Prior to traveling to the U.S., all international travelers (including students) must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
What you need to know:
1. Get vaccinated ASAP. Start the vaccination process no later than December 1, 2021, if students plan to study in the U.S. for Spring Semester 2022. It can take up to 5 weeks to be fully vaccinated if students receive a 2-dose vaccine. We encourage students to start the vaccination process soon.
2. Show proof of vaccination. All international travelers will be required to show proof of full vaccination prior to boarding their flight to the U.S.
3. Show proof of negative test results. In addition to vaccination, travelers are required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 3 days of departure. The U.S. government is not allowing any exceptions to the vaccine requirement.
4. Children under 18 years of age are exempt from the new vaccine requirements as are people with some medical issues but are required to provide a negative test result taken within 72 hours –
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/proof-of-vaccination.html#noncitizen
FAQs
What vaccines are acceptable and how can I document this?
Currently, only vaccines approved for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO) will satisfy the vaccination requirement for air travel to the U.S. See a list of acceptable vaccines on the CDC website.
Airlines will accept digital or paper documentation as evidence of vaccination status. Documentation must match the traveler’s biographical information on their travel documents and include the name of the source certifying the record, vaccine manufacturer, and date(s) the vaccine was administered.
When am I considered fully vaccinated?
The CDC considers an individual to be fully vaccinated 14 days after the last dose of an FDA-approved vaccine series. For individuals who received vaccines from two different manufacturers, a minimum of 17 days must have passed between the doses.
Based on a sincerely held religious belief, I have not received the COVID vaccine. Will there be exceptions?
Religious or moral objections to the COVID vaccine do not qualify for an exemption to travel by air to the U.S.
Will I still have to provide COVID-19 test results before traveling? Will I need to quarantine when I enter the U.S.?
The CDC requires fully vaccinated air travelers coming to the U.S. from abroad, including U.S. citizens, to have a negative COVID test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before they board a flight to the U.S. Fully vaccinated travelers do not need to self-quarantine upon arrival in the U.S.