Emirates COVID test and other questions
Feb 28, 2022, 3:32 am
#916
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: DUB / DXB
Programs: EK Gold, BA Gold
Posts: 2,471
I posted this on the coronavirus forums but I thought I would also try here: what does Dubai mean as “fully vaccinated?” Does that require booster? I fly in a little more than a week to DXB but only 2x vaxxed, and that tightening 48-hr PCR requirement has a good chance of sinking my trip.
Last edited by modularmayhem; Feb 28, 2022 at 6:37 am
Feb 28, 2022, 3:56 am
#917
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Dubai, UAE
Programs: Avis - PP, Bonvoy - Plat, BA - Bro, Hilton - Dia, Miles&More - FTL, Skywards - Sil, Sixt - Plat
Posts: 258
That's very interesting because for UAE residents (especially those who are trying to get in to malls and hotels in Abu Dhabi) the Al Hosn vaccine passport app does not recognise 2 shots + six months as fully vaccinated, and even with a PCR the app shows grey rather than green. It's caused a bit of a problem for a work colleague of mine who hasn't had the booster, and is required to show a green Al Hosn to be allowed in to the office.
Mar 1, 2022, 8:06 pm
#920
Join Date: Mar 2022
Posts: 1
Binax or Azova in Dubai to get back to US Air France
Flying air france from dubai back to usa at end of month.
can i purchase binax or azova teleheath tests and test in dubai and use it to come back to usa. Will be easier then setting up pcr tests for my family
cant find any info online if they work in dubai
can i purchase binax or azova teleheath tests and test in dubai and use it to come back to usa. Will be easier then setting up pcr tests for my family
cant find any info online if they work in dubai
Mar 1, 2022, 11:49 pm
#921
Join Date: Nov 2018
Programs: DL PM
Posts: 254
Another question, would gogetdoc.com VaxYes be an acceptable form of QR code for EK flights to DXB? I am a US citizen whose state unfortunately banned "vaccine passports" so I can't get a digital vaccine record like, say, a Californian can get theirs.
Mar 2, 2022, 5:26 pm
#922
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 74
I bought the binnax now tests and didn't want to chance it. When flying back last week, the check in agent specifically asked for a PCR test. You can book an in home/hotel test from amer247.com. That's who I used and they came to our hotel room at 1AM the day prior for a 2am flight back to NY.
Mar 2, 2022, 10:07 pm
#923
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 147
I bought the binnax now tests and didn't want to chance it. When flying back last week, the check in agent specifically asked for a PCR test. You can book an in home/hotel test from amer247.com. That's who I used and they came to our hotel room at 1AM the day prior for a 2am flight back to NY.
Mar 4, 2022, 12:37 am
#924
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Pattaya
Programs: TG Platinum
Posts: 27
For clarification does this mean if I fly from BKK to JFK transiting via Dubai I only need a Antigen Test?
"Please be advised Emirates will not accept COVID‑19 antigen tests for travel to the USA on direct Emirates flights for passengers originating their journey from Dubai. Passengers joining in Athens or Milan, or transiting via Dubai, may present negative antigen tests taken at the point of departure."
Thanks in advance for any answers
John
"Please be advised Emirates will not accept COVID‑19 antigen tests for travel to the USA on direct Emirates flights for passengers originating their journey from Dubai. Passengers joining in Athens or Milan, or transiting via Dubai, may present negative antigen tests taken at the point of departure."
Thanks in advance for any answers
John
Mar 4, 2022, 3:03 pm
#926
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 480
According to the Emirates website the CDC card would not be sufficient. The website states that a QR code is needed. But again, some recent data points would be great.
I'm wondering if as a US citizen with a CDC card & a Swiss Covid certificate with a QR code if this would be accepted. Seems silly and should be accepted since this is a valid EU QR code, but you never know.
I will certainly update my experience on the 10th as that is when we are traveling.
Mar 5, 2022, 2:13 pm
#928
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 480
Just called EK and tried to get routed through to their COVID question customer service. I spoke with a lady and gave her our situation, about no QR code on CDC vaccine card. She assured me that NO code is needed if the printed document is an accepted certificate from the country of departure?? She kept trying to point me to the EK website where it mentions
"Note that printed or digital PCR test certificates, or vaccination certificates, are accepted in English or Arabic and must include a QR code. SMS certificates are not accepted. COVID‑19 PCR Test or Vaccination certificates in other languages are acceptable if they can be validated at the departure point."
and said the printed documents are accepted. But in my reding of this it seems to still say must include QR code. So, all in all a bit confused, but at least they are saying no QR code needed? Either way, we do have the Swiss QR code which should be sufficient, but as mentioned before I'll be sure to update our experience on Thursday.
Any thoughts?
"Note that printed or digital PCR test certificates, or vaccination certificates, are accepted in English or Arabic and must include a QR code. SMS certificates are not accepted. COVID‑19 PCR Test or Vaccination certificates in other languages are acceptable if they can be validated at the departure point."
and said the printed documents are accepted. But in my reding of this it seems to still say must include QR code. So, all in all a bit confused, but at least they are saying no QR code needed? Either way, we do have the Swiss QR code which should be sufficient, but as mentioned before I'll be sure to update our experience on Thursday.
Any thoughts?
Mar 7, 2022, 7:34 am
#929
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: UA GS, AA PLAT, DL PLAT, EK SILVER
Posts: 250
Mar 7, 2022, 8:15 am
#930
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 28
Fyi, Emirates updated their website today.
Exemptions
The following categories of travellers are exempt from the pre‑departure COVID‑19 PCR testing requirement:
Exemptions
The following categories of travellers are exempt from the pre‑departure COVID‑19 PCR testing requirement:
- All Passengers and airline crew travelling to the Maldives are exempted from pre‑entry PCR requirement, if they have completed the prescribed dose(s) of a COVID‑ l9 Vaccine approved by the World Health organization in Emergency Use Listing (EUL) or the Maldives Food and Drug Authority and at least 14 (fourteen) days have passed after the prescribed doses(s), Prior to entry into the Maldives.
- Children below one year old
- Flight crew arriving on General Declaration and not exceeding a stay of 7 days