Visas for the UAE

Below are the latest lists of nationalities that basically do not need to formally apply for a visit visa before travel to the UAE. Nationalities not on the list need to apply for a visa before travelling to the UAE and the visa is a boarding requirement. The below details are valid as of Novemeber 2004.

European countries: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Vatican

US & Other Countries: US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Brunei, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

AGCC Countries: Nationals and expatriate residents of AGCC countries like Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia also do not require a visa in advance to enter Dubai.

All of the above nationalities can simply arrive at Dubai International airport are free to stay for one month.

General rule of application.

Applications are fairly simple, if people need a visa we need about three weeks to apply ( this is just to be on the safe side )

Well send through application form that can be sent out with the general registration information.

We then would require a clear passport copy and a copy of the application form.

We encounter very few problems with visas in the UAE, however we do have to double check that passports that are submitted for application have at least 6 months validity and that person does not already have a valid visa for the UAE. Sounds silly but it does happen quite a lot.