The entry requirements were updated this January.
Vaccinated tourists will not need a booster to enter Abu Dhabi it has been announced.
Authorities recently published new information about the capital’s entry requirements and have now clarified that only residents of the UAE’s seven emirates need a booster dose of COVID-19.
Vaccinated visitors travelling by car or bus via the Dubai/Abu Dhabi Road or E11, and you will use the designated tourist lane – Lane 1 (the far-right lane) where you must present proof of your vaccination status via an official vaccination certificate through an app or hardcopy and then present a negative PCR test obtained within the last 14 days in the UAE.
If you are travelling from another country into Abu Dhabi such as Oman, you will have to present a negative PCR test not exceeding 48 hours from that country.
The announcement comes as the emirate revealed more stringent entry requirements after it was revealed that in order to maintain the green pass on the Al Hosn app, residents would need to obtain a booster dose, regardless of their vaccine.
Currently in Abu Dhabi you need to undergo a negative PCR test every 14 days in order to maintain your green status which allows you to enter business premises, shopping centres and bars.
A green status is also needed for any resident of the UAE entering the emirate of Abu Dhabi by land.
From 20 August 2021, those with two doses of Sinopharm vaccine had to receive a booster shot in order to maintain their green status on their app.
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