US Now Requires All Foreign Travelers to Be COVID-19 Vaccinated When Crossing Land Ports, Ferry Terminals

But COVID-19 testing won't be required

People entering the United States at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry in San Ysidro, Calif., on Nov. 7, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Starting Jan. 22, non-U.S. travelers who wish to enter the United States via ferry terminals or land ports of entry at the U.S.–Mexico or U.S.–Canada borders must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide related proof of vaccination, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced.

The land borders had been closed to non-essential travel for 20 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic.