Procedures

Notify travellers about health, medical, visa and safety requirements.

Introduction

Procedures are used to describe visa requirements, medical, health, safety or other entry requirements that are imposed by a government, an airline or an airport.

Check procedures for a Region (E.g. Canada (CAN)).

Request

Response

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  "data": [
      {
          "id": "02efa579-ab8e-4ac0-bd4a-a1013480e00c",
          "type": "PROCEDURE",
          "attributes": {
              "country": "CAN",
              "title": "Electronic Authorization or Visa",
              "description": "Business or Tourism visitors arriving by air who held a Canadian visitor visa in the past 10 years or currently hold a valid US nonimmigrant visa are eligible for an electronic travel authorization.\n\nOtherwise, a paper or embassy visa is the only type of visa available for visitors. Typically the visa is a stamp or sticker added to your passport. You must submit your application through the consulate or local visa center.\n\nVisit the government website for details.",
              "more": [],
              "enforcement": "MANDATORY",
              "documentType": [
                  "ETA"
              ],
              "documentLinks": [],
              "tags": [
                  "international",
                  "land",
                  "air",
                  "sea",
                  "tourism",
                  "business"
              ],
              "source": {
                  "sourceType": "GOVERNMENT",
                  "title": "Government of Canada",
                  "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html"
              },
              "lastUpdatedAt": "2021-10-12T14:42:00.000Z",
              "createdAt": "2021-07-21T17:10:00.000Z",
              "startDate": null,
              "endDate": null,
              "travelPurpose": [
                  "TOURISM",
                  "BUSINESS"
              ],
              "included": [
                  {
                      "code": "BRA",
                      "text": "Brazil",
                      "type": "NATIONALITY"
                  },
                  {
                      "code": "BGR",
                      "text": "Bulgaria",
                      "type": "NATIONALITY"
                  },
                  {
                      "code": "ROU",
                      "text": "Romania",
                      "type": "NATIONALITY"
                  }
              ],
              "category": "DOC_REQUIRED",
              "subCategory": "BEFORE_ARRIVAL"
          },
          "relationships": {
              "country": {
                  "data": {
                      "id": "CAN",
                      "type": "COUNTRY"
                  }
              }
          }
      },
              {
          "id": "113de2c3-7fad-41be-b17e-0b8d0932bbdf",
          "type": "PROCEDURE",
          "attributes": {
              "country": "CAN",
              "title": "Travelers departing from Canadian airports require proof of vaccination",
              "description": "Travelers departing from Canadian airports, rail, and passengers vessels on voyages of 24 hours or more need to be fully vaccinated in order to board. This requirement applies to international and domestic departures.\n\nFully vaccinated travelers must have received a full course of vaccination with an accepted vaccine. The accepted 2 dose vaccines are:\n-AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD (ChAdOx1-S, Vaxzevria, AZD1222)\n-Bharat Biotech (Covaxin, BBV152 A, B, C)\n-Moderna (mRNA-1273)\n-Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, tozinameran, BNT162b2)\n-Sinopharm BIBP (BBIBP-CorV)\n-Sinovac (CoronaVac, PiCoVacc)\n\nThe accepted 1 dose vaccine is:\n-Janssen/Johnson & Johnson\n\nTravelers that have received a combination of 2 accepted vaccines are considered fully vaccinated. Travelers must have received their last dose at least 15 days before arrival.\n\nTravelers who fail to comply, refuse, or provide untruthful information on this measure, may be subject to a penalty or a fine.",
              "more": [
                  "This requirement does not apply to:\n-Travelers under the age of 12 years plus 4 months;\n-Travelers crossing the Canada-US land border. \n\nFor exemptions for travelers in the process of being vaccinated, travelers from remote communities, and more, please check the source."
              ],
              "enforcement": "MANDATORY",
              "documentType": [
                  "COVID_19_VACCINATION"
              ],
              "documentLinks": [],
              "tags": [
                  "international",
                  "domestic",
                  "fully_vaccinated",
                  "air",
                  "land",
                  "sea"
              ],
              "source": {
                  "sourceType": "GOVERNMENT",
                  "title": "Government of Canada",
                  "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2021/10/mandatory-covid-19-vaccination-requirements-for-federally-regulated-transportation-employees-and-travellers.html"
              },
              "lastUpdatedAt": "2022-02-10T01:34:00.000Z",
              "createdAt": "2021-11-21T21:39:00.000Z",
              "startDate": "2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z",
              "endDate": null,
              "category": "DOC_REQUIRED",
              "subCategory": "BEFORE_DEPARTURE"
          },
          "relationships": {
              "country": {
                  "data": {
                      "id": "CAN",
                      "type": "COUNTRY"
                  }
              }
          }
      },

Visa Procedure Model

Attribute	Type	Description
id	string	A unique identifier for the Visa procedure.
type	string	Indicates the type of data being presented (will show PROCEDURE)
country	string	A 3-word ISO code for the issuing authority / country.
title	string	A title for document type (can be Visitor Visa, Tourist Visa, Business Visa etc)
enforcement	string	The level of enforcement (can be `MANDATORY` or `NOT_REQUIRED`)

Available Filters

Filter Name	Data Filtered
Filter[country]	Visa procedures can be filtered based on country. This will take ISO-3 value of a country (e.g., GHA, CAN) as parameter.
Filter[nationalities]	Visa procedures can be filtered based on nationality, indicating the nationality of the traveller. This will take ISO-3 value of a country (e.g., GHA, CAN) as parameter.
Filter[documentType]	Visa procedures can be filtered based on document type. Any or all of the following can be passed as parameters: VISA, E_VISA, ETA, EMBASSY_VISA
Filter[category]	Visa procedures can be filtered based on category. This will take some or all of the following values as parameters: QUARANTINE, HEALTH_MEASURES, PPE, DOC_REQUIRED, COVID_19_TEST, NO_QUARANTINE, NO_COVID_19_TEST, HEALTH_ASSESSMENT, SANITIZATION, RE_ENTRY_PERMIT, DEPOSIT_REQUIRED, HEALTH_INSURANCE, TRAVEL_INSURANCE

Examples

Below is a sample search for a Canadian Visa Requirement for a United States national

Response

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  "data": [
    {
      "id": "dbd5b096-9997-4d3f-a8b3-9ff07e65757b",
      "type": "PROCEDURE",
      "attributes": {
        "country": "CAN",
        "title": "No visa required",
        "description": "Visitors traveling for Business or Tourism do not require a visa.\nTo check permitted length of stay and other entry requirements, visit the government site.",
        "more": [],
        "enforcement": "NOT_REQUIRED",
        "documentType": ["VISA"],
        "documentLinks": [],
        "tags": [
          "international",
          "land",
          "air",
          "sea",
          "tourism",
          "business",
          "transit"
        ],
        "source": {
          "sourceType": "GOVERNMENT",
          "title": "Government of Canada",
          "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html"
        },
        "lastUpdatedAt": "2021-09-08T15:12:00.000Z",
        "createdAt": "2021-04-27T03:44:00.000Z",
        "startDate": null,
        "endDate": null,
        "lengthOfStay": [
          {
            "type": "DAYS",
            "value": 180,
            "text": "180 days"
          }
        ],
        "travelPurpose": ["TOURISM", "BUSINESS", "TRANSIT"],
        "included": [
          {
            "code": "USA",
            "text": "United States",
            "type": "NATIONALITY"
          },
          {
            "code": "GUM",
            "text": "Guam",
            "type": "NATIONALITY"
          },
          {
            "code": "PRI",
            "text": "Puerto Rico",
            "type": "NATIONALITY"
          },
          {
            "code": "ASM",
            "text": "American Samoa",
            "type": "NATIONALITY"
          },
          {
            "code": "VIR",
            "text": "U.S. Virgin Islands",
            "type": "NATIONALITY"
          }
        ],
        "category": "DOC_REQUIRED",
        "subCategory": "BEFORE_ARRIVAL"
      },
      "relationships": {
        "country": {
          "data": {
            "id": "CAN",
            "type": "COUNTRY"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

#Procedures

#Introduction

#Visa Procedure Model

#Available Filters

#Examples

Procedures

Introduction

Visa Procedure Model

Available Filters

Examples