UAE Visit Visa and Tourist Visa Extension or Renewal Procedure

Visitors to the UAE have the option to get a tourist visa or a visit visa. The tourist visa is valid for a maximum of 14 days. A visit visa is different from a tourist visa, since it is valid for a longer period of time and can be renewed at a DNRD office. There are short-term visit visas which are valid for 30 days and long-term visit visas which are valid for 90 days. To get a UAE visit visa, one must have a sponsor in UAE who is either a UAE resident, a company in the country, or a hotel which has operations in UAE.

Extend UAE Visit Visa

The UAE visit visa is renewable for a maximum of two times, which will be a maximum period of 60 days extension. The visa extension can be done for a small fee, depending on the way you choose to do it. Keep in mind that there is a fine of AED 100 for extending the visa on the last day, so plan the extension try to get it done a few days before your visa expires.

Citizens of the following countries can get a free UAE visit visa on arrival, with a 30-day validity, which can be renewed once: Australia, Austria, Andorra, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, United States of America, United Kingdom, and the Vatican.

Renew UAE Visa

Renewing the UAE visit visa without leaving the country is not possible through the Immigration offices. The only way to extend your UAE Visa is to exit and re-enter the country. The fastest and most convenient method is Airport to Airport Visa Change, where the passenger flies and returns in the same flight, in most cases without even disembarking the plane. Please beware of false claims and scams as UAE immigration is strict with their policies. To extend your visa safely through trusted providers within 6 to 8 hours through Airport to Airport Visa change package (Starting from AED 1849), you can call +971 444 74 285 for assistance or fill in the form below.

Extend UAE Tourist Visa

There are three major ways to extend a tourist visa in UAE – by organizing a Visa Run by Bus, by taking a Visa Flight or by crossing the UAE border by road by car. Find out more details about these three methods as follows. For any assistance, you can call +971 444 74 285 for questions or fill in the form below. 

Visa Run by Bus

A visa run is a trip that a visitor to UAE can take to a nearby country and then apply for the UAE Tourist visa to get extended. A visa run can be done from three of UAE’s emirates – Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. The recommended places to go to for a visa run from UAE are Oman, Bahrain and Kish Island. This is only available for select nationalities. This needs you to stay in Oman for 2 to 3 working days. Prefer Airport to Airport method for convenient and faster process for same day visa extension.

Airport to Airport Visa Change

The best options to do the visa extension is by a visa flight. In this option, you can do the visa extension by flying to a nearby country from UAE. You just need to enter the departure terminal of the other country, without exiting the airport, and fly back to UAE from there. Once you return to UAE, you can get another visit visa issued for 30 days or 90 days. This is applicable to most nationalities.

Previously Airport-To-Airport visa extension was available only with Sharjah Airport but now this Airport to Airport Visa Extension is available from Dubai as well. For Airport to Airport UAE Visa Extension Package (A2A), you can call +971 444 74 285 .

Crossing the Border by Road

To cross the border from UAE by drive, you will need to get an exit stamp on your passport at the border check post. The most common country to go to for crossing the UAE border is Oman. Once you reach the Oman border control, you will get a ticket to attest your entry, which you will need to present when driving back to UAE. When exiting Oman, you will need to get an exit stamp again, which will cost AED 60. After entering UAE, you can go to the nearest immigration office to get a new visit visa on your passport, along with the entry stamp. This is only applicable for select nationalities.

Tips:

• Try to avoid getting a visa extension done during the weekends because there might be too many people travelling to and from UAE to nearby countries then
• The time taken for crossing the border to get to Oman and return to UAE should take only 3-4 hours, so it’s a relatively fast process
• All the methods of visa extension except for getting it done at the DNRD office involve travelling outside the UAE, so there might be additional travel expenses.

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