The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has issued the updated ‘Green List’ of countries. Travellers arriving from these destinations will be exempt from mandatory quarantine measures after landing in the UAE capital.

 

Travellers will be required to present a negative PCR test valid for a maximum of 48 hours before departure and undergo a PCR test upon arrival at Abu Dhabi International Airport. 

 

Vaccinated passengers from the updated list will take another PCR test on day 6 (day of arrival counts as day 1). Unvaccinated travellers arriving from these countries will also take a PCR test on days 6 and 9. 

 

Below is the updated ‘Green List’ as of September 1, 2021 at 12:01am: 

Albania 

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Bahrain

Belgium

Bhutan

Brunei

Bulgaria

Canada

China

Comoros

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong (SAR)

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Jordan

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Luxembourg

Maldives

Malta

Mauritius

Moldova

Monaco

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Oman

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

San Marino

Saudi Arabia

Serbia

Seychelles

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Korea

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan, Province of China

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

 

Countries, regions, and territories included on the ‘Green List’ will be regularly updated based on international developments. 

 

Inclusion on the list is subject to strict criteria of health and safety to ensure the well-being of the UAE community. The list also only applies to countries that travellers are arriving from, rather than citizenship.-TradeArabia News Service