The U.S. will open the Canada and Mexico borders for fully vaccinated travelers in November.
People crossed the U.S.-Canadian border after Canada opened the border to vaccinated Americans in Blaine, Wash., in August. The United States will open the border for vaccinated visitors from Canada and Mexico.Credit...David Ryder/Reuters
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Emily Cochrane
- Published Oct. 12, 2021Updated Oct. 13, 2021, 7:43 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions at the borders with Canada and Mexico starting in November for fully vaccinated travelers, reopening the doors of the United States to tourists and separated family members who have been sealed out of the country during the pandemic.
Foreign travelers who provide proof of vaccination and are looking to visit families or friends or shop in the United States will be allowed to enter, senior administration officials said on Tuesday, weeks after the administration said it would soon lift a similar sweeping restriction on foreigners traveling to the country from overseas.
The lifting of the bans will effectively mark the reopening of the United States to travelers and tourism, signaling a new phase in the recovery from the pandemic after the country closed its borders for nearly 19 months.