Jersey to bring travel classifications in line with UK

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Popular holiday destinations have been included on the UK's green list, including Madeira. Credit: ITV Channel TV

Jersey will bring its travel classification system in line with the UK for certain countries. It will come into effect from Wednesday 30 June.

The UK has announced that several tourist destinations will be added to its green travel list, including Malta, the Balearic Islands, several Caribbean Islands and Madeira.

The view from the cable over Funchal, Madeira. Expat business owners in Madeira believe the return of holidaymakers will help the island. Credit: Tom Pilgrim/PA Wire/PA Images

Jersey's government has now followed suit issuing the following travel rules alongside the UK Joint Biosecurity Centre.

  • People arriving with a green status must have a PCR test on arrival (day 0), and on day 8. You must then isolate until you receive a negative result from your day 0 test. However if you have been fully vaccinated in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Guernsey or the Isle of Man you will need to have a test on arrival but will not need to isolate.

  • Arrivals with an amber status are required to have a PCR test when entering the island (day 0), on day 5 and day 10 and must isolate until receiving a negative result from day 5. Again, if you have been double vaccinated in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Guernsey or the Isle of Man you will need to have a test on arrival but will not need to to isolate.

  • Those with a red status are required to have a PCR test when arriving in the island (day 0), day 5 and on day 10. You must then isolate until receiving results from your day 10 test. If you have been fully vaccinated in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Guernsey or the Isle of Man, you will also need to have a test on arrival and isolate until receiving the first negative result. You must have a test again on day 8.