Dubai Eases Travel Restrictions For Passengers From India

The Dubai government on Saturday announced updated travel protocols with certain relaxations for inbound passengers from India, South Africa, and Nigeria. Here are the six criteria passengers from India need to fulfill in order to gain entry into the emirate:

1. Residents should have received two doses of a vaccine approved by UAE authorities

2. Passengers must have received a negative test result for a PCR test taken within 48 hours before departure; UAE citizens are exempted

3. Only QR coded PCR test result certificates are accepted

4. All passengers should take a rapid PCR test 4 hours prior to flight departure

5. All passengers must undergo a PCR test on arrival at Dubai airport

6. Passengers should undergo institutional quarantine until they receive their PCR test result, which is expected within 24 hours. UAE citizens and diplomats are exempted.