Latest UK Foreign Office travel advice for France, Spain, Italy and Portugal

As immediately (April 12) marks the start of the subsequent stage of easing lockdown measures right here in England, many are speeding out to take pleasure in their new freedoms.

Non-essential retailers, gyms, out of doors hospitality, zoos and theme parks all welcome again guests immediately after being closed since earlier than Christmas.

As Londoners benefit from the shift in direction of a way of normality, many will probably be pondering of their summer time holidays overseas and the prospect of worldwide travel.

Despite these new freedoms, the present legislation nonetheless states that it’s unlawful to travel overseas for holidays and leisure functions.

Each nation has their very own units of guidelines and necessities in place for those that are exempt from travel bans and who’ve a respectable purpose to travel.

Italy

From April 7 till April 30, entry to Italy from the UK is not restricted to Italian residents and these with necessity.

However, plenty of Covid measures are nonetheless in place, comparable to a compulsory unfavorable Covid check earlier than travel that’s taken not more than 48 hours earlier than entry into the nation.

On arrival in Italy travellers should report back to the native well being authority and self-isolate for 5 days. At the top of the isolation interval arrivals will probably be required to finish one other Covid check.

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France

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Visitors don’t want a vital goal to travel to France

Since March 12 the French authorities has eased restrictions on travellers from the UK, which means arrivals not must justify a vital purpose to enter the nation.

Health and security measures do stay in place, such because the requirement that every one travellers over the age of 11 might want to current a unfavorable Covid check consequence.

Arrivals can even be required to self-isolate for seven days on arrival, earlier than taking one other check.

All guests from the UK might want to full a ‘sworn assertion’ (déclaration sur l’honneur) self-certifying they don’t seem to be affected by signs related to coronavirus and haven’t been involved with confirmed circumstances within the previous fortnight.

The well being scenario in France stays extreme, nevertheless. A nationwide curfew is in place from 7pm to 6am, throughout which an attestation (self-certified doc) is required to depart residence.

Since April 3, the entire of mainland France has been topic to tighter restrictions, and attestations (self-certified paperwork) are required in the event you go additional than 10km from your property. Non-essential retailers are closed and from April 5, travel to different areas has been banned, other than in distinctive or skilled circumstances

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Portugal

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Portugal has travel restrictions in place

Travel to Portugal is at the moment restricted to EU/EEA nationals and their members of the family, and UK and different non-EU/EEA nationals who reside in Portugal or one other EU state.

UK and different non-EU residents may also travel to the nation, however they should be travelling for a selected important goal.

Those who meet these necessities to travel should present proof of a unfavorable Covid check taken inside 72 hours of departure.

The airline can deny boarding to travellers who don’t present proof of this unfavorable check.

Arrivals should then self-isolate for 14 days at their residence in Portugal or in a spot indicated by the Portuguese National Health Authority.

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Spain

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The fashionable vacation vacation spot of Spain has well being and security measures in place

Passenger travel from the UK to Spain is restricted to EU and Schengen residents, those that legally reside within the EU or in Schengen related states, or passengers who can reveal that their journey is crucial.

Before travel to Spain, all passengers travelling by air or sea should full and signal a web-based Health Control Form not more than 48 hours previous to travel declaring that they don’t have any Covid signs.

All passengers over the age of six should current a unfavorable check taken not more than 72 hours earlier than travel.

A minimal fantastic of €3,000 could also be issued to anybody who arrives in Spain with out satisfactory proof of a unfavorable check.

On arrival travellers could also be topic to extra well being measures comparable to temperature checks and a well being evaluation.

Only important travel overseas is at the moment allowed by the federal government.

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