Can We Extend Visit Visa In Uae

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I was at my best friend Alex’s place when he came over to me while I was sitting on his couch. He sat beside me and started telling me that he had trouble with the immigration laws in UAE, United Arab Emirates (Dubai). After this I listened to his problem and tried to give him as much advice as I could by telling him certain steps which can be taken to overcome this problem. From what Alex told me, it seemed that he had a few problems regarding his stay in UEA (Dubai), especially with the immigration authorities. He said that he had come over from the UK and before applying for a visit visa extension, he had tried to apply for a job visa but it got rejected which led him to this situation where he was desperate for an answer to his problem.

Can We Extend Visit Visa In Uae

Visas are designed to allow citizens of one country to travel, work and study in another. They are generally not intended for settling permanently in the other country. For some foreign workers, the desire to live permanently in the UAE outweighs their need to obtain a Visit Visa. This puts them at risk of overstaying their visa or visa-expired status.

If you are planning to visit UAE for a short stay, there is no need to apply for a visa beforehand. You can apply for an entry visa on arrival in UAE. This visa allows you to enter and stay in UAE for a maximum period of 30 days per visit. However, since this is a single entry visa it cannot be used more than once. If your journey is going to span over months then you have to reapply and get tourist visas multiple times. Since purchasing a return ticket is not necessary, you can also use the local carriers to fly back to your country on completion of the stay.

Who is a tourist visa for?

Tourist visa is for those who are not eligible for visa on arrival or a visa-free entry to the UAE. Tourist visa can be obtained for eligible individual tourists from around the world. Females below the age of 18 are not eligible to apply for this type of visa unless they are travelling with their parents.

According to a Cabinet resolution passed in July 2018, children under the age of 18 years who are accompanying adults, can get a free visa for their visit from 15 July to 15 September each year.

Multiple entry tourist visa for all nationalities

A new multiple entry tourist visa can now be issued for all nationalities, in a step that aims to facilitate the process for tourists and visitors. The five-year visa enables tourists to enter multiple times on self-sponsorship and remain in the country for 90 days on each visit, which can be extended for another 90 days.

For more information about the multiple entry tourist visa, please contact the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship.

Read related news coverage on WAM.

What is the validity of a tourist visa?

Depending on your plan, tourist visas to the UAE can be issued for 30 days or 90 days duration, single entry or multiple entry. Recently, the UAE facilitated a five-year visa which enables tourists to enter multiple times on self-sponsorship and remain in the country for 90 days on each visit, which can be extended for another 90 days.

Who can apply for your tourist visa?

Tourist visas through airlines

Each airline has some conditions, which must be met in order for your visa to be arranged by them. One of the conditions is flying with them. For more updated and specific information, check the following UAE-based airlines for visa types, facilities, terms and conditions:

Tourist visas through agencies and hotels

Licensed travel agents and hotels in the UAE can arrange a tourist visa for you provided you purchase the ticket through them and maintain hotel reservation with the specific hotel.

You can also contact travel agencies in your country for any tourist packages available to the UAE in collaboration with a local tour operator.

It is important to check the authenticity of travel agents you are dealing with and refrain from paying or sending copies of your official documents until after you are 100 per cent sure the tour operator is genuine. You can seek the help of the UAE embassy in your country for verification.

Note: The UAE embassies do not issue tourist visas. In order to get a tourist visa to the UAE, you need to get in touch with one of the UAE-based airlines, a tour agency or a hotel (where you intend to stay) in the UAE who will apply for visa on your behalf to the official visa-issuing authorities in the UAE.

Also learn about the provisions of a transit visa to the UAE.

Renewing or extending tourist visa

All types of visit and tourist visas can be extended for 30 days twice, upon applying for it and after successful approval by the relevant authority. This can be done without the need to leave the country.

Visitors and tourists can apply for the second renewal before the expiry of the first one against AED 600 each time of renewal.

Visa overstayers who do not renew, as above, will have to pay AED 100 fine for each day of their overstay, to be calculated from 10 days after the visa expiry.

However, the new rule for extension does not apply on the following categories:

  • visitors and tourists who are residents in GCC countries
  • residents accompanying GCC nationals
  • those on special entry permits
  • those on 96-hour permit for special missions.

Source: Emirates News Agency-WAM

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