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Both cities are operating slightly differently at the moment. Dubai is currently more ‘open’ than Abu Dhabi, but things change by the week here.
Anyone coming into the country at the moment needs to have a reference number before they are even allowed on the plane - so I’m not sure if that means still only residents allowed in at the moment? I know Dubai especially is eager to get the tourism sector up and running ASAP, so that is in you favour .... |
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By *ark7Man
over a year ago
Ireland |
I thought things were meant to be up and running for tourists in July. Economy will be screwed otherwise.
Estimated still in excess of 30,000 residents outside the country waiting to return. |
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By *ewlyweds OP Couple
over a year ago
Cheltenham |
"Hope so too - for your sake. I think by then it’ll be fine.
I’m sure you’re aware of just how hot it will be then ?!?!! (I’ll buy you an ice cream!) "
Yes we are aware, we usually come twice a year. Supposed to be coming back in May x |
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I’m sure you’ll be fine. We travelled in to Abu Dhabi from the Maldives in mid March, and the test was quick and efficient. I hope by the time you travel the Dubai people will have had enough experience to make sure they too are efficient. Fingers crossed for you ! |
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"Any know when the UAE will open to tourist again? Also would Dubai have different restrictions to Abu Dhabi or would any announcement cover both cities?
X"
Planning to go Oct! I think they mentioned mid July for the borders to reopen.
Would love to meet some swingers out there |
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Well ,its all a bit up in the air, its day by day week by week but things are opening up. As of now free travel in the region is still restricted.Pools not fully open .
Plenty of sunshine though.
id say watch this space come mid-end july
we'd have clearer picture.
so until then hold your plans..
Dan |
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It’s a real shame. None of the Middle East countries have even been given any consideration. UAE is ‘safer’ than many counties on that list .....
A real shame for those of you who were planning on some summer sun / fun, and also a shame for those of us who were hoping to visit friends and family in the UK as well.
Arse ! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm not sure that's accurate.
We've hovered between 500-700 cases per day over the past week or so. That's a similar number to the UK and the population difference is huge! I know that's largely down to testing, but still.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Was meant to be moving to Dubai back in March but was Postponed, looking to now move soon but don’t know if I should do it sooner rather than later, things seem to be getting back to normal now? |
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By *ewlyweds OP Couple
over a year ago
Cheltenham |
I see the updated law in UAE now states you have to supply a Covid free certificate at check in before you fly to UAE.
Anyone know of a reasonably priced company who will send test & supply certificate? They all seem to be very expensive!! |
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By *avid1Man
over a year ago
Dubai |
"I see the updated law in UAE now states you have to supply a Covid free certificate at check in before you fly to UAE.
Anyone know of a reasonably priced company who will send test & supply certificate? They all seem to be very expensive!! "
I used citydoc and the certificate was fine when l entered the UAE l did not have to have another test once l got here. |
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By *ewlyweds OP Couple
over a year ago
Cheltenham |
"I see the updated law in UAE now states you have to supply a Covid free certificate at check in before you fly to UAE.
Anyone know of a reasonably priced company who will send test & supply certificate? They all seem to be very expensive!!
I used citydoc and the certificate was fine when l entered the UAE l did not have to have another test once l got here."
Thank you! |
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That’s good to hear. Looking at the Etihad website it looks like I have to get a test within 96 hours if traveling back to Abu Dhabi ..... but there’s literally only about half a dozen accredited places to get tested in the whole of the U.K. ???!!!!!!!! |
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By *avid1Man
over a year ago
Dubai |
"That’s good to hear. Looking at the Etihad website it looks like I have to get a test within 96 hours if traveling back to Abu Dhabi ..... but there’s literally only about half a dozen accredited places to get tested in the whole of the U.K. ???!!!!!!!!"
As I mentioned above, citydoc home test kit, got my results Friday and traveled the following Tuesday, no drama at all once I got to Dubai. Was asked if I had been tested in the UK, produced my doctors certificate, showed them I had already down loaded the track and trace app, and off I went on my merry way. |
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Fair play. It seems that Etihad / Abu Dhabi are a whole lot more stricter. Let’s just hope that from August 1st the whole ‘everyone gets tested on entry’ thing negates the need to be tested before being allowed on the aircraft...?! |
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By *ewlyweds OP Couple
over a year ago
Cheltenham |
"Who knows ? The way things are I can see that Dubai / Abu Dhabi border check being in place for a while. But it is relatively easy to get a test done to enable you to come into Abu Dhabi ..."
Yes however we are travelling with our 4 kids so it’s proving very expensive. We have to get 6 tests done in UK before flight which is £600 then we need to get tests done in Dubai to fly home! |
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It’s mad isn’t it ? The tests you need to get into AD are just 50 dirhams (about a tenner), and kids under 12 won’t need them. As of now, you don’t need to book them - you just get directed to a ‘family lane’ and it’s supposed to be relatively straightforward (not done it myself so this is from others experiences). |
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By *avid1Man
over a year ago
Dubai |
"Who knows ? The way things are I can see that Dubai / Abu Dhabi border check being in place for a while. But it is relatively easy to get a test done to enable you to come into Abu Dhabi ...
Yes however we are travelling with our 4 kids so it’s proving very expensive. We have to get 6 tests done in UK
before flight which is £600 then we need to get tests done in Dubai to fly home! "
Families are free, the last I read. |
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By *ewlyweds OP Couple
over a year ago
Cheltenham |
"It’s mad isn’t it ? The tests you need to get into AD are just 50 dirhams (about a tenner), and kids under 12 won’t need them. As of now, you don’t need to book them - you just get directed to a ‘family lane’ and it’s supposed to be relatively straightforward (not done it myself so this is from others experiences). "
Thanks, how much are tests in Dubai? |
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By *ewlyweds OP Couple
over a year ago
Cheltenham |
"Who knows ? The way things are I can see that Dubai / Abu Dhabi border check being in place for a while. But it is relatively easy to get a test done to enable you to come into Abu Dhabi ...
Yes however we are travelling with our 4 kids so it’s proving very expensive. We have to get 6 tests done in UK
before flight which is £600 then we need to get tests done in Dubai to fly home!
Families are free, the last I read."
For tourists? |
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By *avid1Man
over a year ago
Dubai |
"Who knows ? The way things are I can see that Dubai / Abu Dhabi border check being in place for a while. But it is relatively easy to get a test done to enable you to come into Abu Dhabi ...
Yes however we are travelling with our 4 kids so it’s proving very expensive. We have to get 6 tests done in UK
before flight which is £600 then we need to get tests done in Dubai to fly home!
Families are free, the last I read.
For tourists? "
For families for sure, as I know a family whom did it last week. I shall look into tourist situation and get back to you. |
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By *ewlyweds OP Couple
over a year ago
Cheltenham |
"Who knows ? The way things are I can see that Dubai / Abu Dhabi border check being in place for a while. But it is relatively easy to get a test done to enable you to come into Abu Dhabi ...
Yes however we are travelling with our 4 kids so it’s proving very expensive. We have to get 6 tests done in UK
before flight which is £600 then we need to get tests done in Dubai to fly home!
Families are free, the last I read.
For tourists?
For families for sure, as I know a family whom did it last week. I shall look into tourist situation and get back to you. "
Thank you. I would be very surprised if they gave it free to tourists though |
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By *avid1Man
over a year ago
Dubai |
"Who knows ? The way things are I can see that Dubai / Abu Dhabi border check being in place for a while. But it is relatively easy to get a test done to enable you to come into Abu Dhabi ...
Yes however we are travelling with our 4 kids so it’s proving very expensive. We have to get 6 tests done in UK
before flight which is £600 then we need to get tests done in Dubai to fly home!
Families are free, the last I read.
For tourists?
For families for sure, as I know a family whom did it last week. I shall look into tourist situation and get back to you.
Thank you. I would be very surprised if they gave it free to tourists though "
Best information I can find at the moment is, as long as you have had a negative result in the prior 48 hours you are ok. |
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By *mmersCouple
over a year ago
Greater London |
"Anyone used Citydoc for test results for flying to Dubai? Please get in touch thanks! "
Hey guys, we're travelling to Dubai next month as well and hope that things ease more by then. Can imagine it might be stressful for you guys with all this testing thing...but had been thinking one good way of finding out this info is calling in Emirates and checking with them. We've got everything booked through them so we'll be doing the same. No harm in trying isn't it? xxx |
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By *ewlyweds OP Couple
over a year ago
Cheltenham |
"Anyone used Citydoc for test results for flying to Dubai? Please get in touch thanks!
Hey guys, we're travelling to Dubai next month as well and hope that things ease more by then. Can imagine it might be stressful for you guys with all this testing thing...but had been thinking one good way of finding out this info is calling in Emirates and checking with them. We've got everything booked through them so we'll be doing the same. No harm in trying isn't it? xxx"
Yes we are flying with Emirates however there helpline was not sure which one we needed either so not much help unfortunately. |
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By *andJDubaiCouple
over a year ago
Dubai, with visits to Glasgow, Edinburgh and London |
A negative test result from the nhs that is less then 72 hours old is also being accepted, you just need to print the test out and present it at check in and boarder control once in Dubai.
Then to fly back to the uk you need a negative test result that’s not older than 72 hours and again print out and present at check in. They will not let you check in without one.
"Anyone used Citydoc for test results for flying to Dubai? Please get in touch thanks!
Hey guys, we're travelling to Dubai next month as well and hope that things ease more by then. Can imagine it might be stressful for you guys with all this testing thing...but had been thinking one good way of finding out this info is calling in Emirates and checking with them. We've got everything booked through them so we'll be doing the same. No harm in trying isn't it? xxx"
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"Anyone out here in Dubai. Drop us a message. Looking to make new friends out here x"
Welcome to Dubai, congrats on the move, feel free to DM if you like.
Must have been a difficult one for you guys during this time. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Think it is still the same of having a test 96 hours before flying. Also if going from Dubai to Abu Dhabi you need to have test results that are no more than 48hours old.
Hope this helps. |
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By *mmersCouple
over a year ago
Greater London |
Hey all,
Just thought to share our experience of entering the UAE for peeps intending to travel to the country in the next few weeks.
We travelled on the 18th Sep from London to Dubai and everything was smooth. You'd just need to have a PCR test done within 96hrs before your departure flight and show that at the checkin (email is fine). Once you land in Dubai...just have a printed copy of the negative report to show at the immigration alongside your passport and visa if you need one.
We didn't have to do a PCR test again at Dubai airport as we have a negative report so that was good. Previously people had to do it again regardless of their result...but seems like its changed now.
To go back to the UK, you need to get tested again within 96hrs of your dep flight from UAE and these tests can be carried out here for as cheap as AED250.
Hope that helps you all  |
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By *anfuzzMan
over a year ago
London |
have flown back from uk too recently and confirm was easy . No need for test when you land just a negative test which you will need to have gotten in uk. E gates arent working so takes a bit longer. |
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As it stands at the minute Dubai is fully open to tourists with no restrictions other than the pre flight test in the UK, however Abu Dhabi is operating a strict 14 day home quarentine which is enforced by a GPS tracker fitted to your wrist. I moved out here for work last month and had to go through the whole process including the GPS tracker home sentence |
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"As it stands at the minute Dubai is fully open to tourists with no restrictions other than the pre flight test in the UK, however Abu Dhabi is operating a strict 14 day home quarentine which is enforced by a GPS tracker fitted to your wrist. I moved out here for work last month and had to go through the whole process including the GPS tracker home sentence "
Welcome to the desert - and the Abu Dhabi beaurocracy Rugbyguy !! On the plus side, you no longer need an alcohol license !! |
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