UAE residents arriving from these countries to Dubai do not need PCR testing in advance
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In the face of the sweeping pandemic, the UAE has established travel guidelines for returning residents in order to ensure the safety of all travelers.
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Update on COVID-19 test for UAE residents arriving in Dubai
As the pandemic sweeps through various countries around the world, travel and its policies continue to revive and change. To ensure the safety of the travellers, UAE has come up with its travel guidelines for returning UAE residents.
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An Emirates update on 26th October 2020 clarified on the requirement of the advanced PCR test, based on which only selective travellers will take the test on arrival.
PCR test on arrival UAE residents arriving from the mentioned countries have a choice of:
- Presenting a negative COVID19 PCR test which carries a validity of 96 hours before take-off.
- Take a COVID-19 test on arrival.
- Visitors from the UK and Germany have the option to take COVID19 test on arrival.
- Transiting passengers need not comply with his unless specified by the destination country.
- These rules apply to the following countries:
| Algeria | Armenia | Austria |
| Australia | Azerbaijan | Bahrain |
| Belgium | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Brazil |
| Brunei | Bulgaria | Canada |
| China | Denmark | Estonia |
| Finland | France | Germany |
| HongKong | Iceland | Indonesia |
| Ireland | Italy | Japan |
| Kazakhstan | Kyrgystan | Kuwait |
| Latvia | Lithuania | Luxembourg |
| Macedonia | Malaysia | Maldives Islands |
| Mauritius | Netherlands | New Zealand |
| Nigeria | Norway | Oman |
| Poland | Portugal | Saudi Arabia |
| Serbia | Seychelles | Singapore |
| Somalia | South Africa | South Korea |
| Spain | Sri Lanka | Sweden |
| Switzerland | Taiwan | Thailand |
| Turkey | United Kingdom | Unites States of America |
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