Starting 10 July 2020, travelers arriving at all ports of entry and staying in England and coming from a country on the travel corridors exemption list will be exempt from the self-isolation requirement, provided that they have not visited or stopped in a country that is not on the travel corridors list within 14 days prior to entering the UK. As of 3 July 2020, the approved travel corridor list includes the following countries and territories (the list is updated on an ongoing basis):
Andorra | Germany | New Zealand |
Antigua and Barbuda | Greece | Norway |
Aruba | Greenland | Poland |
Australia | Grenada | Réunion |
Austria | Guadeloupe | San Marino |
Bahamas | Hong Kong | Serbia |
Barbados | Hungary | Seychelles |
Belgium | Iceland | South Korea |
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Italy | Spain |
Croatia | Jamaica | St Barthélemy |
Curaçao | Japan | St Kitts and Nevis |
Cyprus | Liechtenstein | St Lucia |
Czech Republic | Lithuania | St Pierre and Miquelon |
Denmark | Luxembourg | Switzerland |
Dominica | Macau | Taiwan |
Faroe Islands | Malta | Trinidad and Tobago |
Fiji | Mauritius | Turkey |
Finland | Monaco | Vatican City |
France | Netherlands | Vietnam |
French Polynesia | New Caledonia |
Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are exempt as they are part of the common travel area. Similarly exempt are the 14 British Overseas Territories.
Furthermore, the travel corridor exemptions do not apply to arrivals in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. For additional information on this topic, please contact our EMEA immigration team at emea@tandslaw.com