India updated its guidelines for international travel!

The rapidly rising cases of COVID 19 across the globe due to the Omicron variant, have sent a warning message to all the countries. The governments are trying their best to stop the virus from spreading. Whenever such a situation arises, the very thing a country does is put restrictions on international travel or India Updated Its Guidelines For International Travel.

Many countries around the world have already either banned international flights or have put restrictions on international travel. India is one such country that has banned international flights and now some new restrictions have been implemented under which all international passengers have to quarantine themselves for seven days, on the eighth day there will be  RT-PCR test, if it is negative then further seven days self-health monitoring is required and in case of the positive report then passengers will be shifted to isolation facility and their sample will be sent for clinical testing.

Earlier this was mandatory for only those travelers who were coming from countries that have been included in the list of ‘at-risk’ countries. The list of ‘at risk’ countries has also been updated.

The new list of ‘at risk’ countries include –

• Countries in Europe, including UK
• South Africa
• Brazil
• Botswana
• China
• Mauritius
• New Zealand
• Zimbabwe
• Singapore
• Hong Kong
• Israel
• Congo
• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Nigeria
• Tunisia
• Zambia

Travelers arriving from these countries submit their samples upon arrival for RT-PCR test. They need to wait at the airport till the test results. These tests are chargeable and travelers have to pay the charges for RT-PCR tests.

In addition to these updated guidelines, the existing guidelines are also in place. All international travelers have to update their self-declaration form on Delhi Airport’s Air Suvidha Portal.

Also, the travelers need to upload a negative COVID 19 RT-PCR report which is not older than 72 hours.

The rising cases of Coronavirus have forced many countries to provide booster shots to their citizens. Recently, India Updated Its Guidelines For International Travel has also started administering the booster shot which has been named as ‘precaution dose’. Currently, the precaution dose is being given to Front Line Workers, Health Care Workers and Senior Citizens. 

If you are planning to book tickets to India, make sure you have read the updated instructions and guidelines. Flights to India will keep you updated with the latest news and travel guidelines for India.