{"id":4062,"date":"2020-07-03T12:19:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T11:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/?p=4062"},"modified":"2020-07-03T16:36:39","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T15:36:39","slug":"covid-19-guidance-update-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/covid-19-guidance-update-4\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 guidance update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Home Office updated the COVID-19 guidance on 2 July 2020:<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Biometric data enrolment <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have previously provided your fingerprints to the UKVI, the Home Office may be able to re-use your fingerprints as part of your new visa application. However, you will need to send a photo of yourself and scanned copies of your supporting documents.<\/p>\n<p>In order to do so, the UKVI will email you with instructions on how to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>This means that you will not need to attend a UKVCAS or SSC appointment to provide your biometric data.<\/p>\n<p>If for any reason you are unable to provide your information once contacted by the UKVI, you will be asked to book a biometric appointment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>UKVCAS Service Status<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UKVCAS has opened the booking system for migrants who registered with UKVCAS between 27 March 2020 and 30 April 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The applicants will receive an email from UKVCAS before 4 July 2020 asking them to book a biometric appointment<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Travel corridor countries<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From 10 July 2020, you will not need to self-isolate on arrival to the UK if you are arriving from any of the following travel corridor countries listed below.<\/p>\n<p>If you have been to or stopped at a country that is not on the following list, you will need to self-isolate for 14 days or until it has been 14 days since you left that country.<\/p>\n<table width=\"519\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Andorra<\/td>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td>New Zealand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Antigua and Barbuda<\/td>\n<td>Greece<\/td>\n<td>Norway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aruba<\/td>\n<td>Greenland<\/td>\n<td>Poland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Australia<\/td>\n<td>Grenada<\/td>\n<td>R\u00e9union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>Guadeloupe<\/td>\n<td>San Marino<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bahamas<\/td>\n<td>Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td>Serbia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Barbados<\/td>\n<td>Hungary<\/td>\n<td>Seychelles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Belgium<\/td>\n<td>Iceland<\/td>\n<td>South Korea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba<\/td>\n<td>Italy<\/td>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Croatia<\/td>\n<td>Jamaica<\/td>\n<td>St Barth\u00e9lemy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cura\u00e7ao<\/td>\n<td>Japan<\/td>\n<td>St Kitts and Nevis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cyprus<\/td>\n<td>Liechtenstein<\/td>\n<td>St Lucia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td>Lithuania<\/td>\n<td>St Pierre and Miquelon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Denmark<\/td>\n<td>Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dominica<\/td>\n<td>Macau<\/td>\n<td>Taiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Faroe Islands<\/td>\n<td>Malta<\/td>\n<td>Trinidad and Tobago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fiji<\/td>\n<td>Mauritius<\/td>\n<td>Turkey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>Monaco<\/td>\n<td>Vatican City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<td>Vietnam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>French Polynesia<\/td>\n<td>New Caledonia<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Contact Our Immigration Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For expert advice regarding any aspect of UK immigration, please contact us on 0203 384 3075.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Home Office updated the COVID-19 guidance on 2 July 2020: Biometric data enrolment If you have previously provided your fingerprints to the UKVI, the Home Office may be able to re-use your fingerprints as part of your new visa application. 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