Middle East and Africa: Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact on business aviation
Middle East & Africa COVID Restrictions
March 30, 2022
Summary info for vaccinated travelers only. Detailed intelligence available. – This is just a reminder that this operational update provides a summary overview to help you assess if entry is feasible. It does not provide details on pre-arrival testing requirements, forms, and other common requirements for entry that are not major blockers for most trips.
Information provided below is for vaccinated travelers, which generally have the fewest restrictions to navigate.
For more detailed information and for information for non-vaccinated or recovered travelers, ask your Universal Trip Support team for a Feasibility Guide to get detailed intelligence for your destination of interest.
- Afghanistan – Political unrest. Military flights only.
- Angola – Testing upon arrival and departure required. Travel registration form and mandatory quarantine for at least 10 days required. Flights to and from Australia, Aircraft disinfection required.
- Bahrain – Foreign nationals with valid visa are allowed entry. Smartphone app required.
- Benin – Open.
- Botswana – Open. Test on arrival required, unless can show proof of recent vaccination, and an additional test on departure.
- Burkina Faso – Testing required for departure.
- Burundi – U.S. passengers can enter with government approval. Test on arrival and self-isolation required while awaiting results.
- Cape Verde – All int’l flights are allowed.
- Central African Republic – Open with stringent health requirements. U.S. citizens may have to quarantine.
- Chad – Open. Testing on arrival required. Travelers must surrender their passports and remain in self-isolation for seven days, with an additional test being performed on the seventh day in isolation. Travelers in Chad for fewer than seven days do not need to quarantine.
- Comoro Is.– Open. Health survey, aircraft disinfection, visa, and pre-departure test required. No quarantine.
- Congo, Democratic Republic of (DRC) – HPrivate flights authorized on a case-by-case basis. Outbound test required within 72 hours prior to departure from DRC.
- Cote d’Ivoire – Open. Health screening upon arrival. Testing required for departure.
- Djibouti – U.S. passengers are allowed. Flights must get permission. Mandatory COVID-19 testing on arrival and departure.
- Egypt – Open. Tourism is limited to resorts. Aircraft disinfection required. Health insurance required. Universal Aviation Egypt is ready to support you.
- Equatorial Guinea – Some essential business flights allowed. Testing upon arrival and quarantine required. Health insurance required.
- Eritrea – U.S. citizens can enter with a valid visa and a special invitation letter. Diplomatic permission required for all landings. Rapid COVID-19 antigen test upon arrival required. PCR test required for departure.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) – Open. Health screening upon arrival. Aircraft disinfection required.
- Ethiopia – Open with quarantine. Aircraft disinfection required. Pre-departure test with Trusted Travel.
- Gabon – Open. Test upon arrival and on departure required.
- Gambia – Open. Travelers arriving from hotspot countries will be required to undergo testing upon arrival.
- Ghana – Open. Test on arrival and prior to departure required.
- Guinea – Open. U.S. passengers allowed for business. Negative COVID test required for departure.
- Guinea-Bissau – Open.
- Iran – Open and accessible with valid visa. Testing on arrival for travellers from high-risk countries. Aircraft disinfection required.
- Israel – Open. Tourists are allowed regardless of vaccination. PCR testing on arrival is required for everyone, including crew. Quarantine until results are known. Health insurance required for foreign nationals. Our Universal Aviation in Tel Aviv can support you in Israel.
- Jordan – Open. Health insurance, aircraft disinfection and tracing app required. Visa on arrival now available for GCC countries, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, EU countries, Switzerland, and UK.
- Kenya – Open. Test required to exit.
- Lebanon – Open. Health insurance required.
- Liberia – Open. Mandatory testing on arrival and departure. Liberia Travel App download required.
- Madagascar – Very restricted. Open to U.S. passengers with special permission only. Test on arrival and health screening.
- Malawi – Open. Testing on departure required.
- Mali – Open. Departure test required.
- Mauritania – Open. Testing required to depart.
- Mauritius Is. – Open. Testing, health insurance, and aircraft disinfection required.
- Mayotte – Open. Test on arrival required.
- Morocco – Open. Test on arrival.
- Mozambique – Open. Testing on arrival required. Aircraft disinfection required.
- Namibia – Open. Testing required to depart.
- Niger – Open. CAA might require MOFA approval. Self-isolation required. Testing required on arrival and departure.
- Nigeria – Open. Test on arrival and departure required. Health form portal.
- Oman – Officials have lifted entry restrictions for foreigners with visas. Health insurance and smartphone app required.
- Qatar – Open. No restrictions unless entering from red country. Mobile app required. More info online.
- Republic of Congo – Open. Health insurance required. No quarantine requirements for crew. Must provide a negative test for departure.
- Reunion Island – Open. Testing required on arrival and for departure.
- Rwanda – Charter tourism and business flights allowed. Passenger locator form and testing on arrival. Mandatory quarantine for 24 hours at a designated hotel until results are known. COVID test required to exit country.
- Sao Tome & Principe – Open to domestic and international travel with government approval at least 72 hours prior to arrival. Test on arrival required. Aircraft disinfection required.
- Saudi Arabia – Open. Heath Insurance required. Smartphone app required.
- Senegal – Open.
- Sierra Leone – Open. Test on arrival required. Aircraft disinfection required.
- Seychelles – Open. See official website for details.
- Somalia – Open. Travelers who have been in high-risk countries are required to quarantine.
- South Africa – Allowing travel into/out of South Africa for business, leisure, and other travel. Travelers must be screened on arrival. Health insurance required. Aircraft disinfection required.
- South Sudan – Open. Aircraft disinfection required.
- Sudan – Open.
- Tanzania – Open. Pax will undergo advanced screening on arrival.
- Togo – Open. COVID-19 test required upon arrival and departure. Quarantine while awaiting results. Aircraft disinfection required. Contact tracing app required.
- Tunisia – Open, subject to approval by CAA.
- Uganda – All international passenger flights allowed. Aircraft disinfection required.
- United Arab Emirates – Open, but entry requirements vary by emirate. Emirates Airlines has a great tool for checking this. For Dubai, authorities may require PCR test on arrival and quarantine until results known. Health insurance and tracer app required. More on Dubai here. For Abu Dhabi, there is no need to quarantine for fully-vaccinated travelers. More on Abu Dhabi here.
- Yemen – U.S. passengers are allowed entry for business.
- Zambia – Open. Travelers arriving from countries deemed high-risk are required to quarantine for 10 days at a government designated facility.
- Zimbabwe – Open. Test on arrival required.
- Ask your Universal Trip Support team for a Feasibility Guide to get detailed intelligence for your destination of interest.
