Thoughts about outstaying 90 days - Page 2

VivienneAnn wrote on Fri Feb 5, 2021 9:16am:

Hi

Hotel confinement/quarantine is for non UK residents or citizens from the red list countries. UK residents and citizens will need  only to quarantine in the safety of their own homes.  So your friends will better off complying with the regulations without the fear of fines or in the fut...

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...ure being refused entry to the EU.

On the plus side they will get their vaccines a lot quicker in the UK.

Regards

Vivienne

Kimmy11 wrote on Sat Feb 6, 2021 10:03am:

Hi Dodster,

According to the Gov.UK website, Vivienne IS correct:

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"Before you return to the UK you must provide your journey and contact details. You must self-isolate when you enter the UK from any foreign country except Ireland, unless you have a valid exemption. From 15 February, when entering the UK from a country with a travel ban to the UK, you must quarantine in a government-approved hotel for 10 days."

Spain is not currently a country with a travel ban to the UK.  The UK's current 'red list' of countries is:

AngolaArgentinaBoliviaBotswanaBrazilBurundiCape VerdeChileColombiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoEcuadorEswatiniFrench GuianaGuyanaLesothoMalawiMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaPanamaParaguayPeruPortugal (including Madeira and the Azores)RwandaSeychellesSouth AfricaSurinameTanzaniaUnited Arab Emirates (UAE)UruguayVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe

Kind regards,

Kim

Dodster wrote on Sat Feb 6, 2021 10:44am:

Thanks Kim but Vivienne says that it is only non- UK residents and citizens travelling from red list countries that have to undergo managed quarantine. That's incorrect. Anyone travelling from  a red list country will be physically quarantined. Agreed that Spain is not on the red list but th...

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...at is a different point. Happy to apologise if I'm wrong.

Kimmy11 wrote on Sat Feb 6, 2021 10:53am:

Hi Dodster,

Vivienne is correct on that point too - from Gov.UK:

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"British and Irish Nationals, or third country nationals with residence rights in the UK will be able to enter the UK. They must self-isolate for 10 days on arrival along with their household. They cannot use the Test to Release scheme."

Yes, they have to quarantine, but in their own homes (which has been the UK rule for at least 6 months), not managed hotel quarantine.

Kind regards, 

Kim

Kimmy11 wrote on Sat Feb 6, 2021 10:53am:

Hi Dodster,

Vivienne is correct on that point too - from Gov.UK:

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"British and Irish Nationals, or third country nationals with residence rights in the UK will be able to enter the UK. They must self-isolate for 10 days on arrival along with their household. They cannot use the Test to Release scheme."

Yes, they have to quarantine, but in their own homes (which has been the UK rule for at least 6 months), not managed hotel quarantine.

Kind regards, 

Kim

Dodster wrote on Sat Feb 6, 2021 11:09am:

Yes but not from red list countries Kim....anyone coming in from these countries must go into managed quarantine.

Kimmy11 wrote on Sat Feb 6, 2021 10:53am:

Hi Dodster,

Vivienne is correct on that point too - from Gov.UK:

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"British and Irish Nationals, or third country nationals with residence rights in the UK will be able to enter the UK. They must self-isolate for 10 days on arrival along with their household. They cannot use the Test to Release scheme."

Yes, they have to quarantine, but in their own homes (which has been the UK rule for at least 6 months), not managed hotel quarantine.

Kind regards, 

Kim

VivienneAnn wrote on Sat Feb 6, 2021 11:25am:

Hi Kimmy,

Thank you so much for clarifying this, it is important the everyone know the current UK government rules. I must have got distracted and didn't paste the link of the UK government web site where I got the information.

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You are a treasure

Keep safe

Vivienne