Passengers who are not British, Icelandic or other country residents with residency rights will be denied entry. For people returning from the red list countries there are no exemptions for fully vaccinated passengers.
Thus, Mexico joins other Latin American countries that have been included in the red list, such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador and Panama, according to a statement from the British Embassy in Mexico.
The United Kingdom will not apply the usual exemptions, including those related to work and essential travel.
Mexican students with UK study visas for periods of more than six months will be able to enter the country, but will have to remain in quarantine in a government-approved facility for 10 days, the diplomatic representation explained.
Passengers can consult the latest travel tips from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development (FCDO) and be prepared for longer waiting times and more border controls.
Country and territory risk assessments are done by the UK Joint Biosafety Center (JBC) produces country and territory risk assessments. Decisions on the allocation of the red, amber or green list and associated border measures are made by British ministers, who take JBC’s risk assessments into account, along with broader public health factors.
Key factors in each country’s JBC risk assessment include the country’s genomic surveillance capacity, COVID_19 transmission risk and trend, and transmission risk variant of concern.