International travel, to and from the UK, is currently only
permitted under very limited circumstances.
Even once the current lockdown rules are relaxed and the stay at
home requirement ends on 29 March 2021, it will continue to be
unlawful to leave the UK unless you have a reasonable excuse,
permitted by law.
This has been reinforced in England by a new requirement from 8
March 2021, to complete a travel declaration form explaining the reason
for travel.
The declaration form may be requested at the port of departure
and we recommend that you also carry evidence to support the reason
for travel. It is a criminal offence to enter a departure port to
travel internationally without a completed form and so this can
lead to a fine, in addition to a fine for breaching the current
stay at home requirements. If you are under 18 or lack capacity to
complete the form, this should be done on your behalf by the
responsible adult travelling with you.
