All about the NEW rules to enter the UK in 2021

As of 15th February 2021 the 'Travel Corridor Exempt List' is currently SUSPENDED. You MUST quarantine for the first 10 days in the UK when you arrive - LINK

You MUST also complete the three following requirements before you depart your country of residence to enter the UK, as you need to show these upon arrival:

1) A completed passenger locator form - LINK

2) proof of a negative coronavirus test - this must be taken in the 3 days before you depart. The results can be in English, French and Spanish only - LINK

3) book and pay for a travel test package, which will include COVID-19 tests to be taken on or before day 2 and on or after day 8 of your quarantine - LINK

When do you not need to provide a negative coronavirus test - LINK

• children under 11 years old
• you have a job on the 'exempt jobs' list
• you are travelling within the UK
• you are travelling from Isle of Man, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, Scotland, Wales, Ascension, Falkland Islands and St Helena and you were there for 10 days or more before you departed.
• Urgent medical treatment

DO YOU NEED TO ORGANISE HOTEL QUARANTINE OR SELF-ISOLATE FOR 10 DAYS?

What you need to do depends on where you travel in the 10 days before you arrive in England.

If you travel in or through a country on the banned travel list (sometimes called the ‘red list’) in those 10 days you will need to quarantine in a managed quarantine hotel. If you do not travel in or through a country on the banned travel list in those 10 days you will need to quarantine in the place you’re staying.

BANNED COUNTRIES - 'RED LIST'

There are currently 33 countries on the 'red list'.  

• Angola
• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Burundi
• Cape Verde
• Chile
• Colombia
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Ecuador
• Eswatini
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores)
• Rwanda
• Seychelles
• South Africa
• Suriname
• Tanzania
• United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• Uruguay
• Venezuela
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

See this LINK for information about 'Hotel Quarantine'

See this LINK for information about quarantining in the place you are staying. 

We highly recommend that you read the full guidance on the new rules for entering the UK - see this LINK