Visa Requirements
Please make sure you meet the visa requirements for entering Dubai. Find out whether you need a visa and how to apply here.
PCR Test
All passengers travelling to Dubai from any point of origin (GCC countries included) must hold a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate, taken no more than 48 hours before departure. There are specific requirements for visitors travelling from the following countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Bangladesh, Burundi, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq Lebanon, Lesotho ,Liberia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe. As regulations change frequently, please check specific departure requirements in your country before you leave
The UAE government has specified designated laboratories for COVID‑19 PCR test. Click here for the list of laboratories.
NHS COVID‑19 test certificates for travel from the United Kingdom to Dubai will not be accepted.
The negative COVID-19 PCR test must either be a digital or printed certificate in English or Arabic. SMS certificates are NOT accepted.