Abu Dhabi adds five new European countries to its ‘green list’

Abu Dhabi has updated its ‘green list’ of destinations to include 31 countries in total – up from 28 in the previous update, effective from Thursday, June 24.

While Austria, Denmark, Italy, Norway and Sweden have been added to the list, Cuba and Kyrgyzstan have been removed, according to the update issued by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT) on Wednesday.

The UK, which was removed in the previous update, has not yet been added back to the list.

Passengers arriving from the ‘green list’ destinations are exempt from mandatory quarantine measures after landing in Abu Dhabi and will only be required to undergo PCR testing upon arrival at Abu Dhabi airport.

The list also only applies to countries passengers are arriving from rather than citizenship.

Travellers from outside the ‘green’ list can still travel into Abu Dhabi, but are required to quarantine.

Last month, senior DCT Abu Dhabi officials had revealed plans to lift all quarantine measure for international travellers arriving in the emirate from July 1.

Media reports indicated the quarantine restrictions will be lifted for passengers from all countries, except India, by July 1.

Read: Abu Dhabi to lift quarantine measures for international travellers from July 1 – reports

Updated ‘green list’ as of June 24

Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bhutan
Brunei
China
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greenland
Hong Kong (SAR)
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Malta
Mauritius
Moldova
Morocco
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan (ROC)
United States of America
Uzbekistan

Travel corridors
Meanwhile, fully vaccinated travellers (final dose received at least 28 days before travel) will also not be required to quarantine when travelling between Abu Dhabi and the following countries:

• Bahrain
• Greece
• Serbia
• Seychelles

Countries, regions, and territories included within the ‘green list’ will be regularly updated based on international development, DCT said. Inclusion in the list is subject to “strict criteria of health and safety”.

DCT Abu Dhabi will also continue to issue updates on the list and overall travel status in the coming months.