With inoculations for COVID-19 underway worldwide, it is a long road ahead before all the countries across the world reopen for travelers. Several Middle Eastern and African (MEA) countries have reopened their borders to travelers with varying requirements around quarantine upon arrival, a negative COVID-19 test or vaccination status. However, vaccination disparity worldwide is likely to make travel complex in the short- to medium-term. Moreover, the maze around recognized vaccines adds to the complexity to travel.
Below is the list of countries that are currently open to fully or partially vaccinated travelers across the Middle East and Africa. Safe Travel Barometer has compiled a list of recognized vaccines across these destinations that are open to travelers in 2021.
Table: Recognized Vaccines by Countries in Middle East and Africa
| Destinations | Recognized Vaccines | Traveler Type (Fully Vaccinated/Non-Vaccinated) | Last Updated |
| Armenia | Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech), Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca), Sputnik V | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 |
| Botswana | Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca), Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech), Spikevax (Moderna), Janssen, Sputnik V, CoronaVac (Sinovac), Covishield | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 |
| Egypt | Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca), Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech), Spikevax (Moderna), Janssen, Sinopharm, Covishield, Sputnik V, CoronaVac (Sinovac), Oxford/AstraZeneca (SKBio) | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 |
| Israel | Comirnaty (Pfizer- BioNTech), Spikevax (Moderna) | Fully Vaccinated Only | September 15, 2021 |
| Jordan | Comirnaty (Pfizer- BioNTech), Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca), Sputnik V, Sinopharm | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 |
| Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca), Sputnik V | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 | |
| Kuwait | Comirnaty (Pfizer- BioNTech), Spikevax (Moderna), Janssen, Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca) | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 |
| Lebanon | Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech), Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca), Sputnik V, Covishield, Sinopharm | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 |
| Mauritius | Janssen, Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca), Spikevax (Moderna), Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech), Sinopharm, CoronaVac (Sinovac), Covishield, Sputnik V, Covaxin | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 |
| Morocco | Janssen, Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca), Spikevax (Moderna), Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech), Sinopharm, CoronaVac (Sinovac), Covishield, Sputnik V | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 |
| Oman | Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca), Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech), Spikevax (Moderna), Janssen, Sinopharm, Covishield, Sputnik V, CoronaVac (Sinovac) | Fully Vaccinated Only | September 15, 2021 |
| Qatar | Janssen, Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca), Spikevax (Moderna), Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech), Covishield, Sinopharm | Fully Vaccinated Only | September 15, 2021 |
| Â | Janssen, Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca), Spikevax (Moderna), Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech) | Fully Vaccinated Only | September 15, 2021 |
| Seychelles | Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca), Spikevax (Moderna), Covishield, Sputnik V, Sinopharm | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 |
| Tanzania | Janssen, Sinopharm | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 |
| Turkey | CoronaVac (Sinovac), Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech), Sputnik V | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 |
| U.A.E. | Vaxzevria (Oxford/AstraZeneca), Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech), Sputnik V, Sinopharm, Spikevax (Moderna) | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 |
| Zimbabwe | Janssen, CoronaVac (Sinovac), Covaxin, Sputnik V, Sinopharm | Non-vaccinated/ Fully vaccinated | September 15, 2021 |
View more about the arrival requirements on Safe Travel Barometer’s Destination Dashboard
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