Recently, the British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps (Grant Shapps) officially announced the new entry regulations, the existing "traffic signal system" will be greatly simplified!
The new policy will be implemented at 4 a.m. local time on October 4th.
This policy only applies to entry into England. Entry into Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be subject to local government policies.
New immigration policy adjustment summary
New System for international travel
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From 4 am on Monday, October 4th, the red, yellow and green three-stage traffic light system will be cancelled.
Turn the complexity into simplicity: [Red List] and [The rest of the world: i.e. non-red list countries].
By then, those who have been vaccinated for two doses and have been in the UK for more than 14 days can realize the "three no freedoms" when entering the UK from a non-red list country: there is no need to provide a new crown test certificate before departure, no 8th day test, and no home isolation.
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Those who have received two injections of vaccines certified by the British government and entered from [non-red list countries]:
*No need to provide a nucleic acid negative certificate before take-off from October 4th;
*Starting from the end of October (the specific date is to be determined), only need to do rapid testing (Lateral Flow Tests).
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Anyone who is tested positive must undergo PCR testing in addition to self-isolation to identify and track virus mutations through genetic sequencing.
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Non-vaccinated persons to enter the UK from [non-red list countries] still need to:
Show the PCR negative certificate, isolate at home for 10 days after entering China, and do PCR testing on the 2nd and 8th day; if you need to release the quarantine in advance, you can purchase Test to release (extra test kit on the fifth day) by yourself, and wait for the negative result to come out The isolation can be lifted only afterwards.
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The rules for entry from [Red List] remain unchanged, regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not, they will be Centralized isolation in designated hotels for 11 nights and completed PCR testing on the 2nd+8th day. CTM is the only agency (including testing kits) designated by the government to provide hotel reservations for this group of people.
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Starting at the end of October, for passengers who need international transfers, passengers are no longer required to The list of lists adopts corresponding entry quarantine measures, but only refers to the list of countries of departure.
Passengers still need to fill in the passenger locator form before departure.
It’s worth noting that although China is not currently on the [Red List], However, vaccines vaccinated in China are temporarily not within the certification scope of the British government.
Xiaoxing divides the situation of Chinese immigrants into two categories for your reference.
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From China to the UK
This update of the immigration policy has little effect on entrants departing from China.
Because the vaccine vaccinated in China is still incompletely vaccinated population, after October 4 It is still necessary to purchase the Day2/8 nucleic acid package, fill in the PLF form and enter the country for 10 days of isolation.
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Already in the UK
If you have been vaccinated in the UK, consider a holiday to Europe or other [non-red list countries] strong>Travel, then you do not need to be quarantined again when you return to the UK at the end of your trip.
After simplifying the entry rules, it is expected that the UK will attract a large number of immigrants from all over the world who come to the UK for study, tourism and business trips.
For more information, please inquire!
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