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Know Your Bubble – Countries in The Travel Bubble

The updated Caribbean Travel Bubble for Saint Lucia was official released on May 03rd, 2021. Due to the sustained transmission of COVID-19 in many countries, the Department of Health and Wellness meticulously monitors COVID-19 trends globally and continues to update the national policy accordingly.

In keeping with the OECS Recommendations on the Reopening of Borders, the Government of Saint Lucia implements the following:

All incoming passengers (including persons from the Caribbean bubble) should present with a negative COVID-19 PCR test 5 days prior to travel.

All non-national arriving passengers from destinations outside the ‘bubble’ will be allocated at a COVID-19 approved accommodation site.

All arriving passengers from destinations within the ‘bubble’ will be exempt from the 14 days of quarantine if presenting with a negative COVID-19 PCR test 5 days prior to travel.

All arriving passengers from within the ‘bubble’ must have travelled directly (been in-transit for less than 24 hours) from a country within the bubble and have been in that country for at least 21 days.

All arriving passengers from within the ‘bubble’ who have been in-transit in a country outside of the ‘bubble’ will be subjected to 14 days of quarantine.

All returning nationals from destinations outside the “bubble’ will be subject to 14 days of quarantine.

As of May 03, 2021, the following countries/territories form a part of the Caribbean Bubble:
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Dominica
Grenada
Montserrat
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Turks and Caicos Islands

Effective May 03, 2021, ALL persons from outside of this updated ‘Caribbean Bubble’ will be required to present with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result, 5 days prior to travel, AND complete a mandatory 14 days of quarantine.

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