Travellers who are fully vaccinated from the EU and USA will be able to avoid quarantine when arriving in England, it has been reported.
As it stands, people who have been fully vaccinated for Covid-19 in the UK do not need to isolate when travelling from countries on the amber list, except France.
But that exemption did not apply to people vaccinated outside the UK.
But the BBC has been told the government's Covid Operations committee met earlier on Wednesday, July 28 and made the decision.
It is not yet known when the change will come in - and whether it will relate just to England or the whole of the UK.
The move will come as a major boost to ex-pats who may have been unable to visit friends and family in the UK for months.
Meanwhile, the latest countries which could be added to the government's green list for travel abroad include Italy and Germany, a travel expert has predicted.
The government's next travel review will come in the first week of August.
And since then, holidaymakers have had to work with a traffic light system which determines quarantine restrictions when returning.
But some new nations and holiday destinations could join the green list next week.
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