29/08/2021
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐀𝐄 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced it will resume issuing visas to all tourists fully vaccinated against Covid from Monday (August 30), a month before Dubai hosts the delayed Expo 2020 trade fair. As per UAE travel guidelines, tourists will need to be vaccinated with one of the Covid-19 vaccine shots approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). The passengers also need to register their vaccination status on the government’s health app.
Those eligible would have to be fully inoculated with one of the Covid-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organization, which include 𝘼𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙕𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙖, 𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙣 & 𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙣, 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖, 𝙋𝙛𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙧/𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙉𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝, 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙘.
Travellers wishing to receive the benefits provided to those vaccinated in the UAE can register their vaccination via the ICA platform or Al Hosn application. However, all the rules for unvaccinated passengers, including exempted categories, remain in place, as per the new UAE travel guideline.
Earlier this month, the Arab country allowed passengers holding passports of several SAARC countries including India to enter the country on a tourist visa provided they haven’t visited or been in these countries in the last 14 days. The exemption was provided to passport holders of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Nigeria, reported Gulf News quoting flydubai website.
Note that all tourists are required to undertake a PCR test upon arrival in the country and also on the ninth day after entering the UAE.