{"id":9791,"date":"2021-10-11T01:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T05:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=9791"},"modified":"2021-10-12T09:04:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T13:04:06","slug":"uk-covid-entry-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/uk-covid-entry-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating the UK entry rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

England\u2019s entry rules became much simpler from October 4, with the scrapping of the traffic light system<\/a>. Now, there is just one red list<\/strong>, and then the rest of the world. There’s one set of rules for the red list, and one set of rules for everywhere else.<\/p>\n

Red list rules<\/h4>\n

England r<\/strong><\/span>emoved 47 countries from its red list<\/b> as of Oct 11. So from that date,<\/span>the only countries remaining on <\/span>the red list<\/span> are now: Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Basically, passengers who have been to a red list country within the past 10 days can only enter England if they are a British\/Irish National, or have residence rights in the UK. And when they arrive, they must stay in a managed quarantine hotel\u00a0 for 10 days.<\/p>\n

Check here<\/a> for full info.<\/p>\n

Rules for everywhere else<\/h4>\n

This depends on whether a passenger has been vaccinated or not:<\/p>\n

Vaccinated Passengers
\n<\/em><\/span>There is no requirement to get a test prior to travelling, or to quarantine on arrival. Pax will still have to get tested a couple of days later, but cheaper\/easier options are coming.<\/p>\n

Unvaccinated or Partially Vaccinated Passengers
\n<\/em><\/span>It\u2019s not great news. Unvaccinated pax will still need to get a pre-travel test within three days of their flight but here\u2019s the real kicker: they will have to isolate for ten days on arrival (from anywhere).\u00a0Fortunately, the test-to-release scheme<\/a> is still be running to get out of self-isolation early.<\/p>\n

Check here<\/a> for full info.<\/p>\n

Which vaccines are accepted?<\/h4>\n

Oxford\/AstraZeneca, Pfizer BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen – plus a few other permutations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Oct 11, England added 37 more destinations to its<\/span> list of countries and territories with approved proof of vaccination<\/span><\/a>, meaning that arrivals from these places will be able to avoid more expensive post-arrival testing requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

The UK or England?<\/h4>\n

These rules in their entirety only affect arrivals in England<\/strong>. Scotland<\/a>, Wales<\/a> and Northern Ireland<\/a> have all got their own sets of rules.<\/p>\n

What about crew?<\/h4>\n

England has a dedicated page on the rules for crew, which you can read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The key points:<\/p>\n