UK Travel Corridor Exemption

The UK government eases measures in England and introduces a travel corridor exemption for some countries and territories, as announced by the Department of Transport.

Exemption rules

From 10 July 2020 a passenger will not have to self-isolate when arriving in England, if he or she:

• is travelling or returning from one of the countries with travel corridor exemption
• has not been to or stopped in a country that’s not on the travel corridors exemption list in the previous 14 days

This applies to all travel to England, by train, ferry, coach, air or any other route.

If a person has been to or stopped in a country not on the travel corridors exemption list, he or she will have to self-isolate for 2 weeks.

Everyone is also advised to comply with coronavirus requirements, that may include self-isolating or providing details to local authorities, in the country that the person is travelling to by checking Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) coronavirus advice.

Likewise, before arrival in the UK, the passenger must complete a passenger locator form that must be presented upon arrival. This applies to both visitors and UK residents.

Travel Corridor Exemption list

From 10 July 2020, unless the passenger has visited or stopped in any other country or territory in the preceding 14 days, those arriving from the following countries and territories will not be required to self-isolate on arrival into England.

Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are exempt as they are part of the common travel area.

The 14 British Overseas Territories are also exempt.

The Department of Transport notes that the list will be updated in the coming days following further discussions between the UK and international partners.

Information for travel into Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be published by the Devolved Administrations.