Brunei: Updated Entrance Requirements

The government of Latvia will extend a state of emergency until 28 Feb. 2022, maintaining existing COVID-19 safety measures.

The government of Singapore announced it will not authorize new airline ticket sales on designated Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights from all VTL approved countries until 20 Jan. 2022.

The government of Switzerland will maintain internal COVID-19 measures, reduce the quarantine period for international travelers and shorten the validity of COVID-19 vaccination certificates.

The government of Cyprus will allow travelers over the age of 12 the option to undergo either RT-PCR testing or antigen rapid testing for their pre-arrival required test beginning 14 Jan. 2022.

Effective 13 Jan. 2022, the government of Malaysia updated the entrance arrival requirements for travelers who are vaccinated against COVID-19 or who have recovered from COVID-19.

The government of Iceland announced that the country’s current border measures will remain in place until 20 Feb. 2022.

On 10 Jan. 2022, the government of Lithuania updated its list of COVID-19 affected countries so that all countries and regions will be classified as either red or gray.

The authorities of Taiwan have lifted entry restrictions for Thai foreign nationals holding worker visas and extended the validity of expired worker visas for these individuals.

The government of India will update its quarantine requirements for all international travelers beginning 11 Jan. 2022, including requiring all travelers to undergo a seven day quarantine period.

On 7 Jan. 2022, the government of the United Kingdom updated its testing and border measures for fully vaccinated travelers.

The government of Estonia will shorten the self-isolation period from 10 days to seven days for unvaccinated travelers arriving in the country beginning 10 Jan. 2022.

The authorities of Taiwan applied an automatic 30-day extension to eligible foreign nationals currently residing in Taiwan. This will be the 19th 30-day extension granted since March 2020.

The government of Thailand will provide additional quarantine locations for all international travelers beginning 11 Jan. 2022.

The government of Israel will remove all countries and territories from its red list of regions on 9 Jan. 2022. This will ease travel entrance requirements for fully vaccinated Israel citizens.

The government of the Philippines announced that foreign nationals holding valid ARC I-Card must file their Annual Report with the Bureau of Immigration office on or before 1 March 2022.

The government of New Zealand will introduce new entrance requirements effective 7 Jan. 2022, in addition to providing alternative testing methods for travelers arriving from 105 specified countries.

As of 6 Jan. 2022, the government of Ireland no longer requires pre-departure tests for fully vaccinated or COVID-19 recovered travelers entering the country.

The government of Cyprus updated its entrance requirements on 4 Jan. 2022. All travelers entering the country will be required to undergo PCR testing within 48 hours of departure.