TRAVELLING TO THE UAE The visa application procedures and requirements detailed below are for information only and are subject to change without prior notice. If your country of nationality appears on the list below, no advance visa arrangements are required to visit the UAE. Simply proceed to immigration, where your passport will be stamped with a 30-day visit visa. Eligible countries: Australia, Andorra, Austria, Brunei, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America and The Vatican. Visas for other travellers: • Citizens of other countries should apply for visas to the UAE embassy • Nationals of Israel may not enter the UAE • All visitors to the UAE are required to have health insurance • Only UAE nationals are allowed to sponsor visitors who are friends. Visa fees: Please check with the UAE embassy nearest you or contact your travel agency. Requirements for a visa application: • Clear passport copy of the sponsor • Clear passport copy of the sponsored person • Traveller insurance • All photographs are to be recent colour photographs. Polaroid photographs are not acceptable • Those who are already in the UAE may not obtain another entry permit until he/she departs from the country General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai working hours are from 8am to 2pm Sunday to Thursday except public holidays. On Fridays and Saturdays the offices are closed.
Important: For the latest visa information, please check with the UAE Embassy nearest you or contact your travel agency, tour operator or hotel.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 1 Jan 2013 New Year's Day 24 Jan 2013 Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 4 Jun 2013 Lailat al Miraj (Night of Ascension) 8 Aug 2013 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 14 Oct 2013 Arafat (Haj) Day 15 Oct 2013 Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) 4 Nov 2013 Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year) 2 Dec 2013 National Day
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