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Here’s all you’ll want to know if UK is in your journey plan

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If you’re planning to journey to the UK, your trip isn’t going to be a clean one. As India stays in UK’s ‘red list’ of nations, right here’s all you’ll want to learn about journey restrictions and exceptions for these travelling to England.As of now, visas for journey to London have been on maintain till additional discover and no Indians are being issued recent journey visas. In this case, those that wish to journey to the UK should have a long-term visa.But even when one has a long-term visa, the individual can not instantly journey to the nation and should take a flight from a rustic which is in UK’s inexperienced record. Secondly, the traveller ought to have stayed for not less than ten days in a “green list” nation.UK’s Green List countriesAustraliaBruneiFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsGibraltarIcelandIsrael and JerusalemNew ZealandSingaporeSouth Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsSt Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaRead | Explained: What are ‘privilege visas’ which are abruptly in demand throughout pandemicNone of the international locations talked about in UK’s inexperienced record are permitting travellers from India. As of now, Turkey, South Africa, Egypt, Russia and Nepal are the international locations which have relaxed journey restrictions for passengers from India.In a uncommon event that you simply discover a nation, flying from Delhi to that place is likely to be close to not possible given the flight choices and routes.England has categorised international locations in three totally different lists which have totally different set of norms to be adopted to be able to arrive in nation.If you could have been in a rustic or territory on the:Green record – you should take a coronavirus (Covid-19) check on or earlier than day 2Amber record – you should quarantine within the place you’re staying and take 2 Covid-19 assessmentsRed record – you should quarantine in a resort and take 2 Covid-19 testsYou can not at the moment enter the UK when you’ve been in or by way of a rustic on the pink record except you’re British, Irish or you could have the fitting to dwell within the UK, together with college students and expert labour.London’s Heathrow Airport has opened a devoted new terminal on June 1 for arrivals from international locations designated as “red list”, as reported by PTI. Travellers on direct flights from such locations will now undergo Terminal 3 after which transfer on to a government-approved quarantine facility booked on the passengers’ personal expense.“Red List routes will likely be a feature of the UK travel for the foreseeable future as countries vaccinate their population at different rates,” a Heathrow Airport Spokesperson mentioned. There’s no affirmation on the airport’s plan from the UK authorities.Also learn | UK PM Boris Johnson is about to delay finish of Covid-19 curbs as Delta circumstances riseAnd for the reason that UK authorities is just not issuing any recent visas and permitting solely British, Irish and long-term visa holders, from inexperienced international locations, it’s almost not possible to enter the London.So even for long-term visa holders, travelling to the UK won’t be potential except London reverses guidelines and relaxes journey restriction.(With inputs from Geeta Mohan, PTI)