suhaina

heard dubai is a free port and visa is not required if u r going there for under 15 days?u can left yr pasport at airport.

and if u book yr seat ticket month or two b4 u going u will get very cheap ticket not sure about airline must b emirates or PIA.

is that true?

Umer

This is definitely not true.

If you're traveling on a Pakistani passport you have to arrange for a visa prior to your arrival in Dubai. There are several options to do that and each one of them involves different costs: Through the airline (if you're travelling on Emirates), through the hotel you will stay at or through a relative/friend who is already living in the UAE.

If you're holding a "Western" passport (US, Canada, EU, Australia, etc.) you will get a 30-day visa stamped into your passport on arrival. That's free of charge and you won't need to arrange for a visa in advance.

That depends on where you're traveling from. There are quite a few options to travel from Pakistan to Dubai and if you book well in advance and in off-season you can get very good deals.

rick39

yeah this can never be true in a 1000 years ..... not even for u.s or canadian citizens... you definitely need to have visa , if you have to stay over a week.

pyaare

wishful thinking suhaina...unfortunately its not true....

Aisha Dubaiwali

Well umar bhai the resident help of travel and tourism has already pointed out to the basic thing, so I do not need to say anything further.

Lucid Chaotic

not so... I've travelled on a CDN passport without the need for a pre-arranged visa... they simply grant it at the airport.

ruthlopez22

Dubai is a very good country for travel.

Umer

As mentioned before: The visa-free stay for US/Canadian and other western citizens is 30 days, not just one week. If you want to stay more than 30 days on a US/Canadian passport you need to either get a visa extension before the 30 days are over or leave the country and come back. Then the 30 days start again.

HSK

He's technically right: everyone requires a visa. Its just that some nationals (Canadian, etc) get it upon arrival.

NaAsTy

The following countried can get visit visa on arrival here. Its also easy to get a tourist visa for 14 days which can be arranged by most travel agencies.


Buying the ticket in advance can really save you loads especially with the recession. airlines are giving heavy doscounts and offers ..

i'm planning for thailand (vacation), getting a cheap fair for buying in advance.

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The UAE Immigration authority rules entry visas are required for all nationals with the exception of British citizens born in Britain and the nationals of GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council member countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia), Western Europe (France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Finland, Spain, Monaco, Vatican City, Iceland, Andorra, San Marino and Liechtenstein), USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

suhaina

hmm ok if u have relatives and they wil sponsor u then they have to pay for yr visa or u can for yrs?

how much time it will take to get 10 days visa?and what is the cost of the visa/ per person
and what is the procedure of sponsorship

Aisha Dubaiwali

Suhaina are you yourself planning on coming to dubai?

Umer

There is no 10-day visa. You can ask your relatives to sponsor a visit visa, which will be valid for 30 days.

And yes, they will have to pay the visa fees when they hand in the application, but of course you can reimburse them once you're here.

suhaina

is there any other way to get visa of dubau like we get uk usa visa we went for interview if pass we got visa and the officials are elast bothered that u r living in hotel at relatives place or on road?


i even heard if relative is sponsoring u..they will ve to take yr gurantee of some 5 k each person?

Umer

No. The UAE visa process is very different from the one that UK and other European countries apply because it requires a sponsor who is already based in the UAE for each visa.

And yes, your relatives will have to deposit a guarantee for each person. Last time I checked it was AED 2000 (= PKR 40,000) per sponsored visa but that might have been increased in the meantime.

The visa fee itself is now AED 500 plus insurance/typing fees, etc. for each visa.

suhaina

hmm actually i dont want to give trouble to my relatives for sponsoring me and take my gurantee but i will b staying at there place...

what to do..can i take visa thru emirates?

Umer

That's only possible if your stay in Dubai is a stopover, not if Dubai is your final destination city.

Since Dubai is your destination city, the only options left are either through your relatives or by booking a hotel and then the hotel would sponsor your visa.

There is no other way, as far as I am aware.

suhaina

huh ok and will uae goverment give that gurantee money back or keep to yrself

Umer

Your relatives can collect the guarantee amount from the Residency Department as soon as you have left the UAE.

suhaina

hmm and how many days visa hotel vill sponcor...if i book hotel for 3 days will they issue me only 3 days visa or more then this?

and will hotel ask me for gurantee money or this gurantee is only requries when u stay at yr relatives place....