Can I use a second passport for Dubai layovers?
My husband and I are flying together from South Africa to the States, via Dubai. I hold a US passport, and my husband holds both a British and a South African passport. He will be departing from SA and arriving in the US using his SA passport. However, we want to tour Dubai during our 7 hr layover and it is easier for him to use his British passport in Dubai as he will not need a pre-arranged visa on his Brit passport.
Can he use this second passport on layovers? (I am concerned that the UAE officials will not allow him in since he will not have a stamp from leaving SA)
Best Answer
Yes he can. Dubai does not care whether South African entry and exit stamps match up nor that there is no exit from South Africa shown in his British passport. The process is very quick and for me did not involve flicking through all the pages of my (British) passport - only far enough to find a space to stamp the (free) visa.
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