Saudi Arabia has announced that it will lift the travel ban on expats from six countries, including India and Pakistan that was introduced to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The directive will allow direct entry of fully vaccinated expatriates without the need to spend 14 days in transit outside their countries before entering the Kingdom, Arab News reported.

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior added that the changes will commence at 1 am on December 1. The English-language newspaper said that the expats arriving from these countries must spend five days in quarantine regardless of their vaccination status outside the Kingdom.