UK to approves UAE vaccination certificates from October 4

The UK has said that it will accept UAE vaccination certificates from October 4, 2021.

The UK’s Secretary of Transport Grant Shapps took to Twitter to announce the directive, adding that it will be beneficial for international travel and for reuniting families.

? | NEW ✈️We will be accepting UAE vaccination certificates from 4th Oct following updates to their vaccination app ??. As a major transport hub which is home to many British expats, this is great news for reopening international travel, boosting business & reuniting families ?

— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) September 22, 2021

Dubai Airports chief executive Paul Griffiths had projected recently that the emirate was very confident that from October 4, the UAE will be included among countries not deemed by the UK as high-risk for coronavirus infections. The number of international visitors at Dubai Airports may more than double next year as the easing of Covid-19 restrictions boosts travel through one of the world’s busiest hubs, he added,

Read: Dubai Airports sees doubling of visitors in 2022 as curbs ease

The UK said on the weekend it would reduce testing requirements for visitors for more countries and recognise coronavirus vaccines administered in 17 nations, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Israel.