You do not have to self-isolate on arrival in England if these are the only places you have been to or stopped in during the previous 14 days.

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Coronavirus regulations mean that you must self-isolate for 14 days if you return to the UK from a country outside the common travel area.

The government is satisfied that it is now safe to ease these measures in England and has introduced travel corridor exemptions for some countries and territories.

Exemption rules

From 10 July 2020 you may not have to self-isolate when you arrive in England, if you are returning from one of the countries listed below. That is because these countries or territories are:

• covered by the travel corridor exemption
• within the common travel area (Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man)
• British overseas territories

You will need to self-isolate if you were in a country that is not on the list in the 14 days before your return to England.

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

Example of when you would need to self-isolate

You are in a country that is not on the list below. You travel to a country that is on the list and you stay there for 4 days from the day after you arrive. You then travel to England.

When you get back to England, you will need to self-isolate for 10 days, not the usual 14 days. That is because you have spent 4 of the 14 days in a country that is on the list.

Transit stops

A transit stop is a stop where passengers can get on or off. It can apply to coaches, ferries, trains or flights. Your ticket should show if a stop is a transit stop.

If your journey involves a transit stop in a country not on the list, you will need to self-isolate on your return to England if:

• new passengers get on
• you or other passengers get off the transport you are on and mix with other people, then get on again

You don’t need to self-isolate beyond normal timescales if, during your transit stop in a non-exempt country:

• no new passengers get on
• no-one on-board gets off and mixes with people outside
• passengers get off but do not get back on

Returning to England before 10 July 2020

If you return to England from an exempt country before 10 July 2020, you should follow the rules that apply on the date you arrive in England.

FCO travel advice and your stay abroad

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) continues to advise against non-essential international travel, except to countries and territories exempt from advice against ‘all but essential’ international travel.

You will have to comply with coronavirus requirements in the country you travel to. This may include self-isolating or providing your details to local authorities.

FCO travel advice includes information on any health measures in place for visitors to a country or territory. These can include a requirement to self-isolate, quarantine or undergo testing for coronavirus, or even restrictions on entry.

Before and while you are travelling, check:

• FCO coronavirus advice
• FCO travel advice for the countries you are travelling to

Make sure you have appropriate travel insurance in case you have unexpected costs.

Arrival in the UK

Before your arrival in the UK, you must complete a passenger locator form. You must present these details on your arrival in England. This applies to both visitors and UK residents.
Updates to the travel corridor list

We will keep the conditions in these countries and territories under review. If they worsen we will not hesitate to reintroduce self-isolation requirements.

Countries and territories with no self-isolation on return to England

From 10 July 2020, unless you have visited or stopped in any other country or territory in the preceding 14 days, you don’t need to self–isolate on your return to England from the following countries and territories:

• Akrotiri and Dhekelia
• Andorra
• Anguilla
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Aruba
• Australia
• Austria
• The Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belgium
• Bermuda
• Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba
• British Antarctic Territory
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• British Virgin Islands
• Cayman Islands
• the Channel Islands
• Croatia
• Curaçao
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Dominica
• Falkland Islands
• Faroe Islands
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• French Polynesia
• Gibraltar
• Germany
• Greece
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• the Isle of Man
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macao (Macau)
• Malta
• Mauritius
• Monaco
• Montserrat
• the Netherlands
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Norway
• Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
• Poland
• Reunion
• San Marino
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• South Korea
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• Spain
• St Barthélemy
• St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
• St Kitts and Nevis
• St Lucia
• St Pierre and Miquelon
• Switzerland
• Taiwan
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turkey
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Vatican City State
• Vietnam

This list may be added to over 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.