The Isle of Man could see all travel restrictions lifted by June 28.
It comes as the government has published a revised version of its COVID-19 Exit Framework which, subject to the approval of Tynwald, will guide the Island as it begins a new chapter in dealing with the virus.
The document outlines the conditions and target dates for changes to the current border restrictions.
It's hoped from the May 1st (Transition Stage One) the Island's borders will go to Level 3 - which will mean the reintroduction of shared isolation option for all travellers.
Then, Transition Stage 2 is hoped to be introduced from May 29 - this will see the Island's borders return to Level 2.
Lastly, Transition Stage 3 will see unrestricted travel and borders returning to Level One from June 28 - this would see a traffic light system aligned to UK for international travel.
The document states the governments' objective is to return to unrestricted travel with the British Isles by the end of June.
It's been reiterated within the document these dates are indicative and are set out to provide more clarity of what we hope to achieve.
They are subject to change as the position continues to develop and regular updates will be provided as we progress through the Transition Phase.
Chief Minister Howard Quayle MHK said: "We have always said that we would not be able to keep our borders restricted for ever. This framework details how we hope to move away from many of the restrictions we have seen over the past year. The time has now come for us to move into our Transition Phase, and to an approach of mitigation - where we increasingly will need to learn to live in a world where the virus is still present around us and may well return to our Island."
He added: "The document we will debate in Tynwald this week is based on discussions with a wide range of stakeholders including our clinical and public health teams. It takes into account information from the Isle of Man, the United Kingdom and beyond on vaccination progress and infection rates."
"We are not there yet and the risk the virus presents if it were to break out again in our community is still very real. We must continue to maintain restrictions and mitigations on our borders in the short to medium term. Equally, this risk is reducing with every passing day and we must recognise that for many, Island life will not be back to normal until we are able to once again resume unrestricted travel to and from our Island."
Click the link below to read the full Exit Framework document.
