What is the UKs green watchlist and which countries are on it?
Following Thursdays travel review, the Government has revealed that every new destination added to the UKs green list except Malta will be on a special green watch list. From 4am on Wednesday 30 June, Malta, Madeira, the Balearic Islands, several UK overseas territories and Caribbean islands (including Barbados) will be added to the Governments green list, having met the necessary criteria to be reclassified. However, the Government has made no promises that the new additions to the green list will stay there, with restrictions changing regularly. The freshest exclusives and sharpest analysis, curated for your inbox Email address is invalid Thank you for subscribing! Sorry, there was a problem with your subscription. For example, Portugal was downgraded on the lists quickly and with little warning. Heres everything you need to know about the green watch list. Were also adding Madeira, the Balearic Islands, several UK Overseas Territories and Caribbean Islands (including Barbados) to the green list and green watchlist. Israel & Jerusalem are also added to the green watchlist.  Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) June 24, 2021  The list is designed to give travellers more certainty, and signals which destinations are at risk of moving from green to amber. Alongside the traffic light system, the green watch list will categorise countries and regions in terms of whether travel will be permitted, as well as what restrictions will be in place. The lists will be updated every three weeks, with countries on the watchlist kept under review and responding to emerging evidence, with a particular focus on variants of concern. The green watchlist system aims to avoid abrupt changes which last year resulted in travellers rushing back to the UK as quarantine was imposed on countries and regions with little notice. However, the report states that the Government will not hesitate to act immediately should the data show that countries risk ratings have changed. The destinations soon to be on the green watch list include:  Anguilla  Antigua and Barbuda  Balearic Islands (including Mallorca and Ibiza)  Barbados  Bermuda  British Antarctic Territory  British Indian Ocean Territory  British Virgin Islands  Cayman Islands  Dominica  Grenada  Israel and Jerusalem  Madeira  Montserrat  Pitcairn Islands  Turks and Caicos Islands  The following countries and territories are on the green list, without current risk of being moved to amber.