The Department of Homeland Security clarified that this travel suspension only applied to the Schengen Area ; it does not apply to European countries that are not members of the Schengen Agreement , such as the United Kingdom , the Republic of Ireland , Croatia , Albania , or Belarus.
Travel to European countries , other than those bound by the Schengen Agreement , such as the United Kingdom and Croatia , was permitted by the US Department of Homeland Security during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic .