Travel requirements by country

Last updated: 19 September 2022

Passengers travelling to Djibouti are subject to COVID-19 PCR test upon arrival. This does not apply to:

• passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated;
• passengers with a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test result certificate from a test taken at most 72 hours before the departure of the first flight of their itinerary;
• passengers under 18 years old.

The above requirements are subject to change without prior notice. Please check the IATA Travel Centre website before your flight to get the latest updates on the requirements at the country you are travelling from and arriving to.

Last updated: 08 November 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 31 October 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 16 May 2023

Who can travel?

• Open to citizens and residents* of the United Arab Emirates
• Open to citizens and residents of South Sudan
• Open to all visitors subject to meeting the entry requirements

*Subject to entry requirements.

What do you need to travel?

All passengers travelling to South Sudan must have: 

• a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival. The test result must be in English; OR
• a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), CanSinoBIO (Convidecia), Covaxin, Covishield, Covovax, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm (BIBP) and Sinovac.

This does not apply to passengers younger than 5 years.

Visa on arrival is currently suspended for passengers with a normal passport. This does not apply to citizens of Burundi and Rwanda and foreign citizens of South Sudanese origin.

The above requirements are subject to change without prior notice. Please check the IATA Travel Centre website before your flight to get the latest updates on the requirements at the country you are travelling from and arriving to.

Last updated: 21 November 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 02 August 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 07 February 2023

Who can travel?

• Open to citizens and residents * of the United Arab Emirates
• Open to citizens and residents of Tanzania
• Open to all visitors subject to meeting the entry requirements

*Subject to entry requirements.

What do you need to travel?

Passengers travelling to Tanzania are subject to medical screening upon arrival.

Passengers who require a visa to enter Tanzania can apply for a pre-arranged e-visa at https://immigration.go.tz/index.php/immigration-services/visa-information.

The above requirements are subject to change without prior notice. Please check the IATA Travel Centre website before your flight to get the latest updates on the requirements at the country you are travelling from and arriving to.

Last updated: 03 March 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 23 May 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 08 June 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 07 March 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

With immediate effect, citizens of Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Tunisia who are holding a valid residence permit issued by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Brunei Darussalam are no longer entitled to obtain visa on arrival in Kyrgyzstan. Passengers must apply and hold a visa prior to departure.

Last updated: 16 February 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 17 April 2023

Who can travel?

• Open to citizens and residents of Turkmenistan
• Open to citizens and residents * of the United Arab Emirates

*Subject to entry requirements.

What do you need to travel?

Passengers travelling to Turkmenistan must have:

• a COVID-19 vaccination certificate; OR
• proof of chromatographic determination of antibodies (IgM, IgG) in the blood issued at most 48 hours before departure of the first flight of their itinerary.

Passengers must complete and present the Passenger Health Locator Form upon arrival.

Additionally, passengers are subject to a COVID-19 test and could be subject to quarantine on arrival.

If you have a connecting flight from Dubai (DXB) with another airline, please check the entry requirements of the destination you are travelling to on the onward carrier's website.

The above requirements are provided by a third-party source and subject to change without prior notice. Please check the IATA Travel Centre website before your flight to get the latest updates on the requirements at the country you are travelling from and arriving to.

Last updated: 13 June 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 03 May 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 06 July 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Citizens of Canada, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, and the Philippines who are holding valid UAE resident visas can now obtain visa on arrival in Armenia (EVN). They must have completed Application Form with a photograph at the time of check-in.

Last updated: 01 March 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 28 March 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 03 June 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 27 May 2022

Who can travel?

Last updated: 03 May 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 03 May 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 07 February 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 16 June 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 20 February 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 10 March 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 01 March 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 07 March 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Citizens of the UAE can obtain a visa on arrival for up to 90 days provided they have a valid passport for the duration of their stay.

Last updated: 29 March 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 14 March 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 16 May 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

What do you need to travel?

Passengers travelling to Russia must complete the "Application Form" and present it upon arrival.

Please note that e-visa issuance is currently suspended.

Last updated: 03 May 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 25 April 2022

Who can travel?

Last updated: 02 June 2022

Who can travel?

Last updated: 05 December 2022

Who can travel?

• Open to citizens and residents of Bangladesh
• Open to citizens and residents * of the United Arab Emirates
• Open to all visitors subject to meeting the entry requirements (visa on arrival is suspended until further notice)

*Subject to entry requirements.

What do you need to travel?

All passengers travelling to Bangladesh need to present:

• a printed copy of a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test result certificate from a test taken no more than 72 hours prior to the departure of the first flight of their itinerary; OR
• a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before departure with AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Convidecia (CanSinoBio), Covaxin, Covishield, Covovax, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm or Sinovac.

This doesn’t apply to passengers younger than 12 years.

The above requirements are subject to change without prior notice. Please check the IATA Travel Centre website before your flight to get the latest updates on the requirements at the country you are travelling from and arriving to.

Last updated: 13 February 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

What do you need to travel?

Passengers could be subject to a COVID-19 test upon arrival. This does not apply to passengers younger than 12 years.

Last updated: 16 May 2023

Who can travel?

• Citizens and residents of the Maldives.
• Travellers from all countries are allowed to enter subject to meeting the entry requirements.
• Passengers travelling as tourists or for a short stay must have a return ticket and a hotel confirmation for the entire stay in a registered tourist facility.

What do you need to travel?

All passengers travelling to the Maldives are required to complete the “Traveller declaration” form no more than 72 hours before arrival and departure at https://imuga.immigration.gov.mv/.

Passengers travelling as tourists must have a hotel booking confirmation for the entire stay in a registered tourist facility. More details can be found at https://tinyurl.com/2f64wcpm.

The above requirements are subject to change without prior notice. Please check the IATA Travel Centre website before your flight to get the latest updates on the requirements at the country you are travelling from and arriving to.

Last updated: 27 December 2022

Who can travel?

What do you need to travel?

PCR and vaccination requirements

All passengers travelling to Nepal must have: 

• a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; OR
• a negative COVID-19 test result certificate from a test taken at most 72 hours before the departure of the first flight of their itinerary. Tests accepted are GeneXpert, NAAT and RT-PCR.

This does not apply to passengers younger than 5 years.

Citizens of Nepal arriving from Ukraine are exempt from pre-departure COVID-19 entry requirements. They are subject to antigen tests on arrival. 

Passengers are required to wear masks on flights to and from Nepal and within the departure/arrival terminal. 

Antigen test on arrival

Passengers could be subject to a COVID-19 antigen test upon arrival. This does not apply to:

• passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival;
• passengers with a negative COVID-19 GeneXpert, NAAT or RT-PCR test result certificate from a test taken at most 72 hours before the departure of the first flight of their itinerary.

Visa on arrival

Visa on arrival facilities restarted for eligible passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival OR holding a negative PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before the departure of the first flight of their itinerary.

Citizens of the following countries (except for officials and diplomatic passport holders): Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Liberia, Nigeria, Palestine, Somalia, Swaziland, Syria, Zimbabwe and refugees with travel documents are requested to obtain a tourist visa from an Embassy or a Consulate of Nepal prior to departure. 

Departing from Nepal

Passengers travelling from Nepal must complete an “International Traveller Online Departure Form" at https://ccmc.gov.np/ and comply with the requirements of the transit and destination countries.

The above requirements are subject to change without prior notice. Please check the IATA Travel Centre website before your flight to get the latest updates on the requirements at the country you are travelling from and arriving to.

Last updated: 03 January 2023

Who can travel?

• Open to citizens and residents of Pakistan
• Open to citizens and residents * of the United Arab Emirates
• Open to all visitors subject to meeting the entry requirements

*Subject to entry requirements.

What do you need to travel?

Passengers travelling to Pakistan must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated. This does not apply to:

• passengers younger than 12 years;
• foreign citizens younger than 18 years;
• passengers who departed Pakistan before 01 October 2021.

Passengers travelling to Pakistan must have an original valid certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result from a test taken no more than 72 hours before departure of the first flight of their itinerary. The test result must be in Arabic or English. This does not apply to:

• passengers fully vaccinated against COVID-19;
• passengers younger than 12 years.

Passengers could be subject to a COVID-19 test upon arrival.

Passengers travelling from Pakistan can get their PCR test result certificate from one of the approved laboratories in Pakistan. 

The above requirements are subject to change without prior notice. Please check the IATA Travel Centre website before your flight to get the latest updates on the requirements at the country you are travelling from and arriving to.

If you have a connecting flight from Dubai (DXB) with another airline, please check the entry requirements of the destination you are travelling to on the onward carrier's website.

Last updated: 02 January 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

What do you need to travel?

The Arrival card must be completed by all foreign citizens travelling to Sri Lanka. All citizens of Sri Lanka travelling outside the country must complete the Departure card before their travel.

Effective from 01 January 2023, all arrival and departure cards can be completed online three days prior to travel on https://eservices.immigration.gov.lk/emb/eEmbarkation/.

Last updated: 17 June 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 26 April 2023

Who can travel?

• Open to citizens and residents of Iran
• Open to citizens and residents * of the United Arab Emirates
• Open to all visitors subject to meeting the entry requirements

*Subject to entry requirements.

What do you need to travel?

E-visas can be obtained before departure at https://evisa.mfa.ir/en/. Passengers must have an e-visa confirmation and return/onward tickets.

Passengers can check the status of the e-visas issued by Iran online via https://evisatraveller.mfa.ir/en/request/status/ or scan the QR code on the top-left of the visa page. The visa status must show “issued” for passengers to be accepted.

The above requirements are subject to change without prior notice. Please check the IATA Travel Centre website before your flight to get the latest updates on the requirements at the country you are travelling from and arriving to.

Last updated: 10 April 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Last updated: 20 February 2023

Who can travel?

All passengers are permitted to enter Israel regardless of their vaccination status. Passengers must comply with the visa and passport entry requirements.

Transit through Israel is not permitted. 

What do you need to travel?

Health insurance

Passengers travelling to Israel (TLV) must have health insurance to cover COVID-19 expenses. This does not apply to:

• citizens of Israel;
• residents of Israel with A1-A5 or B1 visa;
• passengers who have started their journey in Ukraine.

More COVID-19 related information can be found at https://corona.health.gov.il/en/.

The above requirements are subject to change without prior notice. Please check the IATA Travel Centre website before your flight to get the latest updates on the requirements at the country you are travelling from and arriving to.

Last updated: 03 April 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Passengers travelling to Jordan must complete a Declaration form before departure at https://www.gateway2jordan.gov.jo/index.html. This will generate a QR code which must be presented before boarding and upon arrival. This does not apply to: 

• citizens of Jordan, their spouses and children;
• passengers who do not need prior approval to enter Jordan;
• passengers with a permanent diplomatic QR code.

Last updated: 29 September 2022

Who can travel?

Only the following categories of passengers are allowed to transit from Lebanon to Belarus via Dubai: 

• citizens of Lebanon with valid visa or residence permit in Belarus;
• citizens of Belarus;
• foreign citizens with a residence permit in Belarus.

All passengers travelling to Syria via Lebanon, except citizens of Syria and members of international organizations and diplomatic delegations working in Syria, are required to hold a pre-approval issued by Syrian authorities to travel.

All passengers with a Syrian Travel Document issued for Palestinian Refugees (Document de Voyage pour les Refugies Palestiniens) require a visa to transit via Lebanon. These passengers are permitted to transit without a visa for a maximum stay of 24 hours if they hold a residence permit issued by a third country, are continuing to Syria, or have previously travelled out of Beirut with an immigration exit stamp from Lebanon.

Last updated: 01 May 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Effective immediately, citizens of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are allowed to enter Bahrain without a passport, if travelling with their national ID card. This does not apply to citizens of Qatar, they must travel with their passports.

Last updated: 01 May 2022

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Effective immediately, citizens of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are allowed to enter Kuwait without a passport, if travelling with their national ID card.

Last updated: 03 January 2022

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Effective immediately, citizens of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are allowed to enter Oman without a passport, if travelling with their national ID card.

Last updated: 03 April 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

All Hayya card holders are allowed to enter Qatar until 10 January 2024 provided they hold:

• passport valid for a period of not less than 3 months;
• valid return ticket;
• proof of a confirmed hotel reservation or proof of hosting family or friends issued by the Hayya platform;
• valid Hayya entry permit verifiable via electronic barcode or through the Hayya application;
• valid health insurance policy from an accredited insurance company listed by the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar at https://www.moph.gov.qa/english/Pages/ics.aspx.

Effective from 01 February 2023, the following categories of passengers eligible for visa on arrival are required to hold valid health insurance covering the intended period of stay in Qatar:

• citizens of eligible countries;
• GCC residents;
• companions of the GCC citizens;
• transit visa holders (e.g. passengers with hotel vouchers);
• businessmen.

The following categories of passengers are exempt from health insurance requirement:

• holders of all types of visa issued prior to arrival by an Embassy of Qatar.
• holders of diplomatic/special passports based on bilateral agreement.
• holders of approved military cards.
• flight/cabin crew.

For information about visa requirements, you can refer to the Ministry of Interior website for Qatar.

Last updated: 18 May 2022

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa and passport entry requirements.

Citizens of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates can enter Saudi Arabia without passport if travelling with their national ID card.

Entry restrictions and requirements

Passengers who have been in Iran in the past 14 days are not permitted to enter Saudi Arabia. This doesn’t apply to citizens and residents of Saudi Arabia who are fully vaccinated in Saudi Arabia. Passengers vaccinated out of Saudi Arabia must stay out of Iran for 14 days and can travel to Saudi Arabia on the 15th day. All passengers must hold COVID-19 medical insurance.

Passengers with a residence permit issued by one of the GCC countries can get an e-visa before departure depending on their profession. Passengers can check the list of professions and apply for an e-visa at https://www.visitsaudi.com/en/travel-regulations/gcc-residents-occupation. Passengers must have an e-visa confirmation.

Passengers holding Saudi Arabia Premium Residency can travel without submitting an exit/re‑entry visa to Saudi Arabia.

COVID-19 requirements for Hajj passengers

All passengers, 12 years and above travelling to perform Hall including citizens of the GCC countries MUST have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by Saudi Ministry of Health. Approved vaccines are Pfizer BioNTech, Modern, Oxford-AstraZeneca, Janssen, Covovax, Nuvaxovid, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Covaxin, Sputnik-V.

For more information about travelling to/from Saudi Arabia during Umrah/Hajj season please visit our Travelling to/from Saudi Arabia during Umrah/Hajj season page.

The above requirements are subject to change without prior notice. Please check the IATA Travel Centre website before your flight to get the latest updates on the requirements at the country you are travelling from and arriving to.

If you have a connecting flight from Dubai (DXB) with another airline, please check the entry requirements of the destination you are travelling to on the onward carrier's website.

Last updated: 08 November 2022

Effective from 08 November 2022 all entry requirements and precautionary measures related to COVID-19 for passengers travelling to, from or through Dubai have been lifted. However, passengers departing from or transiting through Dubai are required to meet the entry or transit requirements of their transit or final destination.

Last updated: 01 March 2023

Who can travel?

Open to all visitors subject to meeting the visa, passport and entry requirements.

What do you need to travel?

Yellow fever vaccination requirements

Passengers travelling to Thailand from or who have transited through the countries with a risk of yellow fever transmission in the last 10 days and do not hold a yellow fever vaccination certificate are subject to vaccination upon arrival. The vaccination fee is THB 700.

Passengers holding a yellow fever vaccination certificate must register and complete the T8 health declaration form online at https://thaihealthpass.com/ prior to arrival.