UK Moves India From 'Red' To 'Amber' List, Know What It Means For Travellers

<p>In what is good news for fully vaccinated passengers travelling to the UK from India, there will be no need for compulsory 10-day hotel quarantine as India has been moved from its &ldquo;red&rdquo; to &ldquo;amber&rdquo; list. The Department for Transport has announced the change which will become effective from Sunday.</p> <p>&ldquo;The 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 4 a.m.,&rdquo; U.K. Transport S</p> <p>ecretary tweeted. &ldquo;While it&rsquo;s right we continue our cautious approach, it&rsquo;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,&rdquo; he said.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <a href="https://ift.tt/2WRt8Ax Slaps Over $1.35 Bn Notice On Flipkart Over 'Violation of Foreign Investment Laws'</a></strong></p> <p><strong>What does it mean for passengers travelling from India?</strong></p> <p>Under Britain&rsquo;s traffic light system for international travel, India&rsquo;s move to the amber list means that those returning from these countries will follow a 10-day quarantining at home. It comes as a breather for the Indian communities in the UK, who had been demanding the easing of travel norms between India and Britain.</p> <p>Going by the legal rules for countries on the amber list, passengers have to mandatorily take the Covid-19 test three days before departure and book in advance for two Covid tests to be done upon arrival in England besides filling up a passenger locator form on arrival, as per the news agency PTI.</p> <p>After reaching England, passengers need to quarantine at home or in the place they have confirmed as their location for 10 days and take a Covid-19 test on or before day two and on or after day eight.</p> <p>Meanwhile, seven countries are moving to the green list &ndash; Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Romania and Norway &ndash; and France has been moved off the &ldquo;amber watchlist&rdquo;. People coming from countries on the green list will not have to quarantine when returning from these nations, regardless of their vaccination status, although they will have to take a pre-departure test and another one-two days after arrival.</p> <p>Four countries are on the red list: Mexico, Georgia, La Reunion and Mayotte.</p> <p><strong>Who are exempted?</strong></p> <p>Those under-18 and fully vaccinated in the UK are exempt from the home quarantine including those who have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine in the European Union and the US, adds the PTI report.</p> <p>Also exempt are those &ldquo;fully vaccinated in the U.K. or under the U.K. vaccine programme overseas; under 18 on the day you arrive in England and resident in the U.K. or in a country with a vaccination programme approved by the U.K. and part of a U.K.-approved vaccine trial&rdquo;. Covishield, the India-manufactured Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, is likely to be covered under this exemption.</p>