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 then you don’t need to worry about it as you can get your visa processed in 24 working hours of the 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 then 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 the cancellation of visas, but UAE Government does charge to Indian Nationals for the Cancellation of visas.

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 that have a high level of unemployment and poverty has reached the next level. Application from those states are been reviewed by the 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 a 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 a 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 travel, however, entering into Dubai is solely the immigration officer’s 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 nationals; 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 visas 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 a 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 then 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, then you do not need to apply for a transit visa, however, if your connecting flight is after 8 hours then 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 airline 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 Indians 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 to book a air ticket that has a layover of

• 1) less than 48 hours
• 2) less than 96 hours.