Mangaluru: Expatat in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who has returned to India for holidays and now in serious problems with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs (GDRFA), UAE, announced that only passengers who have the Dubai resident visa and have GDRRFA approval permitted Arrive at Dubai airport.
Passengers who have other emirates resident visas are not allowed to arrive at Dubai Airport.
Indian Air Carrier India Express update revision guide for travel from India to the UAE on Friday.
Other Emirates resident visa holders arrived in the UAE, apart from Dubai, now they have to send requests through the Federal Authority Website for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) for the required approval.
At present only passengers have an Abu Dhabi resident visa and have an ICA approval allowed to arrive at Abu Dhabi Airport.
Passengers who have resident Dubai visa are not permitted to arrive at Abu Dhabi Airport.
This effectively means that resident visa holders from other emirates such as Sharjah, Ajman, UMM Al-Quakain, Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah must see other choices to enter the UAE – such as Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, which has flights operated by Indian operators (not everyday).
Although Sharjah, Ajman, UMM Al-Quewain and Fujairah have not published the requirements for the arrival, additional requirements for passengers arriving at Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH) and Ras Al-Khaimah (RKT) including – 10 days of quarantine house on arrival at the RKT and 12 days of home or institutional quarantine in euh; PCR tests on the fourth day and eight after arrival in the RKT and PCr test on the sixth day and 11 after arriving to Auh; Compliance for wearing tracking watches on arrival.