The United Kingdom said fully vaccinated travellers from Nigeria would be able to enter England without needing to provide a pre-departure test, undertake a day 8 test or self-isolate for 10 days as from Monday, 11 October 2021.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the British High Commission in Abuja.
The statement said the fully vaccinated travellers would still need to book and pay for a day 2 test.
It added that the policy applied to those fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (including Covidshield), Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen (Johnson and Johnson).
“Fully vaccinated means that you have had a complete course of an approved vaccine at least 14 days before you arrive in England. The day you had your final dose does not count as one of the 14 days. You must be able to prove that you have been fully vaccinated under a vaccination programme and have a valid proof of vaccination recognised by the British Government (for Nigeria, the certificates with valid QR codes as issued by Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency are recognised).
The statement added that if the fully vaccinated traveller was not from Nigeria to England, the travelers must take a pre-departure COVID-19 test – to be taken in the 3 days before travel, book and pay for day 2 and day 8 COVID-19 tests – to be taken after arrival and complete a passenger locator form – any time in the 48 hours before arrival.
It said after arrival, the traveller must quarantine at home or in the place he or she is staying for 10 days, take a pre-booked COVID-19 test on or before day 2 and on or after day 8.
Acting British High Commissioner, Ben Llewellyn¬Jones, said: “The exemption of fully-vaccinated Nigerians travelling to the UK from providing a pre-departure test and self-isolating for 10 days, is a very welcome development. To make this happen, we have been working closely with Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency on recognising Nigeria’s vaccine certification, which we have now done.”
The statement said the UK remained committed to opening up international travel and enabling those who wished to enter the UK, to do so safely.
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