92 hour transit visa at Dubai airport..

Chicken Biryani · Apr 2nd, 2009, 08:34 PM

guys , i need some serious help urgently ..

a close friend is a holder of pakistani passport , permanently residing in England ... he is flying to Paksitan for a holiday via Emirates Airlines...

his Dubai stopover is for 22 hours ... will he be able to get a 92 hours transit visa at the airport?

he wanted to get it from England but Emirates said they need 10 days to process it and his flight is in 6 days !

some people are telling me the govt of dubai has changed rules for the visa and they no longer give visa's to indian and pakistani nationals at the airport....

can someone from dubai guide me please?

mustanamalik · Apr 2nd, 2009, 11:28 PM

Yes he can by following these steps.

Ask him to do hotel reservation for the night he will be in Dubai and get a confirmation from hotel by FAX. This is most important.

When he reaches Immigration hall, he can ask any attendant about Emirates desk for 96 Hour visa facility. The lady at desk will ask for his hotel reservation, passport and fee. I think $35 or so. Then she will ask him to be seated. There are few chairs there. It will take 30 minutes for her to get visa issued and will give him a visa printout and receipt. Then he goes to immigration officer who stamps ENTER on visa. Your friend should keep that stamped copy with him. When returning, immigration officer will again stamp EXIT on that visa printout and keep it with him. Thats all.

If your friend has no hotel reservation, the lady at visa desk will give him hard time. Off course, he can do hotel reservation from free-phones in the hall and ask hotels to fax reservation to visa desk. There are directories available. Only few 4 or 5 star hotels will do and arrange pickup but that will cost it a lot for just 22 hour stay. Other hotels will not entertain at all. It will he his luck and take more than 3 hours. The lady will also tell him she can also arrange hotel but again at very high cost. So, ask your friend to do hotel reservation by internet.

Chicken Biryani · Apr 3rd, 2009, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mustanamalik

Yes he can by following these steps.

Ask him to do hotel reservation for the night he will be in Dubai and get a confirmation from hotel by FAX. This is most important.

When he reaches Immigration hall, he can ask any attendant about Emirates desk for 96 Hour visa facility. The lady at desk will ask for his hotel reservation, passport and fee. I think $35 or so. Then she will ask him to be seated. There are few chairs there. It will take 30 minutes for her to get visa issued and will give him a visa printout and receipt. Then he goes to immigration officer who stamps ENTER on visa. Your friend should keep that stamped copy with him. When returning, immigration officer will again stamp EXIT on that visa printout and keep it with him. Thats all.

If your friend has no hotel reservation, the lady at visa desk will give him hard time. Off course, he can do hotel reservation from free-phones in the hall and ask hotels to fax reservation to visa desk. There are directories available. Only few 4 or 5 star hotels will do and arrange pickup but that will cost it a lot for just 22 hour stay. Other hotels will not entertain at all. It will he his luck and take more than 3 hours. The lady will also tell him she can also arrange hotel but again at very high cost. So, ask your friend to do hotel reservation by internet.

Thanks Mastana jee .. he has his inlaws living in sharjah. so he was planning to visit them for a few hours ... will the visa not be granted without the hotel reservation ..? or is that the must and there is no other way around it?

mustanamalik · Apr 4th, 2009, 01:30 AM

Well, it is impossible without the hotel reservation fax confirmation.

I got the confirmation before traveling without paying anything to hotel. When I entered Dubai, I hired a cab and went straight to my friend. No problems. Fax copy is just a RED TAPE for Pakistani passport holders.

OR

You can ask relatives in Sharjah to sponsor his visa. It takes just 2-3 days.

Umer · Apr 5th, 2009, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Chicken Biryani

Thanks Mastana jee .. he has his inlaws living in sharjah. so he was planning to visit them for a few hours ... will the visa not be granted without the hotel reservation ..? or is that the must and there is no other way around it?

The only way to get a visa without a hotel reservation is either through Emirates, which he doesn't have enough time for, or if his in-laws sponsor a visit visa for him. That option would cost them around US$ 140 and quite some hassle to go to the immigration department, etc. So it's probably better if he does book a hotel through Marhaba Services on arrival.

The basic package will cost him US$ 164.-- and includes 1 night in a 3 star hotel, 96-hour visa on arrival and free transportation between the airport and the hotel. Look here for details.

Chicken Biryani · Apr 5th, 2009, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Umer

The only way to get a visa without a hotel reservation is either through Emirates, which he doesn't have enough time for, or if his in-laws sponsor a visit visa for him. That option would cost them around US$ 140 and quite some hassle to go to the immigration department, etc. So it's probably better if he does book a hotel through Marhaba Services on arrival.

The basic package will cost him US$ 164.-- and includes 1 night in a 3 star hotel, 96-hour visa on arrival and free transportation between the airport and the hotel. Look here for details.

Umer , thank you so so much for your kind help.

shah_28 · Apr 20th, 2009, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by mustanamalik

Well, it is impossible without the hotel reservation fax confirmation.

I got the confirmation before traveling without paying anything to hotel. When I entered Dubai, I hired a cab and went straight to my friend. No problems. Fax copy is just a RED TAPE for Pakistani passport holders.

OR

You can ask relatives in Sharjah to sponsor his visa. It takes just 2-3 days.

Hello,

How did you get the Fax from Hotel for the reservation without paying anything while i have gone through number of hotels, and thay all have mentioned that if you wanna cancel reservation you should inform a day before...or in case of no show they will charge the first night.