Entry Requirements for London from Us

This page reflects the UK Government`s understanding of the current rules for people travelling with a full UK citizen passport for the most common types of travel. To facilitate the consideration of a humanitarian or urgent exemption request, the following information must be emailed to the Embassy in London for each passenger submitted by the UK for submission to the CDC: Note, however, that the UK is currently classified as a very high Level 4 travel risk by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This means that travel to the UK should be avoided and all passengers who need to travel to the UK should be vaccinated. The CDC`s travel risk assessment is based on metrics such as cumulative number of new cases, testing rates, and test-to-case ratios, as well as data from the World Health Organization and other official sources. Most fully vaccinated foreign citizens can enter the United States. U.S. authorities accept any COVID-19 vaccine approved by the World Health Organization for emergency use or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These vaccines are AstraZeneca, BIBP/Sinopharm, Covishield, Janssen, Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Sinovac. In addition, those who have received the full series of an active (non-placebo) trial of the AstraZeneca or Novavax COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccine are considered vaccinated. For more information, visit the websites of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S.

Embassy. British nationals planning to travel to the U.S. should familiarize themselves with the new requirements on the CDC website before booking a trip. Third-country nationals aged 17 and over may import 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 grams of smoking tobacco duty-free. You can also import 4 liters of wine and 16 liters of beer plus 1 liter of alcohol more than 22% (“spirits”) or 2 liters of “fortified” wine at less than 22%. Visitors can also bring other merchandise, including perfume, gifts and souvenirs worth a total of £390. (Customs officers tend to be lenient with these general goods regulations because they realize that borders are unrealistic.) There are no restrictions on arrivals from the EU as long as the goods are for your personal use or gifts. Fully vaccinated travellers from the United States do not need to quarantine. Unvaccinated travelers from the United States must self-isolate for 10 days. Please read the details in the “Quarantine Requirements” section. Only people except or U.S.

citizens, U.S. citizens, and U.S. citizens with lawful permanent residency can enter the U.S. without being vaccinated. For more details, check the websites of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Embassy, which includes a list of exemptions from vaccination requirements for certain categories of non-citizens and non-immigrants. The telephone number of the emergency services of the police, fire brigade and ambulances is 999 in the United Kingdom and 112 in Gibraltar. You should also use these numbers to report security threats or suspicious packages.

See also information on how to contact the police from abroad. The last travel consultant of both Mackenzie Taylor from St. Louis flew to London, she had to follow a strict quarantine mandate upon arrival as soon as she arrived in the UK. All current U.S.-based visa holders who leave and return must comply with vaccine entry requirements, with some exceptions. This includes students holding F-1 and M-1 visas and those who have already been issued with an existing exception of national interest. For more information, visit the U.S. Embassy website. When you arrive in the UK, you must follow the rules of the highest-risk country or area where you have stayed or transited in the last 10 days.

Information on the requirements for each country is available on the UK Government website. There are different rules for travel requirements to enter the UK when you are in transit. Requirements vary for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, so please check the UK government`s website for travellers in transit and select the country you are passing through. Exceptions are considered to a very limited extent. Please contact the nearest embassy or consulate to request an exemption. Please visit CDC websites for more information on exemptions and requirement for proof of a negative COVID-19 test or recovery for all air passengers arriving in the United States. You cannot travel to the UK from a Country on the Red List on the Travel Ban List unless you have a right of residence in the UK. The United States is not currently on the Red List.

If you are travelling from a Red List country, please note that the rules may differ from the requirements if you are travelling from a non-Red List country. If you need a test for international travel, you will need to get a test from a private clinic and not the links above in the NHS. Tests can cost between £40 and £500, depending on where you are tested and the type of test you take. COVID-19 tests differ in the time it takes them to get results (from 45 minutes to 48 hours). A list of potential test providers can be found on our COVID-19 Test Providers page. Make sure the test center knows that your test is intended to travel abroad (i.e. to the United States). Click here for information from the CDC on COVID-19 vaccination.

Visit the FDA website to learn more about FDA-approved vaccines in the United States. However, as of January 7, 2022, this will no longer be necessary for fully vaccinated passengers. Similarly, testing requirements will change upon arrival on January 9. The U.S. Embassy recommends that travelers who fall into the following categories do not attempt to travel with an ESTA and apply for a visa instead: people who have been arrested (even if the arrest did not result in a criminal conviction); persons with a criminal record; persons who have been denied entry to the United States or who have been deported from the United States; those who have already spent the night as part of an ESTA. For more details, visit the U.S. Embassy website. Unless you are travelling from an area known to suffer from an outbreak (particularly cholera or yellow fever), vaccinations or vaccinations are not required to enter the UK.

The Embassy is unable to assist with reimbursement of cancelled travel. We recommend that you contact the company or website where you purchased your tickets or where you have reservations. You can also contact your credit card company for assistance. US citizens travelling to the UK are allowed to enter the country as long as they have not been in a Red List country within 10 days of arriving in the UK. However, on Wednesday 15 December, the British government removed all countries from the red list. New restrictions, which came into force on 7 December, require passengers aged 12 and over to present a negative PCR or lateral flow test before travelling to the UK. The test must be taken within two days prior to travel. All U.S.-bound air passengers are also required to provide their contact information to their airline prior to boarding. You should check with your airline for more details before travelling.