guide to dubai visitor visa

If any person visits Dubai for a short term period, then you can get a Dubai Visitor Visa in the form of ETA-Electronic Travel Authorization. You will be eligible to get a Dubai Visitor Visa only if your passport is valid for a minimum of six months. When you apply for Dubai Visitor Visa or before you enter the country you need to know the purpose of your visit, this will help to decide on which type you want to apply for Dubai Visitor Visa.

Eligibility Criteria:

To apply for Dubai Visitor Visa, you mandatory need to follow a systematic application process. Every country has a particular eligibility criterion to avail for the Visa. Likewise, UAE also has a specific condition before it issues a visa to any visitor.

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Criteria I – The Travel Records

The applicants who have traveled once in the last five years or who have obtained a valid visa for the countries like USA, UK, Schengen countries, Russia, Canada, Switzerland, European Union, Australia, New Zealand, Japan or have proof of traveling to UAE in the Five Years. 

Documents Needed:

• Visa application form filled and signed with the applicant's colored Photocopies.
• Original Passport for the verification process which is valid for 6 months from the date of travel plus a colored photocopy.
• Onward and return confirmed ticket of emirates or Fly Dubai in original.
• You can also submit an invitation letter if you have any, from the company that is going to host you.
• For student applicants above 18 years and traveling alone will require a NOC- no objection certificate from the parents, Photo ID of Parents. Colored copy of the host passport or his/her residence visa.
• The fees required for the application through credit or debit card or any other valid payment method.

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Criteria II- Financial Records

Anyone who does not qualify the Criteria I- Travel Record is required to submit either the last two years form 16 or the previous two years Income Tax Return with a minimum gross income from a profession, business, or employment, which should be more than 2 lakh per year. Or else the applicant should mandatorily have an investment of 5 lakh or above in the form of a fixed deposit in the banks or post office.
Documents that needed to submit:

• Income tax returns, salary slips of the last six months, pan card or fixed deposit receipt
• Your visa application form is filled and signed with a colored photograph.
• The applicant's original passport for verification valid for 6 months from the date of travel.
• Onward and return confirmed ticket of Emirates fly Dubai in Original.
• You will also have to present the invitation letter if there is any from the host company in UAE.
• For student travelers who are 18 years and above will have to mandatorily submit the No objection-NOC of their Parents as they would be traveling alone. They will also have to submit their parents' photo Id, Copy of the host Passport, or residence visa.
• The Application Fees for the visa through credit or debit card or any other valid payment method.

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Criteria III- Invitation from the immediate family members residing in UAE on the family status

The children below 21 years of age, spouse and parents 60 years and above can also be invited to UAE will need documents given as follows:

• Income tax returns, salary slips of the last six months, pan card or fixed deposit receipt
• Your visa application form was filled and signed with a colored photograph.
• The Applicants original passport for verification valid for 6 months from the date of travel.
• Onward and return confirmed ticket of Emirates fly Dubai in Original.
• You will also have to present the invitation letter if there is any from the host company in UAE.
• For student travelers who are 18 years and above will have to mandatorily submit the No objection-NOC of their Parents as they would be traveling alone. They will also have to submit their parents' photo Id, Copy of the host Passport, or residence visa.
• The Application Fees for the visa through credit or debit card or any other valid payment method.

Certain fees are applicable for the nations where the applicant will have to pay a certain deposit as the security deposit which will be entirely refundable as soon as they depart from the country. Deposits like these amount to USD 275.5 plus the taxes are included in it. The applicant falls under certain categories that are only applicable or selected for the visa according to the applicant's itinerary.  All the charges are then calculated according to which category they fall under and from which country they are going to Apply for the Dubai Visitor Visa. Every applicant that applies would be from a different country and which why would be charged differently. 
Normal Visa procedures would not be allowed to process by any embassy, the only individuals permitted to operate by Embassy will be the ones having a diplomatic Visa. Only the visa application submitted or the process completed does not get you an entitled visa but you are only given a traveling visa.

This was all in the guide to dubai visitor visa. So get your visa through our website and explore the nation. 

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