But first, please select your:
Everyone needs to fill in a UK passenger locator form (PLF) within the 48 hours before arriving in the UK.
Please note, you’ll need to book your day two test (plus an day eight test if you’re 18 and over, not fully vaccinated and travelling from an Amber List destination) before you return to the UK to be able to complete this form.
And just so you know, we can’t give you a valid boarding pass for your flight to the UK until we’ve seen evidence of your completed UK passenger locator form. Therefore, you must complete it before going to airport check-in.
Here’s what you need to do before your flight to the UK:
Get your journey to the UK off to a great start by finding out all you need to know below…
It’s an online form that records your travel and contact details for the UK Government in case they need to contact you.
If you live in England, Northern Ireland or Wales, you and everyone on your booking aged 18 or over each need to complete a UK passenger locator form in the 48 hours before your flight to the UK. Anyone on your booking aged 17 and under can be included on your form if you’re staying together at the same UK address. If you live in Scotland, the same rules apply but for those aged 16 and over.
Any time in the 48 hours before you’re due to arrive in the UK, but you must complete it before going to airport check-in.
Top tip: You can set up an account and add your general profile details at any time to get a head start – why not do this as part of your pre-travel prep? Then you can just log back in to complete your specific trip details within 48 hours before you’re due to arrive in the UK.
About 30 minutes from start to finish. But it’s best to give yourself plenty of time as there’s lots to read and there are a lot of details to enter.
Top tip: If you set up an account and enter your general profile details as part of your pre-travel prep, that’s half the job done! Then the form itself will take less time to complete while you’re away.
It makes sense to set up an account in advance so you can get a head start by filling in your generic details, which can save you time while you’re away and if you plan to travel again in the near future.
When you follow the instructions to set up an account, you’ll be asked to enter your:
You’ll get a verification code to the phone number you entered before and you’ll need to type this on screen and click “confirm account”. Next, you’ll get an email to the email address you entered originally, then you’ll need to click the link on there to finish the set up.
When you sign into your account, you’ll need to enter the email address and password you registered before. Then you’ll be sent an authentication code to the mobile number you entered. You’ll need to type in this number on screen to get into your account. This is the same process each time you log in to your account.
Next, it’s time to enter the basic details about yourself. You’ll need to add your:
When you log back in at some point within the 48 hours before you’re due to arrive in the UK, you need to click “create a new form” to fill in your trip-specific details.
This is where you enter the date and time you’ll be arriving in the UK. You can find your flight’s scheduled arrival time by logging into Manage My Booking. And you can skip the last bit about leaving the UK, as that only applies to people who are flying on to somewhere else.
Most of these fields have a handy dropdown, so you only need to type a few letters to find your answer. You’ll need to fill in:
You can find both your flight and seat number in Manage My Booking. But you can skip the seat number bit if you don’t have it.
You’ll likely be ticking “yes” to this first question, and you’ll need to enter the booking reference of your day two test (plus day eight test if you’re 18 and over, not fully vaccinated and travelling from an Amber List destination). You'll get this reference from your testing provider.
If you’re 18 and over, not fully vaccinated and travelling from an Amber List destination and therefore self-isolating when you return, you have the option to use the Test to Release scheme. If you choose to do this, you need to add the testing provider’s name into the last field.
If this doesn’t apply, you need to add “n/a”.
To fill out the form, visit https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk
Just so you know, we try to keep this page as up to date as possible so that we can help you as much as we can. But things can quickly change these days, so the live UK passenger locator form might not always look as exactly as we’ve described above. Make sure you complete your UK passenger locator form online via the official gov.uk website.
Passengers aged 13 and under must travel with a guardian aged 16 and over. If the accompanying guardian is travelling on the same flight, on a separate booking, please select Continue. To change your flight, please select Go back.
Specific rules may apply to entry to certain destinations for passengers aged 17 and under who are travelling without their parent or legal guardian. Please check fco.gov.uk for current requirements.
