@_maya_91 It includes ALL countries. The current travel ban will be removed and replaced with requirements (vaccination, negative test, contract tracing form) for foreign travelers regardless of country 🙌🏻
.@United CEO Scott Kirby on lifting travel restrictions: “I'm hopeful that we'll get those borders, particularly to Europe, open soon. We hope, as cases come down, that that’s something that will happen soon.”
Rescinding the #travelban for fully-vaccinated Europeans would also affirm the importance of vaccination & its positive impact. It would show that vaccination matters, and that those who are vaccinated do not pose a threat to public health and can thus be facilitated to travel.
@duffy_parry We went May 29 - June 12, 2021. The only issue was my fiancé’s ESTA was cancelled because he check in online. He reapplied and ESTA was approved in about 30 min. Wait to check in at the counter. We also did Antigua in August 2020 and had no issues checking in at airport.
@duffy_parry Make sure he doesn’t check in to his flight online but does it at the airport with an agent when flying in to US. My fiancé had his ESTA cancelled when he checked in 24 hrs prior to the flight in Jamaica. He was able to get it reinstated quickly but it was stressful! Good luck!
@duffy_parry This is what my fiancé and I are planning once Canada opens to fully vaccinated foreigners in September (assuming that doesn’t change). We have done third country route twice and have not had issues after 14 days outside the UK getting in to the US.
@SenBooker Yet they continue the travel ban for UK/EU which is keeping many families apart incl valid visa holders. How is the State Dept allowed to avoid issuance of visas & what is stopping the WH from opening to fully vaccinated travelers immediately? #loveisnottourism#rescindPP10143
@TocRadio@PressSec What is stopping the WH from opening to fully vaccinated travelers from UK/EU starting tomorrow? What metrics/systems need to be put in place to make this happen? Who is working on this?
@TocRadio@PressSec Anyone who looks into the travel ban can clearly see it is inconsistent & unscientific yet no one asks about it anymore! Who will hold the WH accountable?
Where is the alleged science that supports it?
Why are all valid visa holders not exempt?
Why has no progress been made?
@TocRadio@PressSec Why does the WH allow the State Dept to illegally avoid issuing nonimmigrant visas bc of travel ban?
Why will WH not recognize vaccinated foreign travelers but continue to push vaccines as effective?
Why are the public health officials not answering ?s on science of the ban?
"It's like saying, 'Well, vaccinated Americans are safe, but we're not sure about vaccinated Europeans.' That is against the science & that's against what we want to see in the world." - @joepleader, on the hypocrisy of the ban.
@paxintl#LiftTheTravelBan#LoveIsNotTourism
@KJP46@POTUS How about mobilizing the resources to reopen to the UK - at the very least for nonimmigrant visa holders. Instead you ignore the issue, hiding behind “science & health officials” w/out letting these officials show us the science #loveisnottourism#liftthetravelban#rescindpp10143