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Vaccinated and Non-Vaccinated Travellers
Restrictions now apply differently for Vaccinated and Non-Vaccinated Travellers. For more information on how a Vaccinated Traveller is defined, and the different rules, please see here.
Changes to pre-departure testing from 4am, Friday 7 January 2022
If you qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England, and you will arrive in England after 4am, Friday 7 January, you do not need to:
If you qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England, and you will arrive in England after 4am, Sunday 9 January, you can choose to take a lateral flow test (LFD) instead of a PCR test after you arrive in England.
If you take a lateral flow test and test positive, you will need to self-isolate and take a free NHS confirmatory test.
You must book the test before you travel to England. You can book lateral flow tests from 4am Friday 7 January.
You cannot use a lateral flow test until after 4am, Sunday 9 January. Before 4am Sunday 9 January, you must use a PCR test after arrival.
The fully vaccinated rules also apply to children aged 17 and under, people taking part in an approved vaccine trial, and people who are unable to have a vaccination due to medical reasons.
Unvaccinated travellers are still required to take a pre-departure test before returning to England. In this case, you must take the test within 48 hours before your service to England departs. If your journey to England is a multi-leg journey, you must take the test within 48 hours before the start of the first leg.
All travellers are still required to complete a passenger locator form in the 48 hours before you arrive in England, take a post-arrival test (or tests if non-fully vaccinated) and isolate until the result is available.
If you arrive in England before 4am, 7 January, you must follow the current rules for fully vaccinated people.
Some people, including children aged 11 and under are exempt from taking the test.
There are different COVID-19 rules if you're:
Returning to the UK
Be aware of any quarantine for when you return to the UK!
If you qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England, and you will arrive in England after 4am, Friday 7 January, you do not need to:
After arrival in England, all travellers are still required to take a post-arrival test. See the below ‘Covid-19 Tests’ section for test providers. If the test result is positive, you must self-isolate & take a free NHS test to confirm the result, according to latest UK government advice.
Fully vaccinated travellers and under 18s will now only need to take a lateral flow (LFD) test, instead of a PCR test. (Free NHS lateral flow tests CANNOT be used in this case). See the Covid-19 Tests section below for access to test providers.
Non-fully vaccinated travellers are still required to take post-arrival PCR tests and self-isolate according to the restrictions in in place for the international destination you have visited (either red list or rest-of-world countries.) See here for more information.
There are different COVID-19 rules if you're:
Travelling abroad from the UK
It is your responsibility to check and comply with any testing, vaccination or quarantine restrictions for your destination. You should check latest government information for your destination. Guidance is provided via https://www.gov.uk/travel-abroad and the Covid-19 Travel & Visa Restrictions: Information and Resources sections below offers extra help.
Randox
Randox operate Test Centres at or near to several UK airports - Heathrow, Stanstead, East Midlands, Manchester. If you are returning back to an airport where a Randox Test Centre is located, you can pre-book a Travel Centre appointment for your day 2 PCR test, you are provided with the relevant references to complete your PLF (Passenger Locator Form) before returning to the UK and you can take the test at a Travel Centre directly after your arrival. Results are then promptly delivered to you to minimise required quarantine period. (Please refer to Randox information around results timescales.)
Go to https://fly.randox.com/ for more info and to order an airport Travel Centre test, including day 2 PCR, and go to https://covid.randox.com/travel-centre-locations/ to view more Travel Centre locations.
Randox offer PCR tests that support “Fit-to-Fly”, “Test-to-Release” and Amber quarantine day 2 & 8 tests. Lateral Flow Tests (LFT) are also available. Randox service model is based upon postal test delivery for self-test at home, but you must then find and deposit the test sample to a dedicated “drop box” location in the UK. Information on drop box locations is available on the Randox website. You are responsible for finding the nearest drop box and depositing your test in time for collection and processing in line with travel restrictions. Results are delivered as email attachment or within the Randox app.
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