Saturday, July 3, 2021
Saudi Arabia bans entry To and From UAE, Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Vietnam
The Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia announced that Kingdom’s government’s keenness on the safety of citizens wishing to travel abroad, and in light of the continuing outbreak of the Corona pandemic, and the spread of a new mutated strain of the Covid-19, the following has been decided:
1. Preventing citizens from traveling directly or indirectly, without getting prior permission from the concerned authorities, to Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam, while continuing to prevent direct or indirect travel of citizens to the previously declared countries, and it was decided to suspend entry from Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam, in addition to Afghanistan, Except for those who stayed 14 days outside these 4 countries, who are not citizens, as well as all the previously announced countries.
2. Suspending flights between countries where travel is prohibited To and From, and applying institutional quarantine to all those coming from them, citizens and others. Trending : First phase of Professional Verification exam for skilled workers starts in Saudi Arabia
3. Citizens who are currently in any of those countries and who return before 11 PM on Sunday of 4th July, 2021, are excluded from this, without harming to what is done regarding the evacuation of violators of residency regulations from the Kingdom and related flights and relevance to that.
4. The suspension of flights will take effect from 11 PM on Sunday of July 4, 2021.
- The Ministry of Interior calls upon citizens wishing to travel to the countries to which travel is permitted, Be careful, stay away from areas where the virus is spreading, and follow all precautionary measures, regardless of their destination. Join our Telegram channel
