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DUBAI: Summer travel in the UAE is set to soar as federal restrictions are eased, students finish school, and tourists return to Dubai.

However, Dubai has its own crisis authority and immigration service, and different rules from the rest of the country.

Travel regulations were updated last Friday by the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA), the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

UAE residents and citizens can now travel to any destination as long as health and safety measures are met.

Before booking flights, Dubai residents traveling abroad this summer are being advised to apply to Dubai's immigration service, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA), for permission to leave, and also return to, the country.

Passengers flying with the Emirates airline will need to obtain a GDRFA number to book their outbound flight. Dubai visa-holders are not required by the emirate's government or airlines to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before flying.

This is the main difference between Dubai and federal rules, outlined by the NCEMA.

People living in Dubai but working on a visa from another emirate, must follow federal rules requiring them to gain travel approval via