UK removed Argentina from ‘red list’ for international travel

British government removed 47 of the 54 countries and territories that were on its “red list” of restrictions on international travel due to the high numbers of cases of COVID-19[female[feminine, between which Argentina appears. This means that from Monday, October 11, Argentines will be able to travel to the United Kingdom – if they wish – for vacation or for professional reasons. According to information from the authorities, there were only seven (7) found in Latin America and the Caribbean.

What does it mean? Only travel to Britain from Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will continue to be limited to British citizens and residents.; while in turn it was communicated that they will continue to have to perform 10 days of mandatory quarantine in hotels appointed by the government itself although paid for by travelers.

Through his social networks, the Minister of Transport, Grant shapps, confirmed: “As of October 11, I will remove 47 destinations from our red list, including South Africa, with only 7 countries and territories remaining, all others will be included in the ‘rest of the world’ category.” In turn, he added that there would be “changes” so that travelers visiting England would have “less entry requirements”, having the full vaccination schedule.

While celebrating the different vaccination campaigns, they reported that people fully vaccinated under a nationally recognized program in the UK, from the aforementioned origins, will not be required to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding or performing PCR tests on arrival in England. A more affordable antigen test will suffice on your second day of stay as reported by the news agency AFP.

Warnings from the Embassy in Argentina

For its part, from the official account of Twitter of British embassy In Argentina, they reported: “Since October 11 – at 4 a.m. – Argentina is leaving the UK’s red list. Travel for people of all nationalities is again allowed between the two countries. That is, travel between the two countries is allowed even if the people do not have Irish or British citizenship.

Although, it should be noted, travelers must determine whether they are considered a “fully vaccinated person” based on UK rules. And on this subject, the Embassy warns: “Certificates issued by the Argentine government are not part of the UK vaccination certificate recognition program; this means if you are traveling with an Argentinian certificate you will have to follow the same rules as an unvaccinated person.”

What are the rules? Get tested for COVID-19[female[feminine During the 3 days before travel, book and pay for COVID-19 testing on days 2 and 8 after your arrival and complete a locate form, within 48 hours before you arrive in the UK. On the other hand, it should be noted that on your arrival in England, you must: quarantine at home / place of accommodation for 10 days and perform a COVID-19 test, previously booked, on day 2 or before and on the day 8 or later.

And the accepted certificates, have the complete cycle at least 14 days before arrival? Oxford / AstraZeneca, Pfizer BioNTech, Moderna and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccines. If they meet these conditions, they will be listed as “vaccinated person” and before traveling you must: book and pay for COVID-19 tests on day 2 after arrival and complete a locate form. On the other hand, people of Argentine nationality who have received the vaccine in the United States must present the CDC card which certifies that they have received a full cycle of a vaccine approved by the FDA in the United States and proof of residence in that country.