British expatriates. received both doses of coronavirus The vaccine will allow family visits to the UK without quarantine from next month, it claimed today.
ns UK government According to The Telegraph, jabs administered overseas will be formally recognized from August 1.
This means Britons living abroad who have been fully vaccinated will be able to avoid being in self-isolation for 10 days upon their return from an Amber List country.
Meanwhile, ministers are also considering plans that would allow double-jawed foreign nationals into the UK without quarantine.
The government is hoping to make reciprocal deals with dozens of countries to recognize each other’s vaccinations and vaccine apps.
This can lead to much easier travel to and from many popular vacation destinations.
It will also inevitably spark optimism about a deal between the US and the UK as the two sides continue talks on setting up a travel corridor.
Reports suggest the government will formally recognize foreign jabs for expats from 1 August, paving the way for more quarantine-free travel to the UK.
Britons living abroad who have been fully vaccinated will be able to survive up to 10 days in self-isolation upon return from an Amber List country. A vaccination center in Doncaster is pictured on June 27
When it comes to international travel regulations the government currently only recognizes NHS administered vaccinations.
As a result, British expatriates living in Amber List countries have faced the hurdle of quarantine even when having both doses.
Ministers are now reportedly planning to change the rules so Britons can register a foreign jab with their GP.
This should pave the way for people with double pockets to travel the country without self-isolation.
It is also believed that quarantine-free travel to the UK for double-pocketed foreign nationals could be opened ‘very soon’ as the government continues to make reciprocal deals with countries to recognize the NHS vaccine app huh have agreed.
The deals are likely to be based on mutual recognition of the vaccines used in each country, meaning the UK is likely to enter into agreements only with countries already approved for use in the UK using jabs. are.
This could present an obstacle to a deal with the US because the AstraZeneca vaccine, the workhorse of the UK rollout, has not yet been approved for use by Washington.
Meanwhile, in a sign that a breakthrough on travel between the UK and the US may still be far away, a White House official said today that the Biden administration does not intend to lift any current travel restrictions ‘at this point’.
The official cited concerns over the delta version and the rising number of US coronavirus cases.
Current Amber List travel rules state that Brits who have been ‘fully vaccinated under the UK vaccination programme’ are not required to self-isolate upon return.
However, those ‘not fully vaccinated in the UK’ will still have to quarantine for 10 days.
Formally recognizing overseas jobs would make it much easier for British expatriates to return to the UK, with hundreds of thousands based in major EU countries alone.
It comes amid reports that the ban on travel from France is likely to end next week as the government’s traffic light system is reviewed.
The total number of vaccines administered is 46,563,452 and the second dose is 37,160,659. 60 new deaths were recorded within 28 days of testing positive last Sunday, i.e. today’s figure of 28 is a drop of over 50 per cent
The country is believed to have been removed from the ‘amber-plus’ list as government officials believe the beta coronavirus threat is being contained.
According to The Times, sources claim that the popular Delta version in the UK is spreading faster than the beta version in Europe, and will ‘out-compete’ it in the coming weeks.
Double-Z holidaymakers currently returning from France will have to quarantine for ten days as it is on the Ember-plus list.