Visitors from previously barred countries would have to take a COVID-19 test on arrival DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates said it will resume issuing tourist visas to vaccinated travellers from Aug. 30, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Saturday. The decision also covered people coming in from countries from which the UAE had previously barred entry, WAM reported. In those cases, visitors would have to take a COVID-19 test on arrival, it added. UAE has currently recorded 715,394 cases of the virus, with 2,036 deaths as of Saturday.