India to move from UK's Red List to Amber List on August 08

School News Network
United Kingdom, August 05 2021

The UK government has today announced an update to the ‘Red-Amber-Green’ traffic light ratings for arrivals into England. From 4am (BST) on Sunday 8 August, India will move from the red to the amber list. This means:

 

·       Visit Visas for the UK from India are open (in addition to other visa long-term visas that have remained open)

·       Travellers arriving in England can complete a 10-day quarantine at home or in the place they are staying (not mandatorily quarantine in a managed hotel)

·       Under the voluntary Test to Release scheme, they can choose to pay for a private Covid-19 test on day 5 of the quarantine. If the result is negative, they can end their quarantine

·       Full amber list rules can be found here.