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COVID-19: Can't use DPI test consecutively to enter Abu Dhabi?

These are the procedures to enter the emirate from within the UAE based on test type

Published: March 31, 2021 19:13 Last updated: April 04, 2021 09:33 Huda Tabrez, Living in UAE Editor

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If you travel regularly to Abu Dhabi, can you use a negative DPI test result for every time you enter the emirate? — Both DPI and PCR tests are accepted to enter the emirate of Abu Dhabi from within the UAE. Image Credit: Gulf News archives

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A Gulf News reader wrote in, asking: “I travel to Abu Dhabi once in two weeks for work. Usually, I take a DPI (Diffractive Phase Interferometry) test and go … — If you travel regularly to Abu Dhabi, it is important to know the test-based entry requirements. Image Credit: Gulf News

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“… but this time when I went to the border with the DPI test result, the officers at the border explained that I can't enter Abu Dhabi with two consecutive DPI tests ... — The reader was not allowed to enter Abu Dhabi on the second consecutive DPI test. Image Credit: Gulf News archives

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“… I have to take a PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) test and only then will the next DPI be considered. Is this true?” — Is a PCR test required after having provided a negative DPI test? Image Credit: Gulf News archives

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According to the guidelines issued by the Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee, applicable from February 1, you can use a negative DPI test valid for 24 hours to enter Abu Dhabi. — Image Credit: Gulf News archives

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However, you cannot use it for two consecutive times to enter Abu Dhabi, which can be proven using the Alhosn app. — Image Credit: Gulf News

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“Those entering Abu Dhabi using a DPI test and staying in the emirate for more than 48 hours, must take a PCR test on day three of entry … — Image Credit: Gulf News

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“… and take another PCR test on day seven of entry for those staying for seven days or more,” the statement said. — Image Credit: Gulf News archives

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However, if you have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and have an active ‘E’ or star status on the Alhosn app, you are exempt from the negative test requirement to enter Abu Dhabi. — Image Credit: Gulf News

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