Covid-19 Information Centre

Lifting the international travel ban on citizens Starting from Monday 17th of May 2021 at 01:00 am

Groups permitted to travel:

Firstly:

• Citizens who Fully vaccinated individuals who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as recorded by the “Tawakkalna” App.
• Individuals who have received one dose 14 days prior to travel as recorded by the “Tawakkalna” App.

Secondly:

• Citizens who recovered from the coronavirus who were infected no more than 6 months ago as recorded by the “Tawakkalna” App.

Thirdly:

• Citizens under 18 years of age who have submitted an insurance policy authorized by the Saudi Central Bank prior to travel, which covers COVID-19 infection risks abroad. Upon returning, they are subject to a 7-day home quarantine period followed by a PCR test, excluding those under 8 years of age. For more information please visit Tawuniya.

Please make sure to:

• Abide by all precautionary and preventive measures and including maintaining social distancing, wearing a face mask, and sanitizing hands regularly.
• Travelers should observe procedures and restrictions set by other countries, and should exercise caution in high-risk countries witnessing a high number of infections.

29 May 2021

Starting from Sunday 30 May 2021 at 1:00 AM. Passengers coming from these countries will be allowed to enter Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: UAE, Germany, US, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, France and Japan.

Institutional quarantine measures apply to those coming from those countries it applies to.

2 February 2021

• Temporarily suspending entry into the Kingdom for passengers coming from (Argentina, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil,Turkey, South Africa, Lebanon, Egypt & India) and it includes those coming from other countries if they have passed through any of aforementioned countries during (14) days preceding the request to enter the Kingdom. This does not apply to Saudi citizens, diplomats, health practitioners and their families.
• Saudi citizens, diplomat, health practitioners and their families coming from the aforementioned countries or have passed through them in any of those countries within (14) days prior to their return to the Kingdom shall be quarantined in their homes for a period of (14) days in the Kingdom.
• Preventive health procedures against the spread of Covid-19 are applied with regard to providing a negative result of (PCR) test before traveling to KSA in according with GACA circular No. (4/10478) dated on 01-10-2020.
• This circular shall be effective as of 21:00 on Wednesday 3rd February 2021.

By booking any flight with flynas, each passenger need to also agree to the following statements:

• I have not been diagnosed with COVID-19 at any time during the 14 days prior to my flight departure.
• I have not had any COVID-19 relevant symptoms (fever; newly developed cough; loss of taste or smell; shortness of breath) at any time during the 8 days prior to my flight.
• I have not been in close contact (i.e. less than 2 meters for more than 15 minutes) with any persons who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the 14 days prior to my flight.
• I understand that it is required by local and national regulations to be in quarantine for reasons related to COVID-19 for a period that includes the flight date.
• I understand that any of these circumstances will results in refusal to proceed with my travel if I do not disclose this information to flynas and my circumstances are identified on site at the airport or prior to the start of the flight.