Saudi Arabia Travel Ban To India: Gulf country Saudi Arabia has revamped the travel ban from India. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has lifted the ban on travel from Pakistan. This attitude of Saudi Arabia has changed after Imran Khan’s visit.
Millions of Indians working in Riyadh Saudi Arabia have suffered a major setback. Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted the travel ban imposed last year in the wake of the Kovid epidemic. Saudi Arabia has said that it is removing travel restrictions imposed on many countries, including Pakistan, but it will continue for travelers arriving from India. Saudi Arabia lifted the ban following the visit of Pakistani PM Imran Khan.
Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry announced that on May 17, all borders – air, land and sea – would be fully opened. It has been said that Saudi Arabia will be allowed to travel with people who have received Kovid vaccines and who have recovered from the infection in less than six months. Citizens under the age of 18 may travel if they have a health insurance policy that covers the risks related to the corona virus.
Institutional Quarantine
officials on passengers arriving from May 20 say they are ready to operate international flights at full capacity. Meanwhile, the ministry has announced that Saudi Arabia will impose institutional quarantine on passengers arriving from 20 May. It was recommended by the health authorities. Certain categories of travelers will be excluded from the Quarantine, including Saudi citizens, their spouses and children.
Passengers receiving Kovid’s vaccines, as well as official delegations, as well as diplomats and their families living with them, will also be excluded from the Quarantine. But except for vaccinated individuals, other categories will have to undergo domestic quarantine. It will emphasize the need to obtain a valid health insurance policy to cover the risks of the corono virus.
Travel from India will still be banned In
the meantime, Saudi Arabian Airlines said in a statement that it has completed preparations to operate flights to 71 destinations from 95 airports, including 28 domestic and 43 international destinations. This information has been quoted by Arab News. The General Authority of Civil Aviation said that about 385 flights are expected to operate at airports across the state on Monday.
However, the Interior Ministry said that travel to many Kovid-affected countries, directly or through another country, without prior permission is still prohibited. These countries include India, Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, Turkey, Armenia, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Venezuela and Belarus. This decision of the Saudi government has shocked the Indian workers who are worried about coming here and leaving.
