If you are a frequent visitor of the UAE then applying for a visa each time will be very difficult for you. Applying for a Multiple Entry Tourist Visa may be a feasible option for you.

Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security (ICA) announced earlier this year, that the five-year multiple-entry tourist visa will allow its visa holders to stay in the UAE for 90 days at a time. There is no restriction on the maximum number of times you can make entry into the UAE on this visa and it requires roughly 10 working days for the visa to be issued.

On official social media channels of the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security (ICA), the step-by-step process is posted about how you can apply for this Visa through registered typing centers in UAE.

These are the steps to follow for a multiple-entry tourist visa in UAE:

1. Sign on to the ICA website 

2. Select ‘Smart services’ from the menu on the right of the screen.

3. Select the option for ‘Typing centers services’ and log in to the ICA system using your credentials.

4. Select the ‘Issuance of Multi-trip tourist visa (All Nationalities- Visa Issuance)’

5. Fill in the information in the application form, attach the necessary documents, review the application and pay the charges.

Basheer Kolothodi, Public Relations Officer at Zoom Line Typing Centre in Abu Dhabi, said that they were taking entries from customers for the five-year multiple-entry tourist visa.

Documents required for five-year multiple-entry tourist visa:

1. Passport copy.

2. Passport size photograph with a white background.

3. Travel insurance

4. Bank statement for six months showing a minimum balance of $4,000 (roughly Dh14,692) or the same.

How much do you have to pay for a five-year multiple-entry tourist visa?

Kolothodi said that the cost of the visa is Dh650 and if you apply through the typing center, you would have to pay Dh50 as service fees.

How long you can stay with this visa on a single trip:

With this visa in a single trip, you can stay for a maximum of 90 days. After that, if you wish to extend your stay for another 90 days then you have made an additional payment of Dh400.

Note: You can also directly apply for the visa through the ICA portal. In case of applying through a typing center, a nominal service fee would be applicable.