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How to use this document:
This Covid-19 document is an overview of country maritime borders that are open/closed and is continually updated. Go to the update history section at the bottom of the report to see which countries have been updated since your last visit.
Follow the links to the Biosecurity sections, which give all the details re. paperwork, testing, rules and protocols for yacht entry during the pandemic.
Important Notes:
- While a country status may be CLOSED, that does not necessarily mean it is closed to yachts in transit/emergencies. Therefore follow the links for countries on your intended route to find out if transiting is possible.
- While a country status may be OPEN, it will most likely be open with restrictions (i.e. vaccinated travelers only; negative test results required; quarantine etc.). Be sure to follow the links to the biosecurity section so you are clear on the required protocols.
- As countries change their status to open, it is tempting to up-anchor and head directly there. Best advice, however, is to wait a while for new regulations to settle before setting off. Authorities in many countries are slow to adjust law to reality and adapt new regulations to sea borders.
- If your own experience differs to what we have written on Noonsite, or you discover some new rules that we have not yet reported, PLEASE pass the information to editor@noonsite.com to help us maintain this important body of information.
This document is exclusively about COVID-19 restrictions pertaining to visiting yachts at ports of entry worldwide.
CARIBBEAN
Click on Biosecurity to find current and up to date info.
Anguilla: **OPEN** (from May 2021)
See Anguilla Biosecurity for details
Antigua **OPEN**(from June 2020)
See Antigua and Barbuda Biosecurity for details
Aruba: **OPEN** (from November 2020)
See Aruba Biosecurity for details
Bahamas: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See Bahamas Biosecurity for details
Barbados: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See Barbados Biosecurity for details
Bermuda: **OPEN** (from September 2020)
See Bermuda Biosecurity for details
Bonaire: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Bonaire Biosecurity for details
British Virgin Islands: **OPEN** (from July 2021)
See BVI Biosecurity for details
Cayman Islands: **OPEN** (from January 2021)
See Cayman Islands Biosecurity for details
Cuba: **OPEN** (from October 2020)
See Cuba Biosecurity for details
Curacao: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See Curacao Biosecurity for details
Dominica: **OPEN** (from January 2021)
See Dominica Biosecurity for details
Dominican Republic: **OPEN** (from November 2020)
See DR Biosecurity for details
Grenada: **OPEN** (from May 2020)
See Grenada Biosecurity for details
Guadeloupe: **OPEN** (from June 2021)
See Guadeloupe Biosecurity for details
Haiti: **OPEN**
See Haiti Biosecurity for details
Jamaica: **OPEN** (from February 2022)
See Jamaica Biosecurity for details
Martinique: **OPEN** (from June 2021)
See Martinique Biosecurity for details
Montserrat: **OPEN** (from April 2022)
See Montserrat Biosecurity for details
Puerto Rico: **OPEN** (from May 2020)
See Puerto Rico Biosecurity for details
Saba: **OPEN** (from May 2021)
See Saba Biosecurity for details
Saint Lucia: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See St. Lucia Biosecurity for details
Sint Maarten: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Sint Maarten Biosecurity for details
Statia: **OPEN** (from February 2021)
See Statia Biosecurity for details
St. Barts: **OPEN** (from April 2020)
See St. Barts Biosecurity for details
St. Kitts and NEVIS: **OPEN** (from October 2020)
See St. Kitts Biosecurity for details
St. Martin: **OPEN** (from April 2020)
See St. Martin Biosecurity for details
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See SVG Biosecurity for details
Trinidad and Tobago: **OPEN** (from July 2021)
See Trinidad & Tobago Biosecurity for details
Turks and Caicos: **OPEN** (from September 2021)
See Turks and Caicos Biosecurity for details
US Virgin Islands: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See US Virgin Islands Biosecurity for details
NORTH AMERICA
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CANADA: **OPEN** (from October 2021)
See Canada Biosecurity for details
USA: **OPEN**
See USA Biosecurity for details
CENTRAL AMERICA
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Belize: **OPEN** (from February 2021)
See Belize Biosecurity for details
Costa Rica: **OPEN** (from September 2020)
See Costa Rica Biosecurity for details
El Salvador: **OPEN** (from January 2021)
See El Salvador Biosecurity for details
Guatemala: **OPEN** (from September 2020)
See Guatemala Biosecurity for details
Honduras: **OPEN** (from March 2021)
See Honduras Biosecurity for details
Mexico: **OPEN**
See Mexico Biosecurity for details
Nicaragua: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See Nicaragua Biosecurity for details
Panama: **OPEN** (from October 2020)
See Panama Biosecurity for details
SOUTH AMERICA
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Argentina: **OPEN** (from April 2022)
See Argentina Biosecurity for details
Brazil: **OPEN** (from April 2022)
See Brazil Biosecurity for details
Chile: **OPEN** (from end of May 2022)
See Chile Biosecurity for details
Colombia: **OPEN** (from December 2020)
See Colombia Biosecurity for details
Ecuador: **OPEN** (from February 2022)
See Ecuador Biosecurity for details
French Guiana: **OPEN** (from May 2020)
See French Guiana Biosecurity for details
Guyana: **OPEN**
See Guyana Biosecurity for details
Peru: **OPEN**
See Peru Biosecurity for details
Suriname: **OPEN** (from June 2021)
See Suriname Biosecurity for details
Uruguay: **OPEN** (from December 2021)
See Uruguay Biosecurity for details
Venezuela: **OPEN**
See Venezuela Biosecurity for details
MEDITERRANEAN
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Albania: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Albania Biosecurity for details
Croatia: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Croatia Biosecurity for details
Cyprus:
North: **OPEN** (from October 2020)
South: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Cyprus Biosecurity for details
France: **OPEN** (from June 2021)
See France Biosecurity for details
Gibraltar: **OPEN**
See Gibraltar Biosecurity for details
Greece: **OPEN** (from May 2021)
See Greece Biosecurity for details
Israel: **OPEN** (from January 2022)
See Israel Biosecurity for details
Italy (including Sardinia): **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Italy Biosecurity for details
Malta: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See Malta Biosecurity for details
Montenegro: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Montenegro Biosecurity for details
Morocco: **OPEN** (from April 2022)
See Morocco Biosecurity for details
Spain: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Spain Biosecurity for details
Tunisia: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Tunisia Biosecurity for details
Turkey: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Turkey Biosecurity for details
NORTHERN EUROPE
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Belgium: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Belgium Biosecurity for details
Bulgaria: ** OPEN**
See Bulgaria Biosecurity for details
Channel Islands: **OPEN** (Jersey from July 2020 / Guernsey from May 2021)
See Channel Islands Biosecurity for details
Denmark: **OPEN** (from May 2021)
See Denmark Biosecurity for details
Finland: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Finland Biosecurity for details
France: **OPEN** (from June 2021)
See France Biosecurity for details
Germany: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Germany Biosecurity for details
Ireland: **OPEN** (from July 2021)
See Ireland Biosecurity for details
Netherlands: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Netherlands Biosecurity for details
Norway: **OPEN** (from June 2021)
See Norway Biosecurity for details
Poland: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Poland Biosecurity for details
Portugal: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Portugal Biosecurity for details
Russia: CLOSED
See Russia Biosecurity for details
Spain: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Spain Biosecurity for details
Sweden: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Sweden Biosecurity for details.
United Kingdom: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See UK Biosecurity for details
NORTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS
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Azores: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Azores Biosecurity for details
Canary Islands: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See Canaries Biosecurity for details
Cape Verdes: **OPEN** (from October 2020)
See Cape Verdes Biosecurity for details
Faroe Islands: **OPEN** (from May 2021)
See Faroe Biosecurity for details
Greenland: **OPEN**
See Greenland Biosecurity for details
Iceland: **OPEN**
See Iceland Biosecurity for details
Madeira: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See Madeira Biosecurity for details
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon: **OPEN**
See SPM Biosecurity for details
WEST AFRICA AND SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS
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Ascension Island: **OPEN**
See Ascension Biosecurity for details.
Falkland Islands: **OPEN** (from May 2022)
See Falklands Biosecurity for details.
Gambia: *OPEN* (from September 2020)
See Gambia Biosecurity for details.
Namibia: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See Namibia Biosecurity for details.
South Africa: **OPEN** (from November 2020)
See South Africa Biosecurity for full details.
St. Helena: **OPEN** (from April 2021)
See St. Helena Biosecurity for details
Tristan da Cunha: CLOSED
See Tristan Biosecurity for details
NORTH INDIAN OCEAN AND RED SEA
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Djibouti: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See Djibouti Biosecurity for details
Egypt: **OPEN** (from August 2020)
See Egypt Biosecurity for details
Eritrea: CLOSED
See Eritrea Biosecurity for details
India: **OPEN** (from November 2021)
See India Biosecurity for details
Maldives: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See Maldives Biosecurity for details
Oman: **OPEN** (from September 2021)
See Oman Biosecurity for details
Sri Lanka: **OPEN** (from July 2021)
See Sri Lanka Biosecurity for details
Sudan: **OPEN** (from October 2020)
See Sudan Biosecurity for details
UAE: **OPEN**
See UAE Biosecurity for details
SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN
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BIOT (Chagos): **OPEN** (from February 2021)
See BIOT biosecurity for details
Christmas Island: **OPEN** (from June 2022)
See CI Biosecurity for details
Cocos Keeling: **OPEN** (from June 2022)
See CK Biosecurity for details
Kenya: **OPEN** (from August 2020)
See Kenya Biosecurity for details
Madagascar: CLOSED
See Madagascar Biosecurity for details
Mauritius: **OPEN** (from August 2021)
See Mauritius Biosecurity for details
Mayotte: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Mayotte Biosecurity for details
Mozambique: **OPEN** (from September 2020)
See Mozambique Biosecurity for details
Reunion Island: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See Reunion Biosecurity for details
Seychelles: **OPEN** (from June 2020)
See Seychelles Biosecurity for details
Tanzania: **OPEN**
See Tanzania Biosecurity for details
SOUTH EAST & EAST ASIA
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Brunei: **OPEN**
See Brunei Biosecurity for details
Cambodia: **OPEN** (from November 2021)
See Cambodia Biosecurity for details
Hong Kong: **OPEN**
See Hong Kong Biosecurity for details
Indonesia: **OPEN** (from September 2021)
See Indonesia Biosecurity for details
Japan: **OPEN** (from 11 October 2022)
See Japan Biosecurity for details
Malaysia: **OPEN** (from April 2022)
See Malaysia Biosecurity for details
Myanmar (Burma): **OPEN**
See Myanmar Biosecurity for details
Papua New Guinea: **OPEN** (from February 2022)
See PNG Biosecurity for details
Philippines: **OPEN** (from April 2022)
See Philippines Biosecurity for details
Singapore: **OPEN** (from November 2021)
See Singapore Biosecurity for details
Taiwan: CLOSED
See Taiwan Biosecurity for details
Thailand: **OPEN** (from November 2020)
See Thailand Biosecurity for details
Timor-Leste: **OPEN**
See Timor-Leste Biosecurity for details.
Vietnam: **OPEN**
See Vietnam Biosecurity for details.
SOUTH PACIFIC
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American Samoa: CLOSED
See American Samoa Biosecurity for details
Australia: **OPEN** (from 21 February, 2022)
See Australia Formalities for details
Cook Islands: **OPEN** (from May 2022)
See Cook Islands Biosecurity for details
Easter Island: **OPEN** (from August 2022)
See Easter Island Biosecurity for details
Fiji: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See Fiji Biosecurity for details
French Polynesia: **OPEN** (from May 09, 2022)
See French Polynesia Biosecurity
Galapagos: **OPEN** (from July 2020)
See Galapagos Biosecurity for details
New Caledonia: **OPEN** (from 14 March, 2022)
See New Caledonia Biosecurity for details
New Zealand: **OPEN** (from 1 August, 2022)
See New Zealand – Biosecurity for details
Niue: CLOSED
See Niue Biosecurity for details
Pitcairn Island: **OPEN** (from 1 April, 2022)
See Pitcairn Island Biosecurity for details
Samoa: **OPEN** (from 1 August, 2022)
See Samoa Biosecurity for details
Solomon Islands: **OPEN** (from 1 July, 2022)
See Solomon Islands Biosecurity for details
Tonga: **OPEN** (from 27 September, 2022)
See Tonga Biosecurity for details
Vanuatu: **OPEN** (from 1 July 2022)
See Vanuatu Biosecurity for details
Wallis and Futuna: **OPEN** (from September 2022)
See Wallis and Futuna Biosecurity for details
NORTH PACIFIC
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Federated States of Micronesia: **OPEN** (from 1 August, 2022)
See FSM Biosecurity for details
Guam: **OPEN** (from 1 April 2021)
See Guam Biosecurity for details
Hawaii: **OPEN** (from March 2021)
See Hawaii Biosecurity for details
Kiribati: **OPEN** (from 1 August 2022)
See Kiribati Biosecurity for details
Marshall Islands: **OPEN** (from September 2022)
See Marshall Islands Biosecurity for details
Northern Marianas Islands: **OPEN**
See CNMI Biosecurity for details
Palau: **OPEN** (from June 2021)
See Palau Biosecurity for details
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