The United Arab Emirates, UAE, announces that with effect
from Thursday, August 5, 2021, the ban will be lifted and passengers on transit
flights from Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Uganda would be
granted access to the country.
However, direct flights from Nigeria and these other
countries are still banned until further notice.
The lifting of the ban on transit flights was disclosed in a
statement by the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority made
available in a series of tweets on Tuesday. NECMA said passengers would be able
to transit through its airports from Thursday as long as they present negative
PCR tests taken 72 hours before departure.
The statement reads: "Travel for transit passengers
from all countries from which transit passengers have been suspended will be
resumed in advance provided that the passenger's last destination is accepted
with a laboratory check-up within 72 hours of departure and state airports will
allocate special lounges for transit passengers.
"Emergencies, crises and civil aviation announce the
exclusion of new categories of passengers from some of the banned countries,
including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria and Uganda, as of August
5.
"These categories include those with valid residency
permits who have received full vaccination doses in the UAE and 14 days have
passed since receiving the second dose and who have vaccination certificates
approved by the official authorities in the country.
"Medical personnel working in the country will be
excluded; including doctors, nurses, technicians from restaurants and
non-restaurants, and those working in the educational sector in the country who
teach in universities, colleges, schools, and institutes; from the vaccinated
and non-vaccinated categories.
"Students studying in the country, humanitarian cases
who hold valid residency and workers in federal and local government agencies,
and cases of completing treatment in the country, whether they are vaccinated
or not, will also be excluded.
"All these categories will be required to submit a
request on the website of the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship to
obtain the necessary approvals in addition to the certificates of vaccination
certified by the relevant authorities in the country for the categories from
which these certificates are required.
"The excluded groups will be obligated to submit a
prior PCR test within (48) hours from the date of departure, provided that the
tests are from accredited laboratories carrying a QR Code, and conduct a quick
laboratory test before boarding the plane.
"In addition to applying precautionary and preventive
measures to receive arrivals, including quarantine and PCR checks upon and
after arrival, as well as follow-up," the statement read.
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