Tourists passing through, on their way to, from, and through Dubai
Check to see whether you require a visa. You can either acquire a visa on arrival or apply for a pre-arranged visit visa from Dubai Immigration before you go, depending on your nationality.
If you have travelled to or transited via South Africa or Nigeria within the last 14 days, you will not be allowed to enter or transit through Dubai.
This rule does not apply to UAE nationals going home or members of diplomatic missions. Members of diplomatic missions departing from Nigeria must provide a COVID19 PCR test certificate from one of the country's authorised laboratories.
All travellers travelling to or transiting through Dubai must have a negative COVID19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test certificate for a test taken no more than 48 hours before departure.
A QR code must be included on the test certificate. Passengers must also submit to COVID19 PCR testing upon arrival in Dubai.
Members of diplomatic missions, holders of UAE golden visas, UAE nationals, travellers exempted and/or granted permission to enter the UAE by the competent authorities, and passengers travelling on a business trip with a valid COVID19 PCR test c will be the only passengers allowed to enter Dubai.
Passengers who have been exempted from the travel restriction must follow the following guidelines:
Within 48 hours of sample collection and scheduled aeroplane departure, passengers must obtain a valid COVID19 test certificate.
Only COVID19 PCR test reports issued by certified labs with a QR code that links to the original report will be accepted.
Passengers departing only from India must have a COVID19 Rapid Antigen or Rapid PCR test at the airport prior to departure.
Passengers must have COVID19 PCR testing performed upon arrival in Dubai, followed by two more PCR tests on the fourth and eighth days of their quarantine period.
Passengers must sign an indemnity document for a 10-day quarantine at home or in a hotel, beginning on the day of arrival.
Passengers must download the DXB COVID19 app and supply all required information upon arrival at Dubai airports.
Except for returning UAE nationals, all passengers who have travelled from or transited via India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, or Sri Lanka in the last 14 days shall not be accepted for travel to or transfer through Dubai from any other place.
Emirates has discontinued passenger service from Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City) to Dubai, effective at 23:59 hours on June 5, 2021 (local time Dubai), until further notice, in accordance with UAE guidelines. Passengers who have spent the previous 14 days in Vietnam are not permitted to enter or transit through Dubai.
Passengers who wish to travel to Dubai must fall into one of the following categories:
Arriving from Vietnam are UAE nationals and their first-degree relatives.
Members of both nations' diplomatic missions
UAE Golden and Silver Visa holders
The appropriate authorities excused and/or granted permission to enter the UAE to officials and travellers.
COVID19 PCR testing is required for exempted travellers upon arrival in Dubai.
Emirates has halted passenger service between Uganda and Dubai, effective June 12, 2021, and until further notice. Passengers who have spent the previous 14 days in Uganda are not permitted to enter or transit through Dubai. Only the passengers who fall into the following categories will be allowed to travel.
Arriving from Entebbe – EBB are UAE nationals and their first-degree relatives (Uganda).
Members of each countries' diplomatic missions.
UAE Golden and Silver Visa holders.
Officials and travellers who have been exempted or granted permission to enter the UAE by the relevant authorities.
COVID19 PCR testing is required for exempted travellers upon arrival in Dubai.
Except for travel from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, all passengers travelling to Dubai from any place of origin (including GCC nations) must have a negative COVID19 PCR test certificate for a test taken no more than 72 hours before departure (for which specific requirements are stated above).
Please review the list below for the criteria for travel from India.
A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test must be included in the certificate. Antibody tests and home testing kits are among the tests that are not approved in Dubai. To check in, travellers must present a printed certificate in English or Arabic - no SMS or digital certificates will be accepted. Other language PCR certificates are permitted if they can be authenticated in the country of origin.
An authorised facility in the passenger's departure country must issue COVID19 PCR test certificates. Certificates that have already been submitted for travel to another place, even though they are still valid, cannot be used for reentry.
The COVID19 PCR report must include a QR code linked to the original report for verification reasons for travellers arriving from the following countries. Upon arrival in Dubai airports, the QR code must be given at check-in and to representatives of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA): Bangladesh, India, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Sudan, Sri Lanka, and Lebanon.