The restrictions on foreign nationals entering the United States will be lifted on Monday, November 8, the White House has announced.
From this date, all foreigners showing proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 will be permitted to cross into the United States at the Canadian and Mexican borders. The borders have been closed for all “nonessential travel” since March 20, 2020.
As of November 8, all overseas visitors by air will need to show proof of vaccination, plus a negative Covid test, before being allowed into the United States. Also on this date, U.S. authorities are set to lift the ban on foreign nationals from 33 countries, including the United Kingdom, China, Brazil and Europe, from entering the United States for nonessential purposes.
The announcement of the November 8 reopening of the U.S.-Mexico border prompted a surge in the number of people seeking Covid shots in the state of Nuevo Leon. Lines up to three kilometers were reported this week at vaccination stations in Monterrey, fueled by the prospect of shopping trips to U.S. border towns that have been denied for so long.