International Travel Update: Canada & UK Approve Covaxin

Fantastic news coming for international passengers! 😀

Travellers fully vaccinated with Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin will now be able to travel to two of the world’s most popular countries: Canada and the United Kingdom (UK).

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Here are the details:

For United Kingdom (UK)

Starting today (i.e. 22nd November) travellers who are fully vaccinated with Covaxin will no longer have to self-isolate after arrival in England. 

In October, the country had added India’s Covishield to its approved list.

Here’s the official tweet confirming the same:

For Canada

Providing big relief to Indian travellers, Canada will be accepting Covaxin from 30th November. 

As of now, Canada only accepts vaccines including Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca/Covishield and Johnson and Johnson.

For complete details, please check the tweet below:

Also, here is a list of 99 countries with which the Government of India has an agreement for mutual recognition of vaccination certificates for individuals who are fully vaccinated with nationally-recognized or WHO-recognized COVID-19 vaccines:

1 Albania

2 Andorra

3 Angola

4 Antigua & Barbuda

5 Argentina

6 Armenia

7 Australia

8 Austria

9 Azerbaijan

10 Bahrain

11 Bangladesh

12 Belarus

13 Belgium

14 Benin

15 Botswana

16 Brazil

17 Bulgaria

18 Canada

19 Chad

20 Columbia

21 Commonwealth of Dominica

22 Comoros

23 Costa Rica

24 Croatia

25 Czech Republic

26 Dominican Republic

27 Egypt

28 El Salvador

29 Estonia

30 Eswatini

31 Finland

32 France

33 Georgia

34 Germany

35 Ghana

36 Greece

37 Guatemala

38 Guyana

39 Haiti

40 Honduras

41 Hungary

42 Iceland

43 Iran

44 Ireland

45 Israel

46 Jamaica

47 Kazakhstan

48 Kuwait

49 Kyrgyz Republic

50 Lebanon

51 Liechtenstein

52 Malawi

53 Maldives

54 Mali

55 Mauritius

56 Mexico

57 Moldova

58 Mongolia

59 Montenegro

60 Namibia

61 Nepal

62 Netherlands

63 Nicaragua

64 Nigeria

65 Oman

66 Panama

67 Paraguay

68 Peru

69 Philippines

70 Poland

71 Qatar

72 Romania

73 Russia

74 Rwanda

75 San Marino

76 Serbia

77 Sierra Leone

78 Singapore

79 Slovak Republic

80 Slovenia

81 South Sudan

82 Spain

83 Sri Lanka


84 State of Palestine

85 Sudan

86 Sweden

87 Switzerland

88 Syria

89 The Bahamas

90 The United Kingdom

91 Trinidad & Tobago

92 Tunisia

93 Turkey

94 UAE

95 Uganda

96 Ukraine

97 United States of America

98 Uruguay

99 Zimbabwe

Important: Please note that travel guidelines are dynamic and subject to change on short notice. This is only a quick overview—for detailed information, please visit our COVID-19 travel guidelines tracker.

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