'New Entry Permits or Visit Visa, no GDRFA and Vaccination required' says Emirates Airlines

‘New Entry Permits or Visit Visa, no GDRFA and Vaccination required’ says Emirates Airlines

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Only stamped residence visa holders need GDRFA to travel back to Dubai (Their Website is yet to be updated)

YouTuber Nishit Shaw who is known for uploading videos to YouTube around student and job life in Dubai, United Arab Emirates joined the massive Twitter query answering rounds where he would inform all his subscribers and followers about travel ban updates.

Nishit Shaw explains that we should not trust call centre updates at its not in writing

So, on his Twitter handle(@NishitShawHere) he informed everyone that no matter what, we should always rely on Websites as the local check-in staff at airport will be checking website and has authority to accept you or reject you on your flight.

It was also soon that all airlines were asking about GDRFA approval as it was a mandatory. Through social media reporting they were informed that new visa or entry permit holders were seeing ‘Profile not found’ on the GDRFA website.

Emirates Official Twitter handle replying to a user about entry permit

About Visit Visa, Emirates said the following:

Emirates Official Twitter handle replying to a user about visit visa

Emirates has made many such comments but due to regulations changing any moment, many travelers were denied boarding. To which, Nishit Shaw and other established travel agents had asked us not to trust them until the information is updated on their official website.

In an online chat session hosted on their website, it was said that vaccination is not mandatory and that the same information would be updated on their official website too.

Don’t forget to monitor their website: https://www.emirates.com/in/english/help/covid-19/dubai-travel-requirements/tourists/

As a backup, leading UAE publication Khaleej Times highlighted the same thing:

However, to be on the safer side, we would recommend you to constantly monitor their website as the changes could flash any moment. Thank you. Do follow @nishitshaw on Instagram and visit www.nishitshaw.com for more queries.

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