Multiple entry 5-year tourist visa
The multiple entry 5-year tourist visa enables tourists to enter the UAE multiple times on self-sponsorship and remain in the country for 90 days on each visit, and can be extended for further 90 days. This type of tourist visa can be issued for all nationalities.
To obtain this visa, the applicant must have:
- a bank balance of 4,000 USD or its equivalent in foreign currencies during the last six months
- a valid health insurance policy applicable in the UAE
- a ticket to and from the UAE
- proof of stay (hotel/residential address) in the UAE.
Documents required
To apply for the multiple entry tourist visa, the applicant must provide the following:
- a colored photo
- a copy of the passport
- medical Insurance
- bank statement for the last 6 months with a balance 4,000 USD or its equivalent in foreign currencies
- tour programme
- a ticket for onward journey.
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Who is a tourist visa for?
Tourist visa is for those who are not eligible forvisa on arrivalor avisa-free entryto the UAE. Tourist visa can be obtained for eligible individual tourists from around the world. Females below the age of 18 are not eligible to apply for this type of visa unless they are travelling with their parents.
According to a Cabinet resolution passed in July 2018, children under the age of 18 years who are accompanying adults, can get afree visa for their visit from 15 July to 15 September each year.
Who can apply for your tourist visa?
Tourist visas through airlines
Each airline has some conditions, which must be met in order for your visa to be arranged by them. One of the conditions is flying with them. For more updated and specific information, check the following UAE-based airlines for visa types, facilities, terms and conditions:
- Visa services from Etihad Airways- Etihad Airways
- Visa Services offered by Emirates Airline- Emirates Airline
- Visa services from Fly Dubai- Fly Dubai
- Visa services from Air Arabia- Air Arabia
Tourist visas through agencies and hotels
Licensed travel agents and hotels in the UAE can arrange a tourist visa for you provided you purchase the ticket through them and maintain hotel reservation with the specific hotel.
You can also contact travel agencies in your country for any tourist packages available to the UAE in collaboration with a local tour operator.
It is important to check the authenticity of travel agents you are dealing with and refrain from paying or sending copies of your official documents until after you are 100 per cent sure the tour operator is genuine. You can seek the help of theUAE embassy in your countryfor verification.
Note: The UAE embassies do not issue tourist visas. In order to get a tourist visa to the UAE, you need to get in touch with one of the UAE-based airlines, a tour agency or a hotel (where you intend to stay) in the UAE who will apply for visa on your behalf to the officialvisa-issuing authoritiesin the UAE.
Also learn about the provisions of atransit visato the UAE.
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- Tourist visa from Etihad Airways- Etihad Airways
- Tourist visa from Emirates Airline- Emirates Airline
- Tourist visa from Fly Dubai- Fly Dubai
- Tourist visa from Air Arabia- Air Arabia
