Anger rose among vaccinated American-based Brits today as US citizens became freely able to fly to and from the UK without issue while they are still banned.
The White House continues to prevent the overwhelming majority of US visa holders who work and pay taxes in the States from immediately reentering the country if they leave.
The only option for Brits is to stay in a nation not banned by the Americans for 14 days before then flying back to their place of their work.
The move sees workers needing to take weeks off from their jobs in order to see their loved ones in the UK, who they have been prevented from seeing for 18 months.
From today, double-jabbed Americans were allowed to fly into Britain and not quarantine before then flying directly back to the States.
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Digital media executive Alan Davies, who lives in Chicago and has not seen his family since March 2020, labelled the ongoing ban “hypocritical”.
The 48-year-old, from Cardiff, told the Mirror: “I’ve worked here legally now for nine years. I pay taxes here and I’ve had the same jab as my American colleagues yet it is they who can travel to my home but I can’t.
“It is hypocritical. I pay the same taxes as everyone else yet am treated entirely differently.
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“It is beyond galling watching Americans now able to travel to the UK and return home while we are still prevented.”
America’s Travel Association president Roger Dow said today the White House is being “too cautious” with UK travel restrictions.
He said the UK government had made a “very wise decision” in removing isolation requirements - and he wants Joe Biden to do the same.
“It’s time for the US to reciprocate,” Mr Dow said.
“It’s time to bring back the economy of both countries.”
Last week the White House said it had no plans to change the ban on UK and European citizens entering the States.
More than 700,000 Brits currently live and work in America.
