New arrival rules at Indian airports from today: 10 points | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

  • Date: 23-Feb-2021
  • Source: The Daily Tribune - News of Bahrain
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New arrival rules at Indian airports from today: 10 points | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

With India witnessing a surge in the active coronavirus caseload over the past few days, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued new rules for international arrivals in India. The rules will come into effect from 11:59 pm on 22 February and will be in force till further orders. Here are the guidelines for international arrivals which will be effective from today.

Planning for travel

1) All international travellers will have to submit a self-declaration form (SDF) for Covid on the online Air Suvidha portal before their scheduled travel.

2) Travellers will also have to upload a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR report on the online portal of New Delhi airport with a declaration      form stating the authenticity of the report.

3) The test must be conducted 72 hours prior to the