With the COVID-19 situation constantly changing in Europe, many states are implementing stricter policies to target the pandemic. In this article we list the current requirements for all passengers entering the UK or Ireland and the changes that will be implemented in February.

United Kingdom


„Fully vaccinated“ individuals are considered to be those who have received all doses of a vaccine officially accepted by the British government. The list of the officially accepted vaccines is listed below: 

    •    Covaxin,
    •    Moderna,
    •    Janssen,
    •    Novavax (Nuvaxovid and Covovax),
    •    Oxford/AstraZeneca,
    •    Pfizer BioNTech,
    •    Sinopharm Beijing,
    •    Sinovac-CoronaVac.

If you are fully vaccinated with a vaccine listed above in the list, make sure that at least 14 days have passed since you received the final dose when entering the United Kingdom. Simultaneously, you must have an official document proving your vaccination that would include the information listed below: 

    •    Name and surname,
    •    Date of birth,
    •    Name of the vaccine,
    •    List of dates indicating when each dose was completed,
    •    The name of the city or institution in which you received the vaccine.

Please note that as of now, regardless of whether you are vaccinated or not, it is obligatory to undergo a PCR test before and after entering the United Kingdom. This will change starting from February 11th, as completing a PCR test 2 days before entering the UK will be obligatory only for the unvaccinated individuals. However, it will still be mandatory for everyone to register for a PCR test no later than 2 days after entering the state. 

Keep in mind that it is also obligatory to complete the Digital Passenger Locator Form before coming to the UK. The form can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk.

Ireland

„Fully vaccinated“ individuals are considered to be those who have received all doses of a vaccine officially accepted by the European Medicines Agency. The list of the officially accepted vaccines is listed below: 

    •    Comirnaty (Pfizer BioNTech),
    •    Spikevax (Moderna),
    •    Janssen,
    •    Nuvaxovid,
    •    Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca).

Passengers coming to Ireland are obligated to have an electronic EU COVID certificate or any other official document proving that they are vaccinated or that they have recovered from the coronavirus in the past 180 days. In all other cases people are obligated to complete a PCR test no longer than 72 hours before entering Ireland. Starting from February 1st, vaccination certificates will not be accepted if more than 270 days (9 months) have passed since the last dose was completed.

It is mandatory for all passengers travelling to Ireland to complete the Digital Passenger Locator Form which can be found here: https://travel.eplf.gov.ie/en.