | Screening on arrival |
| Libya | – | – | – | No specific advice |
| Liechtenstein | X | X | X | |
| Lithunania | X | X | X | |
| Luxembourg | X | X | X | |
| Madagascar | X | X | X | |
| Malawi | ✓ | – | X | No entry without proof of Covid vaccination |
| Malaysia | X | X | X | |
| Maldives | X | X | X | Health declaration form required |
| Mali | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | |
| Malta | X | X | X | |
| Marshall Islands | ✓ | X* | X | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination |
| Mauritania | X | X | X | |
| Mauritius | X | X | X | |
| Mexico | X | X | X | |
| Micronesia | ✓ | X* | X | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination |
| Moldova | X | X | X | |
| Monaco | X | X | X | |
| Mongolia | X | X | X | |
| Montenegro | X | X | X | |
| Morocco | ✓ | X | X | Random testing on arrival *Possibly no entry without proof of Covid vaccination but unclear |
| Mozambique | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | |
| Myanmar | ✓ | X | X | Proof of Covid insurance required |
| 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 | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | |
| Nigeria | X | X | X | X |
| North Korea | – | – | – | All travel in and out is currently suspended |
| North Macedonia | X* | X | X | *Possibly no entry without proof of Covid vaccination but unclear |
| 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 | |
| Papau New Guinea | X | X | X | |
| Paraguay | X | X | X | |
| Peru | – | – | – | No specific advice provided |
| Philippines | ✓ | ✓ | X | |
| Poland | X | X | X | |
| Portugal | X | X | X | |
| Qatar | X | ✓ | X | |
| Romania | X | X | X | |
| Russia | X | X | X | |
| Rwanda | X | X | X | |
| 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 | X | Unvaccinated need to take departure Covid test |
| Slovakia | X* | X | X | *Advice on entry is vague and liable to change |
| 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 | *If not vaccinated |
| Spain | X | X | X | |
| Sri Lanka | X | X | 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 | There is 7-day self-isolation requirement on arrival | *Covid vaccinated and unvaccinated my enter provided they meet visa requirements (UK is visa exempt) |
| Tajikistan | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | |
| Tanzania | X | X | X | |
| Thailand | X | X | X | |
| The Gambia | X | X | X | |
| The Occupied Palestinian Territories | X | X | X | |
| Timor-Leste | ✓ | X* | X | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination or an exemption letter from a doctor |
| 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 | |
| Turkmenistan | ✓* | ✓ | X | *Or antibody test |
| Tuvalu | – | – | – | Advice is to check with airline |
| Uganda | X | X | X | Possible 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 | X | X | X | |
| USA | ✓ | X* | X | *No entry without proof of Covid vaccination but this should be revised soon |
| Uzbekistan | X | X | X | |
| Vanuatu | X | X | X | |
| Venezuela | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | |
| Vietnam | X | X | X | |
| Yemen | X | X | X | |
| Zambia | X | X | X | |
| Zimbabwe | ✓ | If not fully Covid vaccinated | X | |
| Holy See | X | X | X | See travel advice for Italy |
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If you form an option of the world based on what you see on the news you’re lost.
As my dear Grandmother used to say “NEVER believe anything you read and only half of what you hear”. A very wise and wonderful lady.
……… and only half of what you see!
I think that passenger sums it up perfectly.
Could be a passenger, but that view is from the cockpit, definitely.
GB News through Paul Hawkins, their reporter on the ground in Rhodes were at it again this morning. He repeated his unsubstantiated and unreferenced claim that, due to climate change, by 2060 UK would be subject to regular summer temperatures of 40C and that such temperatures would be considered “mild” by the turn of the century. I have never heard such unadulterated tosh in my entire life.
Bloody chance would be a fine thing.. 😉
Is it time for a climaaate! yet?
😆😆😆😆
Oh that Mr Khan is such a lovely fellow!
Assisted by the Met Office publishing their speculative guesstimate.
That is exactly what the BBC were saying in an article on their website yesterday too. I view their news just to see what is being said. The majority of comments were very depressing reading.
Do not (will not) read lamestream fakery. I take it, most comments fully endorse the climate fascist agenda and believe that plant food is causing local fires on Rhodes and elswhere vs say arson.
Same lack of critical thinking during Rona. The Dumb Ages.
I understand where you are coming from, but I think it is important to know what the likes of the BBC et al. are saying and yes, the comments were indicating that people really do believe what they are being told.
Not sure you even need critical thinking for this – do you? Common sense and to paraphrase the late great Christopher Booker “looking out of your window should tell you what’s going on’.
GBNews – back in line with Ofcom.
I am sure Portillo the limp wrist will spend 2 hrs on Climate quackery this weekend. He can’t speak a sentence without mentioning queer no-pride or climate change.
Ofcom clearly scare the bejesus out of GB News with Dolan and Wooton operating in Uriah Heep mode in their obeisance towards them. Only Mark Steyn demonstrated cojones but was sold down the river for his troubles by senior GB Management. BTW, did you note joint owner Sir Paul Marshall shorted Natwest shares earlier in the year. A spot of ‘good fortune.’
For those who, like me, have thrown the towel in on GB News, UK. Column’s thrice weekly news podcasts are refreshingly beyond the reach of Ofcom.
‘The job of the Mainstream Media is to keep you uninformed about what you don’t know and misinformed about what you do know.’
Ben Harnwell
The mainstream media + fact checkers will look at that photo and say with emphatic clarity… that’s not Rhodes.. 😉
The Independant headline today ( it popped up ! Honest ) Global Boil ! 😂😂😂
Even meteorologists appear to be saying that he’s talking through his arse.
The view appears to be Northern tip of Rhodes. The worst affected area is to the South. Also, as I understand it, the nature of the fires is not one continuous conflagration but flare ups which are then either suppressed or die down but keep on occurring.
What prevents arsonists from operating in Northern Rhodes?
Show us.
Magic forest fires. Plant food eh? Or maybe arson?
There are plenty of photographs of the wildfires in the Med including Rhodes. Here’s one.
They may well has been started by arsonists. That is beside the point. Climate change doesn’t start fires, it creates the conditions for them to start more easily.
God, look at the whole island, burned to a tinder. Green tinder.
In case you haven’t noticed there is a large scar across the middle of the island that is far from green. I would guess it amounts to about 10% of the area of the island.
Wildfires (natural, arson or otherwise) have always happened. Take another look in three months, all the brown will have been replaced by green. This is nothing new, and certainly not the scale. I normally refrain from ad hominem attacks, but for you, I’ll make an exception: I think you’re an idiot, and these days, you’re certainly not alone suffering that affliction.
What’s is like to be frightened, all the time?
I’ve only got an ‘O’ level in Geography and that was from 50 years ago but I’m sure the photo/video is actually looking south from the aeroplane!
What makes you say that? I was going by the shape of the land and the fact the airport is in the North. Either way it is very small part of the island. It would be interesting to see the view of the other side of the plane.
I don’t think it’s difficult. If you look at the outcrops either side of the picture they are different and if you compare that to a map I am as sure as I can be that we are looking south.
You may be right. I realise it can’t be the Northern tip – that is quite built up. Anyhow, it only shows a small part of the islan.
Based on the map you shared I would estimate it shows just over half of the island.
Got it! You are right. I had the wrong perspective. I still don’t think it proves much. Wild fires don’t burn the whole area simultaneously and you can’t make out the state of the ground which is supposed to have been burned.
MTF – Forget the detail – the overall point is that what’s going on is not something to be so abjectly frightened of. The world is not burning up. The exaggerations are e. endless. Don’t worry – we’re not about to die. FFS.
That’s the view from the cockpit. Definitely.
Related topic: Nudge Psychology.
Did anyone see the documentary on the weird phenomenon of ‘blackface’ on BBC2 yesterday, presented by actor David Harewood? After opening archive footage, as he arrives at the BFI, the presenter’s very first words are: “On a sweltering summer’s day, I’ve come to the BFI…” Sweltering: he’s wearing jeans, shirt and long-sleeved, fairly heavy looking fleece/jacket. It’s a grey day, no sun, and clearly not one of the close, sticky, uncomfortable London days. A bit more footage which he’s shown watching with his head at a slightly odd angle, carefully lit from behind in a way designed to highlight some sweat running down his face. The intention is obvious. He then wanders the London streets on an untypically quiet day – early morning perhaps – when locals are fairly few and far between and clearly not dressed for “sweltering” weather: a man in mac and baseball cap, a girl at an outside table wearing polo-neck and tight leather jacket, several men in jeans, & heavy jackets, hands in pockets etc etc. I saw one man in shirt and shorts and everyone else in what you might call autumn attire. There might have been more references to the tremendous heat but I didn’t watch it all. It started with a nudge and some artfully lit sweat, which is all that was needed. As I said before, the intention was obvious.
I can’t remember what I was reading a few days ago when I took this screenshot but it seems a plausible reason as to why there is a selective epidemic of pyromania.