Following concerns about new coronavirus variants, the following travel restrictions are currently in place:
All travel corridors have been suspended
Anyone who arrives in England from anywhere outside the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man will need to self-isolate for 10 days
Anyone travelling to England must have proof of a negative coronavirus test taken in the three days before the journey to England commenced
All travellers to the UK must have a completed passenger locator form
Travellers who do not have a valid negative test result may be prevented from travelling and fined £500.
A travel ban is also in place for certain countries, including: Argentina; Brazil; Mauritius; Portugal; South Africa; Zimbabwe
Entrance to the UK will not be permitted for those travelling from or through these countries in the ten days prior to arrival. British and Irish Nationals, or anyone with residence rights in the UK, may enter, but must self-isolate for ten days on arrival.
Exemptions
Some professionals are exempt from some of the above requirements.
The list of jobs that continue to be exempt are mostly concerned with maintaining essential infrastructure and services. Even where a job is exempt, the traveller may still need to complete passenger locator forms or have a negative coronavirus test before travelling.
The current list of exemptions includes:
Aircraft pilots and crew
Elite sportspersons
People who live outside the UK but work in the UK and travel between their country of residence and the UK at least once a week
Drivers of goods vehicles
There are also some general exemptions from the requirement to provide a negative coronavirus test:
Those travelling solely within the UK, Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey, from Ireland or from Ascension, Falkland Islands or St Helena
Children under the age of 11
Individuals travelling to the UK for urgent medical reasons
Travellers from countries where they cannot access testing facilities
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