Dubai announces new travel protocols
DUBAI, October 2, 2020
Dubai has announced a new set of travel protocols for Emiratis, residents, tourists and transit passengers travelling into and out of the emirate.
This follows directives from HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai.
The revisions to the protocols aim to ease hassles for passengers and exempt citizens from additional procedures without compromising the precautionary measures to ensure the safety of passengers, said a Wam news agency report.
Under these directives, the Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai headed by Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced a new set of travel protocols.
The guidelines under the revised protocols are:
* Emiratis returning to Dubai from overseas are not required to do PCR test prior to departure, regardless of the country they are coming from and the time spent there. They will only be required to conduct a PCR test on arrival in Dubai;
* All residents and inbound tourists will have to undergo a PCR test prior to departure for Dubai;
* Transit passengers from some countries are required to conduct a PCR test prior to departure for Dubai. The pre-travel test is also mandatory for transit passengers if their destination country requires them to do so;
* Emiratis, residents and tourists travelling overseas from Dubai are only required to undergo a PCR test prior to departure if their destination country requires a pre-travel negative test certificate;
The Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management said the new travel protocols are part of a regular process of revising and optimising precautionary measures based on the latest local, regional and international developments.
