On Wednesday, 23 March 2022, Permanent Secretary with responsibility for health, Mr Foster Rogers, OBE, announced the Government of Anguilla’s COVID-19 guidelines for persons entering Anguilla by sea or air. effective April 1, 2022. Travellers to Anguilla will be governed by the new guidelines:
I. All fully vaccinated* travelers 18 years and older will no longer have to apply for entry via the portal, once presenting evidence of full vaccination with an approved vaccine and a negative COVID-19 test; that is an NAA/PCR/RNA test taken within 3 days of travel or a rapid antigen test taken within 2 days of travel. This information is presented to the aircraft, ship, agent or fixed based operator.
II. Arrival testing will be discontinued for persons who have been fully vaccinated within the last six months and for persons who have taken a booster dose, where completion of the primary series (full vaccination) occurred six months or more prior to arrival, a valid pre-arrival negative test result must be presented. Unvaccinated visitors under 18 years old are only permitted to enter Anguilla, if accompanied by fully vaccinated travelers. The exemption for pregnant women is removed given that several COVID-19 vaccines are approved for use in pregnancy.
III. Vaccinated adults and minors, who were fully vaccinated with a complete primary course more than 6 months prior, but have not had a booster dose are still considered fully vaccinated and will not need to apply for entry via the portal. They shall be subject to testing on arrival, at their own expense and a valid negative pre-arrival test result must be presented.
IV. Persons arriving into Anguilla without the appropriate documentation (proof of vaccination and test results) will be required to return to their country of origin; and if it is not possible to return, they shall complete arrival and exit tests, and quarantine for 5 days at their own expense. Each visitor that is allowed to quarantine shall pay the Government of Anguilla a fee of USD$200.
V. Unvaccinated returning residents will be required to apply on the entry portal, test on arrival, quarantine for 5 days and receive a negative test result to exit quarantine. Accordingly, the fee is reduced to USD$100 per person.
VI. Unvaccinated returning residents under the age of 5 years old, who are accompanied by fully vaccinated travelers will not be required to quarantine, but a Day 4 test will be administered.
VII. Unvaccinated visitors who have been granted a medical exemption will be required to apply on the entry portal, test on arrival, quarantine for 5 days and receive a negative test result to exit quarantine. Accordingly, the fee is reduced to USD$100 per person.
VIII. Further, stricter enforcement of the regulations applicable to aircraft and sea craft operators as it pertains to carrying persons without proper documentation, including information to the effect that they must return visitors in breach of entry requirements.
*Fully vaccinated is defined as having received the last dose in the primary series more than 14 days prior to the arrival date.
