From 4am Monday 4 October, the UK will start accepting UAE vaccines.

The rules for travel from countries not on the UK red list will depend on your vaccination status.

The four approved vaccines include:

1. Oxford/AstraZeneca
2. Pfizer BioNTech
3. Moderna
4. Janssen

*Sinopharm is NOT included in the UK’s approved list of vaccines. 

The following formulations of the 4 listed vaccines qualify as approved vaccines as well:

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1. AstraZeneca Covishield
2. AstraZeneca Vaxzevria
3. Moderna Takeda

You must have had a complete course of an approved vaccine at least 14 days before you arrive in England.

 

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If you qualify as fully vaccinated you will have to:

• Book and pay for a day 2 COVID-19 test – to be taken after arrival in England
• Complete your passenger locator form – any time in the 48 hours before you arrive in England
• Take a COVID-19 test on or before day 2 after you arrive in England

Under the new rules, you will not need to:

• Take a pre-departure test
• Take a day 8 COVID-19 test
• Quarantine at home or in the place you are staying for 10 days after you arrive in England

You will NEED to show proof of vaccination (digital or paper-based) from a national or state-level public health body that includes, as a minimum:

• Forename and surname(s)
• Date of birth
• Vaccine brand and manufacturer
• Date of vaccination for every dose
• Country or territory of vaccination and/or certificate issuer

If your document from a public health body does not include all of these, you must follow the non-vaccinated rules. *If not, you may be denied boarding.

More information here. 

The latest decision was announced by Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport, following updates to the vaccination app

🚨 | NEW ✈️We will be accepting UAE vaccination certificates from 4th Oct following updates to their vaccination app 🇦🇪. As a major transport hub which is home to many British expats, this is great news for reopening international travel, boosting business & reuniting families 🏡

— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) September 22, 2021

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