These 40 Countries Have Lifted US Travel Restrictions (or Will Be Soon)

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Traveling internationally from the US may be different this year, but it’s still possible. Slowly, US travelers are starting to see some destination countries, many Caribbean nations, are reopening their borders for tourism.

After months of quarantine, distancing from the travel fun, and hearing about travel restrictions popping up everywhere from California to Florida, you can finally start to find plenty of space to soak up some much-needed vitamin D on the islands of Bermuda, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, and many more. Go island hopping or simply get away from your daily routine. With fresh air abound and wide-open outdoor lifestyle lined up, you can still achieve your bucket list activities.

Looking for culturally significant travel instead of island life? Make plans to visit one of the world’s seven wonders in Mexico called Chichén Itzá, as Mexico opened its borders for tourism in late June.

To protect international travelers and local residents from a large outbreak of the virus, government officials in these countries are putting in place new guidelines at hotels and airports. Additionally, travelers can expect preventive measures they will need to adhere to for their travel. Many countries are requiring temperatures checks and coronavirus testing before being admitted into the country.

Here are some of the top destinations that are making plans to reopen or are currently open.

*= some restrictions may include and not limited to requiring masks to be worn in public places, social distancing measures that limit gathering sizes, a recent certified negative test, self-quarantines, and more.

Update: The US Virgin Islands and Bali (Indonesia) has been removed and the following countries have been added: Anguilla, Austria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Kenya, Montenegro, Namibia, Slovenia, South Korea and Ukraine. 

Note: International travel restrictions and guidelines are being updated around the world regularly. The information below is accurate as of September 9, 2020. We will continue to update and provide additional travel destinations as they become available. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) also provides the latest travel restrictions per country via an interactive map.

Anguilla

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Eastern Caribbean dollars
   

Antigua and Barbuda

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Eastern Caribbean dollars
   

Aruba

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Aruban florin and USD (widely accepted)
   

Austria

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Euro
   

Barbados

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Barbadian dollars 
   

Belize

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Belize dollars
   

Bermuda

• Border status: No Restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Bermuda dollars
   

Brazil

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Brazilian reals
   

Costa Rica

• Border status: Partially restrictive
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Costa Rican colones
   

Croatia

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Croatian Kuna 
   

Dominica

• Border status: No Restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: East Caribbean dollars
   

Dominican Republic

• Border status: No Restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Dominican pesos
   

Ecuador

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open 
• Currency used: US dollars
   

Egypt

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open 
• Currency used: Egyptian Pound
   

French Polynesia - The Islands of Tahiti, Bora Bora, and Mo'orea

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Polynesian (Tahiti) franc
   

Grenada

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Eastern Caribbean dollar

Guatemala

• Border status: Currently open
• Reopening travel borders on:Currently open
• Currency used: Guatemalan Quetzal

Honduras

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Honduran lempira

Ireland

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Euro

Jamaica

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Jamaican dollars
   

Kenya

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Kenyan shillings
   

Martinique

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Euros
   

Mexico

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on Currently open
• Currency used: Mexican pesos
   

Montenegro

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Euro
   

Namibia

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: South African Rand

Puerto Rico

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: US dollars
   

St. Barth

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Euros
   

St. Lucia

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Eastern Caribbean dollars
   

St. Martin

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Euro (French side) & US dollars (widely accepted across the island)
   

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

• Border status:No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Eastern Caribbean dollars
   

Serbia

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Serbian dinar
   

Slovenia 

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Euro
   

South Korea

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: South Korea won

Tanzania

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Tanzanian shilling
   

Tunisia

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Tunisian dinar
   

Turkey

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Turkish lira
   

Turks and Caicos

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: US dollars
   

Ukraine

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Ukrainian hryvnia

United Arab Emirates

• Border status: No restrictons*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: Emirati (UAE) Dirham
   

United Kingdom

• Border status: No restrictions*
• Reopening travel borders on: Currently open
• Currency used: British pounds

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