The Scottish Government announced the latest string of changes to the ‘traffic light’ system on international travel on Thursday.
Canada, Denmark and Switzerland were among the countries moved from the amber list to the green list as the number of coronavirus infections continues to drop.
Holidaymakers heading back from Thailand or Montenegro will be faced with 10 days in managed quarantine after they were both added to the red list.
The changes will come into effect from 4am on Monday, August 30.
Despite moving seven foreign areas into the most lenient of restrictions, the Scottish Government admitted that the state of international travel amid the Covid pandemic remains ‘challenging’.
Transport Secretary Michael Matheson said: “The latest changes are welcome for Scots with loved ones in Canada but once again show that international travel remains challenging.
“Any relaxations to travel restrictions have only been made possible due to the huge success of the Scottish Government’s domestic vaccination programme.
“It is vitally important we protect that progress through continued vigilance on importation, and we continue to urge caution given the risks caused by variants of concern.”
Under the current rules, Scots are allowed to travel to green list and amber list countries for leisure and recreation purposes - but the rules differ between the pair.
All Scots arriving home from green list countries will not be required to self-isolate, but will have to take a Covid test within two days of their return.
The same rules apply for double-vaccinated Scots who have received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine when arriving back from amber list countries.
However, quarantine rules will have to be followed by Scots who are yet to get their two Covid jags when getting into Scotland from an amber list country. Those same holidaymakers will be required to take a second tests during their period of self-isolation.
Scots have been banned from travelling to red list countries for holiday or for leisure purposes.
Those who must fly out to a red list country for any essential reasons must quarantine for 10 days inside hotel accommodation - which can cost almost £3,000.
Here is the full list of green list and amber list countries which will be applicable from next Monday.
Green list
- Anguilla and Montserrat
- Antarctica
- Antigua
- Australia
- Austria
- Barbados
- Barbuda
- Bermuda
- British Antarctic Territory
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- Israel and Jerusalem
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Madeira
- Malta
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
- Romania
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
- St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- The Azores (Portugal)
- Turks and Caicos Islands
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
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cook Islands
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic (Czechia)
- Djibouti
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Estonia
- Fiji
- 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
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Morocco
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- The Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Russia
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain (including the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands)
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Martin and St Barthélemy
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sweden
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- United States (USA)
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
