Pre-travel PCR test mandatory for UAE, GCC citizens and visitors arriving in Dubai

Pre-travel PCR test mandatory for UAE, GCC citizens and visitors arriving in Dubai

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Dubai announced updates to emirate's travel protocols for inbound passengers, effective from Sunday, 31 January.

As part of the revised protocols, UAE residents, GCC citizens and visitors are required to do a PCR test prior to departure for Dubai irrespective of the country they are coming from.

The Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management has mandated that arrivals from certain countries (based on the pandemic situation in those countries) require an additional test on arrival in Dubai.

Protocols will remain the same for UAE citizens returning to the country from overseas, which exempt them from undergoing a PCR test prior to departure, regardless of the country they are coming from.

They will only be required to conduct a PCR test on arrival in Dubai.

The Committee has also decided to reduce the validity period of PCR tests from 96