A number of changes to international travel to and from Northern Ireland have been announced.
Changes include the recognition of additional vaccines for the fully vaccinated policy, and confirmation that under-18's will be treated as fully vaccinated for travel purposes.
Following a public health assessment, international travellers vaccinated with vaccines on level 4 of the Vaccine Recognition Framework of the World Health Organisation Emergency Use Listing (WHO EUL) will now be recognised as fully vaccinated when arriving into Northern Ireland.
From 4 am on November 22, passengers vaccinated with a full course of the Sinovacm, Sinopharm Beijing and Coraxin vaccines will be treated as fully vaccinated.
These vaccines will be added to the list of the currently recognised Oxford / AstraZeneca, Pfizer BioNTech, Moderna and Janssen vaccines.
This means that individuals vaccinated with a full course of any of the above named vaccines will not need to self-isolate. However they must:
- complete a UK Passenger Locator Form on arrival or in the 48 hours before arrival in Northern Ireland
- before travelling, book and pay for either a day two PCR or LFD test to be taken on or before day two following your arrival in Northern Ireland
More information is available on NI Direct at Coronavirus (COVID-19): travelling to Northern Ireland from a non-red list country | nidirect
In addition, every international arrival under the age of 18 who is travelling or returning to Northern Ireland from a non-red list country will also be treated as being fully vaccinated.
Currently only those under the age of 18 who are residents of the UK or from certain non red-list countries are deemed as fully vaccinated.
Further details are available on NI Direct at https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-travelling-northern-ireland-non-red-list-country.
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