United Arab Emirates (UAE), house to Emirates (Dubai) and Etihad (Abu Dhabi), has made adjustments to the Covid-19 counter measurements efficient immediately that each Dubai and Abi Dhabi have adopted, though barely in a different way.
Totally vaccinated guests now not want a predeparture take a look at to fly to Dubai or Abu Dhabi (February 26, 2022). Dubai has additionally scrapped arrival take a look at requirement that has been in place from choose locations. Nonetheless, Abu Dhabi continues to check all arrivals.
You possibly can entry Emirates right here and Etihad right here.
The adverse predeparture PCR-RT take a look at requirement stays for unvaccinated or not totally vaccinated guests.
Entry Requirement per Emirates to Dubai:
Necessities for all passengers arriving in Dubai
Entry Necessities per Etihad to Abu Dhabi for totally vaccinated:
No quarantine and assessments on arrival
- Free take a look at on arrival in Abu Dhabi airport – after baggage assortment
- No quarantine
Dubai Media Workplace
In keeping with In keeping with @NCEMAUAE’s bulletins, Supreme Committee of Disaster and Catastrophe Administration in Dubai declares easing of COVID-19 precautionary measures within the emirate beginning Sat 26 Feb 2022. 1/3
— Dubai Media Workplace (@DXBMediaOffice) February 25, 2022
Abu Dhabi Media Workplace (Etihad!)
Excellent news! No PCR take a look at wanted to fly to Abu Dhabi in case you are totally vaccinated, maintain a COVID-19 restoration certificates or are below 16 years outdated.
— Etihad Airways (@etihad) February 26, 2022
Conclusion
So, guests to Dubai solely want to make sure that they’re totally vaccinated, and the proof of vaccination is included on the QR code like is the case with the EU’s Digital Covid Certificates.
It’s unclear what occurs to guests from the US that solely have a card with vaccination information however with out this QR? Are they required to have a predeparture PCR-RT take a look at?
All guests coming into the UAE by way of Abu Dhabi shall be examined, however there isn’t any predeparture take a look at requirement if totally vaccinated.
Let’s hope that quickly extra nations solely have vaccination requirement with out time-consuming and costly Covid-tests, as I have to do each antigen (Brazil) and PCR-RT (Chile) within the coming week.