Please note:
- Citizens of the countries listed above can obtain a visa upon arrival for 30 days from the date of entry with their normal passports.
- The visa is extendable and the total validity, if extended, would be 60 days from the date of entry.
- Passports should be normal and valid for more than six months.
- This visa is considered a multi-entry visa, which allows the visa holder to consume the 30-day visa validity regardless of whether the visa holder is inside or outside the UAE. Any number of days the visa holder stays outside the UAE would be calculated from the 40-day validity of the visa.
- Visitors can contact the AMER service call centre at 8005111 to check the validity of their visas.
Service Visa
Duration: 14 days from the date of entry
Validity: 14 days from the date of issue
Tourist Visa
Duration: 30 days/90 days from the date of entry, depending upon the visa type
Validity: 60 days from the date of issue
Prerequisites: Sponsorship from a hotel or tour operator and prearrangement
Visit Visa
Duration: 90 days/30 days from the date of entry, depending upon the visa type
Validity: 60 days from the date of issue
Prerequisites: Sponsorship from a UAE resident, company or hotel
Transit Visa
Duration: 96 hours
Validity: 14 days from the date of issue
Prerequisites: Confirmed hotel reservation
Documents Required for a Visa (travel agency requirements)
- Coloured passport copies
- Copy of confirmed flight booking
- Bank approval letter
- Passport-sized photographs
- Visa fee
Regulations for a Work Visa application:
- Passport must be valid for a minimum of six months at the time of entry to the UAE.
- Only recent colour photographs are accepted (Non-Polaroid) with a white background.
- Those who are already in the UAE can apply for a change of status inside the country or they can exit the UAE and come back.
- Change of status option is subject to approval, depending upon the visa type.
- If you do not fall into one of the above categories, you will require a visa and a sponsor for your visit, and the sponsor normally applies for the visa on your behalf.
