Iceland is now letting in vaccinated Americans as of March 18, and all that's required is the paper card.Luten described entering the country as"nonchalant" as he easily cleared Icelandic border control. Just 45 minutes after he heard the news that Iceland was opening to Americans, Andy Luten had a ticket booked on one of the next flights to Reykjavik.
Luten hadn't seriously considered international travel during the pandemic despite the options open to him and other Americans. A Texas resident, nearbyand even European countries like Croatia and Serbia had been letting in Americans. Checking in at Boston Logan International Airport was the first hurdle Luten had to clear."I went to Logan and checked in with the [Icelandair agent] and when he was like 'what's your documentation getting you to Iceland,' I just held up the CDC card," Luten said.
"The beautiful part about being a writer is that nothing really ends with you because you get to write about it," Luten said, paraphrasing writer David Sedaris."And I thought to myself, 'if this works out, I'm going to end up in Iceland. If it doesn't work out, I'm going to end up with a really good story.'"
Following the lead of his Icelandic speaking flight mate, Luten was guided to the line for vaccinated travelers and the only thing standing between him and Iceland was a border officer. Luten approached the desk and handed over his passport, vaccination card, and the barcode from a pre-registration that's now required to enter Iceland.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)