In response to COVID-19 outbreak, from 10 July 2020, if you are arriving in England from a country listed in the Travel corridor exemptions countries list, you do not require to self-quarantine for 14 days. This rule applies to arrival in England by train, ferry, coach, air or any other route.
You are also exempt from the self-quarantine requirements if you are travelling from the Common Travel Area (CTA). Countries listed in the CTA are:
- The UK
- Republic of Ireland
- The Channel Islands
- The Isle of Man
The government is keeping this Travel corridor exemptions countries list under review. If the infection rate in any one of the countries listed below become unacceptably high, 2 weeks self-quarantine requirement will be reintroduced for that country.
Spain is removed from the travel corridor from 26 July 2020.
Do not travel if you have Coronavirus symptoms such as high temperature, new and continuous cough or loss sense of smell or taste.
Countries included in the Travel Corridor Exemptions
Country start with the letter A
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia
- Andorra
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
Country start with the letter B
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba
- British Antarctic Territory
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- The British Virgin Islands
Country start with the letter C
- Cayman Islands
- The Channel Islands
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
Country start with the letter D
- Denmark
- Dominica
Country start with the letter E
- Estonia (added 28 July – if you arrived in England from Estonia before 28 July, you will need to self–isolate)
Country start with the letter F
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Polynesia
Country start with the letter G
- Gibraltar
- Germany
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
Country start with the letter H
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
Country start with the letter I
- Iceland
- Ireland
- The Isle of Man
- Italy
Country start with the letter J
- Jamaica
- Japan
Country start with the letter L
- Latvia (added 28 July – if you arrived in England from Latvia before 28 July, you will need to self–isolate)
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
Country start with the letter M
- Macao (Macau)
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Monaco
- Montserrat
Country start with the letter N
- the Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Norway
Country start with the letter P
- Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
- Poland
Country start with the letter R
- Reunion
Country start with the letter S
- San Marino
- Serbia (removed from 10 July 2020)
- Seychelles
- South Korea
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- St Barthélemy
- St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- St Kitts and Nevis
- Switzerland
- St Lucia
- St Pierre and Miquelon
- Slovakia (added 28 July – if you arrived in England from Slovakia before 28 July, you will need to self–isolate)
- Slovenia (added 28 July – if you arrived in England from Slovenia before 28 July, you will need to self–isolate)
Country start with the letter T
- Taiwan
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Country start with the letter V
- Vatican City State
- Vietnam
Read the latest guidance here for travel transit stops.
Companies House filings in response to COVID-19 outbreak
Companies House grants an automatic extension for the following filings in response to COVID-19 outbreak (on 27 June 2020).
- Company accounts filing deadline automatic extension for private (LTD) and public companies (PLCs), limited liability partnerships (LLPs), Overseas Companies and Societas Europaea (SEs).
- 6 weeks to submit your confirmation statement.
- Events driven filings deadlines also extend to 42 days, also 6 weeks. For example, you have moved your registered office to a new address. You also have up to 6 weeks to notify Companies House.
- Mortgage charges registration has a further 10 days, a total of 31 days to submit the document with Companies House.