Gatwick Airport: Canada on green list and reopens to double jabbed UK visitors in September
It will be joining an ever-growing line-up of countries open to Brits for holidays
Sophie Christian
Julie Delahaye
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Canada is being added to the green list for Brits as part of the latest wave of travel changes.
This means that from 4am on Monday (August 30), anyone returning to the UK from Canada will not be required to self-isolate or quarantine.
They will, however, still need to take a pre-departure test and then on the second day of their return, a PCR test, The Mirror reports.
Read more: Countries on the amber list after the latest UK travel review
It will be joining an ever-growing line-up of countries open to Brits for holidays, with a number of green and amber countries, such as Greece, Spain and Croatia, welcoming holidaymakers.
There's more good news for those who do have Canada on their radar, as the country is set to reopen to vaccinated travellers from next week.
From Tuesday (September 7), Canada will be opening its borders to fully vaccinated international visitors for 'discretionary' (aka non-essential) travel.
To be considered as fully vaccinated, you'll need to have completed your full course of vaccination at least 14 days before entering Canada.
The country currently accepts the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD, and Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
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Travellers will also need to meet a series of specific entry requirements - you can get more information about these in the FCDO advice here.
A statement from the country's Public Health Agency explained: "On September 7, 2021, provided that the domestic epidemiologic situation remains favourable, the Government intends to open Canada's borders to any fully vaccinated travellers who have completed the full course of vaccination with a Government of Canada-accepted vaccine at least 14 days prior to entering Canada and who meet specific entry requirements."
The country has already started to welcome back double jabbed US travellers from August 9, a move in part to allow Canadian authorities to "fully operationalise the adjusted border measures".
The sun rises behind the skyline during an annular eclipse on June 10, 2021 in Toronto, Canada (Image: Getty Images)
Canada wasn't the only new addition to the green list on Thursday's travel update. Denmark, Finland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Switzerland, and the Azores have also been added as a quarantine-free option, although it's worth noting that not all of them are open to Brits right now.
(You can check out the full green list here).
Those hoping to visit Thailand or Montenegro were dealt a blow as the two countries were moved from the amber to red list, meaning that anyone returning after August 30 at 4am will need to stay in a quarantine hotel and fork up costs that can be upwards of £2,000.
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The Department of Transport said it made the decision to reflect "the increased case rates in these countries and the higher risk that travel from these countries poses to UK public health".
In another blow for holidaymakers, Turkey remains on the red list despite initial hopes that its falling coronavirus case numbers could have seen it move to the amber list.
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