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In Dubai’s updated travel rules, Six countries exempted from pre-flight PCR test

Tourists from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait , Bahrain,  Oman, UK, and Germany can take a PCR test on arrival at Dubai airport

Dubai has updated its travel guidelines for worldwide passengers, and tourists from six international locations have been exempted from taking a PCR test before departure.

Travelers from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait , Bahrain and  Oman don’t want a negative test outcome before boarding their flights to the emirate.

They will take a look at it on arrival at Dubai airport. However, tourists arriving by street through the Hatta border must carry a negative report of the PCR test taken no more than four days earlier than the travel.

Beginning the final month, travelers from the UK and Germany were exempted from the pre-departure test.

All passengers still have the option of taking the test 96 hours earlier than departure in their nation of origin.

Pre-flight tests in travelers’ nations of origin are still relevant for many international locations.

Tourists should present negative Covid‑19 PCR test certificates that are still valid at the time of departure.

Different take a look at certificates together with antibody assessments and home-testing kits should not accept in Dubai.

Passengers should carry an official, a printed certificate in English or Arabic. SMS and digital certificates should not be accepted.

The above entry rules apply to passengers traveling from the countries listed below:

Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives Islands, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States.

Passengers transiting in Dubai should not be required to present take a look at certificates unless it’s mandated by their nation of origin or last destination.

Transit passengers, who have booked a hotel outside the airport, should current a negative PCR take a look at a certificate that’s valid for 96 hours from the date of the take a look at earlier than departure.

Dozens extra still require double testing – one before departure and a second test on arrival in the emirate.

They would leave from the airport and quarantine in hotels or homes till results are ready.

Present journey guidelines

Citizens coming back to Dubai had been exempt from taking a PCR to test prior to departure and had been examined on arrival.

UAE residents traveling from dozens of countries have the choice to both current a damaging take a look at report taken 96 hours before the departure or get screened on arrival in Dubai.

However, residents from many countries, including Egypt, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines, need one test earlier than departure and a second one on arrival in Dubai.

Children under the age of 12 and passengers who have a moderate or severe disability are exempt from this test.