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IMMIGRATION RULES AND REGULATIONS

All passengers require entry visas to be processed prior to their arrival in the United Arab Emirates. The only exceptions are nationals of The Gulf Co-operation Council States & the countries listed below.

All visas are valid for SINGLE ENTRY only and we are not in a position to apply for MULTIPLE ENTRY visas. Hence if a client leaves the UAE (by Air/Sea/Land) with the intention of returning to the UAE, a new visa will need to be processed. As this can only be done after the clients’ departure from the UAE, charges applicable will be based on number of working days available between departure and the second arrival of the client into UAE.

Visa on Arrival Facility
Only Applicable to Nationals of the Countries Listed Below

Western European Countries: United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Finland, Spain, Monaco, Vatican City, Iceland, Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein.

North America: USA, Canada

Pacific Rim: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Brunei, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea.

Full Passports
All passengers traveling to the United Arab Emirates must be in possession of a valid passport against which a visa should have been processed in advance. The passports must be valid for at least 03 months from the date of entry into the United Arab Emirates.

Children Endorsed on Parent/s Passports
This will only be permitted for children upto a maximum of 12 years of age. Children above this age are expected to have their OWN passports against which visa/s will be issued.

Travel Documents & Identification Certificates
Travel Documents & Identification Certificates are not recognised as valid Passports by Immigration and hence clients travelling on such documents will not be permitted to enter the United Arab Emirates. Visas if issued against such documents are considered null/void and the visa charges are non-refundable. The only exception to the above rule is Hong Kong Chinese holding 44 pages Identity Certificates, which are accepted by Immigration Authorities.

British Overseas Passport Holders
All passengers who are in possession of British Overseas Passports are not exempted from the requirement of visas to enter the United Arab Emirates. Such passengers are treated as Non UK Nationals and hence need to have visas processed on their behalf prior to arrival in the United Arab Emirates, as is the case for all other nationalities.

Granting of Visas
All visas applied for are subject to the approval of the Immigration Authorities and may be refused without any reasons given. Should an approved but unutilized visa already exist against an applicant’s name, a new visa request will be rejected. In such cases, the previous visa will need to be cancelled through the source, before applying for a new visa.

Visas for nationals holding passports of Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Sudan and Yemen may be checked with us prior to forwarding application forms.

IMPORTANT NOTE
All Tour Operators are requested to brief their concerned staff regarding the above rules. They must ensure that all our mutual clients traveling to the U.A.E. have the correct documentation as explained above. The Immigration Department will not make any exceptions to the above rules and hence our mutual clients will be unable to leave the Airport once they arrive in the United Arab Emirates. They will be forced to board the next flight to their point of origin or next destination.

Arabian Adventures is not in a position to process visas for clients whose entire accommodation has not been booked through the Tour Operator. This means that visas will not be processed for clients whose whole/part of stay is “OWN ARRANGEMENTS”.

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VISA TYPE& CHARGES

Boarding Authority
Should the Tour Operator require the visa to be faxed or e-mailed once issued by Immigration, this must be requested at the time of forwarding the passport details. A supplement charge of US$ 5.00 per visa will be levied for this service. Please bear in mind that we provide the BOARDING AUTHORITY to the local airline Office in Dubai.

Important notes:
For arrival in the United Arab Emirates at airport(s) other than Dubai International Airport (i.e.Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah), an original copy of the visa is required by the Immigration Authorities. We are in a position to obtain this original visa and a charge of USD 20.00 per visa will be levied.

Currency
All the above prices are in US dollar. Visa Application Charges are non Refundable. All visa charges have to be paid at the time of application and are non-refundable without exception. This means that if a visa is not granted by the Immigration Authorities the visa charges will not be refunded or adjusted.

Corrections of Visa Details
Once a visa is submitted or processed, any correction is considered as a new Visa Application and all charges are levied accordingly.

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VISA APPLICATION FORM

Please download the Visa Application form (doc format), fill up and email it back to us to incoming@viadubaitravels.com