GDRFA Approval For UAE Residents Complete Guide

GDRFA Approval: After an extended wait of many months of doubt and uncertainty, many UAE residents who stranded in their home countries are thankful because travel suspension can now end the UAE government announced that a special category of UAE residents is now permitted to re-enter the UAE.

Entry is subject to the suitable GDRFA return permit supported by their issued visa and destination. Those who are UAE residents and traveling from some countries listed, need to get approval from the (ICA) Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship and, for those peoples who are residents of Dubai, they have to urge approval from the Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) is required.

GDRFA APPROVAL IS REQUIRED FOR UAE RESIDENTS WHO BELONG TO SPECIFIED COUNTRIES.

Dubai International Airport Immigration

First & foremost, if an individual may be a holder of a Dubai residence visa and traveling from a restricted country, GDRFA approval is a must for return to Dubai apart from the ICA approval. All other residence visa holders needn’t apply for the GDRFA approval.

Please note that Dubai residents returning from Bangladesh, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia are required to urge both the GDRFA approval and then the ICA approval.

REQUIREMENTS TO GET GDRFA APPROVAL:

• A vaccination certificate is issued & approved in the UAE or abroad. A minimum of 14 days must have passed since the last required dose of the vaccine was administered.
• A valid Passport
• A valid Residence visa
• A valid Emirates ID
• A valid PCR test result
• A valid vaccine certificate
• A valid email address

As per (NCEMA) authority’s announcement, a number of the returning residents are exempt from the need for vaccination. The exemptions reach medical and other healthcare personnel working within the UAE, they go to be allowed to return regardless of their vaccination status provided other conditions are met.

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HOW I CAN GET GDRFA APPROVAL?

GDRFA Approval Website

To get the GDRFA approval, you need to first confirm that you’ve fulfilled all the requirements above then you must follow the steps below.

• You need to visit the Official Website of GDRFA Return Permit Link to start your application process
• Prepare all of the required documents; your passport, visa, and Emirates ID. Then you will be required to enter your Residency File Number. Which you’ll and on your visa under file. Fill out the form accordingly.
• Provide the remaining required documents; PCR test report vaccine certificate, photograph, also passport Before submitting your application,
• you need to confirm that the provided information is correct and click on send.

If your application is going to be successful then you’ll receive an email with a GDRFA reference number.

DUBAI ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Dubai International Airport

All the UAE residents who wish to urge GDRFA and ICA approval, from the above-specified countries must also confirm they’re going to fulfill all the entry requirements to Dubai as outlined below.

• To enter the UAE all UAE Residence Visa holders must obtain GDRFA or ICA approval. this does not apply to passengers who produce other visas, sort of newly issued residence or employment visas, short stay or long stay visas, visit visas, or visas on arrival.
• A valid PCR test result certificate which is issued within 48 hours before the departure from an approved clinic with a QR code must be present by all Passengers who are returning from the countries above mentioned.
• All the Passengers must also get to present a legitimate Rapid PCR test report with a QR code for a test conducted at Airport’s the departure within 6 hours of departure.

Passengers who are traveling from other countries must provide a negative COVID‑19 RT PCR test certificate for a test taken almost 72 hours before their departure.

For those passengers, they are directly traveling to Dubai as their final destination from the countries including Nigeria, Bangladesh, Zambia, and Vietnam the travel is currently suspended because there are not any rapid PCR testing facilities available at the airport.

COVID‑19 PCR TEST EXEMPTIONS:

• All UAE nationals who are returning to Dubai from any of the exempted countries from the pre‑departure COVID‑19 PCR test requirements are required to require a PCR test on arrival.
• Non‑UAE nationals accompanying a first‑degree UAE national beloved and domestic workers accompanying a UAE national sponsor are also exempted from the pre‑departure COVID‑19 PCR test requirements but must take a PCR test on arrival.
• Children who are below 12 years of age and passengers with moderate to severe disabilities.

DUBAI TESTING REQUIREMENTS

Dubai International Airport Covid-19 Testing

All passengers who are traveling to Dubai from any point of (GCC countries included) must present a legitimate negative COVID 19 RT‑PCR test report certificate which isn’t older than 72 hours before departure, aside from travel from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Uganda, Vietnam and Zambia (for which specific requirements).

The certificate should be an (RT‑PCR) Reverse transcription-polymerase Chain Reaction test. other forms of test certificates including NHS COVID test, antibody tests certificates, residential testing kits, and Rapid PCR tests won’t be accepted in Dubai. Travelers must bring an official printed or digital certificate in English or Arabic to ascertain in – SMS certificates aren’t accepted. PCR certificates in the other language are going to be accepted if they’re going to be validated within the originating country.

This is often important that a COVID‑19 RT‑PCR test certificate is issued by a licensed facility from the passenger’s departure country. Certificates that have already been presented for visit another destination can’t be used for re‑entry albeit they’re still within the validity period.

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For passengers returning from the next countries, it’s mandatory that the COVID‑19 RT‑PCR report includes a QR code linked to the primary report for verification purposes. All the passengers are required to present a QR code at the check‑in counter and also representatives of the (DHA) Dubai Health Authority upon arrival at Dubai airports: Lebanon, Indonesia, Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

Note, Indian Nationals with a standard passport who are traveling to or from India via Dubai can obtain a visa on arrival in Dubai for a maximum stay of 14 days provided they:

• Must have a visitor visa or a valid Green Card issued by the US.
• A residence visa is issued by the ECU Union or UK.

TEST ON ARRIVAL

Passengers arriving in Dubai from the specified countries are required to take PCR test on arrival at Dubai International airport:

Angola, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Argentina Bahrain, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cyprus, Cambodia, Croatia, Chile, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana, Georgia, Guinea, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Slovakia, Somaliland, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uganda, Zimbabwe.

FOR TRANSIT PASSENGERS IN DUBAI

All the passengers who are transiting via Dubai must complete all the requirements of the final destination.

Transit passengers who are traveling from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Vietnam, and Indonesia must present a legitimate PCR certificate that isn’t older than 72 hours before departure:

For all the passengers who are transiting, they’re not required to present a PCR certificate unless it’s mandated by their final country of destination.

TEST EXEMPTIONS

• UAE Citizens are exempt from the COVID‑19 PCR test before departing for Dubai. They will be going through the testing process at Dubai Airport upon their arrival in the country, irrespective if they’re holding a legitimate from the point of origin.

This is often also applicable for:

• All the Passengers who are accompanying a 1st-degree relative who are a UAE citizen or a domestic worker.
• Domestic workers who are along with a UAE citizen sponsor during their travel.
• Children who are below the age of 12 and everyone who has moderate or severe disabilities are exempt from taking a COVID‑19 RT‑PCR test.
• Moderate or severe disability includes intellectual or developmental neurological disorders disabilities. for instance, Acute spinal cord injury, Alzheimer’s disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Ataxia, Autism spectrum, Bell’s palsy, Brain tumors, aneurysm, cerebral palsy, mongolism, Epilepsy, and seizures.
• All the opposite passengers, including those who have hearing impaired or visually impaired, or physically challenged they also need to hold a negative COVID‑19 RT‑PCR certificate as per requirements.
• There could even be specific test exemptions in your country of origin and final destination. Please check the requirements before you travel.

DESIGNATED LABORATORIES FOR COVID‑19 TESTING

• The UAE government has specified some designated laboratories. You need to take your PCR test from recommended laboratories within the list or any authorized laboratories in your country.
• If a passenger is flying from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, or Nigeria, they have to urge a certificate from one of the labs listed within the designated laboratories documentation to be accepted on the flight.

TEST UPON ARRIVAL

• You’ll get to require a PCR test on arrival.
• If a passenger is taking a test at the airport, then he must remain in his residence until he receives the test result.
• If the test result’s positive, you will be required to undergo isolation and follow the Dubai Health Authority guidelines.
• After all, you need to download an app called COVID19 – DXB Smart App in apple iOS and Android.

SOME RULES FOR PASSENGERS TRAVEL FROM UK

Passengers who are traveling from the UK to the united kingdom to Dubai must hold a valid negative COVID‑19 PCR certificate which is not older than 72 hours before their departure and therefore the test certificate must be an (RT-PCR) Reverse transcription-polymerase Chain Reaction test. Note that NHS Covid Test certificates aren’t accepted for travel from the united kingdom.

UAE Nationals traveling to Dubai are exempted from COVID‑19 testing requirements before departure but are getting to be subject to a COVID‑19 PCR test on arrival in Dubai.