U.S. flag An official website of the United States government.
Official websites use .gov

A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS

A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

i
i
Up-to-Date Info : To find the latest CDC information on this topic go to:

REQUIREMENT FOR NEGATIVE PRE-DEPARTURE COVID-19 TEST RESULT FOR ALL AIRLINE PASSENGERS ARRIVING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

Public Domain
File Language:
English


Details

  • Corporate Authors:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
  • Description:
    Pursuant to 42 C.F.R. § 71.20 and as set forth in greater detail below, this Notice and Order prohibit the introduction into the United States of any airline passenger departing from the UK unless the passenger has a negative pre-departure test result for COVID-19. The test must be a viral test that was conducted on a specimen collected during the 3 calendar days preceding the flight’s departure (Qualifying Test). Passengers must retain written or electronic documentation reflecting the negative Qualifying Test result presented to the airline and produce such results upon request to any U.S. government official or a cooperating state or local public health authority.

    Pursuant to 42 C.F.R. § 71.31(b) and as set forth in greater detail below, this Notice and Order constitutes a controlled free pratique to any airline with an aircraft arriving into the United States from the UK. Pursuant to the controlled free pratique, the airline must comply with the following conditions in order to receive permission for the aircraft to enter and disembark passengers in the United States:

    • Airline must verify that every passenger—2 years of age or older—onboard the flight has attested to having received a negative Qualifying Test result.

    • Airline must confirm that every passenger onboard the aircraft has documentation reflecting a negative Qualifying Test result.

    This Order shall enter into effect on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at 7:01 pm (EST) (12:01 am on Monday, December 28, 2020 (GMT)) and shall remain in effect until the earliest of (1) the expiration of the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ declaration that COVID-19 constitutes a public health emergency; (2) the CDC Director rescinds or modifies the order based on specific public health or other considerations; or (3) March 26, 2021.

    UK-Airline-Testing-Order_CLEAN-R3-signed-12252020-encrypted.pdf

  • Subjects:
  • Document Type:
    Pamphlet (or booklet)
  • Place as Subject:
  • Collection(s):
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:4d855b746dabc2dbafc3826dc9919d26d3c4d4d7b85c65747ecb354865607058
  • Download URL:
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 101.40 KB ]
PREVIOUS
File Language:
English
ON THIS PAGE
Details
CDC STACKS serves as an archival repository of CDC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other public health information authored or co-authored by CDC or funded partners.

As a repository, CDC STACKS retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.
BACK TO TOP