COVID-19
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS DATABASE
Travel restrictions update for United Arab Emirates
All updates
Applied from 02.11.2020 23:30:
  • Updated entry restrictions.
    Passengers are not allowed to enter.
    - This does not apply to domestic helpers who are traveling with the sponsor or with the first degree family members of the sponsor.
    - This does not apply to passengers traveling as tourists to Dubai (DXB) or Sharjah (SHJ) with a return/onward ticket.
    - This does not apply to passengers arriving at Abu Dhabi (AUH) with a resident visa.
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    Passengers traveling as tourists arriving at Dubai (DXB) or Sharjah (SHJ) must have health insurance.
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    Passengers arriving at Dubai (DXB):
    - are subject to medical screening, and
    - must present a completed self-declaration health form, and
    - must download and register the COVID-19 DXB Smart App.
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    Passengers entering Dubai (DXB) must have a printed medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result. The test must have been taken at most 96 hours before departure. The certificate must be in Arabic or English and must be issued by an approved lab listed on https://screening.purehealth.ae or a lab accredited by the departure country.
    - This does not apply to passengers traveling as tourists and arriving from Germany or the United Kingdom. They are subject to a Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test on arrival.
    - This does not apply to passengers younger than 12 years.
    - This does not apply to passengers with disabilities.
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    Passengers entering Al Maktoum (DWC) must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result. The test must have been taken at most 96 hours before departure. The certificate must be issued by an approved lab listed on https://screening.purehealth.ae or a lab accredited by the departure country.
    - This does not apply to passengers younger than 12 years.
    - This does not apply to passengers with disabilities.
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    Passengers entering or transiting Abu Dhabi (AUH) or Sharjah (SHJ) must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result. The test must have been taken at most 96 hours before departure. The certificate must be issued by an approved lab listed on https://screening.purehealth.ae or a lab accredited by the departure country.
    - This does not apply to passengers younger than 12 years.
    - This does not apply to passengers with disabilities.
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    Passengers entering Al Maktoum (DWC), Dubai (DXB) or Sharjah (SHJ) could be subject to a Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test.
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    Suspension of all visa on arrival facilities at Abu Dhabi (AUH).
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    Passengers arriving at Sharjah (SHJ) must download the ALHOSN App.


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