Q: Do I need a visa to enter the United Arab Emirates?
A: Citizens from France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Cyprus, Finland, Malta, Spain, Monaco, Vatican, Iceland, Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong are allowed to enter the UAE without a prior visa for one month, non-renewable for a charge of Dhs100.00 per visa to be collected upon entry to the UAE.
Citizens of UK will be granted a free of charge visit visa upon arrival in the UAE. Passports will be stamped with the visit visa as you pass through the immigration at any airport in the UAE. Although the visa may be stamped for 30 days, it entitles the holder to stay in the country for 60 days and may be renewed once for an additional period of 30 days for a fee of Dhs500.00.
Except for citizens of the Gulf Cooperating Council who are not required to have a visa and nationalities automatically entitled to visit visas on entry, all other visitors who wish to stay longer than 14 days in the UAE must obtain a visit visa in advance through a sponsor.
A tourist visa is available also for individual tourists from East and West Europe who are not entitled for a visa on arrival, as well as visitors from Thailand, South Africa and China. The tourist visa, which must be sponsored by hotels and tour operators, entitles its holder to a 30-day stay and is non-renewable. The fee is Dhs100.00, with additional Dhs10.00 for delivery. |
