Exemption from self-isolation

10 Jul 2020 / United Kingdom

Starting from today (10 July) any person arriving into the UK from any of the countries on the travel corridor list by land, sea or air will be exempt from self-isolating.

The only current exception is people arriving into Scotland from Spain and Serbia, who must continue to self-isolate for the time being, this will be updated as coronavirus cases reduce in these specific countries.

Countries on the travel corridor list are:

  • 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
  • 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

If a person has been to, or stopped in, a country that is NOT on the travel corridor list in the last two weeks they will need to self-isolate until 14 days have passed since they left that country.

If you have crew travelling to the UK who are NOT from a country listed on the corridor list (i.e. USA, Philippines) then please follow our latest quarantine guidelines relating to seafarer self-isolation exemptions.

If you are planning to perform any crew changes, including on-signing non-ship crew (inspectors, engineers, superintendents, etc) please contact your local GAC branch in advance with all the details. They will check with their local Border Force office to ensure compliance with all the latest rulings.

The below ports currently have some restrictions in place for crew change. All other UK & Irish ports are currently permitting crew change operations:

  • Braefoot Bay: no crew changes unless emergency

  • Flotta: crew changes not permitted

  • Ineos LPG & Hound Point: crew changes not permitted (Ineos J & E Jetties still permitting)

  • Milford Haven: crew changes not permitted at VPOT. Crew changes permitted via jetty at Puma. Crew changes permitted at Dragon LNG & South Hook LNG

  • Pembroke: crew changes not permitted at Valero

  • Sullom Voe: crew change considered on a case by case basis

For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in the UK, contact GAC UK at [email protected]

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