Foreign Travel Health Rules Updated - come into force at 0400 on Friday 29 January

29th January 2021

Public health rules for international travel are an important part of Scotland's wider response to the pandemic to limit the introduction of new chains of transmission.

Following the laying of the regulations, the change to self-isolation rules will come into force at 0400 on Friday 29 January.

From 1300 on Friday 29 January, we will ban aircraft coming from UAE to Scotland carrying passengers.

All international travellers arriving into Scotland, apart from a very limited number of individual exemptions, must possess a valid negative COVID-19 test result and complete a passenger locator form, and must provide evidence that they have done so on arrival in the UK if requested to do so by a Border Force official.

Failure to do so can also result in a fine since this, along with any failure to self-isolate where required, poses a significant risk to wider public health across Scotland. Fixed penalty notices can be issued by Border Force and Police Scotland of up to £480 for failing to meet any of these requirements.