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All travellers arriving in the UK no longer need to take a post-arrival Covid test or verify their status via a passenger locator form, regardless of vaccination status. So the following information is no longer protocol.
The rules for returning to the UK in regard to testing depend on vaccination status. ALL passengers must complete the Passenger Locator Form however regardless of vaccination status.
The Government has stated that all forms of PCR tests would be accepted, as will other forms of COVID-19 test “with a >97% specificity and >80% sensitivity at viral loads above 100,000 copies/ml”. This included includes a nucleic acid test, including a PCR test, a LAMP test and an antigen test, such as an Lateral Flow Device.
Are travellers still required to quarantine?
If British Nationals test positive for COVID-19 while abroad, the Government states that you should not travel and should follow the local guidance on self-isolation.
Passengers arriving into the UK will follow different rules depending on their vaccination status.
Fully vaccinated travellers will need to complete a passenger locator form 48-hours prior to arrival but will no longer be required to take a pre-departure test or day 2 arrival test.
Non-vaccinated travellers are required to complete a passenger locator form 48-hours prior to arrival, as well as a pre-departure Covid-19 test, On arrival in the UK they will also be required to take a day 2 PCR test, however will not need to self-isolate unless they receive a positive result from arrival testing.
If British Nationals test positive for COVID-19 while abroad, the Government states that you should not travel and should follow the local guidance on self-isolation.
Passengers arriving into the UK will follow different rules depending on their vaccination status.
Fully vaccinated travellers will need to complete a passenger locator form 48-hours prior to arrival but will no longer be required to take a pre-departure test or day 2 arrival test.
Non-vaccinated travellers are required to complete a passenger locator form 48-hours prior to arrival, as well as a pre-departure Covid-19 test, On arrival in the UK they will also be required to take a day 2 PCR test, however will not need to self-isolate unless they receive a positive result from arrival testing.
Who will enforce these rules?
Airlines, train operators and ferry firms will be expected to enforce the rule, and face fines if they allow travellers on board without an approved test certificate. Carriers may deny boarding to passengers who are not in receipt of a qualifying negative test.
All individuals who fail to comply with this new test measure requirement will be fined £500 immediately by UK Border Force officials on arrival.
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Travellers from Falkland Islands, Ascension Islands and St Helena are exempted permanently, because of the issues with testing available in these destinations.
Children under the age of 11 are exempt from these pre-travel testing requirements. Hauliers also are exempt to enable the free flow of freight, as are air, international rail and maritime crews who are able to continue working as they are now.
Are there any exceptions to the rule?
Travellers from Falkland Islands, Ascension Islands and St Helena are exempted permanently, because of the issues with testing available in these destinations.
Children under the age of 11 are exempt from these pre-travel testing requirements. Hauliers also are exempt to enable the free flow of freight, as are air, international rail and maritime crews who are able to continue working as they are now.
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