Travel to Angola

On 15 January 2021, revised measures were introduced by Angolan authorities for all passengers accepted for travel to Angola.

There are restrictions for specific categories of passengers travelling to Angola. Please check the latest requirements before you travel. If you are travelling to Angola, you are required to take a COVID‑19 RT‑PCR test and complete a Travel Registration Form, which are both required to be carried out in the 72 hours prior to departure.

Please note:

All passengers will be accepted for travel to Angola provided they meet entry requirements as per Angolan authorities.

Due to additional testing procedures on arrival, passengers are advised that arrivals formalities will be longer in duration than normal. Your patience will be appreciated.

COVID‑19 testing requirements

As per Angolan government requirements, all passengers, travelling to or from Angola must be tested, including children and infants.

In order to board international flights to and from Angola, it is mandatory to present a molecular based RT‑PCR COVID‑19 test with a negative result. Testing must be carried out in the 72 hours prior to departure.

All passengers will also be tested (Rapid Test for COVID) on arrival at 04 Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda. This test is compulsory and will be provided free of charge by Angolan Health Authorities.

• Passengers with a negative test results may proceed to a mandatory 10‑day home quarantine, after which they must take the test again. Following a second negative test result, they will then receive authorisation from the health authorities to resume normal activities.
• Passengers who test positive for COVID‑19 will immediately be isolated in institutional quarantine at an appointed facility designated by Angolan health authorities.

Required forms

Passengers must complete a Travel Registration Form (FRV) up to 72 hours before the date of travel and must sign the commitment term with the conditions defined by the competent authorities. Failure to do so may hinder or inhibit travel.

Quarantine

• National citizens, foreign residents and members of diplomatic corps accredited in Angola travelling to Angola who do not test positive for SARS COV 2 prior to travel must home quarantine on arrival.
• Non‑resident foreigners travelling to Angola are required to home quarantine unless otherwise mandated by the health authorities.
• Citizens subject to home quarantine sign a term of responsibility, under the terms defined by health authorities.
• After 10 days and once passengers have taken a second SARS‑COV‑2 test with a negative result, the competent health authority will issue a discharge certificate, at which point home quarantine is considered complete.
• As long as the home quarantine lasts, the citizens subject to it must remain in their respective home and observe the individual protection measures, under the terms defined by the health authorities.
• Where health authorities consider that the terms of home quarantine can’t be fulfilled, such as being able to maintain physical distancing, institutional quarantine will be required.
• Anyone found contravening home quarantine measures will face a minimum fine of AOA 150,000 and will immediately be placed under Institutional Quarantine.

Exemptions

Only the following categories of passengers are allowed entry to Angola:

• Return to national territory of national citizens and foreign citizens residing in Angola;
• Entry of foreign professionals who provide services in Angola, both to public and private entities;
• Entry of foreign citizens with a work visa;
• Return of foreign citizens to their respective countries;
• Official trips to and from the national territory;
• Entry and exit of cargo, goods and postal parcels;
• Humanitarian aid;
• Medical emergencies;
• Technical Shifts / Rotations;
• Entry and exit of diplomatic and consular personnel;
• Transfer of corpses, provided that the cause of death is not COVID‑19.

Other information

Passengers whose residence permit, refugee card, investor visa, work visa, temporary stay visa or study visa has expired will not be allowed to board the flight.

Travel from Angola

It is the passenger’s responsibility to ensure that they meet the entry requirements of the final destination, in addition to obtaining the valid documentation for the trip. When in doubt the passenger should contact the nearest embassy / consulate to ensure they meet the necessary requirements of the country to which they are travelling.

Check the list of recommended facilities for COVID‑19 PCR testing in Angola.

All passengers to please note that check‑in closes 90 minutes before flight departure due to administrative purposes.

Travel to Cote d’Ivoire

If you’re travelling to Cote d’Ivoire, you are required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test and present a negative certificate to be accepted for travel. You will also need to complete a Health Declaration Form and present a 4‑digit confirmation code on arrival.

COVID‑19 PCR testing

All passengers, except children under the age of 12, arriving in Cote d’Ivoire from any destination must have a printed negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate dated back no more than five (05) days from the date of collection. A certificate from any government approved lab is acceptable.

Required forms

All passengers arriving or transiting in Cote d’Ivoire must complete the Health Declaration Form available on the Travel Information on Ministry of Transport site. The form must be printed and presented to the health authorities on arrival.

When you have completed the required information on the website, you will receive a four‑digit code on the registered telephone number. You will have to use the four‑digit code sent to your mobile phone to download and print the form. This form should be presented at Abidjan Airport as it is a mandatory requirement for travel from, to and through Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).

Quarantine

There are currently no quarantine requirements for travel to Cote d’Ivoire.

Travel from Cote d’Ivoire

If you’re travelling from Cote d’Ivoire, you may be required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test before travel, depending on the specific requirements of your destination. You will also need to complete a Health Declaration Form and present a 4‑digit confirmation code at check‑in.

COVID‑19 PCR testing

Please check the COVID‑19 testing requirements for your specific destination before you travel.

Required forms

All departing and transiting passengers from Cote d’Ivoire must complete this Health Declaration Form(Opens an external website in a new tab), print it and present it at check‑in.

When you have completed the required information, you will get a four‑digit code on the telephone number you have filled in. You will have to use the four‑digit code sent to your mobile phone to download and print the form. This form should be presented at the Abidjan Airport as it is a mandatory requirement for travel to and from Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).

All departing passengers who require a COVID‑19 PCR test must obtain the certificate from a government designated laboratory(Opens a PDF in a new tab).

Other Information

Passengers are subject to the following COVID‑19 health control measures at the airport:

• Thermal temperature screening at the airport on departure or arrival done by staff of INHP (Institute of Health and Public Hygiene).
• Wearing of face masks
• Social distancing

Travel to Egypt

If you’re travelling to Egypt, you will need to take a COVID‑19 PCR test and submit a health declaration form before arrival.

COVID‑19 PCR testing

Effective 1 September 2020 all passengers, including Egyptian nationals, will need to carry a printed negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate from an accredited lab in English or Arabic for a test taken within 72 hours before the departure of their final direct flight to Egypt. The certificate must be stamped by the laboratory or hospital and must include the following information:

• The date and time the sample was taken
• Details of the type of sample taken for the swab

The COVID‑19 PCR test certificate should not have any modifications or alterations (e.g. addition or deletion).

For passengers travelling from New Zealand, Australia, Japan, China, Thailand, North and South America, Canada, London Heathrow, Paris, Frankfurt, South Korea and Rome, the COVID‑19 PCR test can be conducted up to 96 hours before their departure on their final direct flight to Egypt.

Once the passenger departs Egypt, the COVID‑19 PCR certificate will be considered expired and not valid for a return flight to Egypt (the certificate cannot be reused).

Required forms

All passengers must complete a health declaration form that will be provided on board the aircraft. Forms are also available from Egyptian tourism companies and their international counterparts.

Exemptions

Children below 6 years old and transit passengers are exempted from the negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate requirement.

Other information

Passengers arriving from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Malaysia, Philippines and Yemen need to submit an international vaccine certificate of Polio IPV vaccine through injections taken 4 days before arrival or 12 months at most. Passengers arriving from Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Chad, Congo Republic – Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote D Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Islamic Republic of Iran, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan and Togo need to submit an information form of vaccination of Polio through injections before arriving to Egypt form taken within 4 weeks to 12 months. Above is applicable for passengers arriving to Egypt directly from the mentioned countries or via transit and will be effective immediately regardless the age of the traveller. Exception: Egyptian nationals may travel to Cairo without the polio vaccine, provided they take the vaccine on arrival in Cairo.

Travel from Egypt

If you’re travelling from Egypt, you may be required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test and submit additional documentation before departure. Please check the requirements of your specific destination before you travel.

COVID‑19 PCR testing

Please check the list of laboratories authorised to conduct COVID‑19 PCR testing in Egypt.

Exemptions

Children below 12 years old are exempted from the negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate requirement

Travel to Ethiopia

If you are travelling to Ethiopia, you are required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test before departure and undergo self‑quarantine on arrival.

COVID‑19 testing requirements

All passengers travelling to Ethiopia must present a printed copy of a negative COVID‑19 PCR test result certificate for a test conducted not more than 5 days before arrival. The certificate must clearly mention that an RT PCR test was conducted, the time and date when the sample was taken and have an official stamp of the authorities issuing the certificate. Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT antibody test) results will not be accepted. Children under 12 years are exempted as long as they are travelling with their parents and their parents have a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate.

Quarantine

All passengers, except those connecting through Ethiopia, will be required to undergo self‑quarantine at home for 7 days.

Arriving diplomats must undergo a 14‑day quarantine at their respective embassies.

Exemptions

While it is advised, diplomatic passport holders, including United Nations and African Union personnel and their immediate families, may travel from Dubai to Ethiopia without a negative COVID‑19 RT‑PCR test certificate.

Travel from Ethiopia

COVID‑19 testing requirements

If you are travelling from Ethiopia, you may be required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test and submit additional documentation before departure. Please check the requirements of your specific destination before travel. Emirates passengers can book their PCR tests for a special rate here at an Emirates Airlines Priority Centre‑ Near Tikur Anbesa. COVID‑19 PCR test results will be delivered within 24 to 48 hours and can be collected from any ICL branch.

All essential information must be entered as stated in your passport before you can get a booking confirmation. Please be informed that a confirmed flight ticket is required to hold an appointment, as all appointments without confirmed flight tickets will be cancelled within 24 hours.

Once you complete the online form, you need to:

• Print the confirmation page from the appointment system and bring it to your appointment.
• Make sure your passport, as well as copies of your valid passport and ticket are at hand.
• Ethiopian origin with foreign passports and foreign nationals resident in Ethiopia must carry a copy of their Ethiopian Origin ID card or their Ethiopian Resident ID.
• All Ethiopian citizens and foreign nationals with resident permits are required to deposit payment of 690 ETB via bank deposit. (A copy of the Ethiopian Origin ID or Ethiopian Residence ID needs to be provided as proof of citizenship/residence to be eligible to pay in ETB).
• All foreign nationals without a resident permit are expected to pay $20 USD via online payment, bank deposit or credit cards using Visa, Mastercard or Union Card.

Travel to Ghana

COVID‑19 testing requirements

All arriving passengers, including those from the ECOWAS region, must not have any symptoms suggestive of COVID‑19, including body temperature > 38°C.

They must carry a negative COVID‑19 PCR test result in English from an accredited laboratory in their country of origin. The test should have been done not more than 72 hours before the scheduled departure from the country of origin. For passengers who will be transiting through other countries before arriving in Ghana, the first country of departure will be the reference point. Passengers will not be allowed to travel without the valid negative COVID‑19 PCR test result.

Passengers will be subjected to a mandatory COVID‑19 PCR test at the airport terminal at a cost to be borne by the passenger, as indicated below:

• Ghanaians and ECOWAS citizens ‑ $50
• All other passengers ‑ $150

Payment MUST be made online here and proof of payment (receipt in English) shown to the Airline before boarding. Passengers who have not completed the process on‑line and do not hold a payment notification will be offloaded. There will be no exceptions.

All arriving passengers who test positive for COVID‑19 will undergo mandatory isolation and treatment at a designated health facility or isolation centre, at a cost to passengers, except for Ghanaian citizens. The isolation will be for a period of seven (7) days. However, the final discharge of cases will be based on existing case management guidelines and protocols.

All passengers who test negative for COVID‑19 will be required to continuously adhere to COVID‑19 safety protocols and will receive regular information on COVID‑19 within five (5) days of arrival in Ghana.

For more information please refer to the Ghana Civil Aviation authority website

Required forms

All passengers must fill out the Ghana Health Form online before arrival.

Exemptions

• For Ghanaian residents who depart Ghana and return within one week, the passengers will not be required to present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test result from the country of departure, but they will be subject to mandatory COVID‑19 PCR testing upon arrival in Ghana (this is applicable for direct flights i.e. Accra‑Dubai‑Accra). However passengers connecting on Emirates flights (for e.g. Accra‑ Dubai – Istanbul and return) may be required to hold a PCR test certificate as per Dubai Government regulations.
• Children below 5 years are exempt from all test requirements.
• Children between the ages of 5 and 12 years are not exempted from the COVID‑19 PCR requirement before departure. The test has to be conducted no more than 72 hours before departure.
• Children between the ages of 5 and 12 years will be required to pay for testing at the new rates reference mandatory testing on arrival in ACC above.
• Passengers arriving under emergency circumstances such as diverted flights will not be required to undergo testing if they do not leave the airport or if they remain in transit such that they do not leave the hotel.

Diplomats

The following applies for Staff of Diplomatic Missions, International Organisations and Honorary Consuls duly accredited to the Republic of Ghana, including their respective family members:

• All arriving passengers must be in possession of a COVID‑19 negative PCR test result from an accredited laboratory in the country of origin. The test should have been done not more than 72 hours before the scheduled departure time from the country of origin.
• On arrival in Ghana, the relevant official or his/her family members (if any) must proceed immediately to their official residential accommodation and self‑isolate for fourteen (14) days. During this period, arrangements should be made for the Mission’s designated Medical Service Provider of the Ghana Health Service to test the official to confirm his/her COVID‑19 status.
• Members of the Diplomatic Corps who wish to subject themselves to the COVID‑19 PCR test on arrival at the Airport terminal at a fee and skip the 14‑days mandatory self‑isolation are advised to do so.

Transit Passengers

Passengers transiting and transferring through Accra will not be required to take the COVID‑19 PCR test in Accra, if they are connecting on the same day and proceeding straight to the transit area for boarding. Passengers who are connecting on the next day are required to undergo the COVID‑19 PCR test in Accra and then clear immigration.

Transit passengers will be required to adhere to COVID‑19 testing requirements for the destination countries.

Other information

Travelling with pets into Ghana is allowed in line with guidelines of the Veterinary Services Directorate of the Ministry of Food & Agriculture.

Travel from Ghana

If you’re travelling from Ghana, you may be required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test and submit additional documentation before departure. Please check the requirements of your specific destination before travel.

COVID‑19 testing requirements

Departing passengers are required to follow the COVID‑19 testing requirements of their destination.

Other information

All passengers will be required to meet the following guidelines prior to departure:

Departing passengers will undergo temperature screening at the entrance of Terminal 3 departures.

Only passengers and persons with business in the terminal will be allowed entry.

Online check‑in or the use of self‑service kiosks is strongly encouraged to reduce physical contact at the airport

Passengers are advised to arrive at the airport 4 hours before scheduled departure time.

At the counter ‑ passengers are required to produce a hard copy of their COVID‑19 PCR test results, signed and stamped by the Laboratory technician.

Please take note of Accra check in times for COVID‑19 formalities, effective 28 March 2021:

• Accra‑Abidjan check‑in: from 10:50 am to 11:50 am for the 12:50 pm departure
• Accra‑Dubai check‑in: from 11:50 am to 15:50 pm; due to COVID‑19 protocols counters will close two hours prior to departure.

All dates/times are local.

Passengers must wear face mask appropriately (extending from the middle nasal bridge to halfway between the chin and the neck) and are advised to regularly use any of the hand sanitizing stations provided in the terminal.

Travel to Conakry (CKY)

If you’re travelling to Conakry, you will need to take a COVID‑19 PCR test before departure and provide contact information on arrival.

COVID‑19 PCR testing

All passengers travelling to Conakry must carry a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate issued less than five days before their departure date. A certificate from any government approved lab will be acceptable.

Any passenger who presents symptoms of COVID‑19 (e.g. fever, cough, difficulty breathing, sneezing, poor general condition, etc.) on arrival will undergo a standard diagnostic test (PCR) and be isolated while waiting for the test results. If found positive for COVID‑19, the traveller will be treated at a dedicated processing centre.

Required forms

All passengers must complete the health declaration form provided on board

All passengers must provide a telephone number for health services to monitor them for fourteen days from their day of arrival.

Exemptions

Children 12 years old and below are exempted from COVID‑19 PCR testing for entry into Conakry.

Guinean citizens repatriated as part of humanitarian flights who were unable to take a COVID‑19 PCR test will undergo PCR screening on arrival and be isolated while waiting for the test results.

EU citizens are not allowed entry into Conakry following the principles of reciprocity, with the following exceptions:

• Holders of long‑stay, family and professional visas
• Spouses of Guinean nationals
• Europeans residing in Guinea
• Holders of diplomatic passports from embassies or international organisations on Guinean territory (including family members)
• Technical assistants
• Humanitarian personnel

Travel to Kenya

If you are travelling to Kenya, you will need to take a COVID‑19 PCR test before departure, complete an online Health Surveillance form and may have to undergo 14 days of self quarantine on arrival.

Effective 31 December 2020, all passengers that require visas should apply for and obtain an e‑visa prior to entering Kenya. The e‑visa can be obtained through this website. Minors below 16 years of age are exempted from the visa requirement.

Travel Update for Passengers travelling from India

Until 15 May 2021, passengers who in the past 14 days have been in or transited through India are not permitted to enter Kenya.

COVID‑19 PCR testing

All passengers, including transit/ transfer passengers, must present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate issued no more than 96 hours before departure at check‑in. A certificate from any government approved lab will be acceptable.

All passengers must verify their COVID‑19 RT PCR test before entering Kenya. Passengers from countries that have Trusted Traveller (TT) will receive a code that will be used to generate a TT certificate.

If you are coming from a country that does not have Trusted Travelller, you must upload your certificate to Global Haven. This system allows you to directly upload your test certificate in order to generate a Travel Code (TC).

Required forms

All passengers must present a completed Kenya Travelers Health Surveillance form online and present the corresponding QR code to Port Health authorities upon arrival.

Quarantine

A 14‑day self‑quarantine is mandatory for passengers arriving from certain countries as determined by the Ministry of Health. Passengers arriving from specified countries are currently exempted from self‑quarantine measures.

Exemptions

All arriving passengers on international flights whose body temperature is not above 37.5 °C (99.5 °F); do not have a persistent cough, difficulty in breathing or other flu‑like symptoms; have a negative COVID‑19 PCR test taken within 96 hours of travel and are from countries considered low to medium risk COVID‑19 transmission areas will not be required to undergo self‑quarantine.

This list is subject to change as determined by the Ministry of Health risk assessment.

Other Information

National curfew is applicable from 10pm to 4am Kenyan timing. Passengers are also allowed to move to and from the airport during curfew as long as they are able to demonstrate that they are departing or have arrived.

Travel from Kenya

COVID‑19 PCR testing

All travellers departing from Kenya must have a Trusted Travel (TT) code with their COVID‑19 PCR test results. Travellers must visit an approved laboratory to take the test and no laboratories are permitted to issue COVID‑19 certificates without TT codes. After testing, travellers will receive an SMS from PanaBIOS or an email from both the lab and PanaBIOS with a link that will have instructions on how to generate the TT code and the TT certificate.

Travel to Morocco

All passengers without exceptions originating and with past travel history from the following countries and from the effective date mentioned, are not allowed entry into Morocco, irrespective of the time spent outside in a third country before travel to Morocco. Flights to and from these countries are also suspended until further notice.

• Effective 18 February 2021: Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, United Kingdom, South Africa, Sweden, Ukraine
• Effective 23 February 2021: Turkey, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany
• Effective 2 March 2021: Belgium, Italy
• Effective 5 March 2021: Algeria, Egypt
• Effective 9 March 2021: Poland, Norway, Finland, Greece, Lebanon, Kuwait
• Effective 16 March 2021: Argentina, Bosna and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cameroon, Croatia, Mozambique
• Effective 23 March 2021: Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali and Guinea‑Conakry
• Effective 30 March 2021: France, Spain
• Effective 14 April 2021: Tunisia
• Effective 16 April 2021: Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia
• Effective 23 April 2021: India

All foreign nationals who are not residents of Morocco must have a confirmed hotel booking to enter Morocco.

COVID‑19 testing requirements

All travellers, except children below 11 years old, who are entering Morocco must take a COVID‑19 PCR test. COVID‑19 PCR test must be within 72 hours from sample taken and valid on arrival. The printed test results must be presented on request at check‑in and to local officials on arrival.

Required forms

Travellers must complete the passenger health form(Opens an external website in a new tab) before departure and present a printed copy of the form upon arrival.

Travel from Morocco

If you are travelling from Morocco, you may be required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test and submit additional documentation before departure. Please check the requirements of your specific destination before you travel.

Transit from Morocco

Customers with onward bookings from Morocco have to ensure that the transit time does not exceed 24 hours and that the onward booking is within the same day of arrival in Morocco. Night stops or layovers in the transit area are not permitted.

Other information

Please check the list of health facilities(Opens a PDF in a new tab) authorised to conduct COVID‑19 PCR testing in Morocco.

Travel to Nigeria

If you are travelling to Nigeria, you are required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test and provide information, as well as documents, on the Nigerian International Travel Portal before departure.

COVID‑19 testing requirements

All passengers travelling to Nigeria must test negative for COVID‑19 in the country of departure. The COVID‑19 PCR test validity must be done within 96 hours of departure at government specified laboratories at the respective departure countries. Passengers must present an electronic or hard copy of the result at the airport. Children of the age ten (10) and below are exempt from the COVID‑19 PCR test.

Passengers originating from the United Kingdom and South Africa MUST present the following two documents before departure.

• Pre‑departure permit permit to fly/ QR code generated from the Nigerian International Travel Portal showing evidence of payment for post‑arrival day 7 COVID‑19 PCR test and;
• A negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate done within 96 hours (4 days) before boarding from a verified testing facility

All passengers will be required to self‑isolate for 7 days after arrival, followed by a COVID‑19 PCR test. Passengers with a post‑arrival negative COVID‑19 PCR test result can exit isolation on day 8. Those with a positive COVID‑19 PCR test will be referred for isolation and further management.

Required forms

The Nigerian International Travel Portal is available and passengers are strongly advised to utilize the portal to provide required health information, upload the pre‑departure negative COVID‑19 PCR test, Health Declaration and Self‑reporting forms. A second COVID‑19 PCR test must be completed within 7 days of arrival in Nigeria and the payment can be done through the Nigerian International Travel Portal, which will generate a QR code that can be utilized to expedite clearance procedures upon arrival at the airports.

Diplomats are advised to use the online portal to upload the negative COVID‑19 PCR test pre‑departure however not required to pay for a second PCR test in Nigeria.

Passengers must fill the Health Declaration/Self Reporting form before arrival. It is recommended to upload the form through the Nigerian International Travel portal. Please make sure that the information/contact details you provide on the form are correct, verifiable and that you can be reached on the phone number and address provided. Passengers must inform port health officials on arrival of any change in their health circumstances since submitting the Health Declaration/Self‑Reporting form.

Travel from Nigeria

COVID‑19 testing requirements

Passengers travelling from Nigeria must present a valid negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate for a test taken no more than 48 hours before departure. The certificate must be issued by an approved laboratory.

Passengers travelling from Nigeria to the UAE must fly on direct flights to be eligible for entry.

Required forms

Valid proof of their possession of health insurance covering the entirety of their stay in the UAE. Sufficient proof of accommodation address in the UAE, in form of a hotel booking or similar reservation which corresponds with the time period reflected on their ticket and a valid return ticket.

Travelling to, from and through Dubai

If you’re travelling to, from or transiting through Dubai, please check our Travel requirements for Dubai.

Passengers travelling to Dubai from any other departure point will not be accepted if they have been in, or connected through Nigeria, within the previous 14 days

Travel to Senegal

If you are travelling to Senegal, you are required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test before departure and present the original test certificate at check‑in.

COVID‑19 testing requirements

All passengers except children under two years old must present an original negative COVID‑19 RT‑PCR test certificate dating less than 5 days from the date the test result is received. The certificate must be issued by a laboratory located in the state from which the customer commences their journey and is listed on the list of laboratories approved by this State or a health organisation internationally recognised.

Quarantine

There are currently no mandatory quarantine requirements for travel to Senegal.

Exemptions

EU citizens are not allowed entry into Senegal following the principles of reciprocity.

• Only passengers who meet the following conditions will be allowed on flights to Senegal.
• Residents of countries that are not affected by the temporary restriction of non‑essential movement to Senegal or have not imposed restrictions on the movement of Senegal nationals
• Nationals of members states of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and from Economic Community of West (CEDEAO)
• Third‑country nationals regularly established in Senegal and holding a residence permit issued by the competent services of the Republic of Senegal

Other information

Passengers connecting through Senegal must fulfil the required conditions of their destination.

Travel to South Africa

If you’re travelling to South Africa, you are required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test, download the COVID Alert South Africa app and complete the traveller health questionnaire before departure.

COVID‑19 testing requirements

From 11 November 2020, international travel will resume subject to the traveller providing a valid certificate of a negative COVID‑19 PCR test which was obtained not more than 72 hours before the date of travel. Passengers are required to carry a COVID‑19 negative PCR test certificate when travelling.

Verification of the COVID‑19 negative PCR test certificate taken no more than 72 hours before departure will be managed by the airport team as part of documentation checks at the time of flight departure.

All travellers will be screened for COVID‑19 symptoms and will be required to answer any questions required by the Health Authorities on arrival.

Exemptions

Children below the age of 5 years are exempted from COVID 19 PCR test.

Airline crew will be allowed entry subject to them adhering to the industry health guidelines and international protocols.

Please check your individual visa requirements before travelling to South Africa.

Required forms

All passengers must complete the traveller health questionnaire before arrival.

All travellers must provide proof of accommodation and their address while in South Africa in case they are required to self‑isolate.

All foreign passengers, irrespective of country of origin arriving in South Africa must have travel insurance that covers the cost of any testing or quarantine.

Required apps

All passengers must install the COVID Alert South Africa app prior to travel.

Travel from South Africa

If you’re travelling from South Africa, you may be required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test before departure and provide additional documentation depending on the requirements of your specific destination.

COVID‑19 testing requirements

Passengers must comply with COVID‑19 requirements of the destination. Subject to requirements of the destination, passengers must provide a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate from an accredited laboratory.

Check the list of recommended facilities for COVID‑19 PCR testing in South Africa.

Required forms

All passengers must complete the traveller health questionnaire when travelling from South Africa.

Travel to Sudan

If you’re travelling to Sudan, you’ll need to take a COVID‑19 PCR test before departure and present a printed certificate at check‑in.

COVID‑19 PCR testing

All passengers except children below 6 years old must present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate valid within 96 hours of issuance. A printed copy of the certificate must be presented at check‑in. Test results presented as SMS will not be accepted.

It is required by the Sudan health authority that the COVID‑19 PCR certificate should be issued by an approved government or private laboratory and should contain a barcode or QR code. The certificate must be stamped by the same hospital or clinic (either a barcode or QR code on COVID‑19 PCR certificate is acceptable if there is no stamp). Test results can be sent to the passenger through government links or through the laboratories official e‑mail/ official link provided they are accessible at the time of check‑in.

Exemptions

Children below 6 years old are not required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test before departure.

Other information

Sudan entry visa is required for Seamen.

UK passport holders must obtain an entry permit/ visit visa for entry.

Travel from Sudan

If you’re travelling from Sudan, you must take a COVID‑19 PCR test before departure

Travel to Tanzania

If you are travelling to Tanzania, you might be required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test before arrival or departure depending on the requirements of your airline and destination. You must also complete a Traveller Surveillance form online before arrival in Dar es Salaam.

COVID‑19 PCR testing

All travellers, whether foreigners or returning residents, travelling from countries or with airlines that require them to get tested for COVID‑19 and provide a negative test result as a condition for travel must comply with the specified requirements. Travellers from other countries with symptoms and signs related to COVID‑19 will undergo enhanced screening and may be required to undergo COVID‑19 RT‑PCR testing.

All travellers, whether foreigners or returning residents, entering or leaving the United Republic of Tanzania will be subjected to enhanced screening for COVID‑19.

Required forms

Passengers must complete a Traveller Surveillance Form before arrival at Dar es Salaam.

Travel from Tanzania

If you are travelling from Tanzania, you might be required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test before arrival or departure depending on the requirements of your airline and destination.

Travel to Tunisia

Effective 8 March 2021, the Civil Aviation Authority of Tunisia has released an update related to all passengers planning to travel to Tunisia.

Travel Eligibility

• Nationalities who are eligible for travel to Tunisia can now be accepted for travel.
• This includes nationalities who are eligible for Visa on Arrival.
• Passengers will be accepted based on meeting the below requirements.

Requirements to enter Tunisia

• Passengers must provide a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate not older than 72 hours before departure.
• Passengers must complete the mandatory health declaration and quarantine confinement form. A copy of this form must be printed and signed prior to check‑in. Passengers who do not have this form may not be accepted on the flight.

COVID‑19 testing requirements

Passengers must present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate with results released no later than 72 before departure to Tunisia. Any COVID‑19 PCR test older than 72 hours will be considered invalid for travel.

Only a printed copy of the certificate is accepted – soft copies are not permitted.

Children below 12 years old are exempt from taking the COVID‑19 PCR tests.

COVID‑19 PCR test certificates older than 72 hours after the date the results were released are invalid for travel.

Quarantine rules

• Passengers are required to book a mandatory 7 day quarantine from a hotel in the approved hotel list. Refer to the below section listing approved quarantine hotels. The hotel booking must be fully paid in advance prior to acceptance for the flight.  Any reservation only vouchers will not be accepted for travel.
• Passengers who have a letter of exception from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tunisia OR a Tunisian Embassy are exempt from the 7 day hotel quarantine provided they show the letter to EKAS staff at check in.
• Hotel quarantine is not required for passengers who have received the recommended COVID‑19 vaccination dosage or those who have previously contracted the COVID virus and have now received one dosage of the vaccine. These passengers may quarantine at their private residence. Passengers in this category must present proof of vaccination at check‑in to be exempted.

Transit passengers

All nationalities may be accepted for transit in Tunisia.

All nationalities may transit in Tunisia without a visa (TWOV) provided they remain in the transit hall for a maximum connecting time of 24 hours.

Transit passengers may be accepted provided they meet entry requirements for their final destination.

Transit to Libya ‑ Non Libyan passengers who plan to transit in Tunisia and continue their journey to Libya must have a Non Objection Letter provided by the sponsor and approval to board by the Libyan carrier inserted in their booking.

Transit to Algeria – Passengers planning to transit onward to Algeria will not be accepted on flights as the borders to Algeria remain closed.

Apps required

Click on the E7MI link to complete and print the required health declaration and quarantine confinement form.

This form must be printed and signed and shown at check‑in prior to being accepted on the flight.

Passengers who don’t have this form may not be accepted on the flight.

Visitors

All visitors (non‑Tunisian) are required to hold a return ticket.

Visa services on arrival

Visa on arrival must be pre‑approved with an application submitted by the sponsor to Immigration HQ in Tunisia.

Exemption letters

Passengers who have a Letter of Exception from a Tunisian Embassy or Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, can be accepted on board.

Required forms

Click on the E7MI link to complete and print the required health declaration and quarantine confinement form.

This form must be printed and signed and shown at check in prior to being accepted on the flight.

Certified quarantine hotels in Tunisia

Region ‑ Tunis

• Hotel Carlton
• Hotel Golden Hotel & Residence
• Hotel Africa
• Hotel Lac Leman
• Hotel Tunisia Palace
• Sun Beach Club Playa Sol Resort
• Maison Blanche all suites
• Le Palace
• The Penthouse

• Residence Ain Meriem

Region ‑ Hammamet Nabeul

• Hotel Hammamet Village
• Hotel Le Zenith
• Hotel Yasmine Beach
• Hotel El Mouradi El Menzah
• Le President
• Hammamet Garden

Region ‑ Monastir

• Hôtel Neptunia Beach
• Hotel Helya Beach and Spa Monastir Hôtel
• Nerolia Hotel & Spa

Region ‑ Mahdia

• El Mouradi Cap Mahdia

Region ‑ Sousse

• Medina Belisaire & Thalasso
• Hotel Palmyra aqua park (ex‑ Soviva)
• Golf Residence Hotel
• Sousse City and Beach Hotel (ex Karawan)
• Marabout
• Royal Jihene Sousse
• Kanta
• Cosmos Tergui

Region ‑ Tozeur

• El Mouradi Tozeur

Region ‑ Kasserine

• Hotel Sufetula

Region ‑ Djerba ‑ Medenine

• Hotel BAYA BEACH

Travel to Zimbabwe

If you’re travelling to Zimbabwe, you may take a COVID‑19 PCR test before travel but will be subject to further screening and possible mandatory quarantine on arrival. You must also complete the health declaration form before arrival.

COVID‑19 PCR testing

Passengers who do not present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate on arrival will be detained at a holding facility until they can be tested for COVID‑19.

Required forms

Passengers must complete the health declaration form provided on board before leaving the aircraft.

Quarantine

Citizens or returning residents who present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate issued within 48 hours of departure, if they do not display symptoms of COVID‑19, will be allowed to immediately proceed to self‑quarantine at home.

Passengers who do not present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate will be detained at a holding facility until they can be tested for COVID‑19. Once they are tested and found negative for COVID‑19, they will be discharged immediately for self‑quarantine at home. If found to be positive for COVID‑19, they will undergo mandatory 14‑day quarantine at an isolation facility.

Passengers displaying symptoms of COVID‑19, whether or not they present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate will be detained at a holding facility until they can be tested for COVID‑19. If they test negative for COVID‑19, they will be discharged immediately for self‑quarantine at home. If found positive for COVID‑19, they will be detained at an isolation facility for 14 days.

Travel from Zimbabwe

If you’re travelling from Zimbabwe, you must take a COVID‑19 PCR test before departure and present the test certificate at check‑in.

Effective 1 October 2020, all passengers must present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate issued within 72 hours of departure. Check the list of recommended facilities where passengers can obtain COVID‑19 free certificates.

Other information

Passengers will undergo temperature checks at the airport.

Travel to Zambia

If you are travelling to Zambia, you must take a COVID‑19 PCR test before departure. You will be subject to further health screening on arrival and may have to undergo a 14‑day mandatory quarantine.

COVID‑19 PCR testing

All passengers from the age of 5 and above travelling to Zambia must present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test result. COVID‑19 PCR test should be conducted within the last 72 hours from the point of departure.

Crew are exempted from COVID‑19 PCR testing requirements.

Health authorities may also conduct random nucleic acid testing for COVID‑19 on arriving passengers with a negative result.

All travellers entering the airport will be subjected to temperature and symptoms screening.

The following will be tested for COVID‑19 at the airport:

• All passengers with body temperature equal to or above 38 °C.
• All passengers with body temperature equal to or above 38 °C and any of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing, sore throat and headache. They will be quarantined in specific institutions designated by the Ministry of Health until their results are ready.

Travellers who test positive will be managed according to the national case management guidelines, while those without a fever but present other symptoms will be assessed to determine the need for testing.

Required forms

Effective 20 October 2020 and as per the directive from the Ministry of Health in Zambia, all international travellers must obtain a Travel Certificate from the Ministry of Health in order to travel internationally, originating from Zambia only. To obtain the Travel certificate customers must present their passport along with their COVID‑19 test results at one of the below mentioned offices:

• University Teaching Hospital (UTH)
• District Health Office (DHO)
• Public Health Office (PHO)
• Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI)
• Adult Infectious Disease Center (AIDC) at UTH

Passengers must fill out a travellers health questionnaire on board and present the completed form to health staff at the airport for review.

Quarantine

Arriving passengers who display COVID‑19 symptoms will observe a mandatory 14‑day home quarantine. Homes will be inspected beforehand to ensure that the facilities/environment are suitable for home quarantine. Otherwise, they will be quarantined at designated facilities. They must monitor themselves daily for developing COVID‑19 symptoms and report any such signs to the nearest health authority.

Other information

Business travellers arriving in Zambia must present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test result to enter the country. They are free to conduct their business as planned while adhering to recommended COVID‑19 prevention measures such as maintaining physical distance, wearing a mask and personal hygiene. They shall monitor themselves daily for 14 days for developing COVID‑19 symptoms and report any such signs to the nearest health authority.

Tourists will not be allowed entry into Zambia without a negative COVID‑19 test certificate.

Please check the list of health facilities authorised to conduct COVID‑19 PCR testing in Zambia.

Travel from Zambia to China

Effective 7 November 2020, all Chinese and foreign passengers travelling from Zambia to China will be required to take nucleic acid and IgM anti‑body tests and then apply for a green health code with the “HS” mark or a certified Health Declaration Form before boarding the flight. The specific requirements are as follows:

• Test Requirements
  • Passengers going to China via connecting flights must take nucleic acid and IgM anti‑body tests in Zambia within 48 hours before boarding their flight to the transit country and then take both tests again in the transit country within 48 hours before boarding the plane to China. Passengers must apply at the local Chinese embassies/consulates in BOTH Zambia and transit countries for green health codes with the “HS” mark or certified Health Declaration Form with certificates of negative results of both tests.
  • The designated institutions are: ZNPHI (Zambia National Public Health Institute, ZNPHI, its laboratory is in Levy Mwanawasa Hospital), UTH( University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka), CIDRZ( Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka), TDRC( Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ndola). Currently, ZNPHI is the only institute which can provide nucleic acid and IgM anti‑body tests at the same time.
  • The Chinese Embassy in Zambia only recognizes the negative result reports issued by the laboratories of the designated institutions. If the institutions do not issue paper reports, the applicants should submit a printed report or make screenshot for submission.
• Chinese Passengers Applying for Green Health Code with the “HS” Mark
  • Chinese nationals must apply for green health codes with an “HS” mark through Wechat. Please visit the Chinese version of the Embassy’s website for more information about green health codes with an “HS” mark.
• Foreign Passengers Applying for Certified Health Declaration Form
  • Foreign passengers which flying to transit countries must email the scanned copies of their negative nucleic acid and IgM anti‑body tests results along with their passport information page and the signed health declaration form ( the empty health declaration form is in appendix) to the Chinese Embassy in Zambia. Email of the Chinese Embassy in Zambia is consulate_zmb@mfa.gov.cn
  • The Chinese Embassy in Zambia will then examine and verify the above information and email the stamped certified Health Declaration Form back to the passenger. Passengers are advised to print the form out and bring the form with them to the airport. Validity period of Certified Health Declaration Form is calculated based on sampling/collection date.
  • Foreign passengers must check the websites of the Chinese embassies/consulates in transit countries to get their email addresses and apply health declaration form for boarding direct flight to China.
  • Chinese Visa and the Health Declaration Form are 2 different types of certificates. Foreigners must have both of them before going to China.
• Reminders:
  • The green health codes with an “HS” mark or health declaration form issued by the Chinese Embassy in Zambia will only be valid for passengers boarding the flight to transit countries.
  • There is no direct flight between Zambia and China, passengers from Zambia need to transit through third country to China. All passengers must take nucleic acid and IgM anti‑body tests again in transit countries no matter they will enter the transit countries (country of departure for direct flights to China) or not. After obtaining negative test results from transit countries, passengers must apply the “HS” mark or health declaration form at the Chinese embassy or consulate in transit countries following the same procedure, and show airline the green health codes with an “HS” mark or health declaration form when boarding.
  • Please read the requirements carefully and follow them accordingly. Failure to obtain the green health code with the “HS” mark or a certified Health Declaration Form with negative nucleic acid and IgM anti‑body tests results means you do not qualify for boarding the flight to China and will have to change your itinerary.
  • If you must go to China via connecting flights, please check the transit country’s entry regulations and its nucleic acid and IgM anti‑body tests requirements beforehand. Failure to enter the transit country or meet the requirements regarding the tests, the green code or certified Health Declaration Form could result in being stranded and heightened infection risks.

Travel to Uganda

If you are travelling to Uganda, you are required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test before departure.

Passengers travelling from the USA, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Tanzania should consider postponing non‑essential travel to Uganda.

In addition to the mandatory negative COVID‑19 PCR test with a 120‑hour validity upon arrival in Uganda, passengers from these countries, including Ugandan nationals, are subject to a COVID‑19 PCR test at their point of entry, including at Entebbe International Airport.

Testing of incoming travellers will be carried out upon arrival at the airport at a cost of USD 65 at the traveller’s expense.

Exemptions:

• Passengers who have received their full COVID‑19 vaccination will be allowed into the country without the need for testing on arrival.

Travel update for passengers travelling from India

Effective 1 May 2021, all passenger flights between Uganda and India are suspended until further notice, and all passengers who have been in India or travelled through India in the past 14 days regardless of their route of travel are not permitted to enter Uganda.

Exemptions from the suspension

• Cargo flights where crew do not disembark
• Technical stops where travellers do not disembark
• Aircraft in a state of emergency
• Operations related to humanitarian aid, medical evacuation and diplomatic flights approved by the Appropriate Authority
• Nationals returning home after medical treatment in India

COVID‑19 testing requirements

Passengers must have a negative COVID‑19 PCR test done within 120 hours before arrival in Uganda, and must not display any signs and symptoms of any infectious disease before boarding.

The COVID‑19 PCR test must be taken at a laboratory approved by the country where the passenger’s journey starts.

A passenger who shows signs and symptoms of an infectious disease on arrival will be taken to an isolation centre.

If a passenger tests positive for COVID‑19 he/she will be taken to a COVID‑19 treatment centre, or repatriated for treatment outside Uganda at their own cost following COVID‑19 medical evacuation procedures.

Parents/legal guardians who are travelling with a child between the age of 3 and 12 need to present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test result.

Exemptions

Babies/infants 3 years and below are allowed to travel without a COVID‑19 PCR test as long as the legal guardians/parents carry a negative COVID‑19 PCR test result.

Quarantine

There is no mandatory quarantine requirement for passengers who have a valid negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate on arrival and do not show any symptoms of COVID‑19.

Travel from Uganda

If you are travelling from Uganda, you might be required to take a COVID‑19 PCR test and present additional documentation at check‑in. Please check the requirements of your specific destination before travel.

COVID‑19 testing requirements

Passengers travelling from Uganda on Emirates must take a COVID‑19 PCR test within 96 hours of boarding at approved testing facilities. Currently, the average fee is USD 65 per test.

Parents/legal guardians who are travelling with a child between the age of 3 and 12 need to present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test result.

Exemptions

Babies/infants 3 years and below are allowed to travel without a COVID‑19 PCR test as long as the legal guardians/parents carry a negative COVID‑19 PCR test result.

Other information

Passenger are advised to enter the airport terminal building 4 hours before departure of the flight.

All incoming and outgoing passengers will be subject to temperature screening.

All persons accessing the airport must wear face masks, disinfect and maintain at least 1.5 metres physical distance.

Entry requirements