According to the official notifications, the following practices will come into effect for passengers, traveling to the USA as of 05.01GMT on November 8, 2021.

PRACTICES FOR U.S. CITIZENS OR IMMIGRANTS OR PASSENGERS WHO HAVE PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMITS:

 Passengers aged 2 and over who are US citizens, have permanent residence permits or are in immigrant status and if they are fully vaccinated, they must submit a negative PCR/antigen test which has a sampling date no more than 3 calendar days prior to their first departure flight or documentation of recovery (COVID-19 viral test result on a sample taken no more than 90 days before the flight’s departure from a foreign country with a letter from a licensed healthcare provider or a public health official stating that passenger was cleared to travel.) in addition to proof of vaccination.

 If they are not fully vaccinated, passengers 2 aged and above in this scope must submit a negative PCR/antigen test which has a sampling date no more than 1 calendar day prior to their first departure flight or documentation of recovery (COVID-19 viral test result on a sample taken no more than 90 days before the flight’s departure from a foreign country with a letter from a licensed healthcare provider or a public health official stating that passenger was cleared to travel.) 

 It is mandatory and sufficient for the passengers within this scope to fill in section 1 of the attached attestation form, and the recommendations and requirements regarding the travels of our relevant passengers by the authority are available in the https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/international-travel-during-covid19.html link.

 PRACTICES FOR NON-U.S. CITIZENS OR NONIMMIGRANTS OR PASSENGERS WHO DO NOT HAVE PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMITS:

 1-If passengers who do not have US citizenship, permanent residence or not in immigration status, and are not covered by the exception categories mentioned below, they must submit at their first departure point before their travel that they are under full vaccination coverage according to the US authorities in order to be accepted on our flights. If our passengers in this scope cannot prove that they are under full vaccination coverage at their first departure point, they will not be accepted to our flights by our station officials definitely. 

2-According to the US authorities, full vaccination coverage & criteria and accepted vaccine types are specified in the link https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/proof-of-vaccination.html  and in addition to proof of vaccination, passengers 2 aged and above in this scope must submit a negative PCR/antigen test which has a sampling date no more than 3 calendar days prior to their first departure flight or documentation of recovery (COVID-19 viral test result on a sample taken no more than 90 days before the flight’s departure from a foreign country with a letter from a licensed healthcare provider or a public health official stating that passenger was cleared to travel.) The test validity rules that are currently in effect continue.

• 3-Foreign Passengers who can be admitted to flights without full vaccination coverage and related applications:
• Exemptions from full vaccination requirements for passengers who do not have US citizenship or a permanent residence permit or are not in immigration status are stated as follows. Passengers 2 aged and above in this scope must submit a negative PCR/antigen test which has a sampling date no more than 1 calendar day prior to their first departure flight or documentation of recovery (COVID-19 viral test result on a sample taken no more than 90 days before the flight’s departure from a foreign country with a letter from a licensed healthcare provider or a public health official stating that passenger was cleared to travel.)
• Children under 18 years of age (Children between the ages of 2 and 17 who are not fully vaccinated, but who are traveling with a fully vaccinated parent or guardian can be tested within three days of departure; children between the ages of 2 and 17 who are not fully vaccinated, and the child is traveling unaccompanied or traveling with a parent/guardian who is not fully vaccinated, must be tested within one day of departure; children under 2 are exempted from the testing requirement. For passengers aged 2-17, their parents or companions can fill out the attestation form.)
• Persons on diplomatic or official foreign government travel
• Persons with documented medical contraindications to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine (Detailed information may be accessed via the link https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/proof-of-vaccination.html from the FAQ section.)
• Participants in certain COVID-19 vaccine trials
• Persons issued a humanitarian or emergency exception
• Persons with valid visas [excluding B-1 (business) or B-2 (tourism) visas] who are citizens of a foreign country with limited COVID-19 vaccine availability
• Members of the U.S. Armed Forces or their spouses or children (under 18 years of age)
• Sea crew members traveling with to a C-1 and D nonimmigrant visa
• Persons whose entry would be in the national interest, as determined by the Secretary of State, Secretary of Transportation, or Secretary of Homeland Security (or their designees)

If a passenger travels by air to the United States under one of these exceptions, the passenger will be required to attest that the passenger is excepted from the requirement to present Proof of Being Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 based on one of the exceptions listed above. Based on the category of the exception, the passenger may further be required to attest that:

• Passenger will be tested with a COVID-19 viral test 3–5 days after arrival in the United States unless passenger have documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 in the past 90 days;
• Passenger will self-quarantine for a full 7 days, even if the test result to the post-arrival viral test is negative unless the passenger has documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 in the past 90 days; and
• Passengers will self-isolate if the result of the post-arrival test is positive or if the passenger develops COVID-19 symptoms.

Based on the category of the exception, if a passenger intends to stay in the United States for longer than 60 days passenger may additionally be required to attest that

• Passenger agrees to be vaccinated against COVID-19; and
• The passenger has arranged to become fully vaccinated against COVID-19 within 60 days of arriving in the United States, or as soon thereafter as is medically appropriate unless (for children) passenger is too young to be vaccinated.

The presidential proclamation and more detailed information may be accessed on the attached document named “Proclamation and detailed info”.

Important Notes: 

• All passengers are required to fill in the attached updated attestation form at the first departure point, sign it and submit it to the station officials. These forms must be kept digitally for 2 years by the first departure stations. Section 1 part of the attached updated attestation form will be filled in by all our passengers and Section 2 part will be filled by non-US citizens or nonimmigrants or passengers who do not have a permanent residence permit by means of the following the directions given in the form. For passengers aged 2-17, their parents or authorized companions can fill out the attestation form on their behalf. For passengers who cannot fill out the form due to old age or physical or mental disability problems, accompanying passengers can fill out the form on their behalf.
• The travel ban to the USA, which is currently being applied to passengers in the People’s Republic of China, Iran, Schengen countries, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Brazil, and India, will end and the general application will be applied for these passengers.