UAE flights: Latest Covid vaccination, PCR test rules to travel to Abu Dhabi on visit visa

Vaccinated vacationers should affirm that their shot is recognised by native authorities

Abu Dhabi’s Division of Tradition and Tourism (DCT) has launched a complete information for Covid-vaccinated and -unvaccinated guests to journey to the UAE Capital.

The authority confused {that a} booster (third) dose for any Covid-19 vaccine is just not a requirement for vacationers to enter the Emirate.

The total listing of guidelines talked about on this report has been sourced from the DCT – Abu Dhabi web site based mostly on updates made on January 23, 2022.

Vaccinated vacationers touring to Abu Dhabi airport

1. Affirm that the UAE formally recognises your vaccine. Abu Dhabi accepts vaccines permitted by the World Well being Group (WHO) and the UAE Ministry of Well being and Prevention Society (MOHAP).

2. Travellers should obtain the Federal Authority of Id and Citizenship (ICA UAE Sensible) app or go to the ica.gov.ae web site to finish the ‘Register Arrivals Type’ 48 hours earlier than journey date. All travellers might want to validate their vaccination (or exemption) 48 hours earlier than journey through these platforms. They are going to be prompted to submit private data, passport particulars, journey itinerary, tackle when in Abu Dhabi and a duplicate of their vaccine certificates. These will have to be permitted earlier than the traveller embarks on their journey. The common time for the Medical Committee to course of functions is 48 hours.

3. Travellers should take a PCR take a look at inside 48 hours of their departure and fly solely as soon as a damaging take a look at end result has been obtained.

4. Upon arrival on the Abu Dhabi Worldwide Airport, travellers might want to take one other free PCR take a look at (solely kids underneath 12 years and people with official exemptions are exempt). Outcomes are delivered inside 90 minutes. Travellers can depart the airport and wait of their lodging for the outcomes.

5. If the traveller comes from a Inexperienced Checklist nation, they might want to take one other PCR take a look at on day 6. If from a non-Inexperienced Checklist nation, they might want to take one other PCR take a look at on days 4 and eight. The day of arrival is day 1.

6. To enter public sights in Abu Dhabi, guests might want to current proof of their full (double) vaccination standing through their dwelling nation’s official vaccination certificates or Covid response official cellular utility together with a damaging PCR take a look at end result, obtained throughout the final 14 days.

Unvaccinated vacationers touring to Abu Dhabi airport

1. Travellers should take a PCR take a look at inside 48 hours of their departure and fly solely as soon as a damaging take a look at end result has been obtained.

2. They need to obtain the Federal Authority of Id and Citizenship (ICA UAE Sensible) app or go to the ica.gov.ae web site to finish the ‘Register Arrivals Type’ 48 hours earlier than journey date. They are going to be prompted to submit private data, passport particulars, journey itinerary and tackle when in Abu Dhabi. These particulars will have to be permitted earlier than the traveller embarks on their journey. The common time for the Medical Committee to course of functions is 48 hours.

3. Upon arrival at Abu Dhabi Worldwide Airport, travellers might want to take one other free PCR take a look at (solely kids underneath 12 years and people with official exemptions are exempt). The outcomes ought to be obtained inside 90 minutes.

4. If the unvaccinated traveller comes from a Inexperienced Checklist nation, they might want to take one other PCR take a look at on days 6 and 9. They won’t be required to quarantine.

5. If the unvaccinated traveller comes from a non-Inexperienced Checklist nation, they might want to endure quarantine measures. As soon as they obtain the end result from their arrival PCR take a look at:

– Destructive: They’ll make their strategy to their lodging and quarantine for 10 days.

– Constructive: They are going to be fitted with a wristband to put on throughout their 10-day quarantine interval.

6. Travellers with each constructive and damaging outcomes might want to take a second PCR take a look at at a SEHA prime testing facility on day 9. If the traveller was beforehand constructive and now exhibits a damaging, they will take away their wristband.

7. Unvaccinated vacationers is not going to have entry to sights, aside from lodge lodging, however not eating places and amenities inside inns.

Travelling through Dubai or different Emirates

1. On the Dubai-Abu Dhabi highway entry level, the DCT has assigned the far-right lane (Lane 1) as a devoted vacationer lane. It additionally has a delegated visitor service workplace and officers to deal with any challenges.

2. Vaccinated vacationers should current proof of their full (double) vaccination standing and current a damaging PCR take a look at end result obtained inside 14 days. They might additionally present a damaging end result issued inside 48 hours of their dwelling nation.

3. Unvaccinated guests can enter with a damaging PCR take a look at end result obtained inside 96 hours.

4. All passengers travelling to Abu Dhabi through the highway will likely be scanned by an EDE cellular scanning gadget on the entry level of the emirate. Anybody with potential Covid-19 signs will likely be despatched for a free speedy antigen take a look at, with outcomes delivered inside 20 minutes. If the take a look at is constructive, travellers can proceed into Abu Dhabi however should isolate both at a quarantine lodge or their lodging, if visiting mates or household.

5. There will likely be no additional testing or quarantine measures in Abu Dhabi for vaccinated vacationers.

6. If an unvaccinated traveller initially comes from a Inexperienced Checklist nation and thru Dubai or the opposite emirates, they won’t be required to quarantine as soon as they arrive in Abu Dhabi. If the unvaccinated traveller initially comes from a non-Inexperienced Checklist nation and thru Dubai or the opposite emirates, they are going to be required to quarantine for 10 days as soon as they arrive in Abu Dhabi. In the event that they spent a while in Dubai, or different emirates, forward of Abu Dhabi, as of late can counted in the direction of the 10-day quarantine interval.