U.S. Embassy in Kenya

Health Alert: New U.S. Entry COVID-19 Testing Requirements

U.S. EMBASSY NAIROBI

Health Alert for U.S. Citizens

December 04, 2021

New U.S. Entry COVID-19 Testing Requirements

 

Location: Kenya, countrywide

 

Event:  On December 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement a one-day COVID-19 testing requirement for travelers over age two coming to the United States.  Regardless of vaccination status or nationality, any individual coming to the United States must show a negative pre-departure COVID-19 viral test taken the day before they board their flight to the United States.  You must show your negative result to the airline before you board your flight.

 

If you recently recovered from COVID-19, you may instead travel with documentation of recovery from COVID-19 (i.e., your positive COVID-19 viral test result on a sample taken no more than 90 days before the flight’s departure from a foreign country, and a letter from a licensed healthcare provider or a public health official stating that you were cleared to travel).

 

These requirements are for all air passengers two years of age or older boarding a flight from a foreign country to the United States.

 

Actions to Take:

 

• Consult the CDC websitefor the most up-to-date information.
• For information on what you can do to reduce your risk of contracting COVID-19, please see the CDC’s latest recommendations.
• Visit the COVID-19 crisis page on travel.state.govfor country-specific information related to COVID-19.
• Check with your airlines, cruise lines, or travel operators regarding any updated information about your travel plans and/or restrictions, including potential COVID vaccine or testing requirements for countries you are transiting through.
• Visit the U.S. Embassy Kenya webpage on COVID-19 for information on conditions in Kenya.

 

 

Assistance:

• U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Kenya

United Nations Avenue, Gigiri

+254 (0) 20 363 6451

+254 (0) 20 363 6000 (after hours)

kenya_acs@state.gov 

https://ke.usembassy.gov/

• State Department – Consular Affairs

+1-888-407-4747 for calls from the United States or Canada

+1-202-501-4444 for calls from overseas (Kenya)

• Kenya Country Information
• Enroll in Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive alerts
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