The 59 countries exempt from NI's travel quarantine - full list

People travelling to Northern Ireland from 59 countries will not have to observe 14 days of self-isolation, the Northern Ireland Executive has agreed.

No date has been confirmed for when the exemptions will become active but Stormont sources have suggested it could be as early as tomorrow.

The list of approved countries includes popular destinations such as Spain, Italy and France.

Countries not included in the list include China, USA, Portugal and Canada.

Popular Spanish holiday destination, Benidorm.placeholder image
Popular Spanish holiday destination, Benidorm.

List of exemptions:

Andorra

Germany

New Zealand

Antigua and Barbuda

Greece

Norway

Aruba

Greenland

Poland

Australia

Grenada

Réunion

Austria

Guadeloupe

San Marino

Bahamas

Hong Kong

Serbia

Barbados

Hungary

Seychelles

Belgium

Iceland

South Korea

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

Italy

Spain

Croatia

Jamaica

St Barthélemy

Curaçao

Japan

St Kitts and Nevis

Cyprus

Liechtenstein

St Lucia

Czech Republic

Lithuania

St Pierre and Miquelon

Denmark

Luxembourg

Switzerland

Dominica

Macau

Taiwan

Faroe Islands

Malta

Trinidad and Tobago

Fiji

Mauritius

Turkey

Finland

Monaco

Vatican City

France

Netherlands

Vietnam

French Polynesia

New Caledonia

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