New guidelines for international passengers coming to India

By Asianet Newsable EnglishFirst Published Feb 21, 2021, 11:58 AM IST
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According to the new guidelines, international travellers must submit a self-declaration form before their journey. This form must be uploaded on the Air Suvidha portal. 

A new set of guidelines for international passengers coming to India will be in place from Monday onwards amid mounting evidence that mutant variants of SARS-CoV-2 are in circulation in many countries.

According to the new guidelines, international travellers must submit a self-declaration form before their journey. This form must be uploaded on the Air Suvidha portal. 

The passengers must upload a negative RT-PCR report. The RT-PCR test will have to be conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey.

 

: ATTENTION ⚠️

All international passengers travelling to India are requested to be updated with the following to ensure a smooth journey!

Download the detailed guidelines from https://t.co/1xUqetvXVU (1/3) pic.twitter.com/EObZLazWFH

— Air India Express (@FlyWithIX)

 

Airlines will only board those passengers who have filled in the SDF on the Air Suvidha portal and uploaded their negative RT-PCR test report.

The new guideline states that all travellers arriving from/transiting through flights originating in United Kingdom, Europe or Middle East shall be mandatorily subjected to self-paid confirmatory molecular tests on arrival at Indian airports concerned (port of entry).

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