Can I Extend Tourist Visa In Dubai

One of the most common questions we hear from people who are looking to visit Dubai, is how much it costs to extend tourist visa in Dubai? Well, here’s the answer.

Can I Extend Tourist Visa In Dubai

Can I extend my 1 month tourist visa in Dubai? This is a very common question from people who have just arrived in Dubai and have visited numerous Forums asking people if they could extend their visa.I have been asked this question almost daily. People are not aware that it is possible to extend their visa.First of all, the deadline of one month (30 days) is only applicable to apply for any type of visa.

This means you can stay longer than one month depending on the type of visa you are holding. There are different types of visa available in UAE like tourist, visit, student ,business, residence and marriage visa.However, all these types of visa allow you to extend your stay within the UAE borders if required (within or outside the country).

Can I extend my 1 month visit visa in Dubai? The answer to this question will surprise you… But before we get into that, you need to know the difference between a visitor visa and the tourist visa. Visitors are those who travel to another country for a specific period of time with the purpose of sightseeing or for business purposes. Visitors may also travel to another country for medical reasons such as treatment, lost documents, and so on. For example, if you visit Dubai with your friends or family and later decide to stay in Dubai because you found a job there; this is not considered as a visit anymore as you are not visiting but working in Dubai.

Renewing or extending tourist visa

All types of visit and tourist visas can be extended for 30 days twice, upon applying for it and after successful approval by the relevant authority. This can be done without the need to leave the country.

Visitors and tourists can apply for the second renewal before the expiry of the first one against AED 600 each time of renewal.

Visa overstayers who do not renew, as above, will have to pay AED 100 fine for each day of their overstay, to be calculated from 10 days after the visa expiry.

However, the new rule for extension does not apply on the following categories:

• visitors and tourists who are residents in GCC countries
• residents accompanying GCC nationals
• those on special entry permits
• those on 96-hour permit for special missions.

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 the UAE embassy in your country for 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 official visa-issuing authorities in the UAE.

Also learn about the provisions of a transit visa to the UAE.