A small ray of sunshine this morning, after the UK announced that the UAE will be removed from its travel Red List.

The UAE along with Bahrain, India and Qatar will be moved from the UK Red List to its amber list, meaning travellers from these countries will not need to undergo the mandatory paid hotel quarantine for 10 days.

From Sunday, August 8, passengers who were vaccinated in the UK, EU and the US do not need to quarantine, but must provide a negative COVID test within two days of arrival.

*Proof must be shared by NHS Covid Pass, EU Digital Covid Certificate or CDC certification.

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However, if you have not been fully vaccinated in the UK, EU and US, (for example, if you got vaccinated here in the UAE) you must self isolate at home, with friends or in a hotel for 10 days and you’ll need to take a pre-booked PCR test on day 2 and day 8 Unvaccinated travellers must also self-isolate.

You have the option to end quarantine early, after 5 days, with the Test and Release system – read about it here.

Germany, Austria, and Norway moved to the UK Green List and the UAE is off the Red List

We're making some changes to our travel lists🚦

Firstly, we’re removing the quarantine requirement for fully jabbed travellers coming back from #France.

At the same time, we’re adding key destinations ☀️ Germany, Austria, and Norway to the Green List 🟢[1/3]

— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) August 4, 2021

Red List update: New rules for passengers from UAE, Bahrain, India and Qatar

The UAE – UK travel route is the busiest route for transit passengers in the world. See the guidelines for individuals travelling from Amber list countries here.

While it’s right we continue our cautious approach, it’s great news to open more destinations for people wanting to connect with families, friends and businesses across the globe, all thanks to our successful domestic vaccination programme.

Grant Shapps, the UK Secretary of State for Transport

UAE, Qatar, India and Bahrain will be moved from the Red List 🔴 to the Amber List 🟠

All changes come into effect Sun 8th August at 4am.

See the full list of changes made today here 👇 [2/3]https://t.co/iYAJhsdm3y

— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) August 4, 2021

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