UAE Tourist Visa - All You Need To Know!

The United Arab Emirates, very well known for its two largest cities Dubai and Abu Dhabi is the nation to be visited to see man-made marvels and nature’s gifts. From amazing skyscrapers to golden dunes, everything gives you an encouragement to live life king size. As we hear of this, the first thing that comes to our mind when we hear UAE is oil fields, but do you know prior to identifying the oil fields the economy of the country was mainly through fishing and pearls.

These two cities are popular destinations for celebration and enjoyment. Especially the festivals and fairs, not to be missed if you are visiting UAE. Swim the Burj, Arab Fashion Week, Al Ghafal Dhow Race and DSS are the best festivals and events in Dubai which you must not miss. If you are a food lover, then ‘Taste of Dubai’ is a never miss fair for you.

UAE is a must-visit country in the world. This article will give you a clear idea of getting a tourist visa to visit this country. You can treat this as a personalized guide for your tourist visa to UAE.

As this guide supports you in giving you details of how to procure a tourist visa to UAE, it caters to all the people of the world. This article is written on a note to give support to most countries’

Now, let us see, who does not need a VISA to visit UAE.

The citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) countries can obtain ‘VISA on arrival’ and visit the UAE.

The list of GCC countries apart from UAE is listed below

Bahrain
Kuwait
Oman
Saudi Arabia

Again, the citizens of Qatar are not allowed to enter UAE after their ties with Qatar severed in 2017.

The Tourist VISA is for people who are not given the VISA on arrival or free VISA to UAE.

Tourist VISA can be applied through 3 ways

Through the Airlines
Through the Travel Agencies
Through the Hotel where you are planning to stay in the UAE

In all the three categories the required documents are the same. The major required documents are listed below

An application form for tourist VISA duly filled
6cmX6cm color photograph with white background
Color copy of your passport with all the details clearly appearing
Valid Passport – at least 6 months validity at the time of travel
Copy of the Air ticket – mostly on the same airline

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If your children are accompanying you then

Birth certificate of your children – Accepted languages are English and Arabic
If the birth certificate is a translated one, then it must be attested in the front page

All the above documents must be submitted for every individual who are planning to travel.

If you are a minor – i.e. less than 18 years of age, then you must submit the following also

Photo ID proof of parents or husband
Copy of the Passport of the person with whom you will be staying in the UAE

If you are female below 18 years of age, you will not be eligible to apply for this VISA unless travelling with your parents.

Every airline has its own rules and guidelines further. The above-mentioned documents are the major ones and 99% of your VISA documents are ready to get a tourist VISA.

The licensed travel agents can easily support you to get the tourist VISA. The condition is, you must purchase the UAE air ticket with them, and the hotels can also support you get the tourist VISA, as you have a reservation of rooms with them.

There were a lot of restrictions earlier, but from the wake of the New year 2020, UAE has offered 5-year multiple entry VISA to all the nationalities. This strategic decision was taken to improve the visitor count to the country.

This new VISA will be in effect from April 2020. Until then the same VISA guidelines as a resident of your country will remain as it is.

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