Process To Change Of Visit Visa Status Without Exiting UAE
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If you are in the UAE on a visit or tourist visa, which is about to expire, and you are unable to travel out of the UAE, you can apply for a new visa without the need to exit the country.
How to Apply for a Visit Visa
According Dubai’s General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA), your visit visa has to be applied by a sponsor, who is a person or organisation that will be responsible for you while you are here, and will represent you to the authorities as and when required. For a visit visa, your sponsor could be
1.a hotel or tourist company
2.Airlines and airlines handlers
3.Other organisations based in the UAE
4.Individuals (relatives or friends) who are already resident in the United Arab Emirates may also apply on your behalf for a Visit Visa.
Changing visa status
Tourist visa holders can extend or change their current UAE tourist visa or visit visa to new without exiting the UAE. One can approach travel agency in the emirate where the visa was issued to apply for the new visa. This should be done at least three to five working days before the visa is about to expire. Sometimes tourist agencies allow applicants to send the necessary documents online and make the payment digitally as well, making the entire process very convenient and easy.
You can apply for a 30-day or a 90-day visa. The cost will depend on the visa validity as well as the emirate that you are applying from.
Documents required for processing inside the country visa change
• Passport copy (which should be valid for at least six months)
Passport size photograph
• Old visa tourist/cancelled visa copy
• On arrival nationalities would only require Passport copy and photograph if they have entered UAE using on-arrival facility.
• If the visa was applied for by a relative or friend, they may need to submit a copy of their residence visa page.
Sardar Ali, public relations officer at Al Ain-based Saifee mentioned “The visa change happens very easily, and is often called ‘in-out’ process. The total fees include the change of status and the new visa charges,”.
Cost
According to Sirajudeen Ummer, a Public Relations Officer with Dubai-based First Gate Business Services, the cost of the visa depends on the emirate you are applying from and it may vary slightly from one tourist agency to another.
Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah
Tourist visa inside country one month with change status - Dh1100
Tourist visa inside country three months with change status - Dh1,450
Dubai
Tourist visa inside country one month with change status - Dh1,800
Tourist visa inside country three months with change status - Dh2,100
According Ummer “This is what travel agencies usually charge in the market. There is no limitation on how many times you can apply for the new visa”.
Time taken in the process
Process take three to four working days. In high-priority cases, when the visa is about to expire, travel agents may provide an urgent service at an additional cost.
09 Feb, 2021
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