Travelling to England
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Brits in Spain
We wanted to remind you that the rules for travelling to England are changing.
need to book, pay for and take a day 2 test (https://www.gov.uk/find-travel-test-provider...)
fill out a passenger locator form ahead of travel (https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before...)
no longer need to take a pre-departure test when travelling to England
not need to self-isolate upon arrival in the UK
Unvaccinated children travelling to England from Spain do not need to self-isolate upon arrival (https://www.gov.uk/.../how-to-quarantine-when-you-arrive...)From 4 October travellers who have had a mix of eligible 2 dose vaccines (e.g. a combination of AstraZeneca and Pfizer BioNtech) will be recognised as fully vaccinated. (https://www.gov.uk/.../how-to-quarantine-when-you-arrive...)Passengers who aren’t recognised as being fully vaccinated with authorised vaccines and certificates under England’s international travel rules - which includes those who have had COVID plus one dose of a two-dose vaccine - will still have to:take a pre-departure test (https://www.gov.uk/.../coronavirus-covid-19-testing-for...)
fill in a passenger locator form ahead of travel (https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before...)
take a day 2 and day 8 PCR test (https://www.gov.uk/find-travel-test-provider)
self-isolate for 10 days upon arrival in England from a non-red list country
Test to Release will remain an option for unvaccinated passengers who wish to shorten their isolation period (https://www.gov.uk/.../coronavirus-covid-19-test-to...) You can find details of both the current rules and the new rules from 4 October at:https://www.gov.uk/.../red-amber-and-green-list-rules-for...
You can find information about entering Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland at:
https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control
Full details of the government’s announcement, including information on planned changes to testing requirements from the end of October 2021 to can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/.../new-system-for-international...