Update 04.12.2021
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After an extensive ban of flights from India to Saudi Arabia for over a year, Saudi authorities are finally allowing Indian nationals who have travelled to India after receiving both doses of the vaccine in Saudi Arabia to return to the Kingdom directly without need for quarantine in a third country.
Air India Express recently announced the Weekly Schedule of direct flights from India to Saudi Arabia for those who are fully vaccinated in Saudi Arabia . The Schedule is as follows
India to Saudi Arabia Travel Requirements
1- Institutional Quarantine Requirements
Depending upon your Saudi residency and vaccination status, you may fall into one of the below categories
Type of Individual | Vaccination Status | Institutional Quarantine |
---|---|---|
Saudi Resident or Visa Holder | Full Vaccinated in Saudi Arabia | No Quarantine |
Saudi Resident or Visa Holder | Full Vaccinated in India with Approved Vaccines | 3 Days Institutional Quarantine |
Saudi Resident or Visa Holder | Partially Vaccinated in Saudi Arabia | 3 Days Institutional Quarantine |
Saudi Resident or Visa Holder | Full Vaccinated in India with Non-Approved Vaccines | 5 Days Institutional Quarantine |
2- Approved Vaccines List in Saudi Arabia
The following are the approved vaccines in Saudi Arabia
- 2 doses of Oxford AstraZeneca
- 2 doses of Pfizer BioNTech
- 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson
- 2 doses of Moderna
- 2 doses of Sinopharm
- 2 doses of Sinovac
- 2 doses of Covaxin
- 2 doses of Sputnik V (to be approved from 01 Jan 2022)
Conditions to Return Directly From India to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Authorities have set the following conditions to directly return from India to Saudi Arabia without quarantine
1- Two Doses of Approved Vaccination must be obtained
2- Vaccine must be obtained in Saudi Arabia
3- The Indian must be a Saudi Resident with Valid Iqamah
4- RT-PCR must be obtained from an ICMR accredited laboratory within 72 Hours prior to boarding
5- Passenger Immunization data must be recorded in the Muqeem Website before departure to Saudi Arabia
If you don’t qualify to return to Saudi Arabia directly, you can explore other ways of travelling to Saudi Arabia by spending 14 days quarantine period in a third country.
- India to Saudi Arabia via Sri Lanka
- India to Saudi Arabia via Bahrain
- Summarized Travel Plan from India to Saudi Arabia
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