Coronavirus: Dubai updates entry rules for passengers from India, South Africa and Nigeria

The new rules will be in effect from June 23

Dubai has updated its rules for inbound airline passengers from India, South Africa and Nigeria.

The rules from the Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai will take effect from June 23, Dubai Media Office reported on Saturday.

They are intended to protect passengers and ease procedures while following coronavirus regulations.

The UAE in April suspended flights from India as it battled a Covid-19 surge. UAE citizens, diplomatic missions between the two countries, official delegations, business planes and golden residency holders were excluded from the suspension.

Headed by @sheikhmansoor, the Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in #Dubai announces updates to Dubai’s travel protocols for inbound passengers from South Africa, Nigeria and India, effective from Wednesday 23 June 2021.https://t.co/Zfma4YWugQ pic.twitter.com/NkhIzaQwzI

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) June 19, 2021

Travellers from South Africa

The new protocols allow travellers from South Africa, who have received two doses of a UAE-approved vaccine, to enter Dubai.

Passengers must present a negative PCR result taken within 48 hours before departure to Dubai. UAE nationals are exempted from this requirement.

Passengers must also undergo a PCR test on arrival in Dubai. Transit passengers should comply with entry rules of their final destinations.

Travellers from Nigeria

Passengers must present a negative PCR test result taken 48 hours prior to departure. UAE citizens are exempted from this requirement.

The negative PCR test certificate should carry a QR code and the test must have been conducted by labs approved by the Nigerian government.

Passengers must also undergo a PCR test on arrival in Dubai.

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Source: The National, June 19, 2021

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