(COVID-19): The Official Provider for Test to Release for international travel
How the Scheme Works
The scheme was launched by the Government for anyone who arrives in England from outside the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man needs to self-isolate for 10 days. Under the scheme you can choose to pay for a private COVID-19 test. If the result is negative, you can stop self-isolating.
Find out more information on how to reduce your self-isolation period with the UK Government Test to Release scheme
All travel corridors for people arriving in England are suspended. If you are returning to the UK from a country previously listed on the Government’s Travel List Corridor you will need to self-isolate and not leave your home for a full 10 days. However, you can now reduce that time by taking a test from an approved provider. AC Medical Diagnostics and our partner laboratories are approved by the UK government for the Test-To-Release program. By taking this test, you will be able to reduce your self-isolation period from 10 days to 7 or 8 days if the result is negative.
Please note that some travellers cannot use the Test to Release scheme to shorten their isolation period. People who have been in or transited through the countries listed below in the last 10 days must self-isolate for the full 10days.
Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Eswatini, French Guiana, Guyana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores), Seychelles, South Africa, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
How to Order your Home Sample Collection Test Kit
An icon showing a person or a device used for ordering | Order your home sample test kit from AC Medical Diagnostics 48 hours before you arrive in the UK, to be delivered on your Day 5 after you arrive home. Complete the government passenger locator form. | ||||||||
An icon showing a plane in flight | Arrive and go straight to the place you plan to stay and self-isolate.
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