On 16 February 2021, the Russian Government extended its travel ban on direct flights between Russian and the UK until 11:59pm on 16 March 2021. The restriction initially came into force on 21 December 2020 due to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 in the UK. Authorities in Russia decided to extend the suspension of flights in order to ensure the protection of public health. It is possible that this suspension of flights may be extended further depending on the epidemiological situation at the time. Please be aware, therefore, of the possible disruption to any future travel plans you may have.
Russian visa application centres continue to operate amid the current flight restrictions at this time.
Passengers entering the UK will continue to be required to provide a negative PCR test result within 72 hours of their departure time. Upon arrival, all passengers are required fill out a passenger locator form at the border, and are subject to national lockdown and quarantine restrictions. Anyone arriving from the countries listed on the “red list” (and those travellers who had been in or through a country on the red list in the last 10 days) will be refused entry to the UK, unless they are British or Irish national, or have residence rights in the UK. British and Irish nationals, and those with residence rights in the UK will be allowed to enter but must quarantine for 10 days in a managed quarantine hotel. Please see our previous blog for more information: https://gherson.com/blog/new-list-travel-bans-and-quarantines-measures
Please note that the information in this blog is current at the date and time of posting. The situation regarding policy and guidance based on the COVID-19 pandemic is subject to change at short notice. We shall be monitoring all aspects of UK immigration which may be impacted by the coronavirus closely, so please do keep updated with further blogs and articles which we will be posting on this site.
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