Saudi Arabia has announced it is revoking a travel ban on expats from six countries-- India, Pakistan, Brazil, Vietnam, Egypt, and Indonesia. Expats from these nations will be exempt from the 14 -day quarantine on arrival. The new directive will come into effect from December 1.
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The kingdom, early in the year, had banned flights from Lebanon, the UAE, Egypt, Turkey, Britain, the US, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, Pakistan, South Africa, India, Japan and Indonesia to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
A five-day quarantine is a must for all entrants irrespective of their vaccination status. Flights to and from Saudi Arabia were banned on March 14, 2020. Travel to Saudi by land, air and sea resumed on January 3 2021.
