Owing to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the U.S. Virgin Islands has reduced the testing window from five days to three days, with an aim to ensure that visitors and residents are protected as much as possible.
Effective Monday, January 3, 2022, all domestic air travelers to the U.S. Virgin Islands are required to present a negative result from a COVID-19 test taken within three days prior to travel to the territory. The updated protocols were recently announced by Governor Albert Bryan Jr.
Domestic air travelers to the U.S.V.I. will be required to submit a negative antigen (rapid) or negative NAAT (eg. RT- PCR) COVID-19 test result within three days of travel regardless of vaccination status. Travelers who were vaccinated in the U.S.V.I. and considered fully vaccinated are no longer exempt and are required to submit an acceptable COVID-19 test result for travel.
U.S.V.I. Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte stated that it has been a strong start for the winter season for the territory, and last month, the travel screening portal registered more than 100,000 portal submissions.
International travelers to the United States must show proof of a negative result from a COVID-19 test (either antigen or PCR) taken within one calendar day of departure to the U.S. if they are arriving in the U.S.V.I. via air from a foreign location, such as the British Virgin Islands or Antigua.
Marine travel now follows a three-day testing window, and certain vaccination requirements apply to non-U.S. persons.
For more information about travel guidelines, visit usviupdate.com.
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