Steps To Follow For Extending/Renewing Dubai Visa
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Extension of visas provides job-seekers, small business owners and tourists with some more time for job seeking, client meetings, networking and sightseeing. According to the newest reforms passed by the UAE visa system, tourists can now enjoy a 30-day visa extension twice (for a total of 60 days), without having to leave the country at all. Unlike previous laws, this new system is more flexible and preferable in minimising the travel burden and presenting a welcome note to potential tourists who are willing to apply for a visa to Dubai.
The visa extension process is far more complicated than it seems and needs to be done carefully.
Renewing Your Visit Visa:
As mentioned above, the extension of your visa can happen for 60 days and for two times at maximum. But if you are looking to extend your duration on the last day of visa expiration, the payment fees is 100 AED. To avail the visa extension facility, you need to renew before it gets expired. There are several countries like Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands and New Zealand where the visa can only be renewed once.
For renewing visit visa in the immigration office without having to leave the country, a fee of 500 AED would be collected. Thanks to the new rules, people can now opt for visa change on airport-to-airport basis. Applicable on all types of entry visas, these rules have helped students, patients and business officials. But, there”s a catch. The applicant will be considered a violator if the visitors comply with applications and transactions before the expiry date.
Here”s the breakdown you need:
1. Pay a Visit to the DNRD office:
Visit the Department of Naturalization and Residency (DNRD) to pay the fees of 500 AED if you are looking to renew your Dubai visit permit without having to leave the country.
2. Visa Run:
The traveller can easily leave and return to the UAE by booking a visa run. There are multiple points where you can do the same like Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, to Muscat, Bahrain and Doha.
3. Visa Flight:
Travellers who have received their visa through flight can renew their permits by paying 500 – 100 AED for the flight, excluding visa charges. Once you land, you need to enter departure terminal at the airport and board a flight back to the UAE. Once you”re done with the flight, you can visit the Dubai airport and get a new visa for either 30 or 60 days.
4. Driving To The Border:
While this option may sound exciting, you need to keep certain things in order. Driving to the Oman border isn”t fun. First, attain an exit stamp from the border and keep the ticket safe as you need to present them on your trip back to UAE. After your visit Oman border control, depending on the situations, you might need to go to the immigration office to get an entry stamp and a new visa. By paying 60 AED, you can now obtain an exit stamp for Oman which would help you drive back to the UAE border safely and get a new entry stamp and visa for yourself.
Please note that the entire process takes three to four hours approximately and should be avoided during holidays and weekends to avoid congestion during these days on the UAE-Oman border.
For individuals who are looking for a way to renew their UAE residency visas, the government has let off steam from their shoulders by making the entire process online.
Phase I: Keep all your reference documents handy – the current Emirates ID card, original passport, visa page on the passport containing the orange stamp, and your credit cards.
Phase II: Maintain a digital folder where you store all the above documents needed for uploading in soft copies.
Phase III: Log in to the official Emirates ID services website and register yourself as a new user.
Phase IV: Once you have completed the registration and verification of your online account, you can click on the “Renew your ID card” option to take things forward.
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