International travel changes: Green, amber and red lists in full

The rules for international travel have changed again for some countries in the Government's three-weekly review.

The traffic light system continues to operate, with those countries on the red list a no-go zone unless you pay for a quarantine hotel on arrival back into England.

In this week's change, Montenegro and Thailand will move to the red list 4am Monday 30 August.

The Azores, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania and Switzerland will move to the green list.

If conditions change in a country or territory, it can be moved from the green list to the amber or red list.

When a country or territory on the green list is at risk of moving to amber it will also be listed on the green watchlist.

If you have also been in or through a country or territory on the red list in the 10 days before you arrive in England, you must follow the red list rules.

If you have also been in or through a country or territory on the amber list in the 10 days before you arrive in England, and have not visited a country on the red list, you must follow the amber list rules.

Red list

Afghanistan 
Angola 
Argentina 
Bangladesh 
Bolivia 
Botswana 
Brazil 
Burundi 
Cape Verde 
Chile 
Colombia 
Congo (Democratic Republic) 
Costa Rica 
Cuba 
Dominican Republic 
Ecuador 
Egypt 
Eritrea 
Eswatini 
Ethiopia 
French Guiana 
Georgia 
Guyana 
Haiti 
Indonesia 
Kenya 
Lesotho 
Malawi 
Maldives 
Mayotte 
Mexico 
Mongolia 
Montenegro Currently on the amber list. Will move to the red list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England after then you must follow the red list rules.
Mozambique 
Myanmar 
Namibia 
Nepal 
Oman 
Pakistan 
Panama 
Paraguay 
Peru 
Philippines 
Réunion 
Rwanda 
Seychelles 
Sierra Leone 
Somalia 
South Africa 
Sri Lanka 
Sudan 
Suriname 
Tanzania Thailand Currently on the amber list. Will move to the red list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England after then you must follow the red list rules.
Trinidad and Tobago 
Tunisia 
Turkey 
Uganda 
Uruguay 
Venezuela
Zambia 
Zimbabwe 

Red list rules

What you must do if you have been in a country or territory on the red list in the 10 days before you arrive in England.

You must follow these rules even if you have been fully vaccinated.

If you have been in a country or territory on the red list in the last 10 days you will only be allowed to enter the UK if you are a British or Irish National, or you have residence rights in the UK.

There is separate guidance on what you need to do if you are travelling abroad from England.

Before you travel to England
Before you travel to England you must:

• take a COVID-19 test – you must take the test in the 3 days before you travel to England
• book a quarantine hotel package, including 2 COVID-19 tests
  complete a passenger locator form

When you arrive in England
When you arrive in England you must:

• quarantine in a managed hotel, including 2 COVID-19 tests
  Amber list of countries and territories

Amber list 

Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Albania 
Algeria 
Andorra 
Armenia 
Aruba 
Azerbaijan 
The Bahamas 
Bahrain 
Belarus 
Belgium 
Belize 
Benin 
Bhutan 
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 
British Virgin Islands 
Burkina Faso 
Cambodia 
Cameroon 
Canada Will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England before then you must follow the amber list rules.
Central African Republic 
Chad 
China 
Comoros 
Congo 
Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue
Côte d’Ivoire 
Curaçao 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic (Czechia) 
Denmark Will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England before then you must follow the amber list rules.
Djibouti 
El Salvador 
Equatorial Guinea 
Estonia 
Fiji 
Finland Will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England before then you must follow the amber list rules.
France 
French Polynesia 
Gabon 
The Gambia 
Ghana 
Greece (including islands) 
Greenland 
Guadeloupe 
Guatemala 
Guinea 
Guinea-Bissau 
Honduras 
Hungary 
India 
Iran 
Iraq 
Italy 
Jamaica 
Japan 
Jordan 
Kazakhstan 
Kiribati 
Kosovo 
Kuwait 
Kyrgyzstan 
Laos 
Lebanon
Liberia 
Libya 
Liechtenstein Will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England before then you must follow the amber list rules.
Lithuania Will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England before then you must follow the amber list rules.
Luxembourg 
Macao 
Madagascar 
Malaysia 
Mali 
Marshall Islands 
Martinique 
Mauritania 
Mauritius 
Micronesia 
Moldova 
Monaco 
Montenegro Will move to the red list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England after then you must follow the red list rules.
Morocco 
Nauru 
Netherlands 
New Caledonia 
Nicaragua
Niger 
Nigeria 
North Korea 
North Macedonia 
The Occupied Palestinian Territories 
Palau 
Papua New Guinea
Poland 
Portugal (including the Azores) Madeira is on the green watchlist.
The Azores will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England from the Azores before then you must follow the amber list rules.
Qatar 
Russia 
Samoa 
San Marino 
Sao Tome and Principe 
Saudi Arabia 
Senegal 
Serbia 
Solomon Islands 
South Korea 
South Sudan 
Spain, including the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands (Formentera, Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca) 
St Kitts and Nevis 
St Lucia 
St Maarten 
St Martin and St Barthélemy 
St Pierre and Miquelon 
St Vincent and the Grenadines 
Sweden 
Switzerland Will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England before then you must follow the amber list rules.
Syria 
Tajikistan 
Thailand Will move to the red list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England after then you must follow the red list rules.
Timor-Leste 
Togo 
Tonga 
Turkmenistan 
Tuvalu 
Ukraine 
United Arab Emirates 
United States (USA) 
Uzbekistan 
Vanuatu 
Vatican City 
Vietnam 
Wallis and Futuna 
Western Sahara 
Yemen 

The amber list is not exhaustive. If a country or territory is not on this list, you should not assume that it is a green or red list country or territory. Countries and territories are only green or red if they appear on the green or red list.

Countries moving to the red list
If conditions change in a country or territory, it can be moved from the amber list to the red list. If there is a sudden change in conditions, a country or territory may be moved between lists without warning.

Amber list rules

What you must do if you have been in a country or territory on the amber list in the 10 days before you arrive in England.

You can read separate guidance on what you need to do if you are travelling abroad from England.

Before you travel to England
Before you travel to England you must:

• take a COVID-19 test – you must take the test in the 3 days before you travel to England
• book and pay for COVID-19 tests – to be taken after arrival in England
  complete a passenger locator form
• You must do these things whether you are fully vaccinated or not.

When you arrive in England

If you are fully vaccinated
After you arrive in England you must take a COVID-19 test on or before day 2.

This applies if you’re fully vaccinated under either:

• the UK vaccination programme
• the UK vaccine programme overseas
• an approved vaccination programme in Europe or the USA - not all are recognised in England

It also applies if you are:

• taking part in an approved COVID-19 vaccine trial in the UK or the USA
  under 18 and resident in the UK, a UK Overseas Territory, the USA or one of the specified European countries
• If you will be in England for less than 2 days you still need to book and pay for a day 2 COVID-19 test. You only need to take the test if you are still in England on day 2.

If you are not fully vaccinated
If you do not qualify under the fully vaccinated rules, on arrival in England you must:

• quarantine at home or in the place you are staying for 10 days
  take a COVID-19 test on or before day 2 and on or after day 8

If you are in England for less than 10 days, you need to quarantine for the time you are here. You need to book day 2 and day 8 travel tests. You only need to take the tests if you are still in England.

Test to Release scheme
If you need to quarantine, you may be able to end quarantine early if you pay for a private COVID-19 test through the Test to Release scheme.

If you have been in a country or territory on the red list
If you have also been in or through a country or territory on the red list in the 10 days before you arrive in England, you must follow the red list rules.

Green list countries and territories

Anguilla Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
Antarctica/British Antarctic Territory Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
Antigua and Barbuda Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
Austria 
Australia 
The Azores Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England before then you must follow the amber list rules. (Mainland Portugal is on the amber list.)
Barbados Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
Bermuda Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
British Indian Ocean Territory Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
Brunei 
Bulgaria 
Canada Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England before then you must follow the amber list rules.
Cayman Islands Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
Croatia Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
Denmark Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England before then you must follow the amber list rules.
Dominica Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
Falkland Islands 
Faroe Islands 
Finland Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England before then you must follow the amber list rules.
Germany 
Gibraltar 
Grenada Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
Hong Kong 
Iceland 
Israel and Jerusalem Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
Latvia 
Liechtenstein Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England before then you must follow the amber list rules.
Lithuania Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England before then you must follow the amber list rules.
Madeira Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
Mainland Portugal and the Azores are on the amber list.
Malta 
Montserrat Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
New Zealand 
Norway 
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
Romania 
Singapore
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Switzerland Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Monday 30 August. If you arrive in England before then you must follow the amber list rules.
Taiwan Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
Turks and Caicos Islands Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.

Green list rules
What you have to do if you travel to England from a country or territory on the green list. You must only have been in or travelled through a green list country or the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man in the previous 10 days.

You must follow these rules even if you have been fully vaccinated.

You can read separate guidance on what you need to do if you are travelling abroad from England.

Before travel to England
Before you travel to England you must:

• take a COVID-19 test – you must take the test in the 3 days before you travel to England
• book and pay for a day 2 COVID-19 test – to be taken after arrival in England
  complete a passenger locator form

When you arrive in England
After you arrive in England you must take a COVID-19 test on or before day 2.

You do not need to quarantine unless the test result is positive.

If you will be in England for less than 2 days you still need to book and pay for a day 2 COVID-19 test. You only need to take the test if you are still in England on day 2.

You may need to self-isolate if NHS Test and Trace notifies you that you’ve been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. Check the rules about NHS Test and Trace for more information