Entry & Visa Requirements for Dubai
A visa to the United Arab Emirates or Dubai is arranged by a sponsor residing
in the counrty and fee is to be paid by him/ her. The Embassy only issues visas
on for diplomatic or service visits.
GCC country visa holders (certain designations only) & citizens of the
following countries:
British Citizens
Residents of the UK, with the right to abide in the United Kingdom, may obtain a
free visa on arrival, which is valid for 60 days and can be renewed for an additional
30 days for Dh500 (US$ 137). Holders of the British Overseas Citizens Passport,
who don’t have the right to abide in the UK , will also obtain the free visa.
How to apply for a visa?
Your passport must have minimum 6 months validity at the
time of applying
for an Entry Permit. (Passport must be valid for a minimum of three months from
date of arrival for tourism and six months for business travel).
All photographs are to be recent color photographs. (Polaroid Photographs will not
be accepted)
Residents/those who are already in the UAE cannot get another entry permit until
he/she departs from UAE.
Your sponsors can be:
- Hotels and tourist companies
- Airlines and airlines handlers’ crew
- Organization
- Individuals (relatives or friends)
The Dubai Naturalization & Residency Department’s (DNRD) working hours are from
8 am to 2 pm, Sunday to Thursday except public holidays. Fridays and Saturdays are
normal weekend holidays.
DNRD issues different types to visas which are listed below.
96 hour visa
Issued upon arrival at the airport
Airline sponsored only
Applicants should have onward booking
Should have a minimum of 8 hr transit
break
Visit visa
In case of Personal sponsorship
Fees: Dh100
Entry Permit application form with
completed typed data
Original
Marriage certificate and copy of it, in case of wife sponsorship
Salary Certificate;
The monthly salary should not be less than Dh4000 in case of wife sponsorship, and
Dh6000 in case of first relatives’ sponsorship.
Copy of the Sponsor passport
Copy of the Sponsored passport
In case of Establishment sponsorship
Fees: Dh100
Entry Permit application form with
completed typed data
Establishment card and a copy thereof
Copy of the Sponsored passport
Renewal
F
Extension
ees: Dh100
Original Entry Permit
Fees: Dh500
Original Entry Permit
Extension application form
Original sponsored passport.
Transit visa
Fees: Dh120
Establishment card
Entry Permit application form
Copy of the Sponsored passport
Tourist visa
Fees: Dhs.
100
Establishment card
Statement of tourists’ data
Overstaying
A penalty charge
of Dh25 (US$ 7) - Dh100 (US$ 28) per day is imposed on visitors who overstay. If
the overstay extends to a significant amount of time, then a court hearing is issued
and the judge will decide what penalties will occur.
Note:
The Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department
(DNRD) is the sole administrative authority of the Ministry of Interior that deals
with issuing visas to foreigners visiting the country. Most visit visas issued in
the UAE are issued through the
Dubai
International
Airport
and are sometime mistakenly referred to as a Dubai Visa. The most
Dubai visas
are issued during the various events sponsored by the
Dubai government,
including the Dubai Shopping Festival and Dubai Summer Surprises, as the visa requirements are minimized and obtaining a visa is alot easier.
For further information please contact
The Department of Naturalization and Residency [http://www.dnrd.gov.ae].
Phone: +971-4-3980000
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