UAE Changes Visit Visa Extension Policy

According to various UAE travel agent agencies, new policy rules concerning UAE visit visa were implemented on Tuesday the 13th of December. During the last November month, the UAE immigration department had reduced the 90-day visit visa to 60 days.
 

Travelers Must Re-apply For UAE Visit Visa

UAE had discontinued the procedure for people residing in UAE on visit visas to extend their stay while they are in UAE. Moreover, people who are on visit visa in UAE will have to exit UAE in order to extend their visa validity once its over.

As per the new UAE rules, visitors need to exit UAE and apply for a new visit visa or a residency permit for re-entry into the country. Moreover, the new applicable rules have led to an increased demand for travel by road and air from UAE to Oman and its neighboring countries.
 

Increase in Flight Booking to UAE’s Neighbor Countries

People are now booking flights towards Oman for their visa change application as Smart Travels representative reported that more than 500 clients have booked Fly Dubai flights just to change their visa status.

According to a statement from Pluto Travels representative earlier, there were various abundance of economy airlines used by all industries just for the purpose of visa change. Moreover, the flights had destinations like Kish islands but were later discontinued after UAE allowed visa permits from within the country. Read more about All the Countries that Provides E-Visa Facility to Pakistan.
 

Visa Extension Retracted

UAE introduced the facility for visitors visiting the country during the pandemic to extend their visa’s while they remained inside the country as it was not available before but now the provided relaxation is retracted.

During the pandemic traveling was a major issue, so UAE government took this step on humanitarian grounds. Moreover, people who have a secure job in UAE and want to obtain a residency visa will also need to exit UAE and re-enter for their residency visa to be valid.

The UAE took the decision on the 13th of December. Moreover, various travel agents reported that new conditions had been applied in all of UAE except Dubai, but some Dubai travel agents reported that their visa extension applications are not getting accepted.
 

New Rule Application Reasons

According to a statement made by Aftab Tours travel agency, people can avail of various UAE residency visa options like 2-year visa, work from home, freelance permits, etc., who wish to stay in UAE for a longer period. Moreover, people are not required to extend their UAE visit visas.

Various travel agents have reported that they have observed that people even stay in UAE for a year on a visit visa. Moreover, the UAE government discourages such actions as people who acquired UAE visit visa for tourism mostly likely won’t extent their UAE visa.

People who wish to remain in UAE can avail of various Visa options such as freelance visa that allows people to seek work and secure jobs on various freelance working basis. You can also compare the old update on the rules for Visit Visa in 2022.
 

UAE Visit Visa Options

Those people who are currently in UAE on their visit visa have several options as

• People who wish to extend their UAE visit visa and have a secure Dubai visa can easily extend their stay within UAE until any new development.
• People who have secured visit visas for other UAE regions than Dubai will need to exit UAE and apply for a new visit visa permit.
• People who have secure visit visas and want to change their visa status must re-apply for their visa, and after approval confirmation, they need to exit UAE and re-enter the country.