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New border measures will come into force on February 19 which requires all arriving passengers in Iceland to present a negative PCR taken within 72 hours of their time of departure to Iceland. This is in addition to the current system of double screening, that also requires all arriving passengers to submit to a PCR test upon arrival, followed by a 5-day quarantine and a second PCR test. 

As from 15 January 2021, all passengers traveling to Iceland who have stayed for more than 24 hours in the last 14 days in an area defined as risk by the Chief Epidemiologist, must undergo a PCR test upon arrival in Iceland, followed by a 5-6 day quarantine and a second screening at the end of quarantine period. If the second test is negative, then quarantine is lifted. 

As of 1st of January 2021 (at 00h00 CET) British citizens, who now enjoy travel rights as EEA/EFTA nationals, will have the status of third-country nationals when the transition period following the UK´s departure from the EU and thereby the EEA ends on 31st of December 2020 (23h59 CET).This means, as of 1st of January 2021, British citizens will be subject to the same entry requirements as other third country nationals.