Dubai: If you’re travelling to India anytime soon and forgot to fill out the mandatory health declaration form – Air Suvidha 2.0, don’t worry. International passengers arriving in India are also provided a physical form that they can fill out and submit, before proceeding for immigration clearance.

Here is all you need to know about the health declaration form requirement for international passengers arriving in India.

What is Air Suvidha 2.0?

The Air Suvidha 2.0 health declaration requirement was introduced in June this year, after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Ebola/Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).

The form has to be filled out by all international travellers entering India and while the form can be filled out online, up to 72 hours before your flight, in case you are unable to do so, you can also fill it out at the airport.

In a video shared by the Bureau of Immigration, India, travellers were advised that they can receive the form at the airport, which they can fill out and submit.

What is the health declaration form?

The form will require you to fill out the following details:

  • Your full name (as per your passport) and gender.
  • Your travel history for the past 21 days – you will be asked to confirm if you have visited any of the following countries in the past 21 days:

- DR Congo

- Uganda

- South Sudan

- None of the above

  • Your nationality and passport details, as well as your flight details.
  • Details of the cities and districts in India that you will visit during your stay.

Once you have filled out and signed the form, confirming that all the details you have provided are accurate, you can then proceed to the International Travel Health Desk at the airport for a thermal screening before immigration clearance.