Dubai , a fabulous modern city of the United Arab Emirates, so attractive, is visited by thousands of our compatriots every year. Clean and well-equipped beaches, high-class infrastructure, incredible beauty and the shape of skyscrapers - all this attracts holidaymakers from year to year, despite the very low cost of the tour. In addition to a sufficient amount of money, a potential buyer should know whether a visa is required in Dubai and how to apply for it. This is what will be discussed.
How to get a visa to Dubai for Russians: documents
In general, citizens of the Russian Federation should obtain a visa to the UAE in advance. This means that at the airport in Dubai before passing passport control in the passport must already be a visa. To apply for a visa to Dubai, you should contact one of the consular offices of the UAE in Russia. Also, an access document is issued at the Dubai Visa Center, with the help of the travel agency, as well as the UAE airlines.
Prepare documents for a visa in Dubai:
- a foreign passport, the validity of which ends six months after the end of the trip;
- copies of all pages of a foreign passport;
- inactive foreign passport with copies of pages, if in the last 5 years you have received visas to New Zealand, Schengen countries, USA, Japan, Canada, Australia;
- in the absence of visas to the countries listed above, you need to provide a certificate from the bank, indicating that your annual income is at least 400 thousand rubles or a certificate from the work on wages at a rate of 34 thousand rubles a month;
- a printed questionnaire (or printed) in English;
- electronic ticket or a copy of it, reservation of the hotel room;
- the original and photocopies of the civil passport;
- color photograph in the size 3,5х4,3 cm.
If the questionnaire is completed by you in electronic form, other documents should also be submitted electronically in digital media. Photos and copies of documents must be scanned, and only in JPG format. By the way, you need to sign your photos in block letters in Latin.
And, women under the age of 30 years before opening a visa to Dubai, it is necessary:
- to provide the travel agency with a deposit in the amount of 1500 US dollars, if a room was booked in a 2 or 3-star hotel;
- provide a copy of the marriage certificate provided travel without a husband or with different surnames.
How to make a visa in Dubai: the time and cost
When applying for a visa to Dubai, it should be noted that its registration for Russian citizens takes about three days, if this is an urgent visa. However, it is better to arrange the submission of documents 5 days before departure. Under normal conditions, a visa is issued to Dubai in 7-10 days. However, all the same, note that in the UAE there are many holidays that do not coincide with ours. Therefore, it is best to file a package of documents for two weeks.
The cost of a visa to Dubai is 220 UAE (or 70-80 US dollars). However, when you issue a visa through a travel agency or hotel, the price may be higher due to the provided service. You need to pay before submitting documents. Please note that if you are denied a consulate
58 days is just that period of validity of a tourist visa to Dubai for Russians from the moment of issue. At the same time, you have the right to a one-time visit to the UAE within 30 days. There are no restrictions on movement around the country at this time.
Refusal to issue a visa to the Russians is not explained, but the reasons for this may be:
- being in the black list for violating the law in the UAE;
- frequent visits to the country;
- presence of a valid visa;
- the journey of a woman alone.