All passengers arriving at Jammu & Kashmir will have to undergo Covid-19 antigen test through RT-PCR method or Rapid Antigen test.

Until the test results are reported negative, all passengers with contactable phone number with updated Aarogya Setu App will have to undergo home quarantine for 14 days.

Passengers without contactable phone number with updated Aarogya Setu App will have to undergo institutional quarantine for 14 days or till their test results are reported negative, in which case they will be released for home quarantine.

Asymptomatic Business travelers carrying a confirmed return ticket, confirmed hotel booking and their Business ID will be exempted from quarantine and will be permitted to proceed to their hotel from the airport after undergoing the Covid-19 test. However they will have to ensure that their interactions would be restricted to the business purpose only and they must also maintain details of persons they interact with during their stay at Jammu & Kashmir.

Personnel of Defense and Central Armed Police Forces returning on duty, including transit labour hired by BRO to go to Ladakh, will be exempted from Covid-19 antigen testing. They will be permitted to proceed for institutional quarantine at their respective units as per their internal procedures.
International Passengers:

All passengers arriving from International flights into India must have the Aarogya Setu App installed on their mobile phones.

It is mandatory for all arriving passengers to submit a self-declaration form on the online portal –www.newdelhiairport.in, atleast 72 hours prior to their travel.

RT-PCR test is not required for passengers travelling on international flights to India on direct flights and also not required for passengers who do not wish to seek exemption from institutional quarantine.

All asymptomatic passengers who are travelling on connecting flights will be exempted from institutional quarantine at the transit city if they are carrying a negative RT-PCR test report which has been conducted within 96 hrs prior to their flight. They can also get the test done at the transit city airport. If the test result is negative, passenger will be permitted to travel further on the domestic flight.

On arriving at the destination city, all state guidelines will be applicable.

All asymptomatic passengers arriving from international fights are exempted from institutional quarantine if they are travelling under exceptional and compelling circumstances, such as pregnancy, death in family, serious illness, and parent(s) accompanied by children of the age of 10 years or below, or those who are travelling due to personal distress. However, these passengers will have to undergo mandatory 14 days of home quarantine. Exemption from institutional quarantine can be sought if they have applied for it online on www.newdelhiairport.in, atleast 72 hours prior to their flight.

Passengers may also seek exemption from institutional quarantine by submitting a negative RT-PCR test report on arrival. This test should have been conducted within 72 hrs prior to their flight. The test report should also be uploaded on the portal for consideration, along with a declaration with respect to the authenticity of the report.

Passengers arriving without the negative RT-PCR test report and wishing to seek an exemption from institutional quarantine may also avail the facility available at the airports to undergo RT-PCR testing (where such provisions exist), at their own cost.

All passenger who will be given exemption from institutional quarantine must self-monitor their health.

Passenger arriving without the RT-PCR negative report and not opting for RT-PCR test at the airport (if facility is available)/arriving at an airport where testing facility is not available will have to undergo mandatory 7 days of institutional quarantine followed by 7 days of home quarantine.