Wed 25 August 2021:
According to the Ministry of the Interior, Saudi Arabia lifted a travel ban for expatriate residents from 20 countries imposed in February to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Travelers who received both vaccine shots in Saudi Arabia will be able to return to the country without being quarantined.
The 20 countries are: The United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Egypt, India, Argentina, Germany, the US, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Pakistan, Brazil, Portugal, the UK, Turkey, the Republic of South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, France, and Japan.
Walid al-Bukhari, the Saudi ambassador to Lebanon, announced that instructions had been granted to lift the suspension of direct admission to the Kingdom for persons who had taken two doses of the vaccination before departing the countries where entry is prohibited.
The Embassy of the Kingdom in Cairo also tweeted the decision to lift the suspension of direct entry to Saudi Arabia for vaccinated residents.
The restriction was issued on February 2 by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior in order to prevent the spread of new cases of COVID-19.
The restriction did not apply to citizens, diplomats, health practitioners, or their families.
Saudi individuals who violated COVID-19 travel guidelines would be barred from traveling for three years, according to the Ministry of the Interior.
Traveling to restricted nations would also result in large fines.
According to the tourism ministry, the Kingdom opened its borders to vaccinated tourists on August 1.
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