How it works
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
| Green Listview green country list | Amber Listview amber country list | Red Listview red country list | |
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10 Days |
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10 Days | Quarantine Required |
| Test-to-Release (optional) | Not needed | On Day 5 | |
| 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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8 Days | 8 Days |
| Get Your Test Bundleview green country list | Get Your Test Bundleview amber country list | Learn Moreview red country list |
Pre-departure Test
AZOVA offers the Lucira 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.
Note: From 4am Monday 4 October 2021, fully vaccinated travelers from countries that are not on the red list who can present approved proof of vaccination do not need to take a pre-departure test.
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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.
- From 4am Monday 4 October 2021, fully vaccinated travelers from countries that are not on the red list who can present approved proof of vaccination need only take the Day 2 test. All other travelers who cannot present proof of vaccination must still take the Day 8 test and quarantine at home or in the place you are staying for 10 Days after you arrive in England.
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 Lucira 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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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