Home Industry Tourism Abu Dhabi updates green list to include 29 destinations, including US, Germany The emirate is reportedly planning to lift all quarantine measure for international travellers arriving in the emirate from July 1 by Aarti Nagraj May 23, 2021 Abu Dhabi has updated its ‘green list’ destinations to include 29 countries in total, up from 23 in the previous update. Passengers arriving from the ‘green list’ destinations are exempt from mandatory quarantine measures after landing in Abu Dhabi and will only be required to undergo PCR testing upon arrival at Abu Dhabi airport. The countries added to the list since the last update issued on April 25 include the US, Germany, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) said in a statement. The list only applies to countries passengers are arriving from rather than citizenship. Earlier this month, senior DCT Abu Dhabi officials had revealed plans to lift all quarantine measure for international travellers arriving in the emirate from July 1. Media reports indicated the quarantine restrictions will be lifted for passengers from all countries, except India, by July 1. Read: Abu Dhabi to lift quarantine measures for international travellers from July 1 – reports Earlier this month, Abu Dhabi also revised the rules regarding mandatory Covid-19 testing and home quarantine requirements for vaccinated arrivals who are either UAE citizens or residents of the emirate. Read: Abu Dhabi updates Covid-19 testing and quarantine rules for vaccinated citizens and residents Updated ‘green list’ as of May 23, 2021 Australia Azerbaijan Bhutan Brunei China Cuba Germany Greenland Hong Kong (SAR) Iceland Israel Japan Kyrgyzstan Mauritius Moldova Morocco New Zealand Portugal Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Spain Switzerland Taiwan (ROC) Tajikistan United Kingdom United States of America Uzbekistan Countries, regions and territories included on the list will be regularly updated based on international developments, DCT Abu Dhabi said. “Inclusion in the list is subject to strict criteria of health and safety to ensure the well-being of the UAE community,” it added. DCT Abu Dhabi will also continue to issue updates on the list and overall travel status in the coming months. Tags Abu Dhabi Covid-19 DCT-Abu Dhabi Green list Quarantine tourism 0 Comments You might also like AD Ports signs concession deal to operate Egypt’s Safaga terminal Strong cash flows for UAE stocks in Christmas Day trade Institutional investors were hungry for Dubai, Abu Dhabi Stocks in 2023 67 million visitors for Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque