From the
“U.S. extends travel
restrictions at Canada, Mexico borders”
The United States on Monday
extended restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico through Oct.
21 that bar nonessential travel such as tourism by foreigners despite Ottawa's
decision to open its border to vaccinated Americans. Canada on Aug. 9
began allowing fully vaccinated U.S. visitors for nonessential travel. read
more The United States has continued to extend the extraordinary restrictions
on Canada and Mexico on a monthly basis since March 2020, when they were
imposed to address the spread of COVID-19. The latest monthly extension
goes through Oct. 21, White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients told
reporters Monday. Zients said nearly all foreign nationals traveling to
the United States by air will need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination
starting in early November. He said "we do not have any updates to
the land border policies at this point." U.S. lawmakers have been
pushing the White House to lift restrictions that have barred non-essential
travel by Canadians across the northern U.S. border since March 2020. The U.S.
land border restrictions do not bar U.S. citizens from returning home. Republican
Montana Senator Steve Daines said Monday the White House's "continued
refusal to open the northern border is inexplicable and is devastating Montana
border communities and our economy."
^ Today the US said it will allow
Vaccinated Foreigners to fly to the US starting in November, but we also
extended the travel ban on Vaccinated Canadians from walking and driving across
the border (they can fly though) until October 21st.
Canada allows Vaccinated
Americans to fly, drive or walk across into Canada.
Many Canadian towns are
completely surrounded by the US and have to go there for gas, groceries, health
care, etc. They haven't been allowed to since March 2020. ^
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