Vaccinated Americans Can Now Travel to England and Scotland Without Quarantining
For much of the pandemic, travel between the U.S. and U.K. has been greatly restricted. But a major rollback in travel restrictions to England and Scotland announced Wednesday is about to make it much easier for fully vaccinated Americans to enter the two countries.
Starting Monday, August 2 at 4 a.m. British Standard Time travelers who are two weeks past their final shot of a vaccine approved by either the European Union or the U.S. are now exempt from the quarantine entry requirement for the two U.K. countries. The quarantine rules have been in place for visitors from amber list countries, which includes the U.S. Travelers will need to arrive with a negative PCR test, and take another on the second day of their stay, but will be free to move around upon arrival.
British transport secretary Grant Shapps tweeted that the move is intended to help reunite people living in the U.S. and European countries with their family and friends in the U.K.
It is unclear whether other countries in the U.K. will follow suitcurrently, Wales and Northern Ireland also require a 10-day quarantine for visitors, including fully vaccinated Americans. Once in the U.K., though, travelers can currently move between U.K. countries without restrictions, meaning that anyone entering the U.K. through England or Scotland could continue on to Wales or Northern Ireland without quarantining. (Wales does not have any requirements for travelers coming from elsewhere in the Common Travel Area (CTA) of the U.K., though Northern Ireland (NI) does ask anyone staying overnight to take a LFD test before travel, and on days two and eight of their stay. Additionally, anyone who has been outside the CTA within 10 days of entering NI must fill out a new Passenger Locator Form.)
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