Applicants for visit visas are advised to apply through the ministry website or its smartphone app.

The Ministry of Interior has announced that citizens, residents and other stakeholders can apply for a short-term visit visas using their Emirates ID.

The applicants are advised to apply through the ministry website or its smartphone app, which are available round the clock.

Lt. Colonel Faisal Mohammed Al Shammari, Executive Director of the MoI’s Smart Government Programmes, underlined the ministry’s keenness to open new horizons for creativity and to develop more efficient ways for the delivery of government services.

Lt. Colonel Al Shimmari said: “This approach is in response to the directives of the higher leadership, which calls upon the government sector to embrace creativity and innovation, because a creative government is an advanced government that forges ahead with great strides.” Details