New Delhi: As more countries are easing travel restrictions for India, the list of destinations where vaccinated Indians can travel is expanding. In announcements made over the past few days, Singapore is the latest country that has relaxed its restrictions for Indians. Thailand, however, stopped short of doing that on friday.
The two Southeast Asian countries have announced the removal of India and five other South Asian countries from their travel restriction list they continue to adjust border measures in response to the global Covid-19 situation.
Here is a list of countries where Indians can travel:
United States
The Joe Biden-led US government eased Covid-related travel restrictions on 33 countries, including India. Travellers will have to produce a negative Covid PCR report from a sample taken no more than three days before the date of departure. Further guidelines for unvaccinated individuals are yet to be declared. There was a ban on travel to the US 18 months that crippled the tourism industry.
Canada
Canada lifted the ban on commercial passenger flights from India and the first flight to Toronto from Delhi left on September 22. Passengers travelling from Delhi must carry an RT-PCR report for a test done 18 hours before the boarding time. Flights resumed after four months.
Thailand
Thailand had in September reopened its doors to Indian travellers under the “Phuket sandbox" programme. However, Indians do not feature in its list of quarantine-free visitors. Therefore, for now, Indian travellers will still have to undergo quarantine upon their arrival in the country, in an accredited hotel for at least 7 nights before traveling to other cities and provinces in Thailand.
Rules on Friday for its quarantine-free reopening to visitors from 45 countries, in an effort to revive an economy struggling to recover from the collapse of its vital tourism sector, was notified. The list includes nations like Canada, Singapore and China. However, India does not figure in it.
Singapore
Singapore on Saturday announced the removal of India and five other South Asian countries from its travel restriction list as the island-state continues to adjust border measures in response to the global Covid-19 situation. All travellers with a 14-day travel history to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore from Wednesday, the health ministry said.
However, travellers from these countries will be subjected to the tightest of border measures, which involve a 10-day, stay-home notice period at a dedicated facility, it said. The ministry said in a release that it has reviewed the Covid-19 situation in the six South Asian countries it was previously closed off to.
(With Agency Inputs)