Travel requirements by destination

All passengers above the age of 8 years old are required to hold a negative COVID-19 PCR test conducted maximum 96 hours prior to departure.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai.(Opens page in the same tab)

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

There are changes to the COVID-19 testing requirements.

Fully vaccinated passengers who received the last required dose of a vaccine not more than 9 months before travel are allowed to enter Algeria without a pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test.

Non-vaccinated or partially vaccinated passengers must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate for a test taken not more than 72 hours before departure. The test certificate must be in Arabic, English or French.

COVID-19 antigen testing on arrival in Algeria is no longer required. 

Children below 12 years old are exempt from the vaccination and PCR testing requirements

Passengers are required to complete a medical form(Opens a PDF in a new tab)

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT-PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to the COVID-19 quarantine rules and travel eligibility restrictions have been lifted.

All passengers, travelling to Angola must be tested, including children and infants.

In order to board international flights to Angola, it is mandatory to present a molecular based RT-PCR COVID-19 test with a negative result. Testing must be carried out in the 72 hours prior to departure.

All passengers will also be tested (Rapid Test for COVID-19) on arrival at 04 Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda. This test is compulsory and will be conducted free of charge.

Travellers are encouraged to carry a valid vaccination certificate with a QR code that shows they have been fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by WHO. 

All Angolan citizens or passport holders 18 years old and above must have a vaccination certificate to travel from Angola must have a vaccination certificate.

Any passenger who tests positive on arrival is subject to the relevant health authorities who will determine the required quarantine measures.

All Angolan citizens / passport holders 18 years old and above travelling from Angola must have a vaccination certificate.

While not mandatory, it is recommended that passengers departing from Angola also take an RT-PCR test before departure.

For those countries that require it, passengers should please check & request from the clinic a RT PCR Test Certificate with QR code at the time of the test.

Passengers must make sure to complete the entry or transit requirements of their destination and carry the correct documents for travel. When in doubt, passengers should contact the nearest embassy/consulate for the latest information and requirements. 

Passengers must check if their destination requires their pre-departure COVID-19 test certificate to have a QR code and request this at the facility at the time of testing.

Check in time opens at 14:15 local time in Luanda:

• For passengers travelling to the USA, check in closes 2 hours before departure
• For all other passengers, check in closes 90 minutes before departure

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT-PCR test.

Passengers must check if their destination requires their pre-departure COVID-19 test certificate to have a QR code and request this at the facility at the time of testing.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

Check the details here when leaving or coming to Australia(Opens an external website in a new tab)

If you are booked to travel to or from Australia on flights operated by Qantas(Opens an external website in a new tab), Jetstar(Opens an external website in a new tab) or Jetstar Asia, or on Qantas or Jetstar flights within Australia, full lists of travel requirements can be found on their websites.

Please note the eligibility requirements are subject to change by the Australian federal and state governments. All other conditions of entry as set by governments must be adhered to.

Please visit the relevant State Government Website for more details:

• NSW State Government(Opens an external website in a new tab)
• Queensland State Government(Opens an external website in a new tab)
• Victorian State Government(Opens an external website in a new tab)
• Perth State Government(Opens an external website in a new tab)

From 18 April 2022, passengers will no longer be required to take a COVID-19 test before departure to enter Australia.

Most states and territories require you to take a COVID-19 test soon after arriving. For more information see State and territory arrival requirements(Opens an external website in a new tab).

If you have flights booked with Emirates but you are not fully vaccinated with a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved or TGA recognised vaccine, and you are not in a medical exemption for contraindication category, or exempt from travel restrictions(Opens an external website in a new tab), you may not be allowed to travel to Australia until you are fully vaccinated, subject to current requirements. For more information on vaccine requirements in Australia, please check the current restrictions(Opens an external website in a new tab)regularly before booking your flight.

Seven days must have passed since the last required dose of a vaccine was administered for you to be considered fully vaccinated. Mixed doses count towards being fully vaccinated provided all vaccines are approved or recognised by the TGA.

Australian citizens or permanent residents travelling to Australia who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons should check the quarantine requirements(Opens an external website in a new tab) in the state or territory they are travelling to. Proof of medical exemption must be presented at the time of check in at the airport, and must be uploaded to your Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD) before you travel. 

For more details about Medical exemptions from vaccination, please check the official website(Opens an external website in a new tab)

Passengers are permitted to enter Australia without seeking an individual travel exemption if you are in an exempt category(Opens an external website in a new tab), which includes:

• An Australian citizen or permanent resident and their immediate family members
• A New Zealand citizen usually resident in Australia and their immediate family members
• Passengers transiting through Australia for under 72 hours
• A fully vaccinated visa holder (including Bridging, Visitor and any other visa types that allow travel to Australia).
• Immediate family members(Opens an external website in a new tab) will need to have their relationship confirmed before travel.

If you're a temporary visa holder who does not meet Australia’s definition of fully vaccinated, you must apply for and be approved a travel exemption(Opens an external website in a new tab) before you can enter Australia. For more details about the exemption category, please check the official government website(Opens an external website in a new tab).

Passengers vaccinated in Australia must prove their vaccination history by presenting an Australian government issued International COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate (ICVC) at check-in.

Passengers can request their ICVC through an Australian Medicare online account in myGov, or the Express Plus Medicare app.

Passengers without access to these online options can visit a Services Australia services centre or contact the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) on 1800 653 809.

Passengers vaccinated overseas who are travelling to Australia may or may not have access to an Australian government issued ICVC. If not, they will need to present a foreign issued vaccination certificate that shows the passenger is fully vaccinated with a TGA approved or TGA recognised vaccine.

Passengers travelling to Australia who present a foreign vaccination certificate will also have to make a legally binding attestation in their Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD) that their certificate is true and that they are fully vaccinated.

Children who arrive in Australia will be considered unvaccinated if they are:

• aged 12-17 years inclusive and have not received any COVID-19 vaccination
• aged 12-17 years inclusive and have only been partially vaccinated with a recognised COVID-19 vaccine
• aged 12-17 years inclusive and have been partially or fully vaccinated with a non recognised COVID-19 vaccine

Where an unvaccinated child aged 12-17 years inclusive is travelling with parents or guardians who are all fully vaccinated, the entire family will be able to travel to Australia without quarantine. If the accompanying parents or guardians are not fully vaccinated or are not in the exempt category, the children will not be able to travel on Emirates until all the accompanying travellers are fully vaccinated. Please contact Emirates or your travel agent to rebook your flight. For more guidance, please check the official website(Opens an external website in a new tab).

All passengers arriving in Australia must complete a Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD) up to seven days before travelling to Australia.

Passengers can complete the DPD by downloading the free mobile Digital Passenger Declaration app from the App Store (Apple)(Opens an external website in a new tab) or Google Play store (Android)(Opens an external website in a new tab).

Passengers are strongly encouraged to complete all parts of the DPD in full before checking in to their flight. The DPD requests critical health and travel information. It is important that you enter your vaccination (all doses) information and have evidence that you have done this.

Passengers who do not complete a DPD in full will face unnecessary delays when arriving in Australia.

For more information visit here(Opens an external website in a new tab).

Some Australian states also require separate border declaration forms. Refer to state and territory government websites for more information.

For quarantine requirements, please visit the relevant State Government Website for more details:

NSW State Government(Opens an external website in a new tab)

Queensland State Government(Opens an external website in a new tab)

Victorian State Government(Opens an external website in a new tab)

Perth State Government(Opens an external website in a new tab)

Unvaccinated returning Australians will be required to complete 7 days of hotel quarantine in Perth. Please click here(Opens an external website in a new tab) for more information.

Passengers travelling to Australia must wear a mask for the duration of the flight and in Australian airports. Passengers should also wear masks in the airport prior to boarding. Information on passengers who are exempt from the mask wearing requirement can be found here(Opens an external website in a new tab).

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are no longer any COVID 19 entry restrictions for travel to Austria. Passengers are no longer required to hold a COVID 19 vaccination certificate or a COVID 19 test result to enter the country. Quarantine restrictions have also been lifted.

At the airport and on board of public transport a FFP2-mask without exhalation valve or a mask with at least equivalent standardized standard must be worn. The wearing of a mask does not apply to children up to the age of 6 and to persons who cannot be expected to wear the mask for health reasons.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are no longer any COVID-19 entry restrictions for travel to Bahrain. This includes requirements for testing, vaccination, quarantine and entry forms.

Visa on arrival facility is reintroduced for citizens of eligible countries. To check if you are eligible for a visa on arrival or apply for an eVisa, please visit the Bahrain eVisa System(Opens an external website in a new tab).

Passengers who are travelling on official government business are exempted from all COVID-19 related entry protocols, including but not limited to pre-departure testing, arrival testing and quarantine.

All updated entry procedures for the Kingdom of Bahrain can be viewed on the Ministry of Health website(Opens an external website in a new tab).

All passengers regardless of vaccination and recovery status are not required to present a negative PCR test certificate before departure.

Effective 20 February 2022, all arriving in the kingdom of Bahrain do not need to conduct a PCR test upon arrival.

Effective 20 February 2022, the Kingdom of Bahrain lifts all quarantine restrictions for arriving passengers.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are updates to travel eligibility.

Visa on arrival services for nationals of the following countries are now available at Shahjalal Internation Airport in Dhaka:

• United States of America
• Canada
• All GCC countries
• All European countries
• Australia
• New Zealand
• Russian Federation
• China
• Japan
• Singapore
• Malaysia
• South Korea
• Egypt
• Turkey
• Brunei

Read through the guideline for all arriving passengers on the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh portal(Opens an external website in a new tab).

Passengers who are not fully vaccinated must have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test certificate for a test taken within 72 hours before departure.

Children below 12 years old are exempt from the COVID 19 PCR test requirement but must follow the requirements that apply to their accompanying family members.

Please refer to the Vaccination requirements section for more details.

Vaccinated passengers

Travellers who have received the required doses (single/double dose) of a WHO approved COVID-19 vaccine and carry a valid vaccination certificate are not required to present a pre-departure COVID-19 test certificate to enter Bangladesh.

Unvaccinated passengers

Travellers who have not received the required doses (single/double dose) of a COVID-19 vaccine must present a COVID-19 RT-PCR test certificate for a test taken within 72 hours before departure.

From 25 April 2022 until further notice:

Passengers travelling to Bangladesh must complete the Health Declaration Form (HDF) online(Opens an external website in a new tab) within 3 days before departure and present the printed form with a QR code at check-in.

Connecting passengers who leave the airport during their transit period must have a new HDF filled up before their next check-in.

Passengers who present COVID-19 symptoms at the airport must contact the health desk before proceeding to Immigration.

Passengers must follow the COVID-19 PCR testing requirements of their destination and present the test result certificate at check in. The COVID-19 PCR test certificate must be issued by approved hospitals or organisations(Opens a PDF in a new tab).

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to travel eligibility and the COVID-19 testing and vaccination requirements.

Citizens and residents of EU or Schengen Member State

All passengers 12 years old and above, except for passengers whose main residence is in Belgium, must present one of the following documents to be accepted for travel to Belgium:

• A valid vaccination certificate that states the passenger has been fully vaccinated at least 14 days before travel
• A recovery certificate
• A negative COVID-19 test certificate - only PCR tests taken less than 72 hours or antigen tests taken less than 24 hours before departure will be accepted

Citizens and residents of countries outside the EU/Schengen zone

Vaccinated passengers will be accepted for non-essential travel to Belgium provided they present a valid vaccination certificate that states they have been fully vaccinated at least 14 days before travel.

Unvaccinated passengers will be accepted for essential travel only, subject to certain conditions. Please refer to the official website(Opens an external website in a new tab)for more information.

All passengers 12 years old and above, except for passengers whose main residence is in Belgium, must present one of the following documents to be accepted for travel to Belgium:

• A valid vaccination certificate that states the passenger has been fully vaccinated at least 14 days before travel
• A recovery certificate
• A negative COVID-19 test certificate - only PCR tests taken less than 72 hours or antigen tests taken less than 24 hours before departure will be accepted

Children below 12 years who are travelling accompanied by an adult are exempt from the requirements.

Passengers who have been in a high-risk country in the last 14 days will not be accepted for travel to Belgium except for essential reasons(Opens an external website in a new tab).

Only vaccinated passengers who are not citizens or residents of an EU or Schengen member state, or whose main residence is on the white list(Opens an external website in a new tab) will be accepted for essential travel to Belgium.

Travel from the UAE to Belgium

Belgian residents travelling from the UAE are not required to present a vaccine certificate, take a pre-departure COVID-19 test, or undergo quarantine.

Passengers travelling from the UAE who are Non-Belgium residents must present one of the following documents:

• Vaccination certificate
• COVID-19 PCR test certificate for a test taken 72 hours before departure or a rapid antigen test taken not more than 24 hours before arrival
• Recovery certificate

Passengers who are presenting a COVID-19 test certificate for travel to Belgium must take a PCR test not more than 72 hours before departure or rapid antigen test (RAT) not more than 24 hours before departure.

A vaccination certificate proves that you have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. You are fully vaccinated 2 weeks after your last vaccination dose and if the vaccine is EMA-certified or Covishield (Opens an external website in a new tab).

Vaccination certificates from non-EU countries(Opens an external website in a new tab) will also be accepted in Belgium under certain conditions, pending their equivalence agreement with the EU. The vaccination certificate (stating complete vaccination - 1/1 dose for Johnson&Johnson, 2/2 doses for Moderna, Pfizer and AstraZeneca) is valid for 270 days (9 months). For passengers who have received a booster dose, their vaccination certificate will remain valid indefinitely.

Passenger Locator Form

All passengers travelling to and through Belgium from a third country outside the white list https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/colour-codes-by-country/(Opens an external website in a new tab) must complete an e-PLF(Opens an external website in a new tab) as early as 180 days before their scheduled departure regardless of their nationality, and present the QR code receipt at check in.

There are three types of certificates accepted for travel to Belgium:

• A vaccination certificate proves that you have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For one-dose vaccines, the certificate will be considered valid if two weeks have passed since the vaccine was administered. The vaccine must be EMA-certified or Covishield.
  Please refer to the list of recognised vaccines(Opens an external website in a new tab).
  From 1 September, vaccination certificates from non-EU countries(Opens an external website in a new tab) will also be accepted in Belgium under certain conditions
• A recovery certificate shows that you have recovered from COVID-19. This certificate is considered valid from 11 to 180 days after the positive test. From 1 March, the recovery certificate will expire after 150 days, instead of 180 days.
• A COVID-19 test certificate is proof that you have taken a PCR test not more than 72 hours or an RAT not more than 24 hours before departure and the result is negative.

Important: non-essential travel to countries outside the EU is strongly discouraged for unvaccinated travellers. For more information please refer to the Belgian Government website(Opens an external website in a new tab).

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to the COVID-19 testing requirements and required documents.

From 1 April 2022, fully vaccinated passengers with proof of vaccination will no longer be required to complete the Travellers Health Declaration (DSV) or test for COVID 19 to be accepted for travel to Brazil.

Passengers who are not required to present proof of vaccination must take a COVID-19 RT PCR test within 24 hours before departure from the first embarkation point; or a COVID-19 antigen test at most 24 hours before departure from the first embarkation point. The negative COVID-19 RT PCR or antigen test result must be presented at check in to be accepted on the flight. The test result must be in English, Portuguese or Spanish.

International transit passengers must follow the rules of their final destination.

Passengers who have been infected with COVID-19 in the last 90 days, counted from the date that symptoms were first detected, who are asymptomatic but still test positive during RT-PCR testing will be accepted for travel provided they present the following documents:

• Two positive COVID-19 RT-PCR test results, with an interval of at least fourteen days, the second one taken not more than one day before boarding
• Medical certificate that must contain the signature of the responsible physician and declare that the individual is asymptomatic and able to travel, including the date of travel

Exemptions:

Children below 12 years old who are travelling accompanied are exempt from presenting a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR or antigen test result, provided that all companions present vaccination certificates or negative COVID-19 RT-PCR or antigen test results.

Children 2 to 12 years old who are travelling unaccompanied must present a negative COVID-19 result for an RT-PCR or antigen test taken one day before the moment of boarding.

Travellers must present printed or electronic proof of vaccination with a vaccine approved by the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) or by the World Health Organization or by the authorities of their departure country at check in, and at least 14 days must have passed since they received the last required dose.

Passengers 12 years old and above must present proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

Exemptions:

• Children below 12 years old, travelling accompanied
• Passengers with a health condition that contraindicates vaccination, provided that it is certified by a medical report
• Passengers not eligible for vaccination due to age, according to criteria defined by the Ministry of Health in the National Plan for the Operationalization of Vaccination against COVID-19 and published on the Ministry of Health website
• Passengers holding special approval from the Brazilian Government due to humanitarian issues
• Passengers from countries with low vaccination coverage, as disclosed by the Ministry of Health on its website(Opens an external website in a new tab)

• Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Benin, Burkina-Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Kenya, Kiribati, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Iran, Uganda, Tanzania, Vanuatu, Yemen and Zambia
  The list of countries are subject to change. Please refer to the Ministry of Health website(Opens an external website in a new tab) for the latest information.

• Brazilians and foreigners residing in Brazilian territory who are not fully vaccinated.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to travel eligibility and the rules for travel from Canada.

All fully vaccinated foreign nationals are eligible to enter Canada by air for discretionary travel, as long as all other entry requirements are met. ArriveCan(Opens an external website in a new tab) must be completed prior to boarding a flight to Canada and the receipt must be presented at check in

Before you travel, please ensure you understand the requirements for travel to Canada(Opens an external website in a new tab).

All passengers may be subject to COVID-19 safety measures implemented by the local authority of their destination or by the federal government. Passengers may be fined if they provide confirmation that they know to be false or misleading.

All passengers may be required to present a suitable quarantine plan or their contact information and may be fined for not doing so.

Passengers are to present information related to their COVID-19 vaccination and evidence of COVID-19 vaccination at check in or on arrival in Canada. Passengers may be denied permission to board the aircraft and may be liable to a fine if they don’t do so.

Passengers may be denied permission to board the aircraft if:

• they present a fever and a cough or a fever and breathing difficulties, unless they provide a medical certificate certifying that their symptoms are not related to COVID-19
• they have or suspect they have COVID-19
• they have been denied permission to board an aircraft in the previous 14 days for a medical reason related to COVID-19; or
• in the case of a flight departing from Canada, they are the subject of a mandatory quarantine order as a result of recent travel or as a result of a local or provincial public health order

Passengers may be liable to a monetary penalty if they provide answers, with respect to the health check or a confirmation, that they know to be false or misleading.

For further information on the latest updates please refer to the News Release.

From 1 April 2022, fully vaccinated travellers will no longer be required to present a pre-departure COVID-19 test certificate to enter Canada.

Travellers arriving in Canada from any country, who qualify as fully vaccinated(Opens an external website in a new tab), will be randomly selected for arrival testing. Selected travellers will not be required to quarantine while awaiting their test result.

• Children under 12 years old who are travelling with fully vaccinated adults are exempt from quarantine and other restrictions. For example, they no longer need to wait 14 days before attending school, camp or day care. 
• Unvaccinated travellers must undergo testing on arrival and on day 8 of a mandatory 14-day quarantine. 
• Unvaccinated foreign nationals will not be permitted to enter Canada unless they meet one of the few exemptions.

All unvaccinated travellers 5 years old or older travelling to Canada by air must provide proof of one of the following accepted types of test results: 

• A COVID-19 rapid antigen test result (taken the day before their scheduled flight or arrival) or
• a molecular test result (taken not more than 72 hours before their scheduled flight) to meet pre-entry requirements. The rapid antigen test must be conducted by at a laboratory, healthcare entity or telehealth service. Home self-tests will not be accepted for travel.

Passengers may be denied permission to board the aircraft if they are unable to provide evidence that they received a result for a COVID-19 molecular test or a rapid antigen test.

Refer to this link(Opens an external website in a new tab) for information on accepted COVID-19 tests.

The 72-hour timeline is from the date the test is taken, and not when the result is issued and is applicable from the time of departure to Canada and not the first point of departure.

Passengers who have previously tested positive for COVID-19 are required to provide proof of a positive COVID-19 molecular test conducted between 14 and 180 days prior to departure, instead of a negative COVID-19 molecular test. A positive COVID-19 test issued within 11 days and 180 days of departure from India will not be accepted.

Children who are younger than 5 years old are not required to test, regardless of their vaccination status.

Passengers are considered fully vaccinated if they meet the below conditions:

• They have received the full series of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine or a combination of accepted vaccines.
• They received the last required dose at least 14 days prior to entering Canada

Please refer to the official government website(Opens an external website in a new tab) for further information on entry requirements for fully vaccinated passengers.

All travellers must submit their information to ArriveCAN within 72 hours before arrival in Canada, including their contact information, quarantine plan, vaccination information and a COVID-19 symptom self assessment.

Download the ArriveCAN app here(Opens an external website in a new tab) .

Please note that foreign nationals seeking to board a flight to Canada who are fully vaccinated but show an ArriveCAN receipt without an “I” or “V” should resubmit their ArriveCAN submission with two images of their vaccination certificate/record and select “discretionary/optional travel by fully vaccinated foreign national(s)” as the purpose of travel.

Passengers who do not meet the requirements to be considered as fully vaccinated travellers must be prepared to quarantine for 14 days.

If you're travelling to or transiting through Dubai, please check the travel requirements for Dubai, the requirements of your final destination, and the departure requirements below set by the Canadian government.

All flight passengers, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask throughout their journey.

Effective 30 November, travellers 12 years old and older departing from Canadian airports must be fully vaccinated in order to travel.

To board your flight, all passengers 12 years old or older must:

• Be fully vaccinated with accepted vaccines(Opens an external website in a new tab)
• Be ready at any point in your journey to show official proof of vaccination(Opens an external website in a new tab)
• Have received the second dose of the vaccine at least 14 full days before the day of travel

Exceptions are:

• Medical inability to be vaccinated(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• Essential medical services and treatment(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• Sincere religious belief(Opens a PDF in a new tab) (foreign nationals are not eligible for temporary exemptions due to sincere religious belief)
• Emergency and urgent travel (including for urgent medical reasons)
• Download the exemption form to be completed by an authorised medical practitioner and email to ekcanada.salessupport@emirates.com 3 weeks before your travel. A medical note or letter issued by a medical doctor/nurse practitioner in a country other than Canada will not be accepted for outbound travel.

Read the Federal Vaccination Mandate – Exemption.(Opens a PDF in a new tab)

Foreign nationals who don’t qualify as fully vaccinated and who don’t permanently reside in Canada will be allowed to depart Canada up until 31 August 2022. They must also show proof of a valid COVID-19 test result at the time of boarding. After 31 August, foreign nationals will need to be fully vaccinated in order to board a flight or train to depart Canada.

All travellers are strongly advised to make plans to get vaccinated as soon as they can in order to travel freely in and outside the country.

Please refer to the official website(Opens an external website in a new tab) for further information on departure flights from Canada.

The vaccination requirements apply to all travellers from 12 years, four months old, who are air passengers flying on domestic, trans‑border or international flights departing from most airports in Canada. Please visit the Government of Canada website(Opens an external website in a new tab) for detailed information.

COVID-19 PCR testing can now be done at a designated facility “Switch Health”, which promises a quick return of the test results as well as an applicable discount for Emirates passengers using EMIRATES SH code. Click here for FAQ’s and refer to the official website to get more details and make an appointment. Emirates passengers can now take their COVID-19 PCR tests at Marine Medical USA at a special discount using the EMIRATES NA. Visit the official website for more details and to book an appointment.

Emirates customers may avail a special PCR testing rate at Meira Care(Opens an external website in a new tab) using the special discount code EK242.

Clicking on the link will take you to a site outside the Emirates network. Emirates is not responsible for the content of this site, including any products and services offered, and emirates.com privacy and accessibility policies don't apply.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

Chinese nationals:

• Only those who present Green Health QR codes with an “HS” mark issued by Chinese Embassy or Consulate in UAE are allowed to check-in/board. Refer “Important notice” in the link for latest updated information Link to Chinese Consulate(Opens an external website in a new tab)
• All passengers must upload negative tests result through Wechat Health Code Program(Opens a PDF in a new tab) within 24 hours after certificates are issued.

Foreign nationals:

• Only those who present Green Health QR code with an “HDC” mark issued by Chinese Embassy or Consulate in UAE are allowed to check-in/board. Refer “Important notice” in the link for latest updated information Link to Chinese Consulate(Opens an external website in a new tab)
• The HS/ CHD (Certified Health Declaration Form) issued by Chinese Consulate in UAE within its validity period must be presented at check-in.

Foreign nationals:

Holding visas or residence permits still valid effective from 00:00 local time, 28 March 2020, including APEC Business Travel Cards, are temporarily suspended entry into mainland China.

Effective 28 September 2020, passengers with a residence permit issued by China (People's Rep.) with the purpose “work”, “personal matters” and “reunion” are allowed to enter.

Residence Permits issued for “students” and “journalists” are not allowed to enter.

The following visa policies are suspended as well: 24/72/144-hour-visa-free transit policy, Hainan 30-day visa-free policy, 15-day visa-free policy specified for foreign cruise/group tours through Shanghai Port, Guangdong 144 hour visa free policy specified for foreign tour groups from Hong Kong or Macao SAR, and Guangxi 15-day visa-free policy-specified for foreign tour groups of ASEAN countries.

Entry with diplomatic, service, courtesy or C visas will not be affected.

Entry by foreign nationals with visas/resident permits issued after 00:00 GMT 27 March 2020 will not be affected.

Foreign nationals with permanent residence cards (ZHONG GUO LV KA or China Green Cards) will not be affected.

Foreign nationals under the List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption between the People’s Republic of China and Foreign Countries(Opens an external website in a new tab) will not be affected.

Transiting to China via UAE on Emirates is not allowed.

• Transiting to China via a third country on Emirates to other airlines is not allowed. Passengers must break their journey at the last port of entry into China.
• Transiting to China via UAE on other airlines to Emirates is not allowed.
• Through check-in and tagging of bags from point of origin to any destination in China is not allowed. Passengers have to break their journey at each transit point.
• The Chinese embassy in the UAE will in principle no longer accept applications for health codes and health status declarations for passengers transiting to China via a third country after 18 November 2020.

Departures from Dubai

If you are travelling to China, you are required to take a double COVID-19 PCR test and antibody blood IgM test before departure. You will also need to self‑quarantine for 14 days before your flight’s scheduled departure.

All passengers, except children below the age of 1, must report to the Dubai Airport Terminal 3, Car Park check-in area between 1800 and 1900hrs (Dubai local time) to undergo an additional RT-PCR test 8 hours before flight departure. Passengers must remain at the Car Park check-in area to await the results. Once an SMS is received with a negative test result, please make sure to collect a printed copy of your RT-PCR PCR test certificate and proceed to the check-in counter in the same area. 

Please check the latest requirements for travel from the UAE to China under “Important Notice” on the Chinese Consulate website(Opens an external website in a new tab). Passengers must apply for a green health code with an “HS” (health status) statement.

All passengers (Chinese and foreign nationals) must complete the China Customs Health Declaration via the China Customs app(Opens a PDF in a new tab), WeChat app(Opens a PDF in a new tab) or online(Opens an external website in a new tab) as applicable. At check-in, passengers must present the QR code as proof that they have submitted the personal health declaration form. Printed forms will not be accepted.

QR Code

The Customs Health Declaration QR code is valid for 24 hours before arrival in China.

• Seat number is mandatory and must be added to the Customs Health Declaration form after check-in.
• The new QR code must be presented at the boarding gate after the seat number is updated in the Customs Health Declaration form.

Required apps

• For Chinese nationals: WeChat(Opens a PDF in a new tab)/ Customs declaration app(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• Foreign nationals: Customs declaration app(Opens a PDF in a new tab) or website(Opens an external website in a new tab)

All passengers arriving in Guangzhou must undergo a Nucleic Acid Test (NAT) and a 14-day quarantine in designated facilities for medical observation at the passenger’s own expense. This will be followed by additional 7 days of mandatory home quarantine.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

From 7 March 2022, fully vaccinated passengers are not required to take a pre departure COVID 19 test for travel to Cote d’Ivoire.

Passengers who are not fully vaccinated, except children under below 12 years old, travelling to Abidjan from any country must have a valid printed negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate for a test taken not more than 72 hours before arrival. A certificate from any government approved laboratory is acceptable.

All arriving passengers are required to undergo a free COVID-19 antigen testing upon arrival.

All departing passengers who require a COVID-19 PCR test for their final destination must conduct the test at a government designated laboratory. From 20 September 2021 the COVID‑19 PCR certificate must include a QR code.

The COVID-19 test cost is 25,000 FCFA payable online.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

Passengers travelling from Abidjan must take the required pre-departure tests at designated testing centres approved by Institute Pasteur.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

From 18 April 2022, travel eligibility and requirements will depend on passengers’ vaccination and/or recovery status.

From 18 April 2022, travel to Cyprus will be open for vaccinated, recovered and unvaccinated passengers. Please check the COVID-19 testing and vaccination requirements sections for more detailed information.

All passengers may be subject to random RT-PCR, rapid antigen testing or both on arrival. Passengers wo refuse to take an on-arrival test will be subject to a 10-day institutional quarantine at their own cost. Passengers can be released earlier if they take a COVID-19 test during the quarantine period, also at their own cost. 

The following rules apply to passengers who have not been vaccinated or do not hold a valid vaccination or recovery certificate: 

Passengers under this category, regardless of nationality, will be accepted for travel to Cyprus with a negative COVID-19 test certificate for an RT-PCR test taken not more than 72 hours or an rapid antigen test taken not more than 24 hours before departure. Passengers must be able to present a printed or digital copy of the test certificate. 

Persons below 12 years old are not required to take a pre-departure COVID-19 test. 

Self-test results will not be accepted for travel.

Rules for vaccinated or recovered passengers: 

Vaccinated or recovered passengers, regardless of nationality, will be able to travel to Cyprus from any country without taking a pre-departure COVID-19 test provided they present a digital European COVID-19 Certificate of vaccination or recovery, or its equivalent from competent authorities of third countries. 

The vaccination certificate is considered acceptable only if all the following conditions are met: 

• It has been issued by the public authorities of their country 
• The vaccine administered was one of the following: Johnson &Johnson/Janssen, AstraZeneca, Vaxzervia, COVISHIELD, SKBio, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac), Sinopharm (BBIBPCOVID-19), CovaVax, Sinovac (CoronaVac), Covaxin, Sputnik Light (only as booster dose in basic vaccination scheme) and Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19. 

Passengers 18 years old and above must have received a booster or third dose of a two-dose vaccine or a second dose of a single-dose vaccine if more than 9 months have passed since they received the last required dose of an accepted vaccine. 

Passengers below 18 years old are considered fully vaccinated if they have received 2 doses of a two-dose vaccine or 1 dose of a single-dose vaccine. Passengers who have received two doses of a two-dose vaccine may travel to Cyprus immediately. 

Passengers who have received the single-dose Johnson &Johnson/Janssen vaccine must wait at least 14 days before travelling to Cyprus. 

The digital European Certificate of Recovery, or its equivalent from third countries, will be accepted for travel subject to the following conditions: 

• It has been issued by the public authorities of the country 
• Not more than 180 days have passed since the passenger’s first positive result 

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

From 9 April 2022, there are no longer any COVID-19 entry restrictions for travel to Czech Republic. This includes requirements for testing, vaccination, quarantine and entry forms.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are no longer any COVID-19 entry restrictions for travel to Denmark. Passengers are no longer required to hold a COVID-19 vaccination certificate or a COVID-19 test result to enter the country. Quarantine restrictions have also been lifted.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

Follow the latest travel advice for residents travelling to and from Dubai(Opens page in the same tab). The information changes frequently so please check back before you travel.

Follow the latest travel advice for tourists travelling to, through and from Dubai(Opens page in the same tab). The information changes frequently so please check back before you travel.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you’re travelling to Egypt, you will need to have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate or a negative COVID-19 RT PCR test certificate.

Travel from South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, or Zimbabwe

Effective immediately, travel to or from South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe is suspended.

All passengers who began their journey in these countries and are arriving on connecting flights to Egypt must comply with the following requirements:

• Take a COVID-19 PCR test through ID NOW upon arrival at their own expense
• Self-quarantine for 14 days under observation of competent health offices
• Take a COVID-19 PCR test on day 7 after arrival at their own expense

Passengers coming from the restricted areas must sign the following declaration form (in English(Opens a PDF in a new tab) or Arabic(Opens a PDF in a new tab)) which obliges them to pay for the fees for tests and other medical expenses if incurred.

Foreigners with a positive ID NOW test on arrival will not be allowed to enter Egypt and must return back on the same flight, applying all precautionary procedures.

Egyptian nationals with a positive ID NOW test on arrival will be transferred to a hospital and medical protocols will be followed.

All passengers from Canada, Australia, South Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, New Zealand, North America and South America, who are travelling from or transiting through London Heathrow, Paris, Rome and Frankfurt may present a COVID-19 PCR test certificate for a test taken no more than 96 hours before departure of the last direct flight from Dubai to Egypt.

All passengers, irrespective of their vaccination status, who have been in or transited/ transferred through the following countries in the past 14 days from the date of arrival in Egypt will be subject to an "ID Now COVID-19 test" on arrival in Egypt. The cost of EGP 1000 for the COVID-19 ID Now testing will be borne by the passenger and has to be paid upon arrival in Egypt. Passengers with a positive COVID-19 ID Now test result will perform another COVID-19 PCR test and will remain at the airport until the test result is received. In case the second test result is also positive, the passenger will then be transferred to a government hospital and standard COVID-19 protocols will be applicable.

• Argentina, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Bhutan, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela and Vietnam

All passengers, who do not have a valid vaccination certificate, need to have a printed negative COVID-19 RT PCR test certificate from an accredited lab in English or Arabic for a test taken within 72 hours before arrival to Egypt. The printed COVID-19 RT PCR test certificate must be original and must either be stamped by the laboratory/hospital or contain a clear, readable QR code with relevant passenger details.

The certificate must also have the following information:

• Full name of the passenger
• Passport number
• The date and time the sample was taken
• Details of the type of sample taken for the swab

Passengers who do not have a stamp or a QR code on their test certificate will be deported back to their point of origin. The COVID-19 RT PCR test certificate must also not have any modifications or alterations (e.g. addition or deletion).

Recognised COVID-19 tests

• RT PCR taken within 72/96 hours prior to departure depending on the country of arrival)
• Antigen test (taken within 24 hours from sample collection to arrival in Cairo)
• ID NOW NAAT test (taken within 24 hours from sample collection to arrival in Cairo)
• Note: Test specified only as NAAT are not acceptable.

Once the passenger departs Egypt, the COVID-19 PCR certificate will be considered expired and not valid for a return flight to Egypt (the certificate cannot be reused).

Children below 12 years old and transit passengers are exempted from the negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate requirement.

All travellers who have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate will be accepted for travel and are exempted from taking a pre departure COVID-19 PCR test.

The certificate must comply with the following conditions:

• The certificate must be in English, Arabic or French
• Issued by an accredited laboratory in the issuing country
• Linked with a readable QR code and does not contain scrapings, cancellations or additions (QR code should be readable once scanned) 
• In case the vaccination certificate is issued without a readable QR code, it can be accepted with approval from the Egyptian embassy in the passenger’s departure country (this is applicable to foreign nationals who have vaccination certificates that are issued without a readable QR code, however are stamped and certified by the Egyptian Embassy in passenger’s departure country) 
• 14 days have passed since the date of the second dose of the Pfizer-Biontech/ Comirnaty, Janssen- Moderna/ Spikevax, AstraZeneca/ Vaxzevria, Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik vaccine or first dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
• Passengers below the age of 12 are exempted from the above requirements.

With immediate effect, Egyptian nationals from Cairo transiting in Dubai with onward connections to Tirana, Albania and Minsk, Belarus will not be accepted for travel.

Passengers originating their journey from Egypt to any destinations requiring COVID-19 PCR test must get the COVID-19 PCR test certificate from one of the labs listed in the designated laboratories document to be accepted on the Emirates flight. The report must include a QR code linked to the original report for verification purposes.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to the COVID-19 testing requirements.

Visa on arrival services are available for eligible passengers provided they apply for OK to board approval before travelling to Ethiopia.

Exemptions:

• Transfer passengers
• Passengers with sticker visas
• E-visas with a confirmation page showing the passenger details along with a photo of the passenger will be accepted
• Visa on arrival will only be granted to passengers who were born in Ethiopia, whose passport states Ethiopia as their place of birth
• Children of Ethiopian nationals or Residence Card holders who are travelling with their parents, who will be allowed to enter the country with a visa on arrival eligibility or if they have a pre issued sticker or e-visa
• Passengers with Africa Union IDs or Diplomatic IDs issued by the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, given the ID is valid
• Passengers with Ethiopian Origin ID

All passengers arriving in Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa Bole International Airport must meet one of the following conditions:

1. Any international traveller above the age of twelve arriving in Addis Ababa must have a negative certificate for a COVID-19 RT-PCR test done not more than 72 hours or three days before departure or an antigen-RDT test taken not more than 24 hours before arrival in Ethiopia.
2. Any international traveller that has a certificate of recovery from COVID-19 within 90 days of travel or vaccination certificate that shows they have received all the required doses of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine.
3. Any transit passenger who arrives in Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and decides to leave the airport must comply with clause 1 or 2, otherwise, they must take an antigen-RDT test at the airport or at the hotel designated by the airline. They will only be permitted to travel if they test negative for COVID-19.
4. Any diplomat who arrives in Addis Ababa Bole International Airport who does not comply with either clause 1 or 2 must take an antigen-RDT test before leaving the airport. Travellers in this category who refuse to take the test or test positive for COVID-19 must self-isolate for 7 days.
5. Any returning passenger may enter the country if they comply with either clause 1 or 2 or if they take an antigen-RDT test on arrival at the airport. If the test result is positive, they must follow the protocols set by local health authorities.

Passengers who are positive for COVID-19 will not be accepted for travel to Ethiopia.

For returning passengers, the COVID-19 RT-PCR test certificate issued in Ethiopia will not be accepted for their return journey.

Full vaccination means at least two weeks have passed since the passengers received a single dose of Johnson and Johnson, and 2 doses of AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Moderna, and Pfizer.

Passengers are considered recovered from COVID-19 7 days after a positive RT-PCR or antigen RDT test if they are asymptomatic. Passengers who present symptoms of COVID-19 will be considered recovered 7 days after symptoms presented and an additional 3 days without symptoms.

If you are travelling from Ethiopia, you may be required to take a COVID-19 PCR test and submit additional documentation before departure. Please check the requirements of your specific destination before travel.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT-PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

Please check if you are allowed entry to France before you travel. If you are travelling to France, you may be required to take a COVID-19 PCR test before departure and fill out required forms before arrival.

From 4 December 2021, the following requirements apply based on country categories:

The list of country categories is available here: English(Opens an external website in a new tab), French(Opens an external website in a new tab)

EU and French nationals will not be required to present compelling reasons for travel to France but must comply with the requirements for the country category they are travelling from, as well as their vaccination status. Details on requirements can be found in the COVID-19 testing requirements section.

All country categories

The compelling reasons and quarantine requirements that apply to adults according to their vaccination status also apply to accompanying passengers below 18 years old, regardless of the minor’s vaccination status.

The requirements per country category apply to your point of origin. This also applies to transit passengers with up to 24 hours connection time. If your transit exceeds 24 hours, the transfer country’s category (Green/Orange/Red) will apply.

Transiting passengers will be required to provide two boarding passes (from the origin as well as transfer airport) at the immigration in France.

Passengers who require a compelling reason must present supporting documents for compelling professional, personal and emergency reasons to travel to be accepted on flights. Passengers must also present a print out of the completed necessary forms for compelling reasons to authorities.

Compelling reasons of a personal or family nature:

• Death of a family member in the direct line of a brother or sister / visit to a person whose the vital prognosis is engaged, for the members of the family in direct line (required documents: act or certificate of death, medical certificate establishing the person's situation whose vital prognosis is engaged)
• Child custody by the parent vested with parental authority or whose custody right is recognised by legal decision (required documents: court decision and supporting document for the place of residence)
• Summons by a judicial or administrative authority (required documents: summons by the administrative or judicial authority)
• Legal or economic impossibility of remaining in the territory in which the person / execution is located a measure of distance from the territory (required documents: expiring residence permit, act of dismissal, etc.)
• Students at the start, resumption or end of their studies cycle (required document: school certificate issued by the institution)

Compelling reason for health:

• Vital medical emergency, including an accompanying person if their presence is essential (required documents: medical certificate, proof of scheduled hospitalization, etc.

Compelling professional reasons:

• Missions essential to the pursuit of an economic activity, requiring an on site presence which cannot be postponed, including transport professionals (required documents: certificate from the employer, professional card for transport crews, international freight, international passenger transport, international transport maritime)
• Health professional contributing to the fight against COVID-19 or participating in cooperation of major interest in health matters (required document: professional card)
• One off missions linked to the exercise of public authority prerogatives (including diplomatic missions) that cannot be postponed or cancelled (required document: professional card, mission order)
• High-level professional sportsmen participating in meetings validated by the Ministry of Sports (required documents: professional card, certificate issued by the organizer in conjunction with the Ministry of Sports)

You can find further information here: English(Opens an external website in a new tab), French(Opens an external website in a new tab) and get advice for foreign nationals here: English(Opens an external website in a new tab), French(Opens an external website in a new tab).

Passengers are required to change their face masks every 4 hours. This is applicable on board and at airport premises.

Effective 4 December 2021, passengers from the UAE who are above 12 years old can travel to France under these conditions:

They must present one of the following documents:

• Proof of vaccination, or
• Certificate of recovery dated more than eleven days and less than six months from the date of travel, or
• Negative COVID-19 PCR test result for a test taken less than 72 hours before departure or antigen test result for a test taken less than 48 hours before departure
• Passengers from the UAE do not need a compelling reason to travel to France.

COVID-19 testing requirements vary depending on the country you are travelling from. The list of country categories is available here: English (Opens an external website in a new tab), French (Opens an external website in a new tab).

From 4 December 2021, the following requirements apply based on country categories:

Green countries:

• No negative pre-departure test is required for travellers deemed fully vaccinated according to European regulations. These travellers must present proof of vaccination at check-in and to the border control authorities.
• Unvaccinated travellers must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours or an antigen test taken within 48 hours before departure (departure of the first flight in the event of a connection), or a certificate of recovery (proof of a positive result of a PCR or antigen test carried out more than eleven days and less than six months previously. This certificate is only valid for a period of six months from the date of the examination or test).
• No measures (tests, isolation) are in force upon arrival in metropolitan France.
• Children under 12 years old are exempt from these formalities.

Orange countries:

Vaccinated passengers are under no restrictions when entering metropolitan France.

Unvaccinated persons travelling from an “orange” list country must  have a compelling reason to justify the need for their trip. 

If already vaccinated, the following rules apply:

• Provide proof of vaccination status. Since 1 February 2022, for a vaccination to remain recognised as complete, passengers aged 18 or over wishing to enter the national territory must have received a dose of a complementary messenger RNA vaccine within 9 months following the injection of the last required dose.
• A sworn statement attesting to the absence of symptoms of COVID-19 infection and contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 to enter the metropolitan territory.
• No test is required to travel to mainland France from a country classified on the “orange” list for vaccinated travellers.

Approved vaccines:

• Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca – accepted for travel 7 days after the complete dosage
• Johnson & Johnson – accepted for travel 28 days after the complete dosage
• If previously infected with COVID-19 and vaccinated with approved vaccines – accepted for travel 7 days after first dose

Minors

All passengers travelling to mainland France must complete the online locator form(Opens an external website in a new tab).

Vaccinated passengers and non-vaccinated passengers coming from an orange country must also carry a sworn statement attesting to the absence of symptoms of COVID-19 infection and contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in English here(Opens an external website in a new tab) or in French here(Opens a PDF in a new tab).

Non-vaccinated passengers coming from an orange country must also complete the following forms before check in: 

• Certificate of travel to France from an orange country (non-vaccinated passenger) in English here(Opens an external website in a new tab) or in French here(Opens a PDF in a new tab).

Green countries:

• No quarantine

Orange countries

• Vaccinated passengers: No quarantine
• Non-vaccinated passengers: you may be screened upon arrival. If this screening is positive, you will have to self-isolate.

It is now possible for all vaccinated passengers to travel to all countries, whether classified as green, orange or red, without a compelling reason or quarantine on return.

Green countries:

• Fully vaccinated passengers can travel according to the rules of the country of destination
• Non vaccinated passengers must follow the rules of the country of destination

Orange countries:

• Fully vaccinated passengers can travel according to the rules of the country of destination
• Non-vaccinated passengers:
  • Must have a compelling reason for travelling from France
  • Must follow the rules of the country of destination

In cooperation with BIOGROUP laboratories, Emirates has simplified procedures so you can take COVID-19 PCR test with confidence before you travel. Find the testing facility closest to you on the BIOGROUP laboratories website(Opens an external website in a new tab). Present your ticket or booking confirmation and the costs of the test will be covered by health insurance for French nationals or medical cases only. You should receive your test results within 48 hours after the sample is taken. Please note that Emirates is not liable for the samples, their transfer and analysis as carried out under the full responsibility of BIOGROUP, nor for any delay in the release of test results.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to travel eligibility and the COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements.

The list of non-EU countries and territories that are allowed entry to Germany are updated regularly. Please check your eligibility before your travel.

Currently, unrestricted entry is allowed for residents of the following countries and territories:

Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macao, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan

Residents of other non-EU countries are only permitted to enter Germany if they serve in an important role, if they have an urgent need to travel(Opens an external website in a new tab) or if they are fully vaccinated(Opens an external website in a new tab). A person is considered a resident of a country if they have spent the past six months in the country or have a habitual residence there. 

These entry restrictions do not apply to German citizens or members of their immediate family (spouses, children below 18 years old, parents of children below 18 years old).

EU citizens and citizens of Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland and the members of their immediate family (spouses, children below 18 years old, parents of children below 18 years old) are exempt from the entry restrictions.

Citizens of non-EU countries who have a current long-term residence permit from an EU or Schengen country and their immediate family members are also exempt from the entry restrictions, as long as they comply with passport and visa regulations.

First-time entry by citizens of non-EU countries, however, is only permitted if they are residents of a country allowed unrestricted entry into Germany, if they are fully vaccinated(Opens an external website in a new tab) , or if there they have an urgent need for travel(Opens an external website in a new tab) . For family members, see also what special conditions apply to entry into Germany by family members who are nationals of a third country that is not on the save list(Opens an external website in a new tab) .

Please also read the COVID-19 testing requirements, Vaccination requirements and Required documents sections for detailed information.

Travel from the UAE

Passengers travelling from the UAE to Germany can enter without completing the Digital Registration and are not required to quarantine.

UAE nationals and residents may travel to Germany under the following conditions:

All passengers must meet the general immigration requirements (e.g. passport validity, visa, etc.).

All passengers 12 years old and above must present a completed vaccination certificate with any vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency.

Children below the age of 12 are exempted from taking a COVID 19 test.

Unvaccinated passengers who are travelling to Germany for urgent medical reasons must present a declaration on arrival in English(Opens a PDF in a new tab) or German(Opens a PDF in a new tab) from the attending doctor in Germany confirming the medical reason for travel.

Please also read the COVID-19 testing requirements, Vaccination requirements and Required documents sections for detailed information.

If you are required to take a pre-departure COVID-19 test, please make sure that the test meets the following conditions:

• The test needs to be either a PCR (or another Nucleic acid amplification technique such as LAMP1 or TMA2) or an antigen tests (must fulfil the minimum quality criteria recommended by WHO)
• The test needs to be performed by a government approved or authorised institution. The tests must be carried out or supervised (also through video) by a third party who is authorised to carry out or supervise such tests. The third party must also verify and confirm the identity of the person tested through an official photo ID.
• The test must be conducted within 48 hours before arrival in Germany

The COVID-19 test certificate must contain the following information:

• Rapid/Antigen manufacturer’s details
• Date and type of test taken - Must be in German, English, French, Italian or Spanish language
• The original certificate must be presented as a printed or digital copy, photocopies or screenshots will not be accepted
• Must contain a personal identifier, such as a passport number or birthday

Children below 12 years old are not required to take a pre-departure COVID-19 test.

For passengers travelling from virus variant areas, rapid tests will not be accepted. You’ll need to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate.

Proof of recovery means proof of a previous COVID 19 infection in written or digital form in German, English, French, Italian or Spanish if the test involved a laboratory diagnostic test (PCR or other nucleic acid amplification test methods) which was taken no less than 28 days and no more than 90 days before arrival in Germany.

Passengers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA)(Opens an external website in a new tab) (or equivalents of these vaccines used in non-EU countries) can enter Germany from non-EU countries except China. Passengers in this category can apply for entry visas at their closest German mission and enter the country as tourists.

The exemption does not apply to passengers travelling from countries that are classified as virus variant areas. Travel from these areas is still not allowed.

Proof of vaccination

To enter Germany, all travellers must present proof of vaccination that complies with the following conditions:

• It must be an EU Digital COVID Certificate or equivalent proof of vaccination either digital or printed in German, English, French, Italian or Spanish. Photographs of the printed certificate will not be accepted as digital proof. Digital certificates must be issued electronically by the authorised issuer and transmitted electronically to the passenger.
• Proof of vaccination must contain the following information:
  1. Passenger’s personal details (at least their given name and family name and date of birth or the number of the passport or other official photo ID to be presented upon inspection)
  2. Date/s of vaccination and number of vaccination doses
  3. Name/s of the vaccine/s
  4. Name of the disease vaccinated against
  5. The administering health authority’s identifying marks (e.g. an official logo or name of the issuer)

Complete vaccination is defined as:

1. Until 30 September 2022: two doses of an approved vaccine
2. Until 30 September 2022: one dose of an approved vaccine, provided that that they can present proof that they were infected with and have recovered from COVID-19 before they received the vaccine or that they were infected with COVID-19 after receiving the vaccine at least 28 days before travel
3. From 1 October 2022: three doses of an approved vaccine; the last dose must have been administered at least three months after the second dose
4. From 1 October 2022: two vaccination doses, provided that that they can present proof that they were infected with and have recovered from COVID-19 before they received the vaccine or that they were infected with COVID-19 after receiving the vaccine at least 28 days before travel

Before you travel, please check whether your proof of vaccination meets the requirements.

Children below 12 years old are not required to take a pre-departure COVID-19 test.

All passengers must meet the general immigration requirements (e.g. passport validity, visa, etc.). Please make sure that you have the required documents (negative COVID 19 test result or proof of vaccination or recovery) with you when travelling to Germany.

Passengers originating from a high risk area(Opens an external website in a new tab) or virus variant area need to complete the Digital Entry Registration(Opens an external website in a new tab).

At the time of check in, eligible passengers must make sure they have a confirmation form of the electronic registration, either saved or printed. The form must be completed correctly to be accepted for travel.

Please also visit the current information for travellers(Opens an external website in a new tab) website of the Federal Ministry of Health to check the detailed requirements.

If you spent time within the last 14 days in an area classified as a high-risk area or area of variants of concern on the date of your entry into the Federal Republic of Germany, you go directly to your home or hotel at your destination undergo home quarantine. You must quarantine for 10 days if you are entering Germany following a stay in a high-risk area, or 14 days if you spent time in an area of variants of concern before arrival.

Home quarantine automatically ends if the area concerned is removed from the list(Opens an external website in a new tab). (known as de-listing).

You can end home quarantine early by submitting proof of vaccination or of recovery on the Digital Registration portal on arrival. Please use the individual link you were provided in your registration confirmation (PDF document) to upload your proof. This applies to all travellers who previously spent time in an area classified as a high-risk area at the time of their entry into the Federal Republic of Germany. Passengers who submit proof of recovery or vaccination before travel are not required to quarantine. This applies to children as well.

If you are submitting a COVID-19 test result, the test must have been conducted not more than five days after your arrival.

Children below 6 years old are not required to quarantine. For children between 6 and 12 years old, quarantine ends automatically five days after arrival or after submitting the test result before the 5th days after arrival.

Vaccinated or recovered passengers who have been in an area of variants of concern at the time of their arrival in Germany must quarantine for 14 days. This category of passengers have to options to end quarantine early:

1. The specific area of variants of concern is downgraded in Germany during the quarantine period. In this case, when the quarantine period ends depends on the regulations for high-risk areas.
2. For persons who are fully vaccinated with a specific vaccine listed on the Robert Koch Institute’s website, quarantine ends when they submit their proof of vaccination, provided the Robert Koch Institute has specified the vaccine sufficiently effective against the virus variant. Currently, there are no vaccines considered sufficiently effective against this virus variant. So all fully vaccinated passengers who have spent time in an area of variants of concern must quarantine and end it early only when the area is delisted during the quarantine period.

Please also visit the current information for travellers(Opens an external website in a new tab) website of the Federal Ministry of Health to check the detailed requirements.

Find more information about German government restrictions from the Federal Foreign Office(Opens an external website in a new tab) and the Robert Koch Institute(Opens an external website in a new tab).

You can also check these FAQs(Opens an external website in a new tab).

For more information refer to FAQs in English or German(Opens an external website in a new tab).

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to the COVID-19 testing requirements.

Effective 20 December 2021, a travel ban is in place for all passengers arriving to Ghana from Malta.

Passengers arriving from Israel on humanitarian reasons or during official travels will be accepted. Passengers in this category must request permission to travel from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.

From 00:00 hours (UTC) on 16 April 2022 the following process will apply: 

1. Before entering Ghana All international passengers including those from the ECOWAS region, intending to fly to Ghana must be fully vaccinated.

2. Arriving Passengers - Travellers Entering Ghana 

Ghanaians and Foreign Residents:

• 18 years and above arriving in Ghana will be required to provide evidence of full vaccination for a COVID-19 vaccine at the point of embarkation and upon arrival at Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
• Fully vaccinated will be exempted from pre-departure COVID-19 PCR testing from point of embarkation.
• Fully vaccinated will be exempted from COVID-19 testing upon arrival at the KIA.
• Partially vaccinated or unvaccinated will be required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result taken no more than 48hrs before departure, before embarkation and upon arrival. 
• Partially vaccinated or unvaccinated will undergo COVID-19 testing at the KIA upon arrival. 
• Partially vaccinated or unvaccinated will be undergo COVID-19 vaccination at KIA upon arrival.

Payment for the test must be made online and proof of payment (receipt) must be presented at check in.

Ghanaians and ECOWAS citizens – USD 50

Foreign Residents – USD 150 

All partially vaccinated or unvaccinated Ghanaians and Foreign Residents travelling to Ghana are required to take a COVID 19 test from accredited labs on the PanaBIOS(Opens an external website in a new tab) or Global Haven registry(Opens an external website in a new tab), and verify their results via the Trusted Travel platform before check in. The Travel Code issued online must presented at check in to confirm that the results are still valid at the time of travel.

Non-Ghanaians: 

• At the point of embarkation must provide evidence of full vaccination status to the Airline prior to embarkation. 
• Travelling to Kotoka International Airport with fake or forged vaccination certificates shall be quarantined and returned to the point of embarkation at their own cost. 

All Arriving passengers will undergo temperature screening, Yellow Fever Card verification and COVID-19 vaccination certificate verification as required. 

3. Transit Passengers 

• Passengers transiting and transferring through KIA will be required to be fully vaccinated and follow the COVID-19 testing requirements of their destination country. 

4. Exemptions 

• Children under 18 years will not be tested at the Airport upon arrival 
• Children between 10-17 years who are unvaccinated are to submit a 48 Hour negative PCR test prior to embarkation to Ghana 
• Children under 10 years are exempted from pre-departure COVID-19 PCR testing and COVID-19 testing at the Airport upon arrival 
• Airline crew are exempted from the pre-departure and arrival COVID-19 testing and should follow the Airline policy for testing. 
• Passengers who arrive under emergency circumstances such as diverted flights will not be required to undergo testing if they do not leave the airport or remain in isolation in their hotel.

All passengers 18 years old and above arriving in Ghana will be required to provide proof of complete vaccination against COVID-19 at check-in.

Ghana nationals and foreign residents who are partially vaccinated or unvaccinated will be accepted for travel to Ghana but must be vaccinated on arrival or undergo mandatory quarantine for 7 days.

All other cases will be considered on a case by case basis.

Vaccination will be offered to pregnant women. Moderna or Pfizer BioNTech are the recommended vaccines for pregnant women.

Passengers with a vaccination certificate must still undergo the required pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test.

You are considered fully vaccinated when you have taken the full dose of vaccines approved and registered by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Ghana or the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Use Listing

Passengers who have been vaccinated with vaccines on the WHO Emergency Use Listing but not registered by FDA Ghana for use will be offered one of the FDA Ghana approved vaccines on arrival at the airport.

Definition of fully vaccinated: A person is said to be fully vaccinated when they have taken the full dose of vaccines approved and registered by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Ghana. The first dose of Johnson and Johnson and a second dose of all other approved vaccines should be taken at least 14 days prior to embarkation to qualify as fully vaccinated.

Pre arrival process for passengers travelling to Ghana

• For unvaccinated passengers who already have a PanaBios account, enter your country of origin and set the destination to Ghana on the Trusted Travel platform(Opens an external website in a new tab) or on the UNDP-endorsed Global Haven site(Opens an external website in a new tab).
• Unvaccinated passengers who do not have an account should create an account on the AU endorsed site(Opens an external website in a new tab).
• Unvaccinated passengers are advised take their test at a Trusted Travel (TT) laboratory. If there are none close to you, take your test at labs accredited on the PanaBIOS or Global Haven labs registry.
• If you take your test at a TT lab and give lab the same email address used to open your account, your results will be automatically delivered to your account with a TT code.
• If you take the test at other accredited labs, upload your test result on the Trusted Travel platform.
• If your test results satisfy the full requirements set by Ghana (e,g validity period or test type), you will be issued a Travel Code (TC) as evidence that the test is still valid at the time of travel.
  

All passengers are required to present evidence of having filled Ghana’s Health Declaration Form (HDF) online(Opens an external website in a new tab) at the point of embarkation.

Travelling with pets into Ghana is allowed in line with guidelines of the Veterinary Services Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

How to upload the vaccination card on the PanaBIOS trusted travel platform:

1. Create an account on the AU-endorsed site 
2. Click on the “Trusted Vaccines” tab
3. Choose user type to create vaccination booklet (self or dependent if uploading for someone) 
4. Indicate the country of vaccination
5. Choose pathogen/disease (SARS-CoV-2)
6. Fill the vaccination campaign column (i.e., type of vaccines and the number of shots) 
7. Fill the vaccination record (i.e. Batch number, manufacturer, vaccination date and vaccination card number). 
8. Upload the vaccination card
9. The system will verify your vaccine records and issue you a code and a pass 
10. Either the vaccine code or the pass is adequate for travel 
11. The vaccine code or the pass will be verified and validated by Port Health before departure and upon arrival in Ghana
12. Present the vaccine code or the pass at check-in m. If unvaccinated, take a PCR test within 48 hours of departure and validate the test result at the Trusted Travel or Global Haven portals.

There are changes to the travel protocol for passengers traveling to/via Dubai. If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

Only original stamped and signed printed copies of COVID-19 PCR test certificates with a scannable QR code from the below approved laboratories will be accepted for travel:

Passengers are required to wear face masks in all airport terminals and ancillary buildings.

Approved test laboratories for all Emirates network when PCR test certificate is required: :

• LEDing
• Frontier
• Airport Clinic
• MDS-Lancet
• Akai House Clinic

Please note if a 48-hour PCR test is required it must be taken after 7:00 p.m. 2 days before the scheduled departure.

Requirements for check in at Kotoka International Airport

• A signed, stamped original printed copy of a negative COVID-19 RT PCR test certificate, where required with a scannable QR code. The test must be conducted at one of the specified 5 approved facilities.
  
• Check in desks close two hours before departure.
  

Other information

Accra check in times for COVID-19 formalities (all dates/times are local):

• ACC ABJ: check in 10:30-11:50 for 12:50 departure
• ACC DXB: check in 12:00 –15:50 for 17:50 departure due to COVID 19 protocols, counters will close two hours before departure. Only passengers and persons with business in the terminal will be allowed entry.

Passengers are advised to arrive at the airport at least 4 hours before the scheduled departure time.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID‑19 test laboratories in Dubai where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations. You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID‑19 RT PCR test..

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to travel eligibility and the COVID-19 testing requirements.

There are no longer any COVID 19 entry restrictions for travel to Greece. Passengers are no longer required to hold a COVID 19 vaccination certificate or a COVID 19 test result to enter the country. Quarantine restrictions have also been lifted.

Travel is allowed from all countries provided the requirements for entry are followed.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

From 13 March 2022, all nationalities are allowed entry into Guinea provided they complete the following requirements on arrival. 

Passengers who are fully vaccinated must present proof that they have complete the required doses of the any of the following vaccines: 

• Astra Zeneca 
• Pfizer 
• Moderna 
• Sinopharm and Sinovac 
• Sputnik V 
• Johnson & Johnson 
• Covishield 

Fully vaccinated passengers are not required to present a negative pre-departure COVID-19 test. 

Passengers unvaccinated or partially vaccinated must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate for a test taken not more than 72 hours before travel. 

Travellers who present a COVID-19 recovery certificate dated less than six months are not required to present a vaccination certificate on arrival. 

Exemptions: 

Passengers between the ages of 5 and 18 years are exempt from the vaccination requirement but must take a PCR test not more than 72 hours before entry into Conakry.

Any passenger who presents symptoms of COVID-19 (e.g. fever, cough, difficulty breathing, sneezing, poor general condition, etc.) on arrival will undergo a standard diagnostic test (PCR) and be isolated while waiting for the test results. If found positive for COVID-19, the traveller will be treated at a dedicated processing centre.

All passengers must complete the health declaration form provided on board

All passengers must provide a telephone number for health services to monitor them for fourteen days from their day of arrival.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

COVID-19 rapid PCR testing is no longer required for passengers travelling from Pakistan to Hong Kong

Travel to Hong Kong is restricted to specific categories of passengers. Please check the requirements below before you travel.

Specific conditions and requirements apply to passengers arriving in Hong Kong from specified destinations. Please check the government website(Opens an external website in a new tab) for eligibility and mandatory quarantine requirements before you travel to Hong Kong.

British National (Overseas) passport cannot be used for immigration clearance in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong residents concerned may continue to use their HKSAR Passports or Hong Kong Permanent Identity Cards for entering or departing Hong Kong.

• British National (Overseas) passport cannot be used as any form of proof of identity in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong residents concerned may continue to use their Hong Kong Permanent Identity Cards as proof of identity.

Hong Kong residents returning to Hong Kong must present their HKSAR Passports or Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card to be accepted for travel.

Hong Kong permanent residents who are not of Chinese nationality and do not hold other valid travel documents may apply to the Immigration Department for Document of Identity for Visa Purposes for international travel.

Documentary requirements for boarding:

• Negative result proof of a PCR based nucleic acid test for COVID-19
• Confirmation of room reservation in a designated quarantine hotel (DQH)
• Documentary proof of full vaccination (if applicable)
• Children under 12 (not vaccinated) 

Please check the boarding and quarantine arrangements for accompanied children(Opens an external website in a new tab).

Passengers who are required to take a pre-departure test must undergo a PCR based nucleic acid test for COVID-19, and check the specific validity requirements for their country of departure.

Accepted COVID-19 PCR test related documents:

• Negative COVID-19 PCR test report in English or Chinese with 48 hours validity from the time sample was taken prior to departure from Dubai or Bangkok. If the report is not in English or Chinese then a written confirmation (translated document) in English or Chinese issued by the laboratory or healthcare institution should be presented along with original lab report.
• The certificate must state that the laboratory or healthcare institution is ISO 15189 accredited. If not, then a letter by the relevant authority of the government of the place in which the laboratory or healthcare institution is located is mandatory. Information printed out from the relevant authority's official website validating ISO15189 accreditation is acceptable.
• Please note: A letter from the laboratory itself stating it is ISO 15189 accredited or recognised by the government is not acceptable.

All passengers must complete the health form online(Opens an external website in a new tab) before landing in Hong Kong. Once complete, you will receive a QR code as confirmation. It is mandatory for all passengers to present this QR code at the boarding gate.

Only the following passengers will be allowed entry into Hong Kong without additional documentation:

• Passengers who are transiting through Hong Kong (must fulfil transit requirement)
• Flight crew – both operating and deadheading (must undergo a COVID-19 test on arrival)

Sea crew

Sea crew arriving in Hong Kong via the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) are required to present the following documents to the Department of Health upon arrival:

• Approval letter from the Marine Department
• COVID-19 negative test report collected within 48 hours before boarding the flight from Dubai or Bangkok to Hong Kong, and
• Letter of certification to Department of Health from Hong Kong Sea crew who fail to present and submit any of the required documents will be denied entry to Hong Kong and their respective shipping companies/agents must arrange their return to their country of origin. After entering Hong Kong, sea crew must take a COVID-19 PCR test at the Department of Health’s testing centre at HKIA and wait for the results there. Sea and Flight crew are exempted from designated quarantine hotel booking requirement.

For more details please check the government website(Opens an external website in a new tab) on testing and self isolation arrangements for air crew, sea crew and other exempted person.

A confirmed booking in English or Chinese at hotels in Hong Kong is mandatory for all passengers (except diplomats). Please check the government website for mandatory quarantine requirements before you travel to Hong Kong. It is mandatory that the booking is with one of the government designated hotels.

Foreign domestic helpers should refer to the following website(Opens an external website in a new tab) for more details on quarantine requirements.

In view of the global developments and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Government is implementing new control measures, including mandating all returnees arriving from countries outside China via the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to undergo compulsory quarantine at designated quarantine hotels(Opens an external website in a new tab).

Please refer to the government website on quarantine exemptions(Opens an external website in a new tab) for more details on exemptions from compulsory quarantine arrangements.

The sea air ferry operations from China have resumed effective 28 October 2020, while the operations from Macao remains cancelled. Passengers will not be accepted on flights if they are connecting further by ferry to China or Macao.

The transfer/transit services at HKIA from ports in Mainland China has resumed. Transfer/transit services to destinations in Mainland China will remain unavailable.

Transfer/transit services between different airlines will be allowed provided that the passengers are booked under the same air ticket (separate tickets are not allowed) and the passengers have been checked through with both boarding passes printed and baggage tagged through to final destination; and that the operating airlines will communicate closely and implement all the required pre flight checking and verification and in flight safety measures.

Layover time must be within 24 hours and passengers meet the most updated immigration and health quarantine requirements of the destinations, and the transfer/transit requirements at HKIA to avoid having passengers stranded in Hong Kong.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are no longer any COVID-19 entry restrictions for travel to Hungary. Passengers are no longer required to hold a COVID-19 vaccination certificate or COVID-19 test result, and do not have to complete a passenger locator form to enter the country. Quarantine restrictions have also been lifted.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to travel eligibility.

Please check your eligibility(Opens page in the same tab) before travelling to India. Specific entry requirements may apply to you.

Passengers are subject to random testing on arrival at the airport and must pay the appropriate fees:

Specific requirements for other destination:

Banglore (BLR)

All passengers travelling to Bengaluru (BLR) must download the Aarogya setu app(Opens an external website in a new tab), Quarantine Watch app and Apthamitra app on their mobile devices. Click here to download the apps(Opens an external website in a new tab).

Kerala (COK/TRV)

All passengers travelling to Kerala must also update their details on COVID 19 Jagratha portal(Opens an external website in a new tab) at least two days before departure.

Before departure:

All passengers must present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report for a test taken within 72 hours before travel or a vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 15 days before arrival. The vaccination certificate must be issued from India, UAE or from the specified countries list on the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare website(Opens an external website in a new tab), the Ministry of External Affairs website and Air Suvidha Portal.

On-arrival

Passengers are subject to random testing on arrival at the airport. Passengers selected for testing will submit the samples and be allowed to leave the airport. Passengers who test positive will be treated/isolated according to current guidelines.

Children below 5 years old are exempt from both pre-departure and on-arrival testing.

Passengers must provide complete and factual information on the self-declaration form on the online Air Suvidha portal online portal(Opens an external website in a new tab) before the scheduled travel, including their travel history in the last 14 days. 

All passengers must download the Aarogya setu app(Opens an external website in a new tab) on their mobile devices.

All passengers must carry a copy of the below documents:

• Digital or soft copy of Self declaration form (SDF) with reference number
• Printed hard copy of negative COVID 19 RT PCR test OR vaccination certificate. Digital copies will not be accepted for travel. The certificate should be in English, specifying the name of the passenger and the outcome of the test or vaccine taken. 

All passengers must self-monitor their health for the next 14 days after arrival.

If travellers under self-health monitoring develop signs and symptoms of COVID-19, they must immediately self-isolate and report to their nearest health facility or call the national helpline number 1075 or the state helpline number.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to the COVID-19 testing and vaccination requirements.

From 28 April 2022, the following categories of passengers are exempt from the entry restriction:

• Indonesian nationals
• Non Indonesian nationals holding diplomatic visa and official visa
• Non Indonesian nationals holding limited stay permit (ITAS) and permanent stay permit (ITAP)
• Non Indonesian nationals holding diplomatic stay permit and official stay permit
  
• Non Indonesian nationals holding visit visas
• Non Indonesian nationals holding limited stay visas
• Non Indonesian nationals holding Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business travel card
• Foreign nationals from 60 countries who are eligible for visa on arrival services and who are visiting Indonesia for tourism purposes

International to international transit/transfer through Jakarta (CGK) and Denpasar (DPS) airports is currently unavailable. International to domestic transfer is allowed and travellers must present all entry requirements at the first port of entry.

International air travel is only allowed at airports in Jakarta (CGK), Manado (MDC), Surabaya (SUB), Denpasar Bali (DPS), Batam (BTH), Tanjung Pinang (TNJ), Lombok International Airport (LOP), Medan (KNO), Ujung Pandang (UPG) and Yogyakarta (YIA).

Between 4 June and 15 August 2022, airports in Banda Aceh (BTJ), Padang (PDG), Palembang (PLM), Solo (SOC), Banjarmasin (BDJ) and Balikpapan (BPN) will be opened only for Hajj flights.

Visa free entry or visa on arrival is only allowed through CGK, DPS, KNO, SUB, UPG, MDC, YIA, BTH and LOP.

Visa free entry for tourists only applies to citizens of South East Asian Countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Visa on arrival for tourists only applies to nationals of 60 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, India, Ireland Republic, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tunis, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (British citizens only), United States of America and Vietnam.

Passengers who are eligible for visa free entry or visa on arrival can stay for 30 days and must comply with the following requirements:

• Minimum 6 months passport validity
• Return or onward ticket
• Visa on arrival fee at IDR 500,000
• Sufficient funds and/or insurance covering COVID-19
• Tourists can stay a maximum of 30 days and request a one-time extension for another 30 days at the nearest immigration office.
• Exit Indonesia from any immigration checkpoint
• Visa free and/or visa on arrival cannot be exchanged for a resident visa

Foreign nationals who have an emergency passport, temporary passport, travel document or laissez passer are not eligible for visa on arrival services.

All foreign nationals attending the 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 (GPDRR 2022) in Bali from 23 to 28 May 2022 will be given visa on arrival in Jakarta and Denpasar under the following conditions:

• Travellers must have a diplomatic passport, service passport or normal/ordinary passport valid at least 6 months upon arrival. 
• Pay the visa on arrival fee of IDR500,000
• Have a return or onward ticket
• Present the invitation letter to attend GPDRR 2022 issued by Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB), the Indonesian National Agency of Disaster Handling 
• Must arrive before 28 May 2022
• Must not be travelling for journalism purposes

Nationals of countries categorised under “calling visa” by the Director General Immigration are not eligible for visa on arrival services even if they have an invitation letter to attend GPDRR 2022. These countries are Afghanistan, Guinea, Israel, North Korea, Cameroon, Liberia, Nigeria and Somalia. Nationals of these countries must have a valid eVisa to enter Indonesia.

Foreign nationals from countries not specified can visit Indonesia by applying for a visit visa or limited stay visa before arrival.

Visit visa and limited stay visa can apply to the following purposes:

A. Visit Visa

• Visa Index B211A
  • Tourism purposes
  • Emergency work activity
  • Business discussion
  • Purchase of items
  • Film activity
  • Food, medical and humanitarian support
  • Governmental duty including G20 activity or international meetings 144th Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU)
  • Joining ship in Indonesia territory
  • Marine industry development
• Visa index B211B
  • Foreign worker candidate trial on the ability to work

B. Limited Stay Visa

• Visa index C312 (work purposes)
  • As an expert staff
  • Gather together to work on ships, float equipment or installation operated in Indonesian territory and Economic Exclusive Zone Indonesia
  • Quality control of items or production
  • Inspection or audit of branch office in Indonesia
  • After sales activity
  • Installing or repairing a machine
  • Non permanent construction work
  • Undertaking a film production for commercial purposes and has been approved by the appropriate authorities
  • Foreign workers on a skills trial
• Visa index C313 (non work purpose): foreign investment for period of 1 year
• Visa index C314 (non work purpose): foreign investment for period of 2 years
• Visa index C316 (non work purpose): study / education
• Visa index C317 (non work purpose): family reunion

Guarantors must apply for visit visas and limited stay visas online(Opens an external website in a new tab) to the Directorate General of Immigration based on the visit purposes and must have the following information:

• A certificate proving complete vaccination against COVID-19
• Statement letter agreeing to follow all health protocols applied in Indonesia; and
• Proof of health insurance/travel insurance including health coverage, and or a statement letter agreeing to settle all applicable costs if infected with COVID-19 during their stay in Indonesia

Visit visas and limited stay visas are granted by the Director General of Immigration in the form of an electronic visa (eVisa). Visit visas with an eVisa Number ending in DN cannot be used for entry, as this code is for a visa extension for foreign nationals who have entered Indonesia and are currently staying in Indonesia (On Shore Visa). Visit visa numbers to enter Indonesia should end with LN (Off Shore Visa).

Diplomatic visa and official visa are regulated by Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Holders of diplomatic and service passports from 91 countries(Opens an external website in a new tab) can enter Indonesia with the free visa facility if the visit purpose of the visit is related to diplomatic or official visits with supporting documents:

• Carrying a diplomatic duty note or visit statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic Indonesia and or foreign state ministry
• Invitation letter issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic Indonesia for those attending meetings and or conferences in Indonesia
• Presenting a health protocol such as a health form, COVID-19 PCR testing certificate, and other applicable protocol.

Non-Indonesian nationals travelling to Indonesia must have sufficient cover for COVID-19 related costs.

Pre departure COVID 19 RT PCR testing is no longer required for travel to Indonesia. Indonesian and foreign nationals must be fully vaccinated to be accepted for travel. Partially or unvaccinated Indonesian nationals and foreign nationals will be accepted for travel without a negative COVID 19 RT PCR test certificate but will be subject to RT PCR testing and quarantine on arrival. A mandatory 5-day hotel booking is required.

Passengers who have been infected with COVID 19 and have a medical recovery certificate are not required to present a COVID 19 vaccination certificate or pre departure RT PCR test certificate. The certificate must be issued by an authorised health agency and clearly state that the passenger is no longer infectious.

Passengers who present COVID 19 symptoms on arrival in Bali and Jakarta might be subject to RT PCR testing at the airport. All passengers, except Indonesian citizens, who are requested to take an on arrival RT PCR test must pay the IDR 275,000 fee.

All foreign nationals must present a printed or digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate confirming that they have been fully vaccinated 14 days before departure. If the certificate is not in English, English translation must be provided.

Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated Indonesian nationals and foreign nationals can be accepted for travel to Indonesia but must undergo a 5 day quarantine on arrival. RT-PCR testing will be conducted on arrival and/or at the quarantine facility. Passengers must have a confirmed hotel booking.

Foreign nationals between 6 and 17 years old who have a Limited Stay Permit (ITAS), Permanent Stay Permit (ITAP), Diplomatic Stay Permit and Official Stay Permit may undergo vaccination in Indonesia

Exemptions to presenting a COVID-19 vaccine certificate apply to:

• Passengers below 18 years old
• Foreigners holding diplomatic and official visas relating to official state visits at ministerial level or above
• Foreigners who cannot be vaccinated due to medical conditions and who are travelling on international or domestic flight must present a doctor/specialist’s statement from a government hospital that they are unfit for COVID-19 vaccination

Indonesia recognizes all COVID-19 vaccines, as long as the vaccine is approved by the country in which it has been administered.

All passengers must download the PeduliLindungi App(Opens an external website in a new tab) and fill the required data.

Passengers arriving in Denpasar Bali must also complete the electronic Customs Declaration(Opens an external website in a new tab) (eCD).

Fully vaccinated passengers are not required to quarantine on arrival in Indonesia.

Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated Indonesian nationals and foreign nationals must book a hotel for a mandatory 5 day quarantine, take an RT-PCR test on arrival and/or take a second RT PCR test on day 4 of quarantine. If the result of the second RT PCR test is negative, they can continue on their journey.

Children below 18 years old who require special attention must follow the quarantine rules that apply to their adult companion.

Passengers who can’t be vaccinated due to a medical condition must present an official medical certificate. Passengers under this category will not be required to quarantine.

Partially vaccinated or non-vaccinated Indonesian overseas workers, Indonesian students, Indonesian citizens representing Indonesia in International events/championships and Indonesian government employees returning from overseas duty must arrive in Jakarta, Surabaya or Manado and undergo quarantine at a dedicated facility. COVID-19 RT-PCR testing and quarantine for these passengers will be paid for by the government, while all other categories of Indonesian citizen must book a hotel for a period of required quarantine.

Quarantine exemptions

Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated Indonesian nationals may be exempt from quarantine in an emergency, such as a health condition affecting life, requiring special attention or a direct family member passed away. Requests for exemption must be submitted to the National Task Force at least 3 days before arrival.

Passengers who request a COVID-19 RT-PCR comparison test can complete the test at one of the appointed laboratories such as Cipto Mangunkusomo General Hospital Centre (RSCM), Army Hospital Centre Gatot Subroto (RSPAD), or Indonesian Police Hospital Centre Raden Said Sukanto (RS. POLRI), Health Research and Development Agency (Balitbangkes), or other Regional Government Laboratory. The passenger has to complete form provided by port health authorities and take the test at their own expense.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

The COVID-19 testing and vaccination requirements for returning Iran nationals have changed.

Entry to Iran is allowed only for Iranian nationals and foreign nationals who have any of the following:

• Residence permit
• Entry visa (merchants)
• Work permit visa;
• Medical visa
• Investment visa
• Exit and return stamp from Iran Immigration

Eligible passengers must apply for the Entry Visa online and receive approval before travelling to Iran.

All passengers over 12 years old must be fully vaccinated and have a negative COVID 19 RT-PCR test certificate for a test taken not more than 72 hours before departure to be accepted for travel to Iran. You are considered fully vaccinated 14 days after you receive the final required dose of any COVID-19 vaccine.

The test certificate must be in English. Certificates that are not in English must be certified by an Iranian consulate.

Returning passengers who left Iran after 6 April 2022 are required to take the pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test.

Nationals of Iran who left Iran after 6 April 2022 may present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken no more than 72 hours from the first embarkation point.

Iranian nationals who do not have a negative test certificate will be accepted for travel if they have a form of indemnity (FOI), and must undergo a COVID 19 PCR test on arrival. Passengers who test positive on arrival will be quarantined in a hotel and are required to cover the costs of the test and their hotel stay.

Non Iranian nationals must be fully vaccinated and must have a negative COVID 19 PCR test certificate for a test taken not more than 72 hours before the start of travel. FOI will not accepted for non-Iranian nationals.

Passengers will be screened on arrival. Passengers showing symptoms of COVID‑19 will be retested at their own expense (equivalent to IRR 2,500,000).

Along with pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements, all passengers must be fully vaccinated to be accepted for travel to Iran. All vaccines are accepted.

All passengers regardless of point of origin or nationality must complete the COVID-19 screening self declaration form, which will be available on board, and present it to the health representatives on arrival.

All costs for the COVID 19 PCR test (around USD 17) as well as hotel quarantine charges (around USD 30 per night) will be at the passenger’s expense.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to the COVID-19 testing requirements and the rules for travelling from Iraq.

Passengers holding a paper visa and one way ticket require OK to board approval. To get OK to board approval, they must submit copies of their passport, flight booking reference and visa 48 hours before their date of travel. The required documents must be submitted to:

• Baghdad: BaghdadReservation@emirates.com
• Basra: bsrapt@emirates.com

The following passengers can travel to Iraq without OK to board to board approval:

• Passengers holding a valid sticker visa
• Passengers holding a paper visa and a return ticket

Children under age of 10 departing or arriving to Iraq are exempt from COVID 19 PCR test requirements

Children from 10 to 12 of age required PCR test taken within 72 hours of departure.

Passengers who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons must present a medical certificate stating their condition. Unvaccinated passengers must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate for a test taken within 72 hours of departure.

COVID-19 test certificates must be in Arabic or English.

Entry exceptions are granted for Diplomats, Official Government Delegations and working employees of International Organizations and Associations.

From 1 April 2022, all passengers 12 years old and above (Iraqi or non Iraqi) travelling to/from Iraq must have a vaccination certificate indicating that the passenger has received at least one dose of the (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine or of 2 COVID 19 vaccine doses for the rest of the types. COVID 19 vaccination certificates without QR or IQ codes will be accepted for travel

Exemptions from the vaccination requirement:

• Children below 12 years old
• Medical cases with relevant approvals from authorities – this category of passengers must provide the relevant medical certificate for their condition and take a COVID-19 PCR test not more than 72 hours before departure.

From 1 April 2022, all passengers 12 years old and above (Iraqi or non Iraqi) travelling to/from Iraq must have a vaccination certificate indicating that the passenger has received at least one dose of the (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine or 2 doses of a 3-dose COVID 19 vaccine. COVID 19 vaccination certificates without QR or IQ codes will be accepted for travel.

Exemptions from the vaccination requirement: 

• Children below 12 years old 
• Medical cases with relevant approvals from authorities. This category of passengers must provide the relevant medical certificate for their condition and take a COVID 19 PCR test not more than 72 hours before departure.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are no longer any COVID-19 entry restrictions for travel to Ireland. Passengers are no longer required to hold a COVID‑19 vaccination certificate, COVID‑19 test result or complete the Passenger Locator Form.

Travel to United Kingdom through Ireland

Please follow the regulations mentioned on the Travel to United Kingdom section(Opens page in the same tab) of the travel requirements page, in addition to the regulations for Ireland.

Travellers who develop COVID‑19 symptoms while in Ireland should follow the HSE guidance for isolation and antigen or PCR testing as appropriate.

Emirates passengers can undergo COVID 19 testing at the following facilities.

Emirates passengers can undergo COVID 19 testing at the following facilities. Find the testing facility closest to you and present your Emirates ticket or booking confirmation. You should receive your test results within 96 hours after the sample is taken. Emirates is not liable for the samples, their transfer and analysis as carried out under the full responsibility of these laboratories, nor for any delay in the release of test results.

• RDT Care(Opens an external website in a new tab)
• Randox Health(Opens an external website in a new tab)
• Travel Health(Opens an external website in a new tab)
• Vida care(Opens an external website in a new tab)
• Liffey Medical(Opens an external website in a new tab)
• Better2know(Opens an external website in a new tab)
• Tropical Medical Bureau(Opens an external website in a new tab)

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to travel eligibility and the COVID-19 testing and quarantine requirements.

There are no longer any COVID 19 entry restrictions for travel to Israel. Passengers are no longer required to hold a COVID 19 vaccination certificate or a COVID 19 test result to enter the country. Quarantine restrictions have also been lifted.

The following categories of passenger are permitted to enter Israel regardless of their vaccination status:

1. Israeli citizens, permanent residents and temporary residents holding an Israeli passport or a valid Israeli ID card
2. Foreign citizens who are not required to have an entry visa to Israel
3. Foreign citizens who have a valid entry visa
4. Holders of a special letter of authorisation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Population Immigration Authority

Israeli citizens will be able to enter Israel under the following conditions, even if they have not been vaccinated or have not recovered from COVID-19:

• They have completed an Entry Statement Form(Opens an external website in a new tab) and have a Green Pass no later than 48 hours before departure.

Foreign citizens will be able to enter Israel under the following conditions, even if they have not been vaccinated or have not recovered from COVID 19:

• They have completed an Entry Statement Form and have a Green Pass issued not more than 48 hours before departure

From 00:00 on Friday, 20 May, passengers will no longer be required to present a negative COVID-19 test certificate to be accepted for travel to Israel. PCR testing on arrival at the airport will also be lifted.

All passengers must complete an "Entry Statement" at most 48 hours before the departure of the last direct flight to Israel online and present the electronic approval from the Ministry of Health(Opens an external website in a new tab) at the time of check in.

Holders of a verifiable digital certificate must scan or upload their vaccination or recovery certificate to the Entry Statement form and receive a green pass which must be presented at check in.

Passengers who do not have a verifiable digital certificate must declare the vaccine received in the Entry Statement form, complete the declaration regarding the vaccines administered abroad and upload the required documents. Passengers will receive a green pass which must be presented at check in.

From 00:00 on Friday, 20 May, travellers will no longer be required to isolated for 24 hours on arrival in Israel.

From Monday, 23 May, masks will no longer be required on international flights to and from Israel.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

Travellers are no longer required to wear face masks to travel to or from Italy.

Effective 1 May 2022, travel to Italy is allowed for any reason from any country.

Passengers will not be required to quarantine on arrival under any of the following conditions:

• They are fully vaccinated with an EMA approved vaccine: Comirnaty (Pfizer BioNTech), Spikevax (Moderna), Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca), COVID-19 vaccine Jansen (Johnson & Johnson). You are considered fully vaccinated if not more than 9 months have passed since you received the last required dose of a vaccine, or if you have received a booster dose.
• They are fully vaccinated with a non-EMA approved vaccine but have received a booster dose of an EMA approved vaccine. Validity is unlimited.
• They have a COVID-19 recovery certificate that confirms that they have recovered within the last 180 days.
• They present a negative COVID-19 test certificate for a PCR test taken not more than 72 hours or an antigen test taken within 48 hours of departure.

All other passengers can still be accepted for travel but will have to self-isolate for 5 days and take a molecular or antigen test on the last day of quarantine.    

Minors below 6 years old travelling to Italy from any country-category are exempted from COVID-19 tests (PCR or antigenic).

Minors below 12 years though not vaccinated will follow the same regulation applicable for the accompanying parents, therefore will be exempted from the self-isolation only if the accompanying parents are exempted.

Unvaccinated minors below 12 years old must follow the rules that apply to their accompanying parents and will only be exempt from the self isolation if their accompanying parents are exempt.

Passengers travelling to the United States through Milan on flight EK205 DXB-MXP-JFK

Passengers departing from Milan (MXP) to New York (JFK) must hold:

1. COVID-19 vaccination certificate:

• For non-US nationals: a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before departure only with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved vaccines: Comirnaty (Pfizer BioNtech), Spikevax (Moderna) Vaxzevria (Astrazeneca), COVID-19 vaccine Jannsen (Johnson&Johnson), Covaxin, Covishield, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Novavax/Covavax.
• For US nationals, documentation of Recovery from COVID-19 is also accepted. Documentation must be in the form of a positive COVID-19 viral test on a sample taken no more than 90 days prior to departure and a letter from a licensed healthcare provider or public health official stating that the passenger has been cleared for travel.

2. Present a negative COVID-19 PCR or rapid antigen swab test result for a test performed 24 hours before departure.

3. Complete the US PAX Attestation(Opens an external website in a new tab)

4. All passengers 2 years of age and older are required to get a COVID-19 viral test(Opens an external website in a new tab).

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

All passengers from any country and area will be denied entry into Japan until further notice.

Please refer to the updated list of restricted countries on the Japan Foreign Affairs website(Opens an external website in a new tab).

The following exceptions apply:

• Japanese nationals and special permanent residence status holder
• Permanent resident status holders
• Reentry permission holders
• Spouse or child of a Japanese national or Permanent resident holder
• Spouse or child of long term resident holding a visa issued after 2 December 2021
• A foreign national who has or is about to acquire the status of "diplomat" or "official resident"
• Seamen who will board a ship after entering Japan with all the required documents. Seamen must be met at the airport by their shipping agent.
• US military personnel on travel order
• Foreign nationals whose visa has an M27 remark
• Foreign nationals whose visa has an UKR remark

For special exceptional circumstances and new entry, please refer to the Japan Foreign Affairs website.

All visas issued before 2 December 2021 have been suspended until further notice except for spouses of Japanese nationals, spouses of permanent residents, and diplomats. Further exceptions may apply. Please consult with your local Japanese embassy. Entry into Japan is subject to approval by the local Immigration at the Arrival Passport Control.

For more and most up to date information, please refer to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website(Opens an external website in a new tab).

All passengers arriving in Japan, including Japanese nationals, must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate for a test taken within 72 hours of departure. The negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate presented to Japanese immigration officers must meet the approved format and can be downloaded in Japanese and English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Urdu and Ukrainian

The certificate must have the passenger’s name and passport number or name and date of birth. Nationality is optional.

Only the original printed certificate or a printout of the emailed certificate will be accepted.

If the certificate does not meet the requirements, passengers will not be accepted to board the flight to Japan. Using the format approved by the Japanese government for the certificate is highly recommended. But if this is not possible, all the mandatory items should be covered on the certificate.

• Japanese and English(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• Arabic(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• Spanish(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• French(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• German(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• Persian(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• Portuguese(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• Russian(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• Urdu(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• Ukrainian(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• Dutch(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• Chinese(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• Italian(Opens a PDF in a new tab)

The following tests will be accepted:

• RT PCR nucleic acid amplification test (including Fluorescent Proving)
• LAMP nucleic acid amplification test
• TMA nucleic acid amplification test
• TRC nucleic acid amplification test
• Smart Amp nucleic acid amplification test
• NEAR nucleic acid amplification test
• Next generation sequence or CLEIA quantitative antigen test

The sample should be taken by Nasopharyngeal/ Nasopharynx (Swab/Smear), Rhinopharyngeal/ Rhinopharynx (Swab/Smear), (Deep throat) Saliva, Nasal Swab and Nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal (throat) (Swab/Smear). Antigen test, rapid antigen test, antibody test are not accepted. For details of the test requirement, please refer here:

• Japanese(Opens a PDF in a new tab)
• English(Opens a PDF in a new tab)

The following categories of passengers are not required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate:

• Air crew
• US military travelling on travel order
• Diplomatic visa or official visa holders
• Pre school children (generally under 6 years of age) and infants may be exempted if accompanying family adults who live with them hold valid negative COVID-19 PCR certificate.

Passengers returning to/entering Japan are recommended to complete the online quarantine questionnaire prior arrival using link here(Opens an external website in a new tab) (Internet access is required) and the QR code issued on website must be presented to a quarantine officer at the arrival airport. If an internet connection is not accessible, then a printed version is acceptable by immigration.

All passengers arriving into Japan must have a smartphone and are required to install the following apps and set the device to Save Location Information (a setting on Google Maps, etc.) preferably before arrival to minimise the waiting time after arrival: Overseas Entrants Locator – OEL (Location information confirming app), Skype or MySOS (video call app), COVID-19 contact confirming application (COCOA – contact confirming app).

MySOS Fast Track 

Passengers can register and download all required documents in the MySOS app at least 16 hours before arrival to avoid delays in processing for quarantine.

For details, please visit official web site(Opens an external website in a new tab)

Passengers who do not have a smartphone, or whose smartphone does not permit the download of the required apps, will be required to rent a smartphone upon arrival in Japan.

Rental fee: the fee per smartphone is approximately 4,000 yen for the 7-day self-quarantine period, inclusive of tax.

Form of payment: only cash (Japanese yen) and credit cards will be accepted.

Families and children: all passengers 13 years of age or older will be required to rent a smartphone if the requirement stated above is applicable. Children 12 years or younger will be exempted.

A written pledge must be submitted(Opens an external website in a new tab) by all passengers regardless of age. Documents completed by an adult (parent or legal guardian) on behalf of small children and infants will be accepted.

Quarantine requirements for specific countries

Quarantine requirements depend on where the passengers are from and whether they have received a vaccine booster shot.

For details, please visit the official website(Opens an external website in a new tab) and refer to section 3, Quarantine Measures (New).

Quarantine requirements for all countries

All passengers arriving in Japan, regardless of their origin, must take an antigen test on arrival. And if they test positive, they will be isolated at a local quarantine facility.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are no longer any COVID-19 entry restrictions for travel to Jordan. This includes requirements for testing, vaccination and quarantine.

All passengers must register on the Visit Jordan portal prior to departure and complete the required form to get a QR code. The QR code must be presented at check-in and to authorities on arrival in Jordan.

Exceptions:

• Jordanian passengers and their families, spouses and children regardless of their nationalities
• Transit passengers
• Diplomats and employees of regional and international organisations as well as their dependents and family members with a special and/or normal passport who are residing in Jordan and who have a permanent QR code with an indefinite validity that can be used to return to Jordan on several trips

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab)i where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to COVID-19 testing and quarantine requirements.

All passengers that require visas should apply for and obtain an e visa before travelling to Kenya. The e-visa can be obtained through this website(Opens page in a new tab). Minors below 16 years old are exempted from the visa requirement.

Passengers holding Refugee or Alien travel documents must have a visa at all times.

All fully vaccinated passengers travelling to Kenya are not required to take a pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test. 

All eligible unvaccinated travellers except children below 5 years old who are arriving at any port of entry into Kenya must have a valid negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate for a test taken within 72 hours before departure. 

Eligible unvaccinated travellers except children below 5 years old who arriving at any point of entry are subject to rapid antigen testing on arrival at their own cost of USD 30 USD. Travellers who test positive on arrival are subject to PCR testing at their own cost of USD 50 and must self-isolate. 

Printed COVID 19 test results and vaccination certificates will not be accepted on arrival in Kenya. Passengers must upload their documents on Global Haven before check in. All passengers below 5 years old are exempt from the COVID 19 PCR testing requirements.

All passengers travelling to Kenya must present proof of vaccination.

Passengers must upload the document on Global Haven(Opens an external website in a new tab) before check-in.

Returning unvaccinated Kenyans who have difficulties accessing vaccines in their current country of residence must be prepared to be vaccinated immediately upon entry and must register for vaccination on the chanjoke platform(Opens an external website in a new tab) before departure. Proof of registration will be required before entry into the country.

All passengers below 18 years old are exempt from the COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

Passengers who cannot be vaccinated due to medical reason must provide a letter detailing their condition from a recognised medical practitioner.

Passengers who have recovered from an active COVID-19 infection or received convalescent plasma in the last 90 days before travel must provide a letter of recovery from a recognised medical practitioner.

All travellers must fill and submit the locator form online(Opens page in a new tab) before travel and submit daily health information on the Jitenge platform for 14 consecutive days.

Unvaccinated travellers except children below 5 years old are subject to rapid antigen testing on arrival at their own cost of USD 30. Passengers who test positive on arrival must take a PCR test at their own cost of USD 50 and must self-isolate.

Passengers travelling from Kenya must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate.

All passengers travelling out of Kenya are required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate as per the requirements of their transit point or destination.

The COVID-19 RT PCR test must be conducted at a government approved laboratory and must have a Trusted Travel (TT) code with their COVID-19 PCR test results. Passengers must carry a printed copy of the certificate upon departure.

For test exemptions and full requirements for Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT-PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to the COVID-19 testing and vaccination requirements, as well as the requirements for travel from a specific origin.

There are restrictions to the categories of passengers who can enter South Korea at this time. Please check the requirements before you travel.

Registered foreigners who exited South Korea from 1 June 2020 and who are seeking re-entry must apply for a re-entry permit.

Travel from countries in the Middle East, including the UAE with connecting flights on Korean Air (KE) from Incheon (ICN) to Hong Kong (HKG) is not allowed. Passengers transiting from other areas through Dubai will be accepted for travel.

All passengers, including Hong Kong passport holders, regardless of vaccination status, who have stayed or transited for more than 2 hours in Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, Philippines, United Kingdom, the United States and Nepal are not allowed to enter Hong Kong.

Connection to China via Incheon, Korea, is not allowed due to the lack of COVID-19 PCR testing facilities in the transit area. Passengers must have a visa and stay in South Korea for 14 days before taking a COVID-19 PCR test at two different hospitals, both with negative results, to continue their journey to China.

The following flights from Incheon (ICN) are suspended until further notice:

• Aurora Airlines to Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
• Siberia Airlines to Vladivostok, Novosibirsk
• Aeroflot to Moscow

Passengers connecting to Cambodia on Korean Air (KE) or Asiana Airlines (OZ) are required to hold a COVID-19 PCR test certificate signed by a doctor and stamped by the lab. The COVID-19 PCR test certificate must be in English. Foreign nationals whose visa does not fall under the exempted categories must deposit USD 2,000 at a designated bank on arrival and hold a printed FORTE insurance certificate in colour with a minimum medical coverage of USD 50,000.

Connection via Cebu Pacific Air to the Philippines is not allowed.

Passengers are requested to check the websites of the connecting airlines for more information.

Test certificate requirements for all passengers

• From 20 January, the COVID-19 PCR test must be taken not more than 2 days before the scheduled departure from the country of origin. From 23 May 2022, certificates for a rapid antigen test performed at a hospital or clinic within 24 hours before departure will be accepted.
  • If you have transited through another country and less than 2 days have passed since you received the PCR test result in your departure country, your test certificate will still be considered valid. Rapid antigen test certificates are considered valid if less than 24 hours old.
• Children below 6 years old are not required to present a COVID-19 PCR test certificate.
• The certificate must include the following information. Foreign nationals with incomplete information on their certificates will not be allowed to enter the country:
  • Name, date of birth (passport or ID card number is acceptable if date of birth is not available)
  • Dates of when test was taken and when the certificate was issued
  • Name of the lab/hospital (signature or stamp is not mandatory)
• Approved tests:
  • COVID-19 PCR tests based on nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) method, and tests done only by polymerase chain reaction method (PCR, TMA, SDA, LAMP, and NEAR) are accepted for travel. From 23 May 2022, antigen detection tests (RAT) will be accepted. Regardless of the test method, self-sampling (at-home tests) will not be accepted.
• The test method must be written on the certificate in Korean or English. Certificates issued in another language where the test method does not appear in Korean or English must be notarised by a notary public or the Korean embassy and then submitted with a translation and certificate of translation. If translated by a public translator, notarisation is not required.
  
• Passengers transiting through Korea without entering the country are not required to present a PCR test certificate unless it is mandated by their final destination.
• Guide on COVID-19 PCR testing are available in English(Opens a PDF in a new tab) and Korean(Opens a PDF in a new tab).

Nationals of the following countries arriving in Korea with a C 4 1, C 4 3, E 8 1 or E 8 3 visa must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate issued by a testing lab or hospital designated by the Korean Embassy in the country(Opens a PDF in a new tab): Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Mongolia and Uzbekistan.

Seamen travelling from the Philippines or Nepal must present a COVID-19 PCR certificate issued by a test lab or hospital designated by the South Korean embassy in their country.

Registered foreigners who exited the Republic of Korea from 1 June 2020 who are seeking re-entry must apply for a re-entry permit.

From 21 March 2022, all arriving Korean and foreign nationals must submit a printed copy of a negative certificate for a COVID-19 test or upload it on the Q-Code system to be accepted for travel. Passengers must still carry a printed certificate for verification.

This does not apply to Korean and foreign nationals with an exemption certificate for humanitarian reasons or official governmental duty travel.

From 12 February 2022 until further notice, Korean nationals and their foreign spouses, parents and children travelling from Ukraine are allowed to travel without a pre-departure COVID‑19 test certificate.

Korean nationals who test positive for COVID-19 (through nucleic acid amplification method based tests such as RT-PCR, NAATs, etc.; antigen tests will be accepted from 23 May 2022) between 10 and 40 days of their departure date and have recovered are exempt from the pre-departure testing requirement. Recovered passengers must present proof, such as a positive COVID-19 test or release from quarantine or recovery certificate.

From 11 April 2022, foreign nationals on a long-term stay or US Military soldiers or US civilians working for the military who had tested positive for COVID-19 in Korea and are returning within 10 to 40 days of the date when they tested positive for COVID-19 must present proof that they have been released from quarantine(Opens an external website in a new tab) or their positive test result along with the following documents: residence card, overseas Korean resident card, permanent resident card or ID card of diplomatic mission in Korea, US Military ID Card, A-3 visa verification on the passport for US civilians working for the US military in Korea.

Korean nationals who submit a COVID-19 PCR test certificate that does not meet the requirements on arrival must undergo a 7 day quarantine at a government facility at their own expense of KRW 840,000 (approx. USD 704) when travelling from South Africa and Tanzania. Koreans in this category who are arriving from other countries are required to quarantine for 5 days at a government quarantine facility and self quarantine for 2 days at their residences at their own expense.

Korean nationals who present a COVID-19 PCR test certificate on arrival that does not meet the certificate requirements and who display symptoms and test positive for COVID-19 will be fined KRW 2,000,000 by the government(Opens a PDF in a new tab).

All arriving passengers must take a COVID-19 PCR test on the day of arrival.

From 1 June 2022, all travellers must undergo COVID-19 PCR testing within 3 days after arrival.

Korean and long term stay foreign nationals can be tested at public health center, and short term visitors need to be tested at the available test labs/hospitals at own cost.

Korean and foreign nationals with a certificate for quarantine exemption must download Self check Mobile app.

Learn more about the apps and their applicable QR codes.

From the 3 December 2021 00:00hrs, all Korean nationals and foreigners (except A1, A2 visa holders or those who have a valid certificate of exemption for reasons other than visiting immediate family) who are arriving from any country are subject to 7 days mandatory quarantine.

• Korean and foreign residents: self quarantine
• Foreigners on short-term visits: facility quarantine at own expense

Short term foreign visitors travelling with B 1, B 2, C 1, C 3, and C 4 visas are subject to a mandatory 7 day facility quarantine at their expense (approximately USD 704). A short term visit foreign national whose immediate family is either Korean or a long term stay foreign national may choose to self-quarantine at home and may transition from facility quarantine to self-quarantine with approval from quarantine management. This does not apply to foreigners issued the quarantine exemption certificate by the Korean embassy.

Quarantine exemptions

Korean and foreign nationals who have completed the required vaccination outside Korea may apply for an exemption from the 7 day quarantine. This is applicable for one of the following travel purposes:

• Important business
• Academic or public interest
• Humanitarian reasons (funeral attendance)
• Visiting immediate family (suspended from 3 December 2021 until further notice)

The application for quarantine exemption should be submitted to the approving government agency or embassy/consulate in the country where vaccination was completed.

Read Q&A (document is currently only available in Korean)(Opens a PDF in a new tab)

Exemption for Quarantine with Completed Vaccination

From 21 March 2022, both Korean and foreign nationals 6 years old and above who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, either in or outside Korea, are exempt from the mandatory 7-day quarantine. Proof of vaccination must be shown or uploaded on the Q-CODE system. It is highly recommended to uploading vaccination and COVID-19 test certificates on the Q-CODE system to receive a QR code and complete the quarantine process quickly.

From 1 April 2022, passengers who have not received their vaccination in Kore will also be exempt from the mandatory 7-day quarantine provided they upload their information on the Q-CODE system and their vaccination status is verifiable by Airport Quarantine. Passengers are recommended to complete the Q-CODE registration and get a QR code before departure to avoid the mandatory 7-day quarantine on arrival.

Passengers are considered fully vaccinated if they have received a booster shot or completed 2 doses of a vaccine (I dose for the Janssen) vaccine approved by WHO at least 14 and not more than 180 days before their date of departure.

From 1 June 2022, vaccination for passengers below 18 years old is considered valid if completed more than 14 days before travel for 2-dose vaccines or a single-dose vaccine (Johnson & Johnson). 

Unvaccinated children below 12 years old are exempt from quarantine if they are travelling with fully vaccinated adults.

• COVID-19 Test negative certificate
• Completed vaccination certificates
• Quarantine exemption certificate (If applicable)
• Health questionnaire

Q-CODE guide English(Opens a PDF in a new tab) & Korean(Opens a PDF in a new tab) and user manual in English(Opens an external website in a new tab) & Korean(Opens an external website in a new tab).

FAQ on Quarantine exemption with vaccination in English(Opens a PDF in a new tab) & Korean(Opens a PDF in a new tab) or visit the website(Opens an external website in a new tab).

Passengers may be required to pay for their quarantine and treatment.

Full costs will be imposed on violators of the isolation order or interdict of congregation or those who have submitted a forged COVID-19 PCR test certificate regardless of the rules of reciprocity between countries.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

From 1 May 2022, there are no longer any COVID-19 entry restrictions for travel to Kuwait. Passengers are no longer required to hold a COVID-19 vaccination certificate or a COVID-19 test result to enter the country. Quarantine restrictions have also been lifted.

All eligible passengers can travel to Kuwait.

Kuwait nationals and other GCC nationals can now enter Kuwait with their national ID. Only national IDs with a photo will be accepted. Passengers without a picture must present a valid passport.

Visa on arrival facility in Kuwait is available only for Spouses of GCC Nationals and their domestic workers provided they travel along with the sponsor. GCC residence of such passengers should be valid more than 6 months.

Visa on arrival services for all eligible nationalities and passengers with eligible professions are now available at the Kuwait International Airport. Your passport or GCC residence permit (when applicable) must be valid for at 6 months to avail the service.

Non Kuwaiti Nationals can present their Kuwait mobile ID instead of a civil ID along with the passport, provided they have downloaded and registered on the app. The details on their mobile ID must match details on their passport.

Domestic workers under residence type article 20 , who have stayed outside Kuwait for more than 6 months, will be not allowed to enter Kuwait and their residency will be considered invalid.

Other Resident Permit holders who have left Kuwait on or after 1 September 2019 and have stayed outside Kuwait for more than six months can return provided their resident permit/visa is still valid.

Passengers with an article 14 visa stamped on their passport are not allowed to re-enter Kuwait using this visa even if it is still valid. Article 14 visa is an exit permit which cannot be used for re-entry to Kuwait.

For more information please refer to the Ministry of Interior(Opens an external website in a new tab) and Kuwait Civil Aviation(Opens an external website in a new tab) website.

Kuwait Nationals and other GCC nationals can travel out from Kuwait to GCC countries using their national ID provided, the destination permits entry using National ID.

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT-PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to the COVID-19 testing exemptions.

From 28 March 2022, registration on the MOPH Pass Platform of the Ministry of Public Health is no more required.

All passengers except children below 12 years old, must take a COVID-19 PCR test in an authorised laboratory not more than 48 hours or a rapid antigen test not more than 24 hours between the time the sample was taken and boarding the flight from the country of origin.

Exemptions:

1. Passengers will not be required to take a pre-departure PCR or antigen test under one of the following conditions:

• If they have received the third dose of any COVID-19 vaccine 
• If they have received two doses of any COVID-19 vaccine, or one dose of a single dose vaccine not more than 6 months before travel 

2. Passengers who have travelled out of Lebanon and are returning within one week

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab)(Opens an external website in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab)(Opens an external website in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT-PCR test.

If you're travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai(Opens page in the same tab).

There are changes to travel eligibility and the rules for COVID-19 testing, vaccination and quarantine.

From 1 April 2022, Malaysia's borders will reopen.

Visa on arrival services remains suspended. Passengers who require a visa to travel to Malaysia must apply at their nearest embassy or consulate or through the e-visa portal. 

Eligible passengers can travel to Malaysia provided the comply with the requirements.

Please refer to the MySafe Travel portal(Opens page in a new tab) for the complete Traveller’s Checklist

Transit to East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak ) 

Only passengers with LOW-RISK status on the MySejahtera app will be accepted for transit into Sabah and Sarawak. 

Passengers with other a different status on the MySejahtera app, including TRAVELLER CARD and HOME SURVEILLANCE ORDER will not be accepted for transit to East Malaysia. Passengers under this category must undergo a professional rapid antigen test (RTK-Ag) within 24 hours before arrival at the first point of entry before they can proceed to their domestic destination

Pre-departure testing

All fully vaccinated travellers aged 18 and above and those aged 17 and below regardless of vaccination status are exempt from the pre-departure testing requirement.

Partially vaccinated or unvaccinated travellers aged 18 and above are required to provide a negative COVID-19 test certificate for a test taken 2 days before departure. This test can be either RT-PCR or a professionally administered rapid antigen test (RTK-Ag)

Partially vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers are required to take pre-departure and on-arrival tests.

Passengers who had been infected with COVID 19 between 6 and 60 days before travel to Malaysia must undergo a professional RTK antigen test 2 days before departure and upload their results in the MySejahtera app. Passenger age is calculated by birth year, not birth date.

If you have a positive or inconclusive test result

If your pre-departure test result is positive or inconclusive, please postpone your travel and do not go to the airport. You will not be allowed to check in or board your flight.

Seek advice from your local health authority.

On-arrival testing

All fully vaccinated travellers aged 18 and above and those aged 17 and below regardless of vaccination status are exempt from the on-arrival test. However, please take a supervised rapid antigen test (RTK-Ag) if symptomatic upon arrival.

Partially vaccinated or unvaccinated travellers aged 18 and above are required to take a supervised rapid antigen test (RTK-Ag) within 24 hours of arrival. The supervised test can be done at a private clinic or virtually.

RTK-Ag testing services are also available at the airport.

If tested positive, please refer to the COVID-19 case management protocol(Opens an external website in a new tab)

The test result will be uploaded to your MySejahtera(Opens an external website in a new tab) app by the health facility.

The cost of on-arrival testing will be borne by the traveller.

Definition of vaccination status 

All fully vaccinated travellers are exempt from quarantine. For travellers with COVID-19 digital vaccination certificates issued in your country of residence, please verify your digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate here(Opens an external website in a new tab) before departure. If you have previously verified your digital vaccination certificate on the MySejahtera application, you can skip this step. This also applies to Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) travellers.

Definition of fully vaccinated in Malaysia as of 1 April 2022

Travellers who are 18 years old and above who have received two primary doses of the Sinovac vaccine and 60 years old and above who are fully vaccinated with any type of COVID-19 vaccine are required to get a third dose of vaccine (booster) to keep their fully vaccinated status. This applies to all citizens and non-citizens.

Malaysia will also accept COVID-19 vaccines that are not listed under the World Health Organisation’s Emergency Use Listing but are approved by regulatory agencies in other countries.

Partially vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers are required to take pre-departure and on-arrival tests. They must also quarantine for 5 days upon arrival. 

Book your quarantine facilities here(Opens an external website in a new tab).

International and domestic transfer passengers 

• Transit passengers must follow the requirements of the carrier and final destination.
• Flight itinerary must be planned with the shortest connecting flights, and transit time must not be more than 24 hours.
• Passengers arriving at Kuala Lumpur international Airport (KLIA)* and connecting to an international flight departing from KLIA 2 must complete the requirements for travel to Malaysia as they must clear immigration and collect their luggage (not applicable to pre-approved charter operations) *Emirates operates from Kuala Lumpur International Airport KLIA, also known as KLIA1 or MTB.

The following are some of airlines Operating from KLIA2.*

• FD Thai Air Asia
• Z2 Philippine AirAsia
• D7 Air Asia X
• 5J Cebu Pacific
• QZ Indonesia Air Asia
• AK Air Asia
• 3K Jet Star
• TR Scoot International

*Passengers must check with their onward carrier to verify which terminal they operate in.

For more information please refer to the MySafe Travel portal(Opens page in a new tab), e-visa services(Opens page in a new tab) and Malaysian visa requirements(Opens page in a new tab).

This is a recommended list of authorised COVID-19 test laboratories in Dubai(Opens a PDF in a new tab) where you can get tested before you travel to your destination.

The UAE government has specified designated laboratories in each of our current destinations(Opens a PDF in a new tab). You can either use the recommended laboratories in the list or any trusted and certified laboratories in your country of origin to get your COVID-19 RT-PCR test.