How it works

STEP 1: Select the tests that you need for your trip.
We’ve provided a simple check list to help you determine which tests you need and to add them to your cart and check out.
STEP 2: We will deliver your tests to you before your departure. Take them with you on your trip.
We will ship your tests and instructions for each test to your home address in the United States. RT-PCR test kits for Day 2, 5 and 8 are delivered to you with a pre-paid return shipping label addressed to our partner lab in the UK. Be sure to take these tests with you to the UK. Just drop your test kit in the Royal Mail when its time to take your test and you’ll receive your results within 24-48 hours from the time the lab receives each kit.
STEP 3: Complete the UK passenger locator form
Once you've received your test kits, complete the UK passenger locator form 48 hours before your trip. We'll send you a test reference number for each Day 2, or Day 2 & Day 8 that needs to be included on your passenger locator form.
STEP 4: Take your tests for prearrival, Day 2, Day 8, or optional Day 5 Test-to-Release and return the to the lab as needed
Your shipment comes with instructions for when to take each test and each test comes with its own instructions. Take each test at the correct time for pre-departure, Day 2, Day 8, optional Test-to-Release, and return testing as instructed. The pre-departure and return tests must be oberved with video observation.
STEP 5: Receive your results
You will receive a result for each test that you take. Your results come in both a PDF and COVID Credentials™ Health Pass format so you can share them with anyone you want.

United Kingdom Entry Testing Requirement Summary

Use the table below to learn the testing requirements for the United Kingdom based on the country color code.

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First PCR Test On or before Day 2 after return to the UK On or before Day 2 after return to the UK On or before Day 2 after return to the UK
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Pre-departure Test

AZOVA offers the Ellume COVID-19 Home test kit with video observation and a travel pass for pre-arrival testing. Take this test three Days before the final leg of your flight to the UK. Testing is simple and takes only 15 minutes.

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Video observation is available 24 hours a Day, 7 Days a week

Day 2 & Day 8 Test

On arrival in the UK you must quarantine at home or where you are staying for 10 Days. You must take an RT-PCR COVID-19 test on or before Day 2 and on Day 8 (the Day you arrive is considered Day 0). The quarantine period can be reduced by getting a negative result using the optional Test-to-Release scheme on Day 5 of your arrival. You must still take a Day 8 test even if you take a Day 5 Test-to-Release test. Take your tests and drop it in a Royal Mail Priority Postbox in the UK. Each kit comes with a prepaid return shipping label addressed to our partner lab in the UK.

Information For Fully Vaccinated Travelers

  • From 19 July 2021, fully vaccinated UK residents with an NHS approved vaccine arriving from amber list countries will be able to travel to England without having to quarantine or take a Day 8 test on arrival. The Day 2 test is still required.
  • For UK arrivals from 4am 2 August 2021, passengers who are fully vaccinated in the EU with vaccines authorised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or in the USA with vaccines authorised by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or in the Swiss vaccination programme, will be able to travel to England without having to quarantine or take a Day 8 test on arrival. The Day 2 test is still required.
  • All other travelers or those who are not fully vaccinated arriving from amber countries will have to quarantine and take a Day 8 test on arrival. This quarantine period can be reduced by getting a negative result using the optional Test-to-Release scheme on Day 5 of your arrival. You must still take a Day 8 test even if you take a Day 5 Test-to-Release test.
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Day 5 Quarantine Test-to-Release

Exit quarantine early with a negative Day 5 Test-to-Release test. Take your test on Day 5 and drop it in the Royal Mail in the UK. Comes with a prepaid return shipping label address to our partner lab in the UK.

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Video observation is available 24 hours a Day, 7 Days a week

US Return Travel Test

To return to the United States, you can now purchase the Ellume COVID-19 home test kit and take the test in the UK. To meet CDC requirements, take this test under video observation with ID verification three Days before departure to the United States. You’ll receive a validated result and travel pass.

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Contact Us

You can chat with AZOVA’s Customer Support team for comprehensive support, including help with your account, testing, shipping, and results. We typically respond within 3 minutes or less. Click the messaging icon on the lower right corner of the page to get started.

Talk with Customer Support

You can call the dedicated support line using the number below. Please note that wait times may vary depending on call volume.

+1 (844) 692–9682
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