Apart from PCR, passengers can take ID NOW or molecular test four hours before departure
Dubai: Budget carrier flydubai said Dubai residents from nine Indian cities are being allowed to fly back into the emirate.
These include UAE residents holding valid Dubai-issued visas who can fly from Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Mumbai and Thiruvanthapuram. The flying of UAE residents holding Dubai-issued visas from other airports in India and Pakistan and from Nepal and Sri Lanka remains suspended until further notice.
The UAE had announced on August 3 that it would allow its resident visa holders stranded in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria and Uganda to enter the UAE, effective August 5. As per the announcement, only residency-visa holders who got vaccinated in the UAE and have vaccination certificates issued by the UAE authorities will be allowed to travel from these countries. (Some categories of residents such as medical health workers and students have been exempted from this requirement.)
flydubai further clarified that UAE residents holding a valid Dubai-issued visa together with a GDRFA approval issued on or after August 5 will be allowed to enter Dubai. Entry permissions granted by the GDRFA before August 5 will not be accepted.
UAE residents with a Dubai-issued visa travelling from the permitted airports in India will only be granted permission to enter Dubai if they can comply with the following conditions:
Children under 12 years and UAE nationals are exempt from PCR testing and vaccination requirements.
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Passengers with valid UAE resident visa will be accepted to travel from India to Dubai subject to holding following documents: • 'Return Permit for resident outside UAE form' which is issued to the passengers from the GDRFA • A valid negative COVID-19 test certificate that is issued within the valid time frame, (48) hours from the time of collecting the sample and from an ICMR approved laboratory • A rapid PCR test report conducted at the airport prior to four hours of departure
Flydubai said starting from tomorrow (August 10), the carriage of UAE residents (holding valid Dubai-issued visas) to Dubai from Sialkot in Pakistan will be permitted subject to passengers meeting the following conditions:
The following categories of passenger will be granted permission to enter Dubai subject to compliance with certain conditions:
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