British nationals planning to travel to any of the European Union Member States after January 1 for functions that aren’t completely important, the threat being banned from coming into these nations amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
Whereas the EU is but to return with an official determination, because the UK joins the group of nations which can be thought-about as third-countries to the EU and given the excessive variety of Coronavirus instances marked within the nation, the possibilities are excessive that Britain will likely be listed among the many countries to which the EU has sealed off its borders since mid-March 2020.
Requested by the Native on the potential for together with Brits within the listing of travelers banned from coming into as a consequence of COVID-19, a Fee spokesperson stated that such a factor has not been determined but, however, it’s potential.
“The present Council advice on the nonpermanent restriction on a non-essential travel into the EU and the potential lifting of such restriction is relevant to the UK in the course of the transition interval established till December 31, 2020, on the idea of the Settlement on the withdrawal of the UK of Nice Britain and Northern Eire from the European Union and the European Atomic Vitality Neighborhood,” the spokesperson stated.
He additionally identified that the Council must take into account the addition of the UK to the listing of third nations exempted from journey restrictions.
“This can be a determination for the Council to make,” the spokesperson famous whereas giving no date when such a call could also be taken.
Presently, the EU member states apply a whole shutdown of the exterior borders, allowing entry just for travelers from a particular variety of third-countries in line with the recommendation of the EU Council.
At the identical time, the Member States apply entry restrictions from vacationers inside the EU territory, relying on the epidemiological scenario within the space they’re coming from. For now, vacationers from the UK can enter the vast majority of the Member States, although within the majority of them they should undergo quarantine or check upon arrival.
But, after December 31, when the UK turns into a 3rd nation to the EU, it might be listed among the many nations to which the EU entry ban is utilized as People, Albanians, Turkish, and many others.
