With things slowly becoming our new 'normal', please see below the basic guidelines on the different light systems for travelling from and into the UK:
Red list rules
If you have been in a country or territory on the red list in the last 10 days you will only be allowed to enter the UK if you are a British or Irish National, or you have residence rights in the UK. Please find the red list here.
You must follow these rules even if you have been fully vaccinated.
Before you travel to England
take a COVID-19 test
– children aged 10 and under do not need to take this test
book a quarantine hotel package, including 2 COVID-19 tests
complete a passenger locator form
On arrival in England
quarantine in a managed hotel, including 2 COVID-19 tests
Amber List Rules
Rules travelling to a amber list country, will depend on the country you are travelling, please ensure to research and complete all the necessary actions before your travel date.
Before travel to England
take a COVID-19 test – you must take the test in the 3 days before you travel to England
book and pay for COVID-19 tests – to be taken after arrival in England
complete a passenger locator form
On arrival in England
quarantine at home or in the place you are staying for 10 days
take a COVID-19 test on or before day 2 and on or after day 8
Read about quarantine and taking COVID-19 tests after arrival in England.
Fully UK vaccinated and people under the age of 18 – amber rules
You do not need to quarantine or take a day 8 test after you arrive in England if you are either:
fully vaccinated in the UK or under the UK vaccine programme overseas
under 18 on the day you arrive in England and resident in the UK or in a country with a vaccination programme approved by the UK
part of a UK-approved vaccine trial
You must have had your final dose of the vaccine at least 14 whole days before the date you arrive in England. You still need to book and take a day 2 test.
You may be able to end quarantine early if you pay for a private COVID-19 test through the Test to release scheme. Please find further information please see here Test to Release scheme.
Green List Rules
Before travel to England
take a COVID-19 test
– children aged 10 and under do not need to take this test
book and pay for a day 2 COVID-19 test
– to be taken after arrival in England
complete a passenger locator form
