Dubai Visa Guide

Do Indian citizens traveling to Dubai needs a visa to visit Dubai?

Indian citizens who are willing to visit Dubai require a valid Dubai Visa that has to be processed in India before traveling.

When comparing to any other country, Indians do have some privileges for Dubai Visa processing, some of which are: Indians do not have to visit the center as the entire process is over the email, does not have to submit the biometrics and there are no personal interviews.

Since it is an online process, the visa which is issued by the UAE Government is E Visa (Paper Visa).

There are some exceptions for Dubai Visa for Indian Citizens, but those are limited to an applicant who has a valid US Visa. We still recommend getting it processed from India, as there are many factors which you should know for Dubai Visa on Arrival.

• On arrival Dubai Visa has a stay of a maximum of 14 days, it means if you are planning to extend your stay than it won’t be possible with this type of visa.
• A queue at Dubai Airport will be separate for on Arrival visa, which will be much longer than people who already have a visa. You may end up waiting for a couple of hours to get on arrival stamping.
• You will have to answer a few questions about your stay in the UAE and justify your exit to the immigration officer. They may ask you about your stay, your return flight ticket to a third country and UAE local currency.
• This type of visa is chargeable. On Arrival, fees are AED 100.

Facts and Figures

Do you know there are daily direct flights to the UAE from every international airport in India?

Mumbai has more than 15 daily direct flights to the UAE, carrying more than 2500 passengers daily.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF DUBAI TOURIST VISA

As discussed earlier every individual traveling to UAE has different reasons, years back there were only limited visa types for the traveler to choose from, however recently UAE Government has come with different types of UAE Visa which allows Indian Traveler to Visit UAE worry-free as per their travel plans.

Let’s discuss different types of Dubai Visa which are available for Indian travelers to visit.

• Dubai Tourist Visa
• Dubai Business Visa
• Dubai Transit Visa
• Dubai Student Visa
• Dubai Work Visa

Dubai Tourist Visa is issued by the UAE Government for Indian Nationals who have intentions to visit Dubai for touring & sightseeing purposes.

Family traveling on vacation, or visiting their friends and family to UAE are those people who apply these types of Visa. A tourist visa is highly preferred and issued for travelers as it allows them to plan a trip according to their stay.

Tourist Visa is further divided into two subtypes, for i.e- there are two subcategories in Tourist Visa depending on the length of Stay.

• Dubai Tourist Visa- Single Entry 14 Days Stay
• Dubai Tourist Visa- Single Entry 30 Days Stay
• Dubai Tourist Visa- Single Entry 90 Days Stay
• Dubai Tourist Visa – Multiple Entry 90 Days stay

14 Days Dubai Tourist Visa: The name itself gives you an idea that this visa is valid for 14  days to stay. A person who has a plan of short stay of visiting Dubai for touring, get together or visiting relatives tend to apply this type of visa, as their purpose is properly served and they do not have the intention to extend or wait back after their planned stay is over.

This type of visa has a validity of 58 days from the date when it is issued and allowed for 14 days stay which cannot be further extended in any condition.

It means you will have to return to your home country once your 14 days stay is complete.

30 Days Dubai Tourist Visa: People looking for a longer stay up to 30 days apply this type of visa. Visiting immediate family members and spending quality time with loved ones tend to apply for 30 Days stay visa.

Also, this type of visa has 58 days validity from the date of issuance; you can visit Dubai anytime in 58 days and stay for a maximum of 30 days. The same policy applies for this visa, it cannot be extended further and the applicant has to return to the home country.

90 Days Dubai Tourist Visa: This is a long term stay Dubai Visa, as it allows an applicant to stay in Dubai for a maximum of 90 days i.e- 3 months. Family visiting their immediate family member to spend their Vacations are the one who applies this type of Visa.

This visa is valid only for a single entry in UAE and cannot be further extended in any conditions. In case if you wish to come back before 30 days then you may end up wasting your money and this visa cannot be utilized for future travel. Bifurcation of Dubai Visa fees

90 Days Dubai Tourist Visa(Multiple Entry): This type of visa is a little costly but very useful for those who travel very frequently to UAE, as this visa allows them to travel multiple times till the validity of the visa.

DUBAI TOURIST VISA FEES FOR INDIANS 2020

DUBAI MULTIPLE ENTRY VISA FEES FOR INDIANS 2020

What is the Processing time for Dubai Tourist Visa?

Processing time for Dubai Tourist Visa is normally 3 to 4 working days of the UAE Government. UAE Government work from Sunday to Thursday from Morning 9 am to evening 5 pm UAE local standard Time.

UAE Government does not work on Friday & they work for 4 hours on Saturday.

Let’s take an example if you mail us the documents on Monday morning, you will probably get your visa ready by Thursday evening.

People traveling in the family are likely to get their visa in just 2 working days single traveler may have to wait additional 1 or 2 working days as Government will conclude after considering a few criteria that they have set it.

If you do not receive your Visa by Thursday evening then there are fewer chances to get your visa on Saturday as their working hours are less on Saturday, but you will surely get it by Sunday evening.

Is there any Dubai Express visa facility for Indians?

If you have a last-minute travel plan to Dubai than you don’t need to worry about it as you can get your visa processed in 24 working hours of UAE Government.

There are a few things that you should know before applying a visa express service.

• Priority will be given to your application; however, the decision to conclude the application factors will be considered and it may delay if they find any information provided is appropriate or false.
• It has to be filed on a working day of UAE Government, failure to which may force to delay your travel plan, as Dubai Consulate will review and approve your application on a working day.

Additional visa fees apply to the processing of the Normal visa application. Approximately Rs.1,000/- has to be paid over and above the visa fees

My travel plan is canceled; can I cancel my Dubai Visa?

If your travel plan is canceled due to any reason, you may cancel Dubai Visa, however, cancellation fees are applicable.

Yes, you read it correctly, if you wish to cancel your Dubai Visa than you will have to pay cancellation fees separately.

Cancelation charges are AED 200 which has to be paid by the applicant who wishes to cancel their visa.

It is advisable to keep your visa as it is. It is not mandatory to cancel the visa if your plan is canceled. Most of the Countries do not charge fees for cancellation of visas, but UAE Government does charge to Indian Nationals for Cancellation of visa.

Why Cancellation fees are charged?

Since every work requires human effort, Government charges visa cancellation fees in terms of service charge.

What are the Dubai Visa Rejection charges?

In addition to visa fees, there are no additional charges levied by the UAE Government for Dubai Visa Rejection.

Dubai visa fees and all other charges are non-refundable, in case your visa is rejected by Dubai Embassy.

What are the reasons for Dubai Visa Rejection?

Several factors are considered before approving or rejecting the visa. National security is the primary goal of any country, so while reviewing the application below factors are likely to be considered by the Dubai Embassy.

• A single traveler who intends to visit Dubai for a longer period. This type of travel is a suspicious journey as; they may term this travel as Illegal migration in the country. Illegal migration is the biggest problem for any nation. If any individual between the age of 20 to 30 traveling alone to Dubai without any travel background may have a rejection for his/her application. There are several states in India which have a high level of Un-employment and poverty has reached the next level. Application from those states are been reviewed by Senior officer and a decision will be taken after considering all the factors.
• If Dubai Embassy finds any suspicious travel on the passport, for – traveling to Dubai repeatedly. UAE Government understands that traveling to Dubai is wish come true to every individual, however traveling several times to the same destination would have an alarming situation, unless any specific.
• If Consulate finds any blacklisted application, this could be the major reason for rejecting the visa, as all Government has access to the systems which gives the data about every individual by passport number. If you have deportation from any Country due to any reason may lead to rejection, subject to Embassy discretion.
• Every year there are many thousands of illegal cheap labor which migrates to UAE from many Country that includes India and Neighboring country of India. UAE can easily make out by Passport place of issue and Date of birth.
• Any criminal activity that has been reported in UAE against you, that will impact the decision making for your application. The government of the UAE has all the records of Criminals. Even though if you apply with a new passport and do not disclose details about your old passport, they will be able to trace all the information.
• Overstaying in Dubai is illegal on Dubai tourist Visa. It is mentioned on your visa to leave the country before the visa expires, so we can welcome you again. There are more than 1000’s of Indians who are marked every year as overstay in UAE. Each day as overstay in Dubai is illegal as well as there is a heavy penalty on each day overstayed. It depends on how many days you have overstayed in Dubai, but it will impact the decision on your current visa application.

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10 Facts about Dubai Tourist Visa that everyone has to know:

• Dubai Visa is not restricted to visit only in Dubai but allowed to visit all the 7 Emirates of the Country.
• Dubai Visa is the Document that is valid for the travel, however, entering into Dubai is solely immigration officer discretion at Dubai Airport.
• Been an Indian citizen, it is not necessary to process a Dubai visa from India; we can process the application even if you are not based in India.
• Dubai Tourist visa cannot be extended in any case or transferred into any other visa category.
• Visa is merely issued only for tourism or visit purposes if you take employment on a tourist visa, it may lead to imprisonment, fines or deportation or all.
• Processing Dubai visa requires only two documents, bio pages of passport and latest photograph. For a longer stay, Emirates ID can be asked of inviter for safety purposes.
• If you do not exit the UAE and stay back illegally, UAE Government will fine a penalty of AED 9000 to the agent who has issued your visa, as they are strictly against illegal migration.
• It is of utmost importance to choose your visa category properly, failing may lead to strict action. For – if you have filed a Dubai Tourist visa and found doing Business. Going out for touring on a Business visa is acceptable, but doing business on a tourist visa is illegal.
• There is no restriction of booking of Air tickets on any airline; however, it is mandatory to hold valid tickets while traveling to UAE, as it can be asked by the Authorities at the Airport.
• OK TO BOARD has been now stopped by major Airlines, it is only required if your passport has an ECR stamp. All major -passport’s issued after the year 2017-18 are NON-ECR.

This was all about Dubai tourist visa types and a few interesting facts. As mentioned earlier, Dubai Immigration has offered various types of visas for Indian national; so far we were able to cover one major category of the Visa.

Wow, did you know?

Dubai Tourist Visas are processed only by Dubai based Travel Agents.

Irrespective of Nationalities, globally all Travel agent has to approach Dubai based local travel agents to get your visa processed.

Like any other country visa, you can get it processed from your home country visa agent, but with Dubai visas, it can only process by Authorized Dubai based travel agent who has been approved by the UAE Immigration department. They have a limited quota to process the visa. Hence it is always advisable to start the visa process at least a week in advance to avoid the last-minute rush.

E.g. each agent can process only 50 Dubai visa in a day.

Your local travel agent will get in touch with the registered agent in Dubai to get your visa process completed. Your local travel agent will play the role of the mediator.

You need to make sure all the details provided are true to your knowledge as all the details will be verified by the agents in Dubai.

DUBAI TRANSIT VISA

The next visa category which has lately become more fruitful and has served many Indian traveler’s purposes is Dubai Transit Visa.

Dubai Transit Visa is a visa issued to applicants who are willing to travel to Dubai for a couple of hours and visiting the third country. Travelers intend to visit the third country but having a layover/transit in UAE for specific hours.

Dubai is one of the top-rated Tourism destinations and the Government of Dubai is looking forward to promoting more.  After much research with Airlines and other sources they started another visa category that is Transit visa, earlier transit visa was not so familiar to the people, however lately when the Government started awareness about 48 hours & 96 hours transit visa, people than started to plan the trips according to visa.

These visas allow you to move out of the airport and explore the nearby tourist destinations while in Dubai.

Till today if you have flights that have a layover of fewer than 8 hours in UAE, than you do not need to apply for a transit visa, however, if your connecting flight is after 8 hours than you have to apply for Transit Visa in your home country.

The Fastest and ever-growing mindset of Indians has made them settle in various Countries of the World. Majorly Indians are settled in most developed countries like the US, Canada, the UK & other parts of Europe.

Indians are migrants in these Countries but their hearts are still in their home country, this is the biggest reason for Indians traveling to their home country to meet their loved ones.

While booking a cheap flight ticket they do have many options to travel, but the most preferred Airlines will always be a Gulf-based Airline. E.g. Emirates, Etihad and Qatar airways. The reason has been journey time is less and when comparing Airfare with other European & the US-based carrier gulf based carriers have a reasonable price to pay.

This is the biggest reason why Dubai Transit Visa has come into the light and it became the love for a person traveling to the third country.

How Indian residing in Foreign Countries can Visit Dubai on Dubai Transit Visa?

As mentioned earlier, Dubai Transit Visa is issued to people who are residing in the home country, transiting in the UAE but the final destination is the third country.

So here’s the thing that Indian’s can do to explore a beautiful destination, as Dubai is always top of the list for the traveler to visit.

If you are working in the US and visiting your family for a month, so while planning and booking air tickets what you have to keep in your mind is book a air ticket which has a layover of

1) less than 48 hours

2) less than 96 hours.

DUBAI TRANSIT VISA FEES FOR INDIANS 2020

Important Point to keep in mind while booking a flight ticket:

Do not book a flight which has a stopover while going to India instead you have to book a flight which should have a stopover while going to the US.

The reason is very simple; you will have to apply for a Dubai Transit visa in your Home Country (India). So once you are in India you can apply for Transit Visa and visit UAE.

Types of Dubai Transit Visa

Depending on your travel UAE Government has made it easier for Indian Nationals to choose from. It means there are two different types of transit visas that are offered by the Government of UAE.

• Dubai Transit Visa 48 Hours: This visa allows the applicant to stay 48 hours in UAE and has a validity of 30 days. They cannot extend this visa while in Dubai.
• Dubai Transit Visa 96 Hours: This visa allows the applicant to stay 96 hours in UAE and has a validity of 30 days. They cannot extend this visa while in Dubai.

Before booking a flight ticket you have to make sure that your transit time is fewer than 48 or 96 hours else you will have to apply for a normal Dubai Tourist Visa.

Process of Dubai Transit Visa

To promote tourism The Government has kept process simple and easier. It is a little bit different than that of a Tourist visa, but if you read this carefully it would be easy to process.

Dubai tourist visa is a completely online process, sending all the documents over the email and get a PDF copy of visa over the email in 2-3 working days, however with the Dubai transit visa it is opposite to it.

You will have to prepare documents as per the checklist mentioned below:

• Original valid Indian Passport (Validity should be a minimum of 6 months).
• Two recent photographs recently clicked against a white background having coverage of 80% face and it should be matt finish.
• Confirmed flight tickets to the third countries. It is a mandatory document to submit and has to make sure that your flight is departing at least before 96 hours.
• Confirmed hotel stays in UAE for the entire period.

These are the only required documents to process Dubai Transit Visa. The Government has to make sure that you are exiting the country before the visa expires.

Once all your documents are ready, you will have to call us so our person will be collecting the documents from your place or office. Once we receive your documents in the office, our visa expert will then review your documents and send an acknowledgment email confirming that the visa application process has been initiated.

If all your documents are in place, it will be submitted to the Centre very next day, if any documents are missing from your end than it might get delayed.

The entire process takes around 4-5 working days of the UAE Government and Indian working days.

What are the advantages of the Dubai Transit Visa?

• A short tour can be planned and explore a new country altogether.
• The process is very easy as compared to other country’s visas.
• Comparing with Dubai tourist visa fees, transit visa fees are very cheap.
• You do not need to plan separately, a trip is en route.
• A trip could be a budgetary trip, wherein you plan your itinerary and transportation on your own.
• OK to Board is not required for a processing Transit visa.

What are the disadvantages of the Dubai Transit Visa?

• You can process only if you are in India.
• Stay is restricted until 48 or 96 hours only.
• The Entire process of visa is offline, which could be at times tedious and lengthy.
• You are only allowed to take UAE based Airline.