Others doubted that Javid would back the move to end the testing requirement, particularly given the wider Covid backdrop, with cases and hospitalisations both rising. A government source said the “expectation is to remove all remaining Covid border measures” and speculated that the requirement for unvaccinated travellers to get tested on arrival could also be dropped.Īfter the public row over Novak Djokovic’s vaccination status which culminated in his removal from Australia, the source noted it could mean the tennis player would be able to attend Wimbledon this summer. Javid, Shapps and other senior ministers are expected to sign off on the decision to scrap the forms at a meeting of the Covid operations committee next Monday. He called them “completely irrelevant” because “nobody collects them, nobody checks them or follows up on them”. It has been simplified over time, but the Ryanair boss, Michael O’Leary, complained that scrapping the forms was long overdue. The form became a requirement when border controls were much stricter and allowed officials to ensure people complied with quarantine rules. However, you will need to check the restrictions in place in the area you are travelling from or to as some countries within the Common Travel Area have travel restrictions in place.Currently, all travellers – apart from those arriving on internal flights or journeys that began in Ireland, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man – must complete a passenger locator form before beginning their journey to the UK. The advice for Wales from the nation’s government says: “There are no restrictions in place for travel into or out of Wales as long as you are travelling to or from a country within the UK or wider CTA (Ireland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands). Scotland’s government advice said: “Travel to and from the Republic of Ireland is only allowed for permitted reasons, for example for work or education. There is a detailed list of examples of reasonable excuses in the regulations.” The Irish government currently “strongly advises against all non-essential travel to Great Britain” due to concerns over Covid-19 variants.Įach UK nation has its own rules around travelling to and from Ireland.Įngland’s government advice states that “You do not need to take a COVID-19 test or quarantine on arrival in England if you are travelling within the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, (the Common Travel Area), and you have not been outside of the Common Travel Area in the previous 10 days.” More details on entry requirements to Ireland can be found on the Ireland government website, which should be checked before travel. There may be fines, penalties or even prison sentences for those who do not follow the rules about travelling to Ireland, as breaking some of these is an offence. You must follow all national and local guidelines in place in Ireland after arrival. There are also several exemptions to those who don’t need to provide evidence of a test result, including children aged six and under and passengers arriving from Northern Ireland and have not been overseas in the 14-day prior to arrival. Official guidance also states that all arrivals must “provide evidence that you have a negative or ‘not detected’ result from a COVID-19 Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test carried out no more than 72 hours before you arrive into Ireland, or have evidence that you are exempt from this legal requirement”.Īntigen or other test types do not meet the requirement. In some cases, for those coming from countries not on the designated hotel list, you may be able to end your quarantine early if you “receive written confirmation of a negative or ‘not detected’ RT-PCR test result taken no less than 5 days after arrival.” There are many rules in place for those arriving in Ireland from abroad (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Those arriving from Northern Ireland, whose journey started there, do not need to quarantine, according to the Citizens Information Board. Exemptions and a list of countries subject to mandatory hotel quarantine, can be found on the Irish government website.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |