Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): jobs that qualify for travel exemptions

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Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): jobs that qualify for travel exemptions Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): jobs that qualify for travel exemptions

Jobs that qualify for exemptions from self-isolation or passenger locator form requirements.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19): jobs that qualify for travel exemptions

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All arrivals from Denmark must self-isolate

If you arrive in England from Denmark you have to complete a passenger locator form and self-isolate along with members of your household.

To help protect the country from coronavirus, people entering the UK must:

Some people don’t have to fill in a passenger locator form or self-isolate on arrival in the UK, because of the jobs they do.

This guidance lists the jobs that qualify for an exemption and tells people:

  • if they need to self-isolate
  • if they need to complete a passenger locator form
  • any conditions they will need to meet or evidence they will need to show

Travel corridors

Travel corridors apply to countries or territories, not types of job. There is separate guidance for travel corridors – see below.

If you are arriving in the UK from a country that is on the travel corridor list, you may not have to self-isolate.

You will still have to complete the passenger locator form and follow any national restrictions in place.

There are different rules for travel corridors depending on whether you are:

Legislation

This guidance provides a high level summary of the international travel regulations.

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