British authorities updated the entry procedures to be implemented from 4 October.
Earlier, Kuwait was listed in the UK’s Amber List. However, from 4 am Monday 4 October, it is not obligatory for travelers coming from Kuwait to undergo quarantine for 10 days, and to undergo a PCR examination before traveling, or to undergo an examination on the eighth day of arrival, with the necessity of examining on the second day after reaching the United Kingdom.
Fully vaccinated travelers with two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca, Moderna, or 1 dose of Johnson and Johnson at least 14 days before travel from an approved vaccination program. Including the UK, USA, Europe, Australia, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahrain, Brunei, Canada, Dominica, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea or Taiwan – mixing between two-dose vaccines (Oxford/AstraZeneca, Pfizer BioNTech, Moderna) in this list is also recognized.
Travelers must complete a Passenger Locator Form before departure and take a PCR test on day 2 or before arriving in the UK. Travelers who are vaccinated will not need to do quarantine in the UK, and no longer need to do pre-departure or day 8 PCR tests.
