18/08/2020
Procedures for Dubai residents returning to Dubai
Before booking your flight:
If your UAE resident visa expired before 01 March 2020, you will not be allowed to enter the UAE. You must apply for a new visa.
If your UAE resident visa expired after 01 March 2020, you will be allowed to enter the UAE until 31 December 2020. You will need to have your visa validated within 30 days of entry.
If you hold a UAE resident visa and have stayed outside of the country for more than 180 days, you will be allowed to enter the UAE.
Make sure you can obtain a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued in the country from which you are returning. You must be able to present a printed copy of your negative COVID-19 PCR test result in English or Arabic at check-in to be accepted for travel. Soft copies on mobile phones will not be accepted.
All passengers travelling to Dubai, and connecting in Dubai, must hold a negative COVID-19 PCR test result. The test must be taken no more than 96 hours prior to departure. Children under the age of 12 and passengers with moderate to severe disabilities are exempt from testing.
If the validity period of your test result is different in the country you are departing from or travelling to, you should follow the requirement which is most restrictive.
You should get your test result from a UAE government approved laboratory or one of the laboratories listed here. Without a printed copy of a negative COVID-19 PCR test result in English or Arabic, you will not be accepted for travel.
