Government revises guidelines for international arrivals

The government has revised the guidelines for international arrivals, removing the category of at-risk countries. The guidelines will come into effect from February 14, 2022. All foreign arrivals must fill a self-declaration form online (available at the Air Suvidha web portal), including their travel history of the past 14 days. They must also upload a negative RT-PCR test that was conducted within 72 hours of the travel date. Alternatively, they can also upload a certificate confirming that they have received both vaccine doses. This option, however, is only available for passengers arriving from 72 countries, whose vaccination programmes the Indian govern­me­nt recognises as part of a reciprocal programme.