Expo 2020 participants and exhibitors will be allowed to fly into UAE, says aviation regulator

Expo 2020 participants and exhibitors will be allowed to fly into UAE, says aviation regulator

Dubai: Expo 2020 participants, exhibitors and personnel sponsored by the event's organizers will be eligible to enter the country, according to the UAE's aviation regulator. Who else is allowed for Expo? * Citizens of the UAE and their first degree relatives; * Diplomatic personnel between the UAE and applicable countries, including administrative workers in the embassies of the UAE in these countries and the embassies of the applicable countries; * Official delegations, subject to obtaining prior approval; * UAE residents with gold or silver residency permit; * Crews of cargo flights and transit flights of foreign companies, provided that they hold a valid PCR test; * Businessmen and businesswomen provided they hold an approval from: General Authority for the Security of Ports, Borders and Free Zones, and heads of higher committees of the emergency, crisis and disaster management teams of the concerned emirate; and * Employees belonging to vital functions according to the classification of the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship.