COVID-19 travel requirements

Australia entry requirements and transit via Singapore

You'll need to meet the requirements to enter Australia. Please also review the Australian entry check list. You must be fully vaccinated to be able to travel. Further restrictions and exemptions apply. Our flights to Australia operate via Singapore. Learn more about transiting through Singapore.

If your flight is operated by our partner Qantas, proof of being fully vaccinated is also a mandated requirement to travel on flights operated by them. Their restrictions and exemptions apply. Visit the Qantas website for more information.

Travel from India to the UK and beyond

Please check the travel requirements for your final destination. Proof of vaccination status and/or a negative COVID-19 RT PCR test result may be required. You can find out more by using our Sherpa tool above.

• Learn more about the UK requirements.
• Learn more about the USA requirements.

Travelling to India

Please review the latest UK guidance for travel to India.

Before checking in for your flight, you must visit the Air Suvidha portal and upload your COVID-19 travel documents:

• Please complete your self-declaration form.
• If you’re fully vaccinated, please upload your vaccine certificate.
• If you’re not fully vaccinated, you’ll need to test for COVID-19 within 72 hours prior to starting your journey and upload a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR certificate into the portal.

Check the latest Japan entry requirements before you travel.

Please ensure you complete and submit the online questionnaire.

Before boarding your flight you will be asked to show the QR code confirmation.

You must ensure your COVID-19 test meets the Japanese standards.

Please review the latest UK government advice on Saudi Arabia entry requirements. Please be aware that you need to meet these requirements to be able to travel:

• Tourists must apply for a visa.
• All arrivals (excluding Saudi citizens and exempt categories) must fill out the Registration Immunization Information Form before traveling to Saudi Arabia.
• All arrivals (excluding Saudi citizens, residents and Gulf Cooperation Council citizens) also need to have medical insurance that covers the cost of treatment for COVID-19.
• All arrivals must download and register on the Tawakkalna app within 8 hours of arriving in Saudi Arabia.

Visitors must be vaccinated to travel to Saudi Arabia

Please review the vaccination requirements. You can also learn more about proving your vaccination status.

Singapore entry requirements

Learn more about the requirements to enter Singapore.

Travelling to and from the USA

Please check the latest US entry requirements before you travel. You can also learn more on the US CDC website.

Please log in to Manage My Booking from 48 hours before departure and upload all travel documents required for your journey. We’ll then review your documents to make sure you’re ready to travel.

It is your responsibility to check the latest travel advice and entry requirements for your outbound and return journey, including any flight connections.

• Check UK Government’s travel advice and entry requirements by country
• Follow the UK Government rules for entering the UK
• Find information on flight connections in the UK
• Find the UK Government’s step by step guide to travelling abroad
• You can learn more about proving your vaccination status

The app that checks your COVID-19 health documents before you travel so you can quickly get through the airport.

• You can quickly review the travel requirements for your journey.
• It's easy to keep all your COVID-related documents in one place.
• App verification means you can use online or self-service check-in to speed up your journey.
• You can fast-track through the airport with VeriFLY priority lanes (available at selected airports).

Availability

Outbound routes from the UK - Available on selected outbound routes (including all destinations in Antigua, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, St Lucia, Turks & Caicos and UAE.

Common Travel Area - The Common Travel Area is comprised of the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. You don’t need to use VeriFLY if your journey is only within the Common Travel Area.

How to use VeriFLY:

• Simply download the VeriFLY app and create a secure profile using the same name as in your booking.

• The app will prompt you to confirm your flight details and ask you to upload proof of a negative COVID-19 test, vaccine certificate and any other required documents. (If you have a connecting flight, please only add flight details for the final leg of your journey.

• The app checks that you meet your destination's requirements and displays a pass or fail message. You’ll receive an app notification and email with the full results.

• Once your documents have been fully verified, you’ll be able to check in online.

• Make sure you bring all your original COVID-19 documents with you during your journey and look out for dedicated VeriFLY check-in and fast track lanes.

VeriFLY is a third-party travel readiness app, provided by Daon. Using this third-party service is optional. You’ll be able to present a test certificate and other documentation at the airport if you prefer but please note this will require extra time and you won’t be able to check in online the day before. Please remember, it is your responsibility to check and observe all of the latest health and entry requirements applicable to your journey before you travel.

Download the VeriFLY app here

Important information regarding use of the VeriFLY App

The VeriFLY App is completely independent of British Airways and you are submitting your information directly to Daon (acting as the data controller), please check Daon’s privacy policy and terms and conditions.

In relation to the US attestation and associated metadata only that information is collected by Daon (acting as data processor) on behalf of British Airways and is subject to British Airways’ privacy policy.

British Airways will not share your booking information with VeriFLY. You remain subject to British Airways’ Terms and Conditions of Carriage which are applicable to your booking, including in relation to denied boarding for failure to meet country entry requirements.

It is your responsibility to check and observe all the health policy and country entry requirements. If you fail to meet applicable requirements, we will not be able to carry you and compensation, care and assistance provisions will not apply and we will have no further liability to you.

Depending on your nationality and the purpose of your journey, you may need a visa or an equivalent form of authorisation for every country you enter as part of your journey — even if you are only connecting from one flight to another. This is in addition to a valid passport.

Check if you need a visa via the IATA Travel Centre - it's free to check and also includes passport and health requirements, as well as customs, currency and airport information.

Each passenger is responsible for checking and conforming with the entry and exit requirements at their arrival and return destinations. If you have made a booking on behalf of someone else, you must provide them with this information. Requirements may include temperature checks, proof of negative COVID-19 tests or completion of forms. Please be aware that if you fail to comply with these requirements you may not be able to travel or be allowed to enter your destination.

If you’re unable to travel, please don’t come to the airport. If your journey is due to be completed (outbound and return) by 30 September 2022, please review your options.

If you are due to travel after 30 September 2022, please log into Manage My Booking to see which rebooking options are available to you.

Alternatively, you can call us and we’ll talk you through your options.

You should always check the latest travel guidance from your government before you travel and the guidance provided by the relevant public authorities of your final destination, including connections.

Learn more about transiting and layovers.

Find out if you need a transit visa.

Find out more about making a flight connection.