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Part of Travel abroad: step by step

  1. Step 1 Plan your trip

    1. Find out how to travel abroad from England during coronavirus (COVID-19)

    There are different rules if you're:

    1. Check foreign travel advice for the country you're travelling to or transiting through

    Find out what you need to do:

  2. Step 2 Get your passport, visas and permits ready

    How much time you need on your passport depends on the country you're visiting. Check the entry requirements for the country you want to travel to.

    1. Check your passport has enough time left on it for the country you're visiting
    2. Renew or replace your passport
    3. Get a passport for your child

    You may also need a visa to enter some countries.

    1. Check if you need a visa or permit

  3. Step 3 Get travel insurance and check if you need vaccinations or inoculations

    1. Get travel insurance
    2. Use your NHS COVID Pass to prove you're vaccinated
    3. Check what vaccinations or inoculations you may need on the TravelHealthPro website

  4. Step 4 Travel safely during COVID-19

    1. Find out how to travel safely in the UK during COVID-19
    2. Check guidance for safer air travel during COVID-19

  5. Step 5 Going through border control

    You may need to show paperwork such as your passport or visa. You may also need a negative COVID-19 test result or to demonstrate your COVID-19 vaccination status at the point of entry.

    1. Check the entry requirements for the country you are travelling to or transiting through

  6. Step 6 When you're abroad

    1. Follow the local COVID-19 restrictions

    Find out what to do if:

  7. Step 7 Before you return to the UK

    1. Check what you need to do before you return to England during COVID-19

    There are different COVID-19 rules if you're:

    Find out what to do if you want to:

  8. Step 8 After you arrive in the UK

    1. Find out what testing and quarantine rules you must follow when you arrive in England during COVID-19
    2. Follow the latest COVID-19 restrictions when you're in England

    There are different COVID-19 rules if you're:

    You may also need to declare goods and pay tax and duty to UK customs.

    1. Check if you need to declare goods and pay tax and duty