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(CRHoy.com) .- Despite the fact that just 2 days ago it was announced – and celebrated – that the United Kingdom will officially eliminate Costa Rica from the red list travel destinations created by the British in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, not all of it is good news.
Those people who travel there with a Costa Rican vaccination certificate will have to follow the same rules of an unvaccinated person until said country approves the document issued by the Ministry of Health. This was clarified by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship.
They also ensured that the necessary actions to match the Costa Rican vaccination certificate are already in progress by national authorities. And by the time these efforts have been completed, they will be communicating it.
According to the information issued by the Embassy of the United Kingdom, people who wish to travel to England from Costa Rica may do so, complying with the following regulations:
If you are traveling without a certificate of vaccination not accepted by the UK or as an unvaccinated person
Before the trip
- Get tested for COVID-19 in the 3 days before your trip to England
- Pre-book and pay for the COVID-19 tests on day 2 and day 8, which will take place after your arrival in England
- Complete a location form, to be completed within 48 hours of arrival in England
Upon arrival in England, you must:
- Quarantine at home or at the place where you will be staying for 10 days
- Get a COVID-19 test, previously booked, on day 2 or before and on day 8 or after; you must book these tests before traveling
- If you are in England for less than 10 days, you must self-quarantine for as long as you are in the country. You must book the travel exams for day 2 and day 8. You only need to take the tests if you are still in England during those days
- If you need to self-quarantine, you may be able to end the quarantine early by paying for a private COVID-19 test through the scheme. Test to Release
- If you are traveling with a UK accepted certificate of vaccination
If you are traveling to England with a vaccine certificate that is part of the UK vaccine certificate recognition scheme
It must be possible to show that you have been vaccinated with a full cycle of any of the following vaccines, at least 14 days before your arrival in England:
- Oxford / AstraZeneca
- Pfizer BioNTech
- Modern
- Janssen (Johnson & Johnson)
- Formulations of these vaccines, such as AstraZeneca Covishield, AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, and Moderna Takeda, also qualify as approved vaccines.
If you comply with thiss requirementsBefore traveling to England you must:
- Book and pay for COVID-19 tests on day 2, which will take place after your arrival in England
- Complete a location form, to be completed within 48 hours of arrival in England.
These guidelines are for travel to England. There are different rules if you plan to travel to Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
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