UK relaxes COVID travel curbs for India, institutional quarantine exempted

Fully vaccinated Indians flying to the United Kingdom no longer need mandatory 10-day hotel quarantine as India was moved to the amber list on August 8. Under Britain’s traffic light system for international travel, returning from amber list countries means 10-day quarantining at home or any place of one’s choice.

Indian nationals will be able to quarantine at a location of their choice for 10 days after arriving in the UK. They will retain the option to ‘Test to Release’ after five days of quarantine. Those travelling from India will need to take a COVID test within three days before their flight and book in advance for two COVID tests to be taken on arrival in England as well as complete a passenger locator form on arrival. After arriving in England, passengers must quarantine, but at home or in any place they have confirmed as their location for 10 days and test on or before day two and on or after day eight.

Those below 18 and those fully vaccinated in the UK are exempt from home quarantine. So are those who have received two doses of COVID vaccine in the EU and the US.