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As of January 24, 2023, are there any COVID-19 testing requirements for US citizens flying back to the US from abroad? The CDC page on the topic is very confusing with lots of clauses for travel from certain places (China) and non-US citizens, and doesn't state clearly whether US citizens not affected by those clauses need test results to board.

Aside from just a yes/no answer, I'd like a link to an official source or reputable third party stating it clearly.

Kate Gregory
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  • It depends where you’re travelling from. The map on the IATA site https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php has a list of entry restrictions – Traveller Jan 24 '23 at 09:23
  • @Traveller: Sorry, but that map feels useless. It just shows most of the world as "partially restrictive" which really doesn't help. – Hilmar Jan 24 '23 at 11:04
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    @Hilmar Clicking on the country for which information is sought gives a detailed list of restrictions. Hard to prove a negative. If neither the IATA site nor the CDC page is good enough for the OP I really don’t know what else might be :-) – Traveller Jan 24 '23 at 11:09
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    @Traveller: My apologies. That's actually super helpful, I didn't realize you can click on the country.!! Thanks – Hilmar Jan 24 '23 at 16:02
  • Who closed this as duplicate?!? The supposed duplicate is from a completely different time (start of the pandemic) and has no relevance to this. – R.. GitHub STOP HELPING ICE Jan 25 '23 at 05:10
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    @R..GitHubSTOPHELPINGICE The duplicate was indeed originally posted some time ago, but its answer is a "community wiki" which is regularly updated; the information there is current and contains links to official sources. – mlc Jan 25 '23 at 06:16
  • @mlc: OK, I guess that kinda works.. – R.. GitHub STOP HELPING ICE Jan 25 '23 at 06:27

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The CDC page states :

ALL TRAVELERS

This page is for all international travelers including U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. lawful permanent residents, immigrants, and non-U.S. citizens who are not U.S. immigrants.

All the restrictions, except the COVID Vaccination requirement, are to be applied to everyone

As of 2023-01-24, the requirements are :

ALL travelers 2 years and older: If you are flying to the U.S. from China, Hong Kong, or Macau, or have been in these areas in the past 10 days and are flying from certain airports, you are required to show a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before you board your flight to the U.S.

There are no in force testing requirements for US Citizens/LPR

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