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Changes to International Travel Rules from 11 February 2022

If you arrive in England after 4am, 11 February, the following rules will apply.
Fully vaccinated – from 11 February

If you qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England, you:

• will not need to take a COVID-19 test before you travel to England or after you arrive
• will not need to quarantine when you arrive

Check if you can follow the rules for people who are fully vaccinated – includes people aged 17 and under.
Not fully vaccinated – from 11 February

If you do not qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England, you will need to:

• show proof of a negative COVID-19 test – to be taken in the 2 days before you travel to England
• book and pay for a COVID-19 PCR test – to be taken after you arrive in England

You will need to book the PCR test before you travel.

You will not need to quarantine, unless the result of the PCR test is positive.
Passenger locator form

You will still need to complete a passenger locator form before you travel to England, whether you qualify as fully vaccinated or not.

If you arrive in England before 4am, 11 February you must follow the current rules, as set out in this guidance below.

This page tells you what you must do before you travel to England and after you arrive.

What you must do depends on whether you qualify as fully vaccinated under the rules for travel to England.

There are different rules if you have been in a red list country or territory in the 10 days before you arrive in England. Red list rules apply whether you are fully vaccinated or not.
If you are fully vaccinated

The rules for travel to England are changing from 11 February 2022.

This is what you need to do if you qualify under the fully vaccinated rules for travel to England.
Before you travel to England – fully vaccinated

Before you travel to England you must:

• book and pay for a COVID-19 test – to be taken after you arrive in England
• complete a passenger locator form – to be completed in the 48 hours before you arrive in England

You will need to enter the booking reference for your COVID-19 test in the UK passenger locator form.

If you’re in England for less than 2 days, you still need to book and pay for a COVID-19 test to take after you arrive.

When you arrive in England – fully vaccinated:

• You do not need to quarantine when you arrive in England.
• You must take a COVID-19 test. This is the test that you booked before travel. You can book either a lateral flow test or a PCR test.
• You can take the test any time after you arrive and before the end of day 2 at the latest. The day you arrive is day 0.
• If your test result is positive, you must self-isolate.
• If your lateral flow test result is positive, you must also take a PCR test.

Read separate guidance on what you must do if your test result is positive.

Click here for more information.