Stansted: Full list of countries on ‘amber’ list for holidays aboard

From next week restrictions on travelling abroad for holidays and ‘non-essential travel’ will be lifted as England moves into Step 3 of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown.

Flights from Stansted Airport will allow non-essential travellers from Monday, May 17.

However, just because rules are relaxing doesn’t mean travellers can fly to wherever they want with complete freedom.

The government has put all travel destinations abroad into three categories, based on the level of risk of going there.

Countries have been put into either the green, amber or red list, which dictates what restitutions will be in place when travellers return from the countries back to the UK.

Full details of the travel traffic light system were unveiled on Friday (May 7) by the Department for Transport (DfT) where just 12 countries and territories including Portugal, Gibraltar and Israel were placed under the green banner, according to SurreyLive.

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It means people in England will be allowed to holiday in those destinations from May 17 without having to self-isolate on their return.

However, the majority of destinations have been put on the red and amber lists – places which the Government has said should not be visited for leisure purposes.

Information on the green and red countries can be found here. All three lists are to be reviewed every three weeks and updated according to the latest coronavirus data.

Amber countries

People should not be travelling for non-essential purposes to amber countries. There are several restrictions in place to reflect the risks of visiting these destinations.

Before travelling to England from an amber country, people must complete a passenger locator form and take a Covid-19 test for proof of a negative test result.

Amber country travellers arriving in England must quarantine at home or in the place they are staying for 10 days. They must also take a Covid-19 test on or before the second day of arriving, and on or after the eighth day.

The list of amber countries and territories can be found below.

  • Afghanistan
  • Akrotiri and Dhekelia
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Australia (Will move from amber to green list 4am, May 17. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the amber list rules.)
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • The Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bermuda
  • Bhutan
  • Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • British Antarctic Territory
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Brunei (Will move from amber to green list 4am, May 17. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the amber list rules.)
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Curaçao
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Falkland Islands (Will move from amber to green list 4am, May 17. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the amber list rules,)
  • Faroe Islands (Will move from amber to green list 4am, May 17. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the amber list rules.)
  • Fiji

  • Finland
  • France
  • French Polynesia
  • Gabon
  • The Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar (Will move from amber to green list 4am, May 17). If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the amber list rules.)
  • Greece (including islands)
  • Greenland
  • Grenada
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland (Will move from amber to green list 4am, May 17. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the amber list rules.)
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel and Jerusalem (Will move from amber to green list 4am, May 17. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the amber list rules.)
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kiribati
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon

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  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao
  • Madagascar
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives (Will move to the red list 4am, May 12. If you arrive in England after that, you need to follow the red list rules.)
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar (Burma)
  • Nauru
  • Nepal (Will move to the red list 4am, May 12. If you arrive in England after that, you need to follow the red list rules.)
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand (Will move from amber to green list 4am, May 17. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the amber list rules.)
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • The Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
  • Poland
  • Portugal (including the Azores and Madeira) (Will move from amber to green list 4am, May 17. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the amber list rules.)
  • Réunion
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore (Will move from amber to green list 4am, May 17. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the amber list rules.)
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (Will move from amber to green list 4am, May 17. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the amber list rules.)
  • South Korea
  • South Sudan
  • Spain (including the Balearics and Canary Islands)
  • Sri Lanka
  • St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Will move from amber to green list 4am, May 17. If you arrive in England before then, you need to follow the amber list rules.)
  • St Kitts and Nevis
  • St Lucia
  • St Martin and St Barthélemy
  • St Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey (Will move to the red list 4am, May 12. If you arrive in England after that, you need to follow the red list rules.)
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United States
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vietnam
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • Western Sahara
  • Yemen

If there is a sudden change in conditions, a country or territory may be moved between lists without warning. Information is correct at the time of publication, but is subject to change. To stay updated and for more information click here.