UK Cracks Down on ‘Illegal’ Foreign Trips With New Mandatory Form

A passenger wearing a Union Flag face mask waits to board one of the few flights departing at Gatwick Airport in London, on Nov. 27, 2020. Leon Neal/Getty Images

Passengers travelling abroad from England will need to fill in a new form proving their trips are essential, the UK government announced on Friday as it stepped up its crackdown on “illegal” foreign trips.

From March 8, passengers will need to carry a form that sets out their trip is permitted under England’s lockdown restrictions, the government said in a statement.