Many people arrive to UAE from around the world every year. Be it a tourist visa or settle down in the country as an expat. Huge amount of Visa Applications is received by UAE authorities. The Tourist Visa or Visit Visa had lot of formalities in UAE, now a days, it is made simpler by the Government. It requires you to fill an application form, submission of necessary documents-scanned copies of your passport, invitation letter from the host in UAE,return tickets(for tourist visa),among others. Need to check with your travel agency or company PRO for more details

While it is not a complicated process, but many times the visa may be get rejected.

Below are the most common reasons:

1. If you have a residence visa previously and left the country without cancelling the UAE visa. To get an approval, the PRO will have to go to the immigration department and clear your previous residency visa.

2. UAE Immigration will automatically reject the hand written passports...

3. Visa applicants having previous criminal offence, fraud or misconduct committed in the UAE.

4. Previously applied for tourist visa but did not enter the country. In order to get an approval, PRO of the travel agency or sponsor must go to the immigration to clear the previous UAE visa.

5. Applicants who applied for employment visa via a company (prospective employer) but did not enter the country. To get an approval, the PRO of a travel agency or sponsor must go to the UAE immigration and clear the previous employment visa.

6. Visa application with typing errors of name, passport number, and profession code will see a delay in getting approval, or result in rejection of the passport.

7. When photo of the passport copies are not clear or blurred when applied in the online UAE immigration system, the approval might get delayed or rejected.

These may be some of the reasons for UAE visa rejection, but do keep in mind that the UAE immigration authorities does not give you any reason for declining your visa. Hence, it is advised that you take utmost care and choose the right agent for visa application. Sometimes, technical errors can happen from your agent’s side as well and that can cause the delay in the process.