RIYADH – Saudi Arabia has allowed Pakistani vacationers to instantly land within the kingdom, because it relaxes stern journey curbs imposed in wake of the COVID pandemic.
Studies of Saudi Gazette quoting Ministry of Inside cited that it has issued directives to permit direct entry of totally vaccinated passengers from international locations dealing with journey ban together with Pakistan.
The diplomatic missions in addition to the expatriate neighborhood have hailed the much-awaited determination. The Embassy of Pakistan in KSA additionally whereas commending the choice shared a tweet.
“The Embassy of Pakistan in Riyadh welcomes the decision of the Govt of the KSA to allow direct travel from Pakistan to KSA, for those having valid Saudi residency permits, and who have received 2 doses of Covid-19 vaccine inside KSA, before their departure from the Kingdom”, it said.
The Embassy of Pakistan in Riyadh welcomes the choice of the Govt of the KSA to permit direct journey from Pakistan to KSA, for these having legitimate Saudi residency permits, and who’ve obtained 2 doses of Covid-19 vaccine inside KSA, earlier than their departure from the Kingdom.
— Pakistan Embassy Saudi Arabia (@PakinSaudiArab) August 24, 2021
In the meantime, the international locations dealing with the journey ban are Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Egypt, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Lebanon.
Earlier, the Kingdom allowed conditional entry of vacationers totally vaccinated with China’s Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines offered they’ve had a booster shot.
Official notification of the Saudi MOFA said “Guests who have completed two doses of the Sinopharm or Sinovac vaccines will be accepted if they have received an additional dose of one of the four vaccines approved in the kingdom,” Thus far, solely AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson and Johnson have been accredited by the well being authorities in KSA.
Nevertheless, all passengers arriving within the Kingdom can be required to supply proof of vaccination alongside a unfavorable PCR check taken not more than 72 hours earlier than departure and an accredited paper vaccination certificates, licensed by the official well being authorities within the issuing nation.
The Saudi authorities have additionally eliminated the quarantine requirement for vaccinated passengers.
