UAE suspends entry of travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka

The UAE has suspended the entry of inbound travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka on national and foreign flights, as well as transit passengers, effective from May 12, 2021 at 11.59pm.

Passengers will be allowed to transit through the UAE on flights coming in from other destinations and bound for these countries, the General Civil Aviation Authority and National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) have said.

Additionally, UAE citizens, diplomatic missions, official delegations, business planes and golden residence holders are excluded. They will be subject to a 10-day quarantine, testing on the fourth and eight day of entering the country as well as PCR testing at the airport. Meanwhile, the PCR testing period has been reduced from 72 to 48 hours and all tests must be administered by accredited laboratories that issue results carrying a QR code.

Also, travellers coming from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka through other countries are required to have a period of stay in those countries of not less than 14 days in order to be allowed to enter the UAE.

Meanwhile, cargo flights between the UAE and these countries will operate as usual.

#NCEMA and Civil Aviation: Suspension of entry for travelers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka on national and foreign flights, also for transit passengers, with the exception of transit flights traveling to UAE and bound for these countries.https://t.co/Dhjg6dhPrp pic.twitter.com/bkPgdWexmM

— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) May 10, 2021

Authorities have urged passengers to contact their relevant airlines to reschedule flights affected by the decision.