Category: UK Immigration

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Self-Isolation Rules for Arrivals in the UK

People vaccinated outside the UK are being warned that they may have to self-isolate if they travel to the UK since the British contact tracing service does not recognise them as being fully vaccinated. After initially refusing to recognise any COVID vaccine administered outside the UK, the British government now counts as ‘fully vaccinated’ for…
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UK Travel Update: Start of COVID Lateral Flow Tests Instead of PCR

Travel testing rules will relax for returning holidaymakers who are fully vaccinated in what the UK government is describing as a “huge boost” for the travel industry. From 4 AM Today, 24 October, fully vaccinated individuals arriving in England from a non-red list country can use a lateral flow test rather than the more expensive…
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UK Travel Update: Cheaper Travel Test

England is set to change its COVID-19 testing requirements for inbound travellers. A COVID test required to enter the UK has been a contentious issue throughout the course of the pandemic, with critics labeling it as too expensive and too frequent making it a barrier to travel.  New rules allowing fully vaccinated travellers returning to…
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Portugal Drops Test Requirement for Vaccinated UK Travellers

After months in which British visitors to mainland Portugal have been obliged to test before travel, Portugal advised it is no longer asking fully vaccinated UK nationals to take a COVID-19 test on arrival into the country. Previously, British nationals travelling to the mainland of Portugal had to take a test regardless of vaccination status…
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UK Travel Update: UK Red List Update from 11 October

The UK government has made it much easier for British passengers to travel abroad. The UK has adopted a simplified rule for travel which came into force on 4 October with the traffic light system scrapped in favour of a single red list. From today, 11 October 2021, forty-seven nations were taken off the red…
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