Holidays have actually been a bit various this year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which has actually left travel seriously limited due to quarantine procedures.
While many individuals have actually selected staycations over the summer season, others have actually looked for the sun in European nations such as Spain, France and Croatia – just to then find they would need to self-isolate for 14 days upon their return house after they were gotten rid of from the Government’s ‘safe’ list of areas.
Italy, which was severely struck by Covid-19 at the start of the pandemic, is likewise a popular foreign vacation location – however do arrivals from there presently need to quarantine?
Here’s what you require to understand…
Is Italy on the UK’s quarantine list?
Currently Italy is on the list of nations which is exempt from quarantine procedures, suggesting that those who show up in the UK from Italy do not need to self-isolate upon arrival.
However, it deserves keeping in mind that no foreign travel is presently safe, which the guidance can alter at any time.
If you are preparing a see to Italy, the Foreign Office has actually encouraged that you no longer need to validate your factor for taking a trip there – however entry is still prohibited for those who have actually checked out or transited through a small number of listed countries in the 14 days before their arrival.
Visitors should also download and complete a self-declaration from from the Ministry of Interior before they travel there.
If you are visiting Italy – or any foreign country for that matter – you should make sure you have comprehensive travel insurance – with the Foreign Office stating that you should check what cover it offers for coronavirus-related events, including medical cover and travel disruption.
Which other countries are exempt from quarantine?
Currently, you do not have to quarantine if arriving in the UK from one of the following countries:
Europe
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- San Marino
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Turkey
Americas
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Falkland Islands
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Martinique
- South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Maarten
- St Martin and St Barthélemy
- St Pierre and Miquelon
- St Vincent and The Grenadines
Asia-Pacific
- Australia
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Laos
- Macao
- Malaysia
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Samoa
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Wallis and Futuna
Africa
- Reunion
- St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Antarctica
- British Antarctic Territory
However be aware that countries can be removed from this list at short notice, leaving travellers just a matter of hours in some cases to return home before a quarantine period kicks in.
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