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Travel exemption applications to open tomorrow

Thu, 29 Apr 2021

The Manx Government has confirmed immediate family members and partners will be able to apply travel exemptions to travel to the Island from tomorrow.

Applications will open on the Government website at 12pm on Friday ahead of the border restrictions moving to Level Three from Saturday.

During today's COVID-19 briefing, Chief Minister Howard Quayle said: " Travellers will need to declare the family relationship as part of their application, whilst those with property on the Island will need to provide evidence of ownership."

"I can also announce that from 1 May anyone with a contract of employment for at least three months can apply for an exemption to travel to the Island, a reduction from the current minimum of six months."

"I know that our border restrictions, whilst necessary and widely supported, have been hard for many in our 6 community and of course for families and loved ones off-Island."

"On the subject of isolation, I also have changes to announce.

Both resident and non-resident travellers, who have been in the UK, Jersey and Guernsey for 14 days before their arrival onto the Island, will now only have to 7 isolate for seven days instead of 14. To benefit from the reduced isolation period, a negative COVID-19 test result will be required on arrival and on day six of isolation."

"After seven days of isolation, and subject to negative test results on arrival and on day six, travellers will be able to leave isolation. There will, however, be restrictions on where travellers can go between day seven and day 10."

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