![]() ![]() To complete a Passenger Locator Form before returning to the UK What tests do I need to take to visit a country on the ‘go’ list?Ī pre-departure test for return to the UK until October 4Ī lateral flow test, taken within 48 hours of arriving back in the UK (until late October this will need to be a PCR test) The rules can differ for return to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, so it is advisable to check their Government websites. ![]() Here is everything you need to know about travelling to a country on the ‘go’ list, with information on tests, entry requirements and travel insurance. The five-day test-to-release option still stands. However, unvaccinated travellers face even tougher restrictions than before with the requirement to quarantine at home for up to 10 days when returning from all countries (even those currently on the green list) – and, as before, will have to take a Covid test before boarding a flight home, and on day two and eight after returning. Bangladesh requires UK travellers to enter a 14-day quarantine on arrival.Īdditionally under the new regime, effective from October 4, double-jabbed travellers from 'safe' countries will no longer have to take any sort of test before they get on a flight home from overseas and from late October, only a lateral flow on their second day back in the UK, rather than a costly PCR test. Rules are trickier for Kenya and Sri Lanka, but not prohibitive. This means, for fully vaccinated UK travellers, holidays are back on to Turkey, the Maldives, Egypt and Oman. All other countries will be on the red or 'no go' list arrivals from these countries will need to enter hotel quarantine on their return.Įight countries – Turkey, Pakistan, the Maldives, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Oman, Bangladesh and Kenya – are to be removed from the quarantine hotel list, effective September 22. The previous green and amber lists will be merged into a 'rest of the world' category, effective October 4. The UK Government announced on September 17 that it would be replacing its traffic light system for foreign travel with a two-tier system. England is to move to a new system for foreign travel under which countries will either be categorised as high risk, requiring hotel quarantine for returning Britons, or low risk. ![]()
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