Holidays to Portugal have taken a hit this week as the government announced Portugal has been moved to Amber from the green list where it has been since 17th May. The change will come into effect at 4am on Tuesday 8th June 2021.
This means, travellers arriving back to the UK after 4am on 8th June from Portugal wil need to follow the guidlines set out by the giverment for countries on the Amber list.
AMBER LIST
You should not travel to countries on the Amber list the government says.
Rules for visiting countries on the Amber list:
- Take a Covid-19 test
- Book and pay for a day Covid-19 test for day two and day eight of your return
- Complete a passenger locator form
On arrival in England you must quarantine at home or in the place you are staying for 10 days.
You must follow these rules, even if you have been vaccinated.
For more details on which countries are on which list (Green, Amber, Red) Click Here