US to open border with Canada, Mexico starting in early November
Al Jazeera
Biden administration to allow travellers from Mexico and Canada who are fully vaccinated to enter the US for non-essential purposes.
The United States will lift restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico for fully vaccinated foreign nationals in early November, ending historic curbs on non-essential travellers in place since March 2020 to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement that next month the administration “will begin allowing travellers from Mexico and Canada who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to enter the United States for non-essential purposes, including to visit friends and family or for tourism, via land and ferry border crossings”.
The new rules are similar but not identical to planned requirements announced last month for international air travellers, US officials said in a call earlier with reporters.