BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The government has announced a slew of new protocols for air travel, doing away with the Travel Green List and the need for quarantine upon arrival in Brunei. In a press conference Friday, the Minister of Home Affairs YB Pehin Dato Hj Awg Abu Bakar Hj Apong said there will be no longer be different health protocols based on a traveler’s departure country, only vaccination status.
From May 6, the following new rules will come into effect:
- All vaccinated travelers will be allowed to enter/exit Brunei for non-essential travel.
- The Travel Green List will be withdrawn.
- All travelers entering/exiting Brunei must be boosted with a third vaccine dose or have taken a second dose within the past three months.
- Travelers entering Brunei no longer have to quarantine as long as they produce a negative ART result upon arrival.
- They will also be required to perform an ART on day 2 and 3. PCR tests are no longer required for vaccinated travelers.
- Unvaccinated travelers can only enter Brunei if they have proof of a medical exemption. They must take an ART on arrival and a PCR test on day 3. They must also isolate until they receive their PCR result.
- From May 15, adolescents who are citizens or residents of Brunei must be boosted if they wish to exit the country.
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May 17, 2022
