Dubai is all set to welcome returning residents from Monday, citizens and residents permitted to travel overseas from 23 June 2020.
Under the directives of Sheikh Mohammed, and follow-up of Sheikh Hamdan, the Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management announced the new air travel protocols for Dubai citizens, residents and visitors.
Dubai will welcome tourists from 7 July 2020.
Tourists are required to present recent COVID-19 negative certificate or undergo testing at Dubai airports.
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
• Citizens and residents allowed to travel to any foreign destination, according to measures taken by countries regarding foreign arrivals.
• Travelers bear full responsibility for their actions and for checking the COVID-19 situation of the country they wish to visit, as well as self-monitoring any symptoms they may experience.
• Tourists given the option to show their PCR test results (valid for 96 hours) upon their arrival to Dubai or carry out a test at Dubai airports.
• All positive COVID-19 cases will be quarantined for 14 days, with travelers bearing the costs of treatment and isolation.
RETURN OF DUBAI RESIDENTS FROM TOMORROW JUNE 22, 2020
• Return approvals are carried out by Dubai’s General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs through a direct link with airlines.
• PCR tests are taken at Dubai airports.
• 14-day quarantine imposed for all positive COVID-19 cases.
DUBAI CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS ALLOWED TO TRAVEL ABROAD FROM JUNE 23, 2020
• Citizens and residents allowed to travel to foreign destinations, according to Dubai airports’ official flight schedules and subject to airports being operational at these destinations.
Health workers disinfect a metro station in Dubai.
• PCR tests at Dubai airports must be taken upon their return.
• 14-day quarantine imposed for all positive COVID-19 cases.
ENTRY OF VISITORS AND TOURISTS TO DUBAI FROM JULY 7, 2020
• Tourists and visitors allowed to enter, according to Dubai airports’ official flight schedules and subject to airports being operational at their departure destinations.
• Show their PCR test results (valid for 96 hours) upon their arrival to Dubai or carry out a test at Dubai airports.
• 14-day quarantine imposed for all positive COVID-19
Traveler responsibilities
CITIZENS, RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS
• Adhere to all official measures and requirements established by the Dubai Government and other countries before traveling and after returning to Dubai.
• Disclose any symptoms before traveling by filling in the form provided by airlines.
• Ensure you have international health insurance coverage before traveling.
A person oversees the thermal scanning of passengers at Dubai Airport.
• Citizens must notify UAE embassies if they are infected with COVID-19 while they are abroad.
• Residents and tourists will bear the costs of examination and treatment abroad, in the event they are infected with COVID-19.
• Take precautionary measures and self-monitor for any symptoms of COVID- 19.
PROCEDURES FOR RETURNING DUBAI RESIDENTS:
• Residents pre-book flights through official websites of airlines operating at Dubai airports.
• Dubai’s General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs organises the arrival of residents.
• Returning residents can fly on any of the airlines that have approved flights to Dubai airports.
• Residents sign a declaration stating their commitment to bear the costs of examination and treatment in the event of contracting COVID-19.
• Arrivals must complete Health Declaration Form before leaving their destination to ensure that they are clear of any symptoms.
• All arrivals must register their details on the COVID-19 DXB app.
TRAVEL PROCEDURES FROM COUNTRY OF DEPARTURE:
PCR test not required
• No PCR test required before departure
• Fill out the Health Declaration Form before departure and sign the costs declaration
• Airlines have the right to deny travelers if they display any symptoms of COVID-19
ARRIVAL PROCEDURES AT DUBAI AIRPORTS:
PCR test required
• PCR test taken upon arrival at Dubai airports
• Ensure arrivals download COVID-19 DXB app
PROCEDURES FOR LEAVING THE AIRPORT:
• Residents must stay home until their PCR test results come out.
• Obligation to abide by 14-day quarantine for positive COVID-19 cases.
Visitors can access the beach with precautionary measures.
• Home quarantine possible if the conditions of quarantine are met, according to official guidelines from the COVID-19 Command and Control Centre.
• Residents who test positive for COVID-19 and are home- sharing or live in high-density housing, will be required to be isolated at a facility. Their employer should provide the quarantine facility in accordance with COVID-19 Command and Control Centre guidelines or choose a quarantine facility provided by the government in return for bearing the costs involved.
• Compliance with all precautionary measures applied in Dubai (wearing masks, maintaining 2m social distance and washing hands regularly)
FOR RETURNING RESIDENTS TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19:
Strict compliance with the procedures set out for positive cases by the COVID-19 Command and Control Centre, including institutional quarantine, home quarantine or hospitalisation.
FOR RETURNING RESIDENTS TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19:
Strict compliance with the procedures set out for positive cases by the COVID-19 Command and Control Centre, including institutional quarantine, home quarantine or hospitalisation.
DEPARTURE PROCEDURES:
• Comply with the official procedures established by the destination country regarding testing and quarantine.
• Complete Health Declaration Form before departing to destination.
• Airlines have the right to deny travelers if they display any symptoms of COVID-19.
PROCEDURES AT TRAVEL DESTINATION:
• Comply with the official procedures established by the destination country regarding testing and quarantine.
PROCEDURES UPON RETURNING TO DUBAI:
PCR test required
• PCR test taken upon arrival at Dubai airports.
• Residents must stay home until their PCR test results come out.
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