The latest traffic light reshuffle on 14 July saw Hong Kong and Bulgaria added to the UK government’s green list of travel destinations, while Croatia and Taiwan were put on the green watchlist.
The Balearic Islands - including Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca - and Virgin Islands have both been downgraded from green to amber, however.
The changes will take effect from 4am on Monday 19 July.
These additions bring the green list to 29 territories in total.
Those returning to the UK from these “safe” destinations, which carry a lower risk of Covid reimportation, can forgo self-isolation, but still have to present a negative Covid test before departure to the UK and a post-arrival PCR test within two days of entering Britain.
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s on the green list.
Which countries are on the green list now?
There are now 29 nations on the green list:
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- British Antarctic Territory
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cayman Islands
- Croatia
- Dominica
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- Israel and Jerusalem
- Madeira
- Malta
- Montserrat
- New Zealand
- Pitcairn Islands
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Sixteen of these destinations are currently on the green watchlist, meaning they are at risk of being downgraded to amber at any time.
For information about the countries on the amber list, click here.
For information about the countries on the red list, click here.
