Ticket booking During COVID-19 Travel:
- Make sure to book the flight on the respective Airlines website, to avoid any technical delay or flight cancellation.
- Make sure you check the lab information for the RT-PCR test from the airlines if they have any recommended. Few clinics are ban so make sure you are taking precautions for the same.
- Preferably from the Airline’s website, to confirm the information quickly and safely.
RT-PCR Test required:
- Prior to departure make sure you have calculated the 96 hours and performing the test on the same period.
- Make Sure you have ample time to apply for institutional quarantine exemption. Most likely after your RT-PCR result and the 72 hrs before boarding the flight.
- ASTAR Clinic is a better option as they are doing with minimal charges of AED 150.
Apply for Self-declaration:
https://www.newdelhiairport.in/airsuvidha/apho-registration
- This can be declared anytime, recommended to declare along with your quarantine exemption.
- Self-declaration does not require any approval, you just need to download the soft copy and need to present while arriving in India.
Collect the RT-PCR Test negative report:
- This is the most important report in this situation whereas you need to carry this softcopy all the time.
- After receiving your negative report, you need to carry a soft copy all the time with you.
Apply for exemption of quarantine:
https://www.newdelhiairport.in/airsuvidha/covid-19-exemption-international-passenger
- This is very important for an exemption for your 7 days institutional quarantine, which going to happen in the hotel. In case of failing this activity, you need to bear the cost for 7 days hotel quarantine.
- Approval is subject to the application queue. usually, it gets approved within 12 hours.
- You can track the Exemption status through this link: https://www.newdelhiairport.in/airsuvidha/allairports
Register travel to Indian Embassy Abu Dhabi, UAE: COVID-19 Travel
https://www.cgidubai.gov.in/covid_register/
- This is a general declaration the same as self-declaration, which recommended after the RT-PCR result as you can declare the Test result as negative.
- This might be informative as Indian Embassy will also collect your information, in case of future reference.
Do the web check-in before reaching the Airport: respected Airlines
- This is now a mandatory procedure, and you can do prior to 96 hrs for your International flights.
- Airlines do give the form while doing the bag checking as a normal declaration for safety and their internal terms and condition.
- Make sure to apply for an alias or window seats to avoid wearing PPE Kit.
- This might be my personal suggestion to avoid the un-necessary PPE kit, choose wisely your seat while web check-in. make sure you have chosen the alias or window seat and avoid choosing the middle seat.
- You can have another alternative option if Alias and windows seats are chargeable as you can change the seat while doing the bag check-in.
India situation while Arrival:
Arogya setu App: COVID-19 Travel
After Existing the flight, they will ask to declare the Arogya setu app whereas you need to declare the personal and health details.
Self-declaration submission:
As you have already applied and carry the same soft copy, you can skip the long queue for the same.
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RT-PCR Approval copy: COVID-19 Travel
As you have already RT-PCR negative reports and approval of institutional quarantine exemption, you can directly show this after your immigration for a smooth transition.
Stamp for quarantine:
As you have all the approval and necessary document, they will put a stamp on your wrist to instruct you for 14 days home quarantine.
