COVID-19: Passengers holding India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Nepal passports can enter Dubai with a tourist visa

Dubai: Passengers carrying passports of India, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Uganda with tourist visas can be accepted if they have not entered or been in those countries in the last 14 days, said flydubai on its website.

PCR requirements will be based on the country of departure, the website said.

The carriage of UAE residents (holding valid Dubai-issued visas) to Dubai from India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Uganda will be permitted subject to passengers meeting the following conditions:

“If you are a UAE resident, GCC citizen or visitor arriving in Dubai, regardless of where your journey originated, you must be able to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result (from a test taken in the country of departure no more than 72 hours prior to the departure of your inbound flight to Dubai),” said flydubai on its website.

Starting from today, Etihad Airways will accept passengers travelling to Abu Dhabi from Pakistani airports of Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. Flights were previously open to only transit passengers.

Passengers will be permitted to fly to Abu Dhabi as their final destination if they are:

Passengers can still travel to Abu Dhabi if they fall into these categories: Diplomat; UAE national; or golden/silver visa holder.

In order to travel, passengers must have:

Passengers arriving in Abu Dhabi will be required to quarantine for 10 days and wear a medically approved wristband for the duration of the quarantine – this will be provided by the authorities at Abu Dhabi airport after immigration. A PCR test must also be taken on arrival and day nine.