It is the airline’s responsibility to ensure that a passenger is having a valid GDRFA approval, not their vaccination status. So GDRFA approval is must
Following UAE’s ease in travel restriction for flights from India, a large number of Non-Resident-Indians (NRIs) have started going back to UAE to resume their jobs or business deals.
Three important documents should be ready for travel: A GDRFA approval, negative RT-PCR test result taken 48 hours before departure, and a rapid PCR test result from the airport
It is pertinent, however, to take note of travel protocols before starting the journey.
- Dubai residence visa holders can travel from India to Dubai if they have approval from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA). This is besides negative Covid-19 test results.
- After easing in travel restrictions, Resident visa holders stranded in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria, and Uganda can enter Dubai.
- According to Emirates Airline support service, travellers must have a negative result of a PCR test taken within 48 hours of departure and a negative Rapid PCR test result taken four hours before travel.
- Three important documents should be ready for travel: A GDRFA approval, negative RT-PCR test result taken 48 hours before departure, and a rapid PCR test result from the airport.
- It is the airline’s responsibility to ensure that a passenger has a valid GDRFA approval, not their vaccination status. So GDRFA approval is a must.
- Non-Resident-Indians (NRIs) having Dubai resident visas can now fly back from nine Indian cities via budget carrier flydubai.
- Travellers can plan a journey from Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Mumbai and Thiruvanthapuram. Other airports are yet to resume flight operation for UAE.
- Only fully vaccinated individuals will be allowed to enter UAE after a minimum of 14 days has passed after the final dose.
- Four hours before boarding a flight, the passengers must undergo a fresh Covid-19 test (rapid PCR, RT PCR, ID NOW or molecular) and a second PCR test upon arrival in Dubai. Children under the age of 12 are exempted from the vaccination and testing rules.
