Frim. N332 via British Embassy in Madrid. ( Brits in Spain ) We wanted to remind you that the rules for travelling to England are changing. From Monday 4 October at 4am, the current traffic light system will be replaced by a single ‘red list’, with simplified travel measures for arrivals who have not visited a country on the red list in the past 10 days. Eligible fully vaccinated travellers from non-red list countries, which currently includes Spain, will: ▪️ need to book, pay for and take a day 2 test (https://www.gov.uk/find-travel-test-provider?fbclid=IwAR0NLi87BrExmy3IIzD-Fuea7Olt1u0Zhg5LtY6tqvVIPLJt9O26fs9Mroo) ▪️ fill out a passenger locator form ahead of travel (https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk?fbclid=IwAR0SUChD8d0Ie8oacEBjNEI4DidRlsqHyVHgmb4BNN8L3110Wfj4EH8Agdc) ▪️ no longer need to take a pre-departure test when travelling to England ▪️ not need to self-isolate upon arrival in the UK Unvaccinated children travelling to England from Spain do not need to self-isolate upon arrival (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-quarantine-when-you-arrive-in-england?fbclid=IwAR2TTnei-fS-rXDamD437GZIriEbTRCo8ERnY7FsFm5Fk1yPht0E0ewQE44#rules-for-children-and-young-people) From 4 October travellers who have had a mix of eligible 2 dose vaccines (e.g. a combination of AstraZeneca and Pfizer BioNtech) will be recognised as fully vaccinated. (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-quarantine-when-you-arrive-in-england?fbclid=IwAR2bHy5F2fv4SS-prTPEWGNwSP70zGjK_d37jADk2HoeapX7GY565xb402Q) Passengers who aren’t recognised as being fully vaccinated with authorised vaccines and certificates under England’s international travel rules - which includes those who have had COVID plus one dose of a two-dose vaccine - will still have to: ▪️ take a pre-departure test (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-for-people-travelling-to-england?fbclid=IwAR2bHy5F2fv4SS-prTPEWGNwSP70zGjK_d37jADk2HoeapX7GY565xb402Q) ▪️ fill in a passenger locator form ahead of travel (https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk?fbclid=IwAR1vArGIvB2nwyoV20LSAXvZHE2HHPyFqcF_pOGzDbMa5GjDIMXP43edtdI) ▪️ take a day 2 and day 8 PCR test (https://www.gov.uk/find-travel-test-provider) ▪️ self-isolate for 10 days upon arrival in England from a non-red list country Test to Release will remain an option for unvaccinated passengers who wish to shorten their isolation period (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-test-to-release-for-international-travel?fbclid=IwAR2suSrrsjzJ3x4y-gEp6uYY6BitsFjftPh5UaH9yLIUm7jn2Ob7fqyLRg4) You can find details of both the current rules and the new rules from 4 October at: ➡ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/red-amber-and-green-list-rules-for-entering-england?fbclid=IwAR1d53ymxF1CcKa8B3LbXN-RTx6O0A-qNeWjtERPjS9PpEMW_wOwpDFXYZQ You can find information about entering Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland at: ➡ https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control Full details of the government’s announcement, including information on planned changes to testing requirements from the end of October 2021 to can be found here: ➡ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-system-for-international-travel?fbclid=IwAR2gQoWUsAOfMUA4NL9q3IxJVGhiIX3uGIzPOd0XKZSZdUqGDRvx_1kTR_0