Petition · past parliament

Allow travellers from Southern Africa to self-isolate on return to the UK

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

We're petitioning Government to allow fully vaccinated travellers from the Southern African region to self-isolate at home on their return to the UK and complete compulsory PCR test on day 2 and 8.

The current hotel quarantine is unaffordable and robbing people the chance to see family.
We appreciate the uncertainty the new Omnicron variant brings. We're asking the Government to afford responsible citizens, who are
fully vaccinated, the opportunity to travel home to Southern Africa & self-isolate on their return.

The current hotel quarantine is not an affordable option for many & this is robbing many people the opportunity to see family for the first time in 2 years due to the COVID pandemic & unaffordable hotel quarantine.

PCR testing before and after arrival should be used

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Allow fully vaccinated people coming from red list countries to isolate at home

Timeline

29 Nov 2021 Petition opened for signatures
6 Dec 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Dec 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.