Dubai: Visit visa-holders no longer need to leave the country to amend the status of their visa to a residency permit, the Ministry of Interior revealed on Sunday. Brigadier Dr Rashid Sultan Al Khadar, spokesman for the Naturalization, Residency and Ports department at the Ministry of the Interior, said that under resolution 377 of 2014,… Read More »

The GCC is working to issue a unified Gulf tourist visa for the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, reveals GCC Assistant-Secretary General for Cultural and Media Affairs, Dr Khalid bin Salim al-Ghassani. He predicts that the tourist visa will be released in the middle of next year, noting that the it will allow… Read More »

A unified visa for the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) may be available from the middle of next year, said GCC officials here. The GCC General Secretariat is working on the ambitious proposal to introduce the visa that would allow foreigners to visit all GCC states, more or less similar to… Read More »

Visit visas can now be applied via the Ministry of Interior website or its smartphone app and the service is available 24/7. The MoI announced that it is now receiving visa applications for citizens, residents and other stakeholders for a short-term visit visa either via the ministry website www.moi.gov.ae or its smartphone app ‘UAE-MOI’. This… Read More »

Anyone who applies for a 30 or 90-day visa through the Ministry of Interior’s e-Services can now also receive refunds online. This follows the announcement at the end of last month that 30 and 90-day single entry tourist visas could be obtained either via the ministry websitewww.moi.gov.ae or its smartphone app. Maj Gen Khalifa Al… Read More »

Transit passengers can avail of a 96-hour visa at UAE airports irrespective of the airlines they are flying in. A transit 96 hours visa is being issued to passengers arriving at UAE airport through any international airline, General Directorate of Residency & Foreigners Affairs-Dubai has said. Previously, such a visa was given only to passengers… Read More »