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Vaccination Status

All international travellers who have completed a full course of an approved vaccine at least 14 days before arriving into the UK are required to take a day 2 PCR test.

An approved vaccine are those administered under either:

• The UK vaccination programme
• An overseas vaccination programme with an approved proof of vaccination for travel to the UK.

Approved Vaccines

The following vaccines are approved for travel to the UK:

• Oxford/AstraZeneca
• Pfizer BioNTech
• Moderna
• Janssen

Formulations of these vaccines, such as AstraZeneca Covishield, AstraZeneca Vaxzevria and Moderna Takeda, also qualify as approved vaccines.

Where 2 doses of a vaccine are required for a full course, you can:

• Mix 2 different types of vaccine from those listed above, for example Oxford/AstraZeneca and Moderna
• Have the 2 vaccinations under 2 different approved programmes; for example Australia and Japan, UK and USA, France and Canada.

The fully vaccinated rules also apply to those who are:

• under 18 and resident in the UK or a country or territory which has approved proof of vaccination
• taking part in an approved COVID-19 vaccine trial in the UK or the USA (US residents only for USA trials)
• unable to have a COVID-19 vaccination for a medical reason which has been approved by a clinician under the medical exemptions process, and you are resident in England

If you have not completed an approved vaccination course at least 14 days before arriving into the UK or have completed a full course of a non-approved vaccine, you are required to take a day 2 & 8 PCR test and self-isolate for 10 days.

Children aged 4 and under are exempt from any travel testing.

Learn more about approved COVID-19 vaccines and proof of vaccination here.

Travelling around the UK

Rules for travelling to different counties within the UK may vary. To familiarise yourself with those most relevant to you, please follow the links below:

• Traveling to England from another country
• Traveling to Wales from another country
• Traveling to Scotland from another country
• Traveling to Northern Ireland from another country

Vaccination Status

All international travellers who have NOT completed a full course of an approved vaccine at least 14 days before arriving into the UK are required to:

• take a PCR test on day 2 and day 8 following arrival into the UK
• self-isolate for 10 full days

An approved vaccine are those administered under either:

• The UK vaccination programme
• An overseas vaccination programme with an approved proof of vaccination for travel to the UK.

Approved Vaccines

The following vaccines are approved for travel to the UK:

• Oxford/AstraZeneca
• Pfizer BioNTech
• Moderna
• Janssen

Formulations of these vaccines, such as AstraZeneca Covishield, AstraZeneca Vaxzevria and Moderna Takeda, also qualify as approved vaccines.

Where 2 doses of a vaccine are required for a full course, you can:

• Mix 2 different types of vaccine from those listed above, for example Oxford/AstraZeneca and Moderna
• Have the 2 vaccinations under 2 different approved programmes; for example Australia and Japan, UK and USA, France and Canada.

If you have completed an approved vaccination course at least 14 days before arriving into the UK, you are permitted to take a day 2 lateral flow test and are not required to self isolate. If you meet this criteria, the day 2 & 8 PCR test is not necessary for you.

Day 2 only testing is also permitted for those who are:

• under 18 and resident in the UK or a country or territory which has approved proof of vaccination
• taking part in an approved COVID-19 vaccine trial in the UK or the USA (US residents only for USA trials)
• unable to have a COVID-19 vaccination for a medical reason which has been approved by a clinician under the medical exemptions process, and you are resident in England

Children aged 4 and under are exempt from any travel testing.

Travelling around the UK

Rules for travelling to different counties within the UK may vary. To familiarise yourself with those most relevant to you, please follow the links below:

• Traveling to England from another country
• Traveling to Wales from another country
• Traveling to Scotland from another country
• Traveling to Northern Ireland from another country

Vaccination Status

Test to Release provides international arrivals who have not received a full course of an approved vaccine at least 14 days before their arrival into the UK with the opportunity to end their mandatory 10 day self-isolation early.

You are allowed to end your self-isolation as soon as you receive a negative result from an additional day 5 PCR test. You are still required to complete the mandatory day 2 & 8 PCR testing, even if you receive a negative day 5 result.

An approved vaccine are those administered under either:

• The UK vaccination programme
• An overseas vaccination programme with an approved proof of vaccination for travel to the UK.

Approved Vaccines

The following vaccines are approved for travel to the UK:

• Oxford/AstraZeneca
• Pfizer BioNTech
• Moderna
• Janssen

Formulations of these vaccines, such as AstraZeneca Covishield, AstraZeneca Vaxzevria and Moderna Takeda, also qualify as approved vaccines.

Where 2 doses of a vaccine are required for a full course, you can:

• Mix 2 different types of vaccine from those listed above, for example Oxford/AstraZeneca and Moderna
• Have the 2 vaccinations under 2 different approved programmes; for example Australia and Japan, UK and USA, France and Canada.

If you have completed an approved vaccination course at least 14 days before arriving into the UK, you are permitted to take a day 2 lateral flow test and are not required to self isolate. If you meet this criteria, the Test to Release product is not necessary for you.

Day 2 only testing is also permitted for those who are:

• under 18 and resident in the UK or a country or territory which has approved proof of vaccination
• taking part in an approved COVID-19 vaccine trial in the UK or the USA (US residents only for USA trials)
• unable to have a COVID-19 vaccination for a medical reason which has been approved by a clinician under the medical exemptions process, and you are resident in England

Children aged 4 and under are exempt from any travel testing.

Travelling around the UK

Rules for travelling to different counties within the UK may vary. To familiarise yourself with those most relevant to you, please follow the links below:

• Traveling to England from another country
• Traveling to Wales from another country
• Traveling to Scotland from another country
• Traveling to Northern Ireland from another country

Vaccination Status

Test to Release provides international arrivals who have not received a full course of an approved vaccine at least 14 days before their arrival into the UK with the opportunity to end their mandatory 10 day self-isolation early.

You are allowed to end your self-isolation as soon as you receive a negative result from an additional day 5 PCR test. You are still required to complete the mandatory day 2 & 8 PCR testing, even if you receive a negative day 5 result.

An approved vaccine are those administered under either:

• The UK vaccination programme
• An overseas vaccination programme with an approved proof of vaccination for travel to the UK.

Approved Vaccines

The following vaccines are approved for travel to the UK:

• Oxford/AstraZeneca
• Pfizer BioNTech
• Moderna
• Janssen

Formulations of these vaccines, such as AstraZeneca Covishield, AstraZeneca Vaxzevria and Moderna Takeda, also qualify as approved vaccines.

Where 2 doses of a vaccine are required for a full course, you can:

• Mix 2 different types of vaccine from those listed above, for example Oxford/AstraZeneca and Moderna
• Have the 2 vaccinations under 2 different approved programmes; for example Australia and Japan, UK and USA, France and Canada.

If you have completed an approved vaccination course at least 14 days before arriving into the UK, you are permitted to take a day 2 lateral flow test and are not required to self isolate. If you meet this criteria, the Test to Release product is not necessary for you.

Day 2 only testing is also permitted for those who are:

• under 18 and resident in the UK or a country or territory which has approved proof of vaccination
• taking part in an approved COVID-19 vaccine trial in the UK or the USA (US residents only for USA trials)
• unable to have a COVID-19 vaccination for a medical reason which has been approved by a clinician under the medical exemptions process, and you are resident in England

Children aged 4 and under are exempt from any travel testing.

Travelling around the UK

Rules for travelling to different counties within the UK may vary. To familiarise yourself with those most relevant to you, please follow the links below:

• Traveling to England from another country
• Traveling to Wales from another country
• Traveling to Scotland from another country
• Traveling to Northern Ireland from another country

When travelling abroad from the UK, it’s likely that you will have to prove that you are not currently infected with COVID-19 in order to gain entry to your destination country.

The type of test that you will be required to take will depend on:

• your vaccination status at time of travel
• the rules of your destination country

For many destinations, fully vaccinated arrivals will have to present evidence of a negative lateral flow test, taken 24-72 hours before departure. For others, arrivals will have to present evidence of a negative PCR test, regardless of vaccination status.

With the rules varying between individual countries and frequently changing, you should always check the latest foreign travel advice for all countries you will visit or travel through.

The UK government also advises that before travelling abroad you:

1. arrange any COVID-19 tests you will need to enter the countries that you will travel to
2. find out how you can use the NHS COVID Pass to prove your vaccination status abroad
3. check what you will need to do when you return to the UK.

Travelling abroad from around the UK

Rules for travelling from different counties within the UK may vary. To familiarise yourself with those most relevant to you, please follow the links below:

• Travelling abroad from England
• Travelling abroad from Scotland
• Travelling abroad from Wales
• Travelling abroad from Northern Island

When travelling abroad from the UK, it’s likely that you will have to prove that you are not currently infected with COVID-19 in order to gain entry to your destination country.

The type of test that you will be required to take will depend on:

• your vaccination status at time of travel
• the rules of your destination country

If you have not completed a full vaccination course at least 14 days prior to your departure, it is likely that you will need to provide evidence of a negative PCR test, completed 24-72 hours in advance of travel. For some destinations, all arrivals will have to present evidence of a negative PCR test, regardless of their vaccination status.

With the rules varying between individual countries and frequently changing, you should always check the latest foreign travel advice for all countries you will visit or travel through.

The UK government also advises that before travelling abroad you:

1. arrange any COVID-19 tests you will need to enter the countries that you will travel to
2. find out how you can use the NHS COVID Pass to prove your vaccination status abroad
3. check what you will need to do when you return to the UK.

Travelling abroad from around the UK

Rules for travelling from different counties within the UK may vary. To familiarise yourself with those most relevant to you, please follow the links below:

• Travelling abroad from England
• Travelling abroad from Scotland
• Travelling abroad from Wales
• Travelling abroad from Northern Island