Question
Can I travel to Dubai and the Oman if I am positive and on medication?
11 October 2012. Related: All topics, Travel.
Hello – can I travel to Dubai and the Oman if I am positive and on medication?
I have read that they will not allow you to enter the country if medication is found on you. Is this true?
I am undetectable for over a year now with CD4 of 250 (slowly rising).
Do I need any confirmation letter from my doctor? If so, what should it say? And should I carry this on me all the time?
What about the rest of the middle east?
Many thanks
Answer
Hello,
Regulations relating to traveling with HIV can be complicated. In many countries there are different regulations depending on the type of stay-whether it’s a tourist visit or to work. i-Base are not experts in this area, and these regulations can change over time.
Details of entry restrictions for different countries can be found on the HIV travel website.
In the past many HIV positive people have traveled to countries which are restricted. How this has been done is mentioned at this previous question.
Hi Oben, i-base is not a UAE organisation. We are a community organisation based in the UK. As such we cannot give the information you are requesting from a citizen of the UAE.
Hello to you all I m a Cameroonia but I stay in Nairobi city of Kenya please I want find out from you people by ur reply information from UAE,I m HIV medication person for 5years now I have a Italian friend in Dubai Marina UAE and he wants me come to Dubai Marina UAE to visit him and be there for sometime, and I know hiv status is a problem in UAE that is why I want to know from people in the UAE my name is Oben Michael mfortanyi.
Hi Christian,
As Rebecca says, i-Base are not experts in this area.
But details of entry restrictions for UAE can be found on the HIV travel website here.
I it still not allowed to travel to the United Arab Emirate if I am HIV?
Hi Moureen,
The UAE is one of the few countries that continues to stigmatize against people living with HIV, which in all honesty is an utter disgrace and completely unjustified. People who are positive aren’t welcome in the UAE. If they do choose to enter (which will of course be with medication) they risk being deported. So no, the woman who works for you should avoid the UAE.