UAE declared travel restriction on unvaccinated citizens starting Jan 10

Picture showing Dubai International Airport

Emirates News Agency from Abu Dhabi reported, Unvaccinated Emirates citizens will not be allowed to travel outside the United Arab Emirates starting January 10, 2022.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority, has made a new decision (NCEMA).

The move comes after to the rapid increase in global COVID-19 infections and to maintain the health and safety of the UAE people.

The ministry stressed that vaccinated citizens will have to take the booster dose in order to be able to travel.

#NCEMA and @MoFAICUAE: Ban on Travel on UAE citizens unvaccinated with #Covid19 vaccine, starting Jan 10, 2022, with a requirement to obtain the booster dose for the fully vaccinated. With an exemption for medically exempted from taking the vaccine, humanitarian & treatment cases pic.twitter.com/zUw1FoSLBt

— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) January 1, 2022