COVID Travel: USA to India: Air France

All our tickets are changeable and refundable if you book before February 1, 2022 for travel until June 30, 2022. Learn more

Standard:

Refundable for flights scheduled on or before 30 June 2022**

Non-refundable for flights scheduled on or after 1 July 2022

* Applies to flights operated by Air France and KLM.

** Refundable in form of a voucher if you cancel before the 1st flight in your trip. Vouchers are refundable and valid for 1 year from date of issue.

Flex:

Refundable if you cancel before the 1st flight in your trip without date constraints

National Park Junior Ranger badges from SF Bay Area

National Park Junior Ranger badges from San Francisco, Bay Area, California

• Golden Gate National Recreation Area
• Muir Woods National Monument
• Marin Headlands
• Alcatraz Island
• Fort Point National Historic Site
• Beach buddies in any beach or visitor center
• San Francisco maritime national historical park
• Presidio of San Francisco
• National historic trail
• Pony Express national historic trail
• Juan Bautista de Anza national historic trail
• Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National historical park, Richmond
• John Muir national historic site, Martinez
• Point Reyes National Seashore
• National Parks
• Pinnacles National Park
• Yosemite national park
• Channel Islands National Park
• Death Valley National Park
• Lassen Volcanic national park
• Redwood national park
• Sequoia & King's Canyon national park
• Joshua Tree national park
• Crater Lake national park
• Whiskeytown junior ranger
• Devils postpile national monument
• Lava Beds national monument
• Tule Lake national monument
• Santa Monica mountains
• Old Spanish national historic trail
• Mojave national preserve, Barstow
• Manzanar national historic site, Independence
• Eugene O'Neill, Danville, CA
• Cesar E Chavez national monument
• Castle mountains national monument, Barstow
• Cabrillo national monument, San Diego
• Bureau of Land Management BLM
• Fort Ord National Monument
• Giant Sequoia National Monument
• Berryessa snow mountain NM
• California Coastal NM
• Carrizo plain NM
• Headwaters Forest Reserve
• King Range National Conservation Area
• Mojave Trails NM
• National Conservation Lands of CA desert
• Sand to Snow NM
• Santa Rosa & San Jacinto mountains NM
• Surprise Canyon Creek Wild & Scenic River
• Whitewater wild & scenic river
• Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial: no junior ranger program yet

References

https://blog.trekaroo.com/national-parks-in-the-bay-area/

COVID Travel: India to USA-Indian citizens-Qatar Air via Doha

If an Indian citizen has a transit time of 14 hours in Doha when traveling to USA from India, can they stay in the airport the entire time without having to exit the airport? Is a transit visa required?

Hi there,

Please be advised that you do not require a visa   for transiting through Doha as you are not exiting the transit area. . However, to find out what requirements you need to comply with before you travel, please visit this link

https://qatarairways.com/en/travel-alerts/requirements.html

Kindly note that you are requested to remain in the transit area of the airport and have your travel documents with you. 

Thank you

If the flight has to be canceled or rescheduled owing to a positive COVID test result, will the money be refunded?

Hello, Your full ticket amount will be refunded in the original form of payment. You can apply for a refund or for a voucher by contacting our customer care team. Thank you.

COVID Travel: India to USA-Indian citizens-ANA via Tokyo

ANA-All Nippon Airways

If an Indian citizen has a transit time of 10 hours in Narita when traveling to USA from India, can they stay in the airport the entire time without having to exit the airport? Is a transit visa required?

Please be informed that travelers who are not entering Japan, and are transferring directly to a third country by transit, are not required to submit any documents and undergo inspections. Therefore, immediate layovers in Japan are permitted, provided that you do not leave or exit the airport premises. But since you are traveling to the United States, all passengers will require attestation and a negative COVID-19 test certificate for a test taken within the 3 days prior to the departure of the first flight in their itinerary (not including the departure date). For more information, you may visit this link: https://ana.ms/3hot4jl. Then, click on the "Passengers Traveling Internationally from Japan" tab then choose "the United States". Thank you and we hope this helps!

If the flight has to be canceled or rescheduled owing to a positive COVID test result, will the money be refunded?

You may be able to request for a refund as long as you have an applicable ticket. Tickets meeting the following conditions (both the date of issuance and boarding date) whose number starts with 205 can be applied for a refund. For more information, you may visit this page: https://ana.ms/3G6OZFA. We hope this helps.

COVID Travel: India to USA-Indian citizens-Emirates via Dubai

For transits > 10 hours, Indian citizens have to exit the airport & get another COVID test done in Dubai. A transit visa is provided on arrival.

No issues for transits < 10 hours.

Ineligible to stay in the airport hotel, have to stay outside the airport. Dubai connect with free hotel eligible only for 1-way fare/person > $ 1000 USD.

Confirmed with Emirates support as of Nov 2021.

From this source.

If you are traveling from one of the restricted countries (Bangladesh, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia) and have a Dubai Connect Package booked, you must comply with the requirements of your final destination and follow UAE entry and regulatory requirements. If you are traveling from one of the restricted countries, you will be required to leave the airport if your transit time is more than 10 hours. 

Info as of Dec 4 2021:

If you're a transit customer from one of these countries listed above with a Dubai Connect booking and/or transit time of more than 10 hours; you must present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate with a QR code for a test conducted within 48 hours of the time the sample was taken at an approved health facility. You must also present a Rapid PCR test report with a QR code for a test conducted at the departure airport within six hours of departure.