Secretary of State for Transport ():
Red list review
The government has conducted a further review of the red list under our new
and simplified system of international travel.
Following this review, it continues to be the case that no
countries and territories are on the red list. We will keep the
red list in place as a precautionary measure to protect public
health, and we are prepared to add countries and territories if
needed as the UK’s first line of defence if the situation
changes.
Expansion of the inbound vaccination policy
From 4am on Monday 22 November, the government will recognise
vaccines on the World Health Organization’s Emergency Use Listing
(WHO EUL) at the
border. As a result, Sinovac, Sinopharm Beijing and Covaxin will
be added to our existing list of approved
vaccines for inbound travel, benefitting more fully
vaccinated passengers.
The WHO Emergency
Use Listing process includes a review of quality, safety and
efficacy data performed by WHO experts, and many
countries such as the United States, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and Iceland are already recognising the WHO Emergency Use Listings
vaccines.
Alongside expanding the list of approved vaccines for inbound
travel, we will also expand our inbound vaccination policy to
include proof of
vaccinecertification from the following 15 countries and
territories:
- Belarus
- Bolivia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Faroe Islands
- Laos
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Samoa
- Senegal
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Our inbound vaccination policy now covers over 150 countries and
territories.
From 4am on Monday 22 November, the government will also be
simplifying travel rules for all under-18s coming to
England from a non-red list country or territory, who will be
treated as fully vaccinated at the border, regardless of their
individual vaccination status. This means they will be exempt
from self-isolation requirements on arrival and will only be
required to take a lateral flow test post-arrival, with a free
confirmatory PCR
test if they test positive.
Inbound vaccination policy: US residency requirements and state
certification solutions
From 4am on Monday 22 November, the government will remove the
requirement for people to provide proof of US residency when proving their fully
vaccinated status with a US
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) card. We will accept
the US CDC card or one of the below
US state-issued certification
solutions as proof of full vaccination:
- California Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record
- New York State Excelsior Pass Plus
- Washington State WA Verify
We will consider additional US
state-led certification solutions in the future.
Booster vaccinations in the NHS COVID Pass
Finally, travellers who have had a booster or a third dose will
be able to demonstrate their vaccine status through the NHS COVID
Pass from today. This addition will enable those who have had
their booster or third dose to travel to countries such as
Israel, Croatia and Austria who have already introduced a time
limit for the COVID-19 vaccine to be valid for quarantine-free
travel.
Whilst public health is a devolved matter, the government works
closely with the devolved administrations on any changes to
international travel and aims to ensure a whole UK approach.
