CHANGES TO COVID TESTING REQUIREMENTS

USVI Travel Portal

Beginning March 7, the U.S. Virgin Islands travel portal at usvitravelportal.com will begin accepting valid digital vaccination records for all fully vaccinated travelers, allowing them to waive the COVID test results requirement.

All Travelers
All domestic travelers 5 years of age or older, and all international travelers 2 years of age or older, and persons in transit to another destination, who enter the U.S. Virgin Islands by air or sea are required to use the USVI Travel Screening Portal and get cleared to travel to the USVI.

Domestic Travel (includes U.S. mainland and other U.S. Territories):

If you are a fully vaccinated domestic traveler, you no longer need a COVID test but you are required to complete the Travel Screening Portal.

You will need to provide proof of valid vaccination status. Valid vaccination cards include the following:

• • Doses/Shots
    • Johnson and Johnson (minimum one shots)
    • Moderna (minimum two shots)
    • Pfizer/BionTech (minimum two shots)
    • AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine (minimum two shots)
    • Sinopharm (minimum two shots)
    • Sinovac (minimum two shots)
    • COVAXIN (minimum two shots)
    • Covovax (minimum two shots)
    • Nuvaxovid (minimum two shots)
  • 14-day window after second shot before the first day of travel to USVI

If partially vaccinated (less than the required full dosages listed above) or unvaccinated:

• • Domestic travelers must submit a negative result from an antigen or nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) (e.g., RT- PCR) COVID-19 test taken within 5 days of travel.

International Travelers (including travel from the BVI):  All International travelers must submit a negative antigen (antigen) or NAAT (e.g., RT- PCR) COVID-19 test result. Test requirements depend on vaccination, mode of travel, and age.

• Travel by Air
  • Non-U.S. citizens/non-U.S. immigrants: Tests must be taken within 24 hours of travel and all travelers must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination status.
  • U.S. citizens traveling from an international port: Tests must be taken within 24 hours of travel and all travelers must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination status.
• Travel by Ferry
  • Non-U.S. citizens/non-U.S. immigrants: Tests must be taken within 5 days of travel and all travelers must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination status.
  • U.S. citizens traveling from an international port: Tests must be taken within 5 days of travel and all travelers must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination status.

Travelers aged 2-17 are exempt from the vaccine requirement.

Note that vaccinations do not supersede testing requirements for international arrivals by air or sea, including for individuals traveling from the British Virgin Islands.

For the full list of COVID-19 testing requirements and exemptions, please visit https://bit.ly/3qkop7j, https://bit.ly/3H0WlM2 and www.usviupdate.com.