Tourist visa expired before travel to Dubai; what can I do?

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My tourist visa for Dubai expired 4 days before my planned travel there. What are my options?



Best Answer

Assuming your nationality is one that requires a visa to visit Dubai, you should, as Tom so ably puts it: get a new visa. An expired visa will not be accepted, and the airline should not allow you to board unless you have the travel documents required for entry.

If there is not sufficient time to get a new visa, you will have to delay your trip, though you can always try conveying the nature of your urgency to the proper authorities if this trip is an emergency. If your nationality and purpose of travel makes you eligible for a visa on arrival or an e-visa, then you should pursue that option.




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What happens if my tourist visa expires in Dubai?

In the case of UAE residents, they have 30 days' grace period after visa expiry to either amend their status and get another residence visa or leave the country. Fines do not apply during the grace period.

Can I enter Dubai with expired visa?

The UAE Government allows residents a grace period of 30 days to stay in the UAE after the expiry of their visas. The residence visa has to be renewed before the end of that period to avoid incurring fines.

What happens if tourist visa expires in UAE?

All prepaid single entry visas (30 days and 90 days) have a 10 day grace period. Overstaying beyond this grace period will incur a fine of 200 AED for the first day of overstaying and 100 AED per day from the second day onwards. Upon exit a service fee of 100 AED will also be charged.

What to do if tourist visa expired?

If you overstayed for less than 180 days, leaving the U.S. will not trigger any bars to reentry. And if you have a visa that's still valid, there's nothing to stop you from booking travel to the United States.



UAE - Visit Visa Rules for all the Information travellers. Overstay, Fine and Renewal Process.




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