Hope travel curbs to UK will be eased soon: Envoy

Hope travel curbs to UK will be eased soon: Envoy

Oman is currently on the UK's red list, which means entry to the UK is only permitted for British nationals, as well as those who have residency rights. Muscat: Hamish Cowell, Britain's ambassador to Oman, hopes people in the country, including students and his own countrymen, who wish to travel to the UK will soon be able to do so. Oman is currently on the UK's red list, which means entry to the UK is only permitted for British nationals, as well as those who have residency rights. However, if they have travelled through a red list country in the 10 days before arriving in the UK, they must take a COVID-19 test at least three days before flying to the UK, complete a passenger locator form, and book a 10-day mandatory quarantine package in a hotel, including two COVID tests. "I know many in Oman, whether British nationals, Omani students preparing to study in the UK, or others, will have been disappointed to see that travel restrictions to the UK remain in place, following the latest review," said Hamish Cowell, the UK's ambassador to Oman. "I understand that disappointment," he added. "The Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) assessment process is