India: New COVID Testing Requirements

U.S. Embassy New Delhi has informed the Office of Children's Issues that India's Civil Aviation Ministry in addition to requiring a negative COVID test result 72 hours prior to departure from the United States to India, a negative COVID test, taken up to 72 hours prior to departure, is now required to enter New Delhi from these five states in India:

• Maharashtra
• Kerala
• Chhattisgarh
• Madya Pradesh
• Punjab

Other domestic travel restrictions and requirements are currently in place for other states. Requirements for testing after domestic travel may impact prospective adoptive parents being able to visit children in orphanages in affected states. We caution that the situation is fluid and requirements could change rapidly with little to no notice. We recommend you monitor the embassy website for updates on travel requirements and restrictions, and to check the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website for more information, as well as the website of the state to which you plan to travel.

Sincerely,

The Office of Children’s Issues
U.S. Department of State

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