Travel Updates - United Arab Emirates (Dubai) – Page 01 Travel Criteria: For Passengers departing from Dubai to India • i. Indian nationals or nationals of Nepal or Bhutan stranded in UAE or in any country in South America or Africa; • ii. All Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders and Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders holding passports of any country; and • iii. UAE nationals and foreign nationals (from any country in South America or Africa only) intending to visit India for any purpose (including their dependents on appropriate category of dependent visa) except those on Tourist Visa. • Passengers traveling on flights from India to UAE should be destined for UAE or any country in South America or Africa only. Similarly, only passengers originating from UAE or any country in South America or Africa should be allowed to travel on flights from UAE to India. • Please visit http://www.airindia.in/images/pdf/Guidelines-for-internationa-arrivals.pdf for the latest guidelines. Salient Features include : − All international passengers should (i) submit self-declaration form on the online Air Suvidha portal (www.newdelhiairport.in) before the scheduled travel (ii) upload a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report. This test should have been conducted within 72 hrs prior to undertaking the journey. Each passenger shall also submit a declaration with respect to authenticity of the report and will be liable for criminal prosecution, if found otherwise. − All international passengers should also give an undertaking on the portal or otherwise to Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India, through concerned airlines before they are allowed to undertake the journey that they would abide by the decision of the appropriate government authority to undergo home quarantine/ self-monitoring of their health for 14 days, or as warranted. − Arrival in India without negative report shall be allowed only for those traveling to India in the exigency of death in the family. If they wish to seek such exemption they shall apply to the online portal (www.newdelhiairport.in) at least 72 hours before boarding. The decision taken by the government as communicated on the online portal will be final. − All passengers to download Aarogya Setu app on their mobile devices. − All international arriving passengers travelling to India must register online “AIR SUVIDHA” digital Self-Reporting Form through https://www.newdelhiairport.in/airsuvidha/apho-registration to declare their health and consent for self-paid institutional quarantine. − All international travellers coming/transiting from flights originating from United Kingdom, Europe and Middle East as described in the scope above should submit Self-Declaration Form (SDF) for COVID on the online Air Suvidha portal (www.newdelhiairport.in) before the scheduled travel and will be required to declare their travel history (of past 14 days − Boarding is permitted only those passengers who have filled in the SDF on the Air Suvidha portal and uploaded the negative RT-PCR test report. − All the travellers arriving from/transiting through flights originating in United Kingdom, Europe or Middle East shall be mandatorily subjected to self-paid confirmatory molecular tests on arrival at the Indian airports concerned (port of entry). Entry made in the SDF regarding telephone number and address would be reconfirmed. − Keeping in mind the testing requirements for passengers from UK, Brazil and South Africa, who have to take connecting flights, transit time of a minimum 6-8 hours at the entry airport (in India) while booking the tickets for connecting flights. • Check -in would be permitted only to passenger who submits uploaded self-declaration form (SDF) and negative RT-PCR test report . All passengers MUST carry Two (2) physical print outs each of self-declaration form (SDF) and negative COVID- 19 RT-PCR report and present at the time of check in. The self-declaration form filled online shall be shown to the airport health staff on arrival • We have partnered with NMC Healthcare, Health Hub Al Futtaim and Zulekha Hospitals for passengers travelling from the UAE to India to take COVID-19 RT-PCR Test at a special rate by presenting air ticket and ID Proof. Travel Updates - United Arab Emirates (Dubai)- Page 02 Travel Criteria: For Passengers departing from India to Dubai • i. UAE nationals. • ii. ICA /GDRFA approved UAE residents. • iii. Any Indian national or national of Nepal or Bhutan destined for UAE or any country in South America or Africa only and holding a valid visa of the destination country. It would be for the airlines concerned to ensure that there is no travel restriction for Indian/Nepalese/Bhutanese nationals to enter the destination country before issue of ticket/boarding pass to the Indian/Nepalese/Bhutanese passenger. • Depending on your UAE visa, you need to apply to either the GDRFA or ICA for approval to return • UAE residents who have Dubai issued residence visa must obtain GDRFA approval https://smart.gdrfad.gov.ae/Smart_OTCServicesPortal/ReturnPermitService.aspx. Without approval to return to Dubai, you will not be accepted for travel. GDRFA approval is only for Dubai residence visa holders • Residents holding residence visa issued through any other emirate are required to upload their Emirates ID number, passport, and nationality on https://uaeentry.ica.gov.ae/ to verify the authenticity of their travel. If you get a message in Green then you can proceed with the completion of your travel procedures. Without approval to return to Dubai, you will not be accepted for travel. • If you hold a UAE resident visa and have stayed outside of the country for more than 180 days, you will be allowed to enter the UAE until 31 March 2021. • Tourists with valid visa are not required to get any approvals from GDRFA or ICA. Indian nationals who are intending to travel to Dubai on visit or tourist visa or desire to obtain visa on arrival are permitted to travel if they are in possession of a valid return ticket. The passengers must be holding valid return tickets and not necessarily a single / conjunction ticket. • Visitors and tourists must have valid medical insurance before departing for Dubai • Seamen shall be allowed to travel with all necessary documents such as passport, CDC booklet, Guarantee letter, Ok to Board Letter and should be in possession of valid 96Hrs transit visa. Seamen intending to travel beyond UAE are currently not permitted to travel on our flights • Passengers must carry a negative PCR certificate in printed form, from a government approved laboratory in India (ICMR) or a certified designated laboratory which is available on https ://www.icmr.gov.in/pdf/covid/labs/COVID_Testing_Labs_28092020.pdf or Pure Health approved laboratories https://screening.purehealth.ae/ • Effective from 31st January 2021 the following conditions must be met for all flights to/from DXB . UAE residents, GCC citizens & tourists arriving to Dubai From 31 January 2021, all passengers arriving into Dubai from any point of origin (GCC countries included) must hold a negative COVID 19 PCR test certificate for a test taken no more than 72 hours before departure. Passengers arriving into Dubai from certain countries will be required to take another PCR test on arrival at Dubai International airport. Children under the age of 12 and passengers who have a moderate or severe disability are exempt from this test. If travelling from one of the Countries listed below a second test will also occur upon arrival in Dubai: India and other countries - Angola, Guinea, Kenya, Somaliland, Tunisia, Djibouti, Iran, Lebanon, South Africa, Uganda, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, South Sudan, Zambia, Eritrea, Israel, Nigeria, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Syria, Ghana, Jordan, Senegal, Tanzania, Croatia, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Cyprus, Hungary, Montenegro, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Malta, Romania, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Nepal, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippine, Uzbekistan, Argentina, Brazil and Chile UAE Nationals from all countries arriving to Dubai All UAE Nationals are Not required to conduct PCR test before arriving at DXB. PCR Test on arrival only. Transit passengers from all countries arriving at Dubai All transiting passengers are not required to present a COVID 19 PCR test certificate unless it is mandated by their final destination or transiting from the 58 countries through Angola, Guinea, Kenya, Somaliland, Tunisia, Djibouti, Iran, Lebanon, South Africa, Uganda, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, South Sudan, Zambia, Eritrea, Israel, Nigeria, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Syria, Ghana, Jordan, Senegal, Tanzania, Croatia, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Cyprus, Hungary, Montenegro, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Malta, Romania, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Nepal, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippine, Uzbekistan, Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Travel Updates - United Arab Emirates (Dubai)- Page 03 • Suspension imposed on air transport services and/or inbound passenger movement to Dubai from South Africa, is extended for further period of fourteen (14) days effective from Friday 26th February 2021, 00:01LT. This decision does not apply to the members of the diplomatic missions , UAE nationals and those passengers exempted and/or granted permission to enter UAE by the appropriate authorities. In addition, please be advised that, this decision does not apply to freighter operation. • Suspension imposed on air transport services and/or inbound passenger movement to Dubai from Nigeria, is extended for further period of fourteen days (14 days), effective from 26th February 2021 / 00:01 LT. The above does not apply to the following Members of the diplomatic missions and Businessmen, they must present negative PCR test certificate from one of the (attached) authorized laboratories in Nigeria, UAE nationals. Passengers exempted and/or granted permission to enter UAE by the appropriate authorities and Freighter operation. • As per the advisory issued by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), the copy of the COVID-19 PCR test report submitted by passengers must have QR code linking to their original test report.