A number of travel rules previously put in place to prevent the spread of Covid will be removed, the Department of Health has confirmed.
From Friday, January 7, fully vaccinated passengers and under 18s will no longer need to take a pre-departure test or self-isolate on arrival.
Fully vaccinated passengers are still required to complete a passenger locator form and take a test on or before day two of their arrival.
But from Sunday, January 9, this test can be either a Lateral Flow Device (LFD) or PCR test.
NHS Test and Trace tests cannot be used for international travel, and lateral flow tests used for this purpose must be purchased from a private provider.
And any arrival who tests positive on their lateral flow test will be required to book a free confirmatory PCR test and isolate. If the subsequent mandatory confirmatory PCR is negative, then the isolation period can end.
Arrivals who are not deemed as fully vaccinated are still required to complete a passenger locator form, take a pre-departure test, have booked a PCR day 2 and day 8 test package and complete 10 days of self-isolation.
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