Sunday, March 28, 2010

Transit visa procedure to exit airports in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah

Airline transit passengers travelling with a stopover at Dubai Airport (or other UAE airport) who do not leave the terminal building not needed a UAE visa since they are not entering the UAE. Citizens of UAE free arrival visa countries do not need to pre-arrange any visa whether they are in transit or travelling to Dubai as a destination.
Any other passenger who does want to exit the airport will need a UAE entry permit. By exit, we mean anyone who wants to go through passport control. A 96 hour transit visa is available to visitors to the UAE. Remember also that different emirates in the UAE might have different ways of implementing immigration rules. You can obtain a 96 hour transit visa in one of the following ways:

Pre-apply through the airline, travel agent, or UAE hotel that you are booked with. None of them are likely to arrange a transit visa for you unless you are a customer.
Obtain one on arrival in Dubai at the Marhaba services counter in Terminal 1, or the Emirates Hotels and Visas for Dubai desk in Terminal 3. This is not guaranteed, as the granting of the visa is subject to Dubai immigration department approval. You will need to buy at least one night in a Dubai hotel from Marhaba or Emirates to be issued a transit visa.
Citizens of the following countries are not eligible for the 96 hours visa on arrival: Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Niger, and Yemen.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I would like to know about exit ban . I am working in a company past seven years if i resign my duity is there any ban

Anonymous said...

i am going to travel from paris to india .i am an indian passport holder.i have a transit in abudhabi for 48 hours.i have relatives in abudhabi.i want to know how much am i supposed to pay for the transit visa at abudhabi to go out,and how should i arrange for my transit visa? do i need a letter from my relative? thanking you for the reponse.

Unknown said...

I am working in Iraq as a geologist in a petroleum company. I am Pakistani passport holder.i will go back to pakistan via Abu dhabi airport. i have 2 hours transit here. My ralatives and friends are in abu dhabi and Dhubai. i want to meet them and stay with them for a week. Who i extend my transit? How many is required for this purpose? I also need dubai Visa for this pourpose?

My email is
g_sharif@yahoo.com
if any know please send information on this email thanks

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