President Biden issued a proclamation expanding the travel restrictions which suspend the of entry of certain travelers from the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Brazil, China, Iran, and South Africa, to include travelers from India. The President cited the “magnitude and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic” in the country and surging new cases and the need for “science-based public health measure[s]“ to be implemented.
As with the previous suspensions, U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents are not subject to the proclamations and certain other exemptions and exceptions still apply.
The expanded rule will become effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on May 4, 2021.
D&S will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available.