Updates 18^th January 2021

When you arrive in the UK, you will need to bring extra documentation because of coronavirus (COVID-19).

You will need to have:

• a completed passenger locator form
• proof of a negative coronavirus test from 4am on 18 January

You will need to provide a negative coronavirus test to travel to the UK from 18 January

You must have proof of a negative coronavirus test if you are arriving after 4am on 18 January.

You must bring your test results even if:

• you’re coming from a country on the ‘travel corridors’ list

All travel corridors for people arriving in England are suspended.

You will need to self-isolate 

Here at LanguageUK we can offer you the option to self-isolate in our residential quarantine house.  We have staff available to offer the support you need throughout this time.

If you want to know more, please do not hesitate to ask.

New Updates on travel to England 8th January 2021

• all international arrivals to England, including UK nationals, required to present a negative COVID-19 test taken up to 72 hours prior to departure
• passengers will be subject to an immediate fine of £500 if they fail to comply with the new regulations on pre-departure testing
• all passengers arriving from countries not on the government’s travel corridor list will still be required to self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of test result
• passengers will still be required to fill in a passenger locator form and be subject to national lockdown restrictions

Passengers arriving from all international destinations will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result before departing for England to help protect against new strains of coronavirus circulating internationally.

A negative pre-departure test reduces the risk of someone travelling whilst infectious, acting as another safeguard to prevent imported infections. Passengers arriving from countries not on the government’s travel corridor list

must self-isolate for 10 days regardless of their pre-departure test result to provide further robust protection from those travelling from high-risk countries.

Prior to departure passengers will need to present proof of a negative COVID-19 test result to carriers, as well as their passenger locator form.

The UK Border Force will conduct spot checks on arrival into England to ensure that passengers are fully compliant.

Passengers arriving into England who have successfully demonstrated a negative result prior to departure from a country not on the travel corridor list will still have the option to reduce the self-isolation period from 10 to as little as 5 days by paying for a test through the Test to Release scheme.

The scheme requires a test to be taken on or after the fifth full day since leaving a country not on the travel corridor list.

UPDATE 6^TH JAN 2021

LanguageUK is open for online and keeping our students safe is our absolute priority.

You can book with confidence.

After the Prime minister’s announcement of a national lockdown in England on the 4^th January 2021 we have now moved into a lock down until the 15^th February 2021.

As a result, we will be moving all our face-to face classes online with the same number of lessons per week.

Any students due to arrive between now and the 15^th February 2021 are welcome to postpone their course or transfer to online.

Our priority throughout the Covid-19 pandemic has been the safety and wellbeing of our students, staff, and the wider community.

LanguageUK has a strong focus on mental health and wellbeing and is acutely aware of the challenges our students face now.

In the meantime, England is rolling out a mass vaccination programme and we hope we will all feel the benefit of this soon.

New updates to travel to the UK and testing arrivals

‘Test to Release’ for students arriving in England from 15 December 2020 

Passengers arriving into England who are traveling from countries not featured on the government’s travel corridor list. will have the option to take a test after five days of self-isolation. A negative result will release them from the need to isolate for a full 14 days.

• Arrivals must self-isolate for five days post-arrival before taking the test rather than taking it at their port of arrival
• Arrivals can take the test on or after day five of their isolation period
• The test can be taken at home or at a private provider’s testing site (the government will provide a list of approved providers)
• If they test negative, they will then be able to stop self-isolating immediately
• Passengers are advised to book the test before arrival and provide details of their test date on their passenger locator form
• Arrivals who book their test after arrival will need to resubmit their passenger locator form.

More on England’s Test to Release strategy for international arrivals

All arrivals will need to provide details of where they are staying for the first 14 days by completing the Public Health Passenger Locator Form before they travel, and showing their completed form at the UK border, either printed or on their phone. Information can be submitted up to 48 hours before arrival.

Those choosing not to take a test when arriving from a non-exempt country must continue to follow the current self-isolation requirements  (2 weeks).

UPDATE : COVID-19: UK isolation period shortened to 10 days

Self-isolation for contacts of people with confirmed coronavirus will be shortened from 14 to 10 days across the UK from Monday.

The change will also apply to people instructed to quarantine after returning from high-risk countries.

And it means anyone who has been self-isolating for 10 days or more will be able to end their quarantine on Monday.

The 10-day period is counted from the day after you leave a non-exempt country, or territory or island. A non-exempt country, or territory or island is any country, or territory or island that is not on the travel corridors list.

Preparations for Re-opening with Covid-19 Precautions