UAE e-Visa Basic information
The UAE e-Visa is an electronic visa that was implemented in 2019 by the UAE Government in order to enable foreign travelers to visit the United Arab Emirates for short-term tourist stays.
The electronic visa system serves as great facilitation in the whole visa handling process since it allows travelers to obtain their travel authorization documents entirely online.
The UAE e-Visa comes in four different types that allow its holders a 96-hour, 30-day, or 90-day visit to the UAE, depending on the selected e-Visa type. Issued electronic visas for the UAE stay valid for 2 months.
Travelers from the eligible countries can now make their visa applications online using this website and receive the approved document via email within a maximum of 3 business days.
The approved UAE e-Visa can be used to travel to the United Arab Emirates for tourism or transit purposes. Travelers can visit their friends and family residing in UAE, go sightseeing, or go on vacation, all with one document!
Moreover, the UAE online visa serves for a single visit to Dubai, or any other city in the country. Travelers should apply online to receive their electronic visas via email in PDF form!
The UAE e-Visa works as a travel authorization for every emirate that forms the country, including:
- Abu Dhabi
- Ajman
- Dubai
- Fujairah
- Ras Al Khaimah
- Sharjah
- Umm Al Quwain
This means that UAE e-Visa holders can stay in any preferred emirate for up to 30 or 90 days, depending on the selected UAE e-Visa type.
UAE e-Visa types
Applicants may choose one of four available UAE e-Visa types and apply for their preferred travel authorization online. Choose from:
- a30-day single-entry e-Visa
- amultiple-entry e-Visa for a total stay of 30 days in the UAE
- a 90-day single-entry e-Visa
- a 96-hour transit e-Visa (only for Dubai airport)
UAE e-Visas stay valid for 60 days from the date of their issue.
How can travelers use the UAE e-Visa?
- To go on vacation
- Explore the seven emirates of the country, including Abu Dhabi and Dubai
- Handle any important business within all of UAE
- Attend conferences, meetings, fairs, expos
- Visit friends and family residing in any UAE emirate
- Take a layover when transiting through UAE onto an onward destination
Please remember! e-Visa to UAE can only be used for tourism purposes. It does not serve as a working permit. UAE or Dubai online visa holders cannot participate in any kind of labor activity while on their visit to the UAE. Otherwise, you may be liable to fines or deportation.
The online application takes just a few minutes to complete. Apply from home or any other place using a phone, laptop, PC, or tablet with an internet connection. Visit our website for an intuitive and transparent application form!
UAE e-Visa application form
Please note! Our support team is available to every traveler at each step of the e-Visa application process. Should you have any questions, issues, or need more information, do not hesitate to contact us via email or phone.
To make a successful application for the United Arab Emirates online visa, first, gather all of the required documents and make sure that you meet all of the requirements.
Next, use the panel on the left to choose the purpose of your travel. Once that’s done, click the ‘Apply Online‘ button and start filling out the application form.
- To obtain your electronic visa quickly, all of the data you provide in an online form must be correct. Provide your data, passport details, email address, and attach the additional supporting documents.
- Pay the UAE e-Visa fees and check your inbox for the unique confirmation number you will receive once your payment registers.
- Wait for your tourist e-Visa to get approved, and once it’s delivered, print it out and have it with you on your travel.
Important! Every traveler visiting the UAE, especially Dubai, must have a valid passport that will not expire for the next six months, starting from the planned arrival date.
Validity period
Tourist e-Visa to Dubai or UAE stays valid for 60 days (two months) from the issue date. Make sure not to overstay your visit to avoid additional fees.
Please note! Your passport must stay valid throughout the whole duration of your trip.
Transit information
Passengers on international flights traveling through the United Arab Emirates may stay in the country for 96 hours upon obtaining an online transit visa.
Requirements for the transit e-Visa:
- the difference between the two flights must be over 8 hours
- the passenger must continue their journey to a selected third destination
- all applicants need to have proof of booked hotel accommodation
- Arrival point has to be Dubai only and no other Emirate is allowed
- Visa for the country where the passenger is travelling to from Dubai needs to be attached.
Not applicable to the citizens from:
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
- Niger
- Somalia
- Yemen
All travelers that wish to cross the UAE border to travel to another country may stay without any entry fees if their visit won’t exceed 48 hours.
Should your stay be longer than 48 hours, you can extend it to 96 hours upon paying a fee of 50 AED.
Contact us if you need more information on the transit requirements or entry requirements to meet upon arrival at the selected airport (the Dubai International Airport or any other in the UAE).
Requirements on arrival
Due to the current pandemic state, every passenger needs to have a few more documents on hand upon arrival in the UAE.
Before going on your trip, please prepare:
- a printed copy of the tourist e-Visa to UAE
- a passport with validity extending for at least six months beyond the planned entry to the UAE date
- proof of medical insurance
- health declaration
- a quarantine form
List of eligible countries
See the countries listed below to find out if you’re eligible to travel to the UAE with an e-Visa for tourism purposes:
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canary Islands
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini (Swaziland)
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- Fiji
- France
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Greece
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Iceland
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Luxembourg
- Macau SAR China
- North Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of the Congo
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena
- Samoa
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Saint Kitts & Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Taiwan, Republic of China
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- The Gambia
- Timor-Leste (East Timor)
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Should you need more information concerning your eligibility, please contact our support team via email or phone.
UAE e-Visa Sample
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TheUAE e-Visa sample provides general information on how the issued electronic entry permit may look like. Don’t forget to take a look while waiting for your online visa to be approved.
Required Documents
Read on to learn what requirements applicants must meet to make an application for the United Arab Emirates e-Visa.
All applicants must attach the following documents to their application to get positive online visa approval:
- applicant’s face photograph (that can be easily taken using a phone or a PC camera)
- a photo of the passport’s bio-data page
- confirmation code from the booked flight to the UAE
- the last page of the applicant’s passport (if applicable)
- a flight ticket
- residence proof or ID to prove the traveler’s address
Please note! If you plan to visit the UAE by land, you won’t require a flight ticket and the flight confirmation code.
Documents to attach for underage travelers:
- their face photograph (can be taken with a phone or a PC camera)
- valid passport’s photo
- a photo of the child’s birth certificate (either in English or Arabic)
Should you need to translate the birth certificate, the translation must be official, and the document must be attested.