Travel ban to UAE, Ethiopia and Vietnam without prior authorization

Today, Saturday, the Saudi Interior Ministry announced that it would prevent citizens from traveling to a number of countries without obtaining prior permission from the authorities concerned.

An official source from the Saudi Interior Ministry announced that, given the Kingdom’s concern for the safety of citizens wishing to travel abroad, and in light of the continuing outbreak of the Corona pandemic (Covid-19 ) and the spread of a new mutated strain of the virus, it was decided as follows:

1 – Prevent the direct or indirect movement of citizens, without prior authorization from the authorities concerned, to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, while continuing to prevent the direct or indirect movement of citizens to the country previously announced. It was also decided to suspend the entry of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, in addition to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, except for those who stayed 14 days outside of these four countries, which are not citizens, as well as all the countries previously announced.

2- Stop flights with countries whose travel is prohibited, and apply institutional quarantine to all those who come from there, citizens and others.

3- Citizens who are currently in one of these countries and who return before eleven o’clock in the evening on Sunday 24 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1442 AH corresponding to July 4, 2021 AD, are excluded from this, without prejudice to this is done regarding the evacuation of violators of the rules of residence of the Kingdom and related thefts.

4 – The suspension of flights will take effect from eleven o’clock in the evening on Sunday 24 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1442 AH corresponding to July 4, 2021 AD.

The Home Office has called on citizens wishing to travel to countries authorized to travel to be cautious, to stay away from areas where the virus is spreading and to follow all precautionary measures, regardless of their destination. .