Saudi Arabia removed from Abu Dhabi green list: travellers now have to quarantine upon arrival

Mongolia is also scrapped from the list that allows travellers to arrive in the capital without isolation

Albania. Courtesy Yves Alarie / Unsplash

Béjaïa, Algeria. Unsplash/ Walid Amghar

Armenia. Unsplash

Australia

Austria. Joss Woodhead / Unsplash

Baku, Azerbaijan. Unsplash/ Lloyd Alozie

Manama, Bahrain. Charles Adrien Fournier / Unsplash

National Library of Belarus, Minsk. Unsplash/ Eugene Krasnaok

Bruges, Belgium. Olivier Depaep / Unsplash

Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Unsplash/ Luka Korica

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Unsplash/ Agustin Diaz Gargiulo

Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Courtesy Deniz Fuchidzhiev / Unsplash

Angkor Wat, Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia. Unsplash/ James Dickson

Toronto, Canada. Alex Shutin / Unsplash

China

Comoros. Photo: Michael Runkel /Robert Harding World Imagery / Corbis

Croatia is welcoming travellers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Unsplash

Cyprus. Unsplash

Prague. Czech Republic. Courtesy Lachlan Gowen / Unsplash

Copenhagen, Denmark. REUTERS/Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen

Finland Photo: Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort

Germany

Greece. Courtesy Responsible Travel

Hong Kong

Budapest, Hungary. Ervin Lukacs / Unsplash

Ireland is on the Abu Dhabi Green List again. Unsplash/Jason Murphy

Italy. Photographer: Giuseppe Aresu/Bloomberg

Japan. Photo: iStockphoto.com

Jordan is welcoming travellers and is on the Abu Dhabi green list.

Kuwait is on the Abu Dhabi Green List but entry for travellers remains severely restricted.. Photograph by Michele Nastasi

Kyrgyzstan. Photo: William Harbidge

Luxembourg. Photo: Airbnb

Maldives. Photo: Angsana Velavaru

Malta has been added back to the UAE Green List from August 18. Courtesy Unsplash/ Ference Hovarth

Mauritius. Courtesy Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority

Moldova. Courtesy Unsplash

Monaco. Photo: Rosemary Behan

Yangon, Myanmar. Unsplash/ Alexander Schimmeck

Rotterdam, The Netherlands.. Unsplash

New Zealand

Norway's Pulpit Rock. Photo: Andreas Gruhle / visitnorway.com / Innovation Norway

Oman

Gdansk, Poland. Courtesy Andrea Anastakis

Portugal. Photo: Bloomberg

Qatar. Photo: Four Seasons

Peles Castle, Romania. Courtesy Majkl Velner

San Marino

Saudi Arabia

Karadordev Park in Belgrade, Serbia. Courtesy Dusan Pokusevski

Praslin, Seychelles. Tommaso Nervegna / Unsplash

South Korea. Unsplash

Slovakia

Lake Bled in Slovenia.

Singapore

Travellers from Sweden can fly quarantine free to Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Unsplash/Anatoliy Gromov

Switzerland

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Istanbul, Turkey. Unsplash/ Meriç Dağlı

Turkmenistan

Ukraine. Courtesy Kate Nesmieian

Abu Dhabi has updated its "green list" of countries and destinations from which travellers can enter the emirate without the need to quarantine on arrival.

Saudi Arabia and Mongolia have been removed from the list of countries.

Travellers from "green" destinations do not need to isolate once they receive a negative test result. Anyone flying into Abu Dhabi from any country not on the list must self-isolate for 10 days.

Originally published in December, the list is updated regularly, with the most recent change taking place on Tuesday.

Scroll through our gallery above to see which countries are on Abu Dhabi's "green list".

No new countries were added to the list as part of the most recent update.

Which countries can I travel from without quarantine? 

There are currently a total of 10 destinations on the green list. They are:

• Australia
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• China
• Greenland
• Hong Kong (SAR)
• Iceland
• Mauritius
• New Zealand
• Singapore

Inclusion on Abu Dhabi's travel list is dependent on the latest developments regarding a country’s Covid-19 protocols and guidelines. All international travellers to Abu Dhabi must present a negative PCR test result and take a second PCR test upon entering the capital.

Saudi Arabia travel restrictions

In response to the new strain of the coronavirus, Saudi Arabia has tightened border controls.

Flying to the kingdom is temporarily suspended for passengers coming from the UAE, US, Argentina, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Pakistan, Brazil, Portugal, United Kingdom, Turkey, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, France, Lebanon, Egypt, India and Japan.

This includes people coming from other countries if they have passed through any of these destinations. It does not apply to Saudi nationals, diplomats, health practitioners and their families.

Mongolia has also restricted entry for foreigners. There is a current ban on commercial flights, although occasional charter flights are operating to the east Asian country. Only those with valid visas, residency or citizens can fly to Mongolia.