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UK: Transiting through a red list country on your way to England (Update)

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Check the COVID-19 testing and quarantine rules for countries and territories on the red list for international travel to England.

This page tells you what you must do before you travel to England and after you arrive, if you have been in a red list country or territory in the 10 days before you arrive.

If you have been in or travelled through a country or territory on the red list in the 10 days before you arrive in England, you will only be allowed to enter the UK if you either:

  • are a British or Irish National
  • have residence rights in the UK

If you live in England, you should not travel to countries or territories on the red list.

There are different rules for entering England if you have not been in a red list country or territory.

Before you travel to England

Before you travel to England from a red list country you must:

You must do this even if you are fully vaccinated.

Read more about taking a COVID-19 test before you travel to England.

When you arrive in England – red list rules

When you arrive in England you must quarantine in a managed hotel, and take 2 COVID-19 tests.

You must do this even if you are fully vaccinated.

Travelling with children – red list rules

Children aged 11 to 17 must take a COVID-19 test in the 3 days before travel to England.

On arrival in England children aged 5 to 17 must quarantine in a managed hotel for 10 full days and take 2 COVID-19 tests.

Children aged 4 or under do not have to take any travel tests but must enter managed quarantine.

Red list of countries and territories

Red listUpcoming changes to the red list
AfghanistanWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
AngolaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
ArgentinaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
BoliviaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
BotswanaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
BrazilWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
BurundiWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
Cape VerdeWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
ChileWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
Colombia 
Congo (Democratic Republic)Will move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
Costa RicaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
CubaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
Dominican Republic 
Ecuador 
EritreaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
EswatiniWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
EthiopiaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
French GuianaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
GeorgiaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
GuyanaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
Haiti 
IndonesiaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
LesothoWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
MalawiWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
MayotteWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
MexicoWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
MongoliaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
MontenegroWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
MozambiqueWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
MyanmarWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
NamibiaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
NepalWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
Panama 
ParaguayWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
Peru 
PhilippinesWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
RéunionWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
RwandaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
SeychellesWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
Sierra LeoneWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
SomaliaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
South AfricaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
SudanWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
SurinameWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
TanzaniaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
ThailandWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
Trinidad and TobagoWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
TunisiaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
UgandaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
UruguayWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
Venezuela 
ZambiaWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.
ZimbabweWill move off the red list at 4am Monday 11 October. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the red list rules.

Transiting through a red list country on your way to England

If you make a transit stop in a red list country on your way to England you may need to follow the red list rules when you arrive.

A transit stop is a stop where passengers can get on or off the transport in which you are travelling. It can apply to ships, trains or aeroplanes. Your ticket should show if a stop is a transit stop.

Making a transit stop would not affect what you have to do on arrival in England if, during the stop:

  • no new passengers board your aircraft, vessel or train carriage
  • passengers get off but do not get back on
  • you are kept separate from passengers who did not arrive on the same aircraft, vessel or train carriage as you

Private vehicles or coaches travelling through red list countries or territories

If you are travelling to England in a private vehicle, the rules of the countries and territories you drive through apply. If you drive through a red list country, then you must follow the red list rules when you arrive in England.

This applies whether you stop in the country or territory or not. You need to record the countries and territories you drive through on your passenger locator form.

Some people are exempt from red list restrictions for medical or compassionate reasons, or because of the job they do.

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