Citizens who are arriving from different corner of world to Dubai needs to have their pre arranged visa to enter UAE airport or on other entry zones. This is even applicable for those who are holding e visa along with the passport, validity of 30 days and extension option available for them. Visa needs to have the sponsorship of hotel or tour operator. The fee that operator charge you varies from Dhs 200 to 2200 Dhs for different types of visa. Beside this, agents may charge you extra admin fee and vat for arranging visa.
General Info:
- One can avail different types of visa for Dubai visits.
- Nations that do not require visas for entry in UAE:
| Andorra | Australia | Austria | Belgium |
| Brunei | Canada | Denmark | Finland |
| France | Germany | Greece | Holland |
| Hong Kong | Iceland | Ireland | Italy |
| Japan | Liechtain | Luxembourg | Malaysia |
| Monaco | New Zealand | Norway | Portugal |
| San Marino | Singapore | South Korea | Spain |
| Sweden | Switzerland | United Kingdom | USA |
| Vatican | Russia | China |
- In case your country is not listed above, you need to please get in touch of the nearest UAE embassy or consultant for any sort of updates.
- The penalty charges for overstay in UAE is Dhs 100/day.
- In case you belong to the nation that requires a sponsorship then the airlines or travel agent need to process your visa.
Gcc Nationals:
Visa is always considered as an essential document before entry UAE but it may vary from one country to another. Therefore it is mandatory to make a check over the regulation before booking your ticket. Citizen with GCC countries like Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar do not require UAE visa. Visa would be required for domestic helper and escorts of GCC nationals. This visa would have the renewable option of 60 days. You need to provide the travel agent passport copy as well as a valid residency visa before entering UAE. Whereas, other countries citizen requires a visa that needs to be applied much before your arrival to UAE. The citizen of GCC nationals need to only provide passport at airport to clear immigration.
AGCC Residents:
The visitors who do not belong to GCC nations but are GCC residents and known to have better professional status are eligible for UAE visa. For e.g. auditor, business people, accountants, doctors, managers, accountants, engineers, pharmacists and employees eligible for Dubai visa. They are eligible for online 30 days visa before your arrival on the port.
Visa Sponsors
We have listed below the sponsorship details for tourist, they can apply on behalf of anyone:
- Hotels & tourist companies can apply for visa on behalf of visitors for tourism (valid for 30 days), Service visa (valid for 14 days), Visit Visa (Valid for 90 days that even be extended for more 30 days twice)
- Airline & hotels can usually apply for their crew member a Transit visa that is having the validity of 96 hours.
- Other organization which are UAE based can to apply for Visit visas and service visas.
- Individual like friend and relative who are UAE resident can apply for Visit Visa.