Revising its travel conditions for visitors from Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates has conveyed to the Government of Pakistan to bind all visitors from August 1 to get their vaccine certificates attested from the Foreign Office and the UAE embassy before proceeding with other paperwork.
In a letter dated July 14, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the Embassy of the UAE in Islamabad wrote to the Pakistan government: “… as per the recent instructions issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abu Dhabi, Government of United Arab Emirates that from 1st August 2021, it is mandatory to carry UAE Embassy attested vaccine certificates for Covid-19 issued by the National Database & Registration Authority (Nadra) along with Counselor Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Islamabad attestation before traveling to UAE.”
Confirming the authenticity of the letter, Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said Pakistan will extend all out cooperation to the UAE, adding that the FO will also provide assistance to Pakistanis to get their Covid-19 certificates attested from the Foreign Office before sending the same to the UAE Embassy.
“We have also contacted Saudi Arabia to register Chinese vaccines for Pakistanis,” he added.
