Abu Dhabi will open its doors to welcome all fully vaccinated tourists and residents travelling from anywhere around the globe, as well as unvaccinated visitors from ‘Green List’ countries, starting from September 5 with no special quarantine measures. 

 

The only condition is that all vaccines must be approved by the World Health organisation (WHO), according to the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi). 

 

The decision comes following the updated international entry guidelines recently announced by the Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee of DCT Abu Dhabi. 

 

In order to support seamless entry for international travellers and enable visitors to safely enjoy the UAE capital’s diverse experiences through the Abu Dhabi Green Pass, DCT Abu Dhabi has outlined a simple process to enable tourists to register their international vaccination certificate or vaccination exemption document for verification 5 days before their travel date, via the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) Smart app or via ica.gov.ae website.

 

Applicants will receive an SMS confirmation that will include a link to the Alhosn app, which must be downloaded prior to travel. The Alhosn app displays users’ vaccination status and PCR test results, which are required to activate the Abu Dhabi Green Pass.

 

Upon arrival, travellers will receive a Unified ID number, from airport immigration, or via the ICA Smart app or website; this will complete the registration on the Alhosn app. 

 

Following a PCR test at the airport, visitors can activate the Green Pass, allowing them entry to all public spaces in the emirate, said the statement from DCT Abu Dhabi.

 

Children under 12 and People of Determination (POD) with moderate and severe disabilities are exempt from Covid-19 PCR testing, it added.

 

Entry for Green list travellers

 

Under the new guidelines, vaccinated travellers from all over the world, arriving from green list will be required to show a negative PCR test taken a maximum of 48 hours before departure and take a PCR test at the airport on arrival. 

 

They will not need to quarantine but will be required to take one more PCR test on day 6 (Counting the day of arrival as day 1). Their hotel will arranged testing on the premises, for their convenience.

 

On the entry for vaccinated travellers from all countries (outside green list), DCT Abu Dhabi said under the new guidelines, these travellers will be required to show a negative PCR test taken a maximum of 48 hours before departure and take a PCR test at the airport on arrival. 

 

They will not need to quarantine but will be required to take one more PCR test on day 4 and day 8 (Counting the day of arrival as day 1). Their hotel will arranged testing on the premises, for their convenience, it added.

 

On unvaccinated travellers from Green List countries, the department said they will also be exempt from quarantine measures. 

 

However, they will be required to show a negative PCR test taken a maximum of 48 hours before departure, and take a PCR test on arrival. They will also need to take a PCR test on day 6 (counting the day of arrival as day 1) and another PCR test on day 9.

 

Unvaccinated travellers arriving from countries not on the Green List will be required to show a negative PCR test taken a maximum of 48 hours before departure and take a PCR test on arrival. They will be required to quarantine for 10 days at home or in a hotel (counting the day of arrival as day 1). They then must take a PCR test on day 9; if negative, visitors can end their quarantine on day 10.

 

DCT Abu Dhabi said to further protect community members and travellers in the emirate, Abu Dhabi has implemented a ‘Green Pass’ protocol, thus enabling only those that are fully vaccinated, officially exempted or under 16 years of age to access key public places and attractions.

 

To maintain ‘green’ status on Alhosn app, fully vaccinated individuals must show a negative PCR test result taken within the last 30 days,  officially exempted individuals a negative PCR test result taken within the last 7 days. Children under 16 years of age automatically receive ‘green’ status without the need to test, it added.-TradeArabia News Service