What are the Types of UAE Visas?
The four main types of visas that the UAE offer are:
UAE Tourist Visas, which, as the name suggests are issued for tourism purposes or any other purpose which is shorter than 30 days and does not require you to take up employment and long-term residence in the UAE.
UAE Residence Visas are for foreigners who wish to relocate to the UAE. This includes:
UAE Student Visa
UAE Work Visa
UAE Family Visa
Long-Term Residence Visas (Investor Visa), which is issued for a period of 5-10 years and does not require a sponsor. However, you must invest a substantial amount of money in the UAE to qualify for this type of visa.
UAE Transit Visas, which are issued to foreigners who have to transit through the UAE. These types of visas are issued for 48 or 96 hours.
UAE Visa Requirements
When applying for a tourist visa for the UAE, you must have several documents to support your application, such as:
Photocopies of your passport and the passport of your sponsor. You need a passport which has at least 6 months validity.
Photocopy of the passport’s relevant pages. In some cases, you may not need to submit your original passport at all. You may include photocopies of the relevant pages of your passport (or all the pages on your passport).
Passport-size pictures, in line with UAE visa photo requirements.
If you are a female travelling alone: A No Objection Certificate (NOC) from your father or husband.
A confirmed round-trip airline ticket or an airline ticket for onward travel. If you are applying through an airline, the ticket must be from that airline.
Proof of accommodation, such as your hotel.
A letter from you, stating the purpose and duration of your visit
Proof of legal residence in your country (ie. your visa or residence permit). This only applies if you are not a citizen of the country in which you are living.
If you have a host:
Proof of your relationship to the host
Proof of their residential status: A copy of your host’s UAE Resident Visa and/or their Emirates ID
Proof of their financial status: Certified copy of their work contract or their salary certificate
Proof of previous travels:
If you have been to the UAE in the last year, submit copies of the entry and exit stamps on your passport
Copies of any visas to the USA, UK, Schengen Area, Canada, Russia, Australia or New Zealand you have received within the past 5 years
You may also be required to provide:
Proof of your financial status
Proof of your current address
Marriage certificate
Any additional documents required by the relevant visa issuing authorities in Dubai/UAE
UAE Visa Application
Unlike most countries, the UAE does not issue visas through its embassies or consulates overseas. Additionally, you cannot submit a UAE Visa application yourself – you must have a sponsor in the UAE or apply through an authorized agency to submit it on your behalf.
Who can apply for a UAE Visa?
Since you cannot apply for a UAE Visa yourself, one of the following can apply on your behalf:
A host or sponsor who is living in the UAE.
A licensed travel agency through which you purchase the travel ticket. Travel agencies in your country may also be collaborating with a local tour operator in the UAE and offer tourist packages. Make sure that the travel agency you hire is reputable and licensed before you pay them.
The hotel in which you are staying in the UAE.
One of the following airlines provided that you’ll be flying with them:
Etihad Airways
Emirates Airline
Fly Dubai
Air Arabia
Where to apply for a UAE Visa?
UAE visa applications can be submitted either online or in-person at one of the following agencies:
Through the eChanel portal of the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship – ICA ,through which hosts, travel agencies or other sponsors can apply for a UAE Visa on your behalf. (online only)
Through the website of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – GDRFA (online and in-person).
The websites of the GDRFA in each emirate:
Abu Dhabi
Dubai (see also Amer, a website which Dubai citizens and residents can use to apply for family reunion and visitors can use to extend their Visa On Arrival)
Sharjah
Ajman
Ras Al Khaimah
Fujairah
Mobile apps:
ICA’s eChanel portal (for Apple and Android)
GDRFA Dubai (for Apple and Android)
Your sponsor or host can also apply through one of the licensed typing centres of the GDRFA in each Emirate or through one of the Amer centres in Dubai.
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