Coronavirus measures in UAE: Visit visa status clarified

Duba: UAE has exempted a few categories of passengers from the travel ban as they are still allowed to enter the country.

According to a notice issued by Dubai Airports and obtained by Gulf News, there is a list of people that will be allowed entry into the UAE. They include: UAE nationals, diplomatic passport holder, GCC nationals and airline crew. Transit passengers allowed only at the airport and cannot leave the airport.

The UAE has barred passengers, including the UAE residency permit holder from entering the country for a period of two weeks starting March 19 as part of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country.

Dubai: Visitors within the UAE can extend their stay in the country by applying for a new visit or tourist visa through any travel and tourism agency, an official source told Gulf News on Thursday.

Due to the spread of COVID-19, tourists and visitors inside the country can extend their stay by applying for a new visa during their stay here.

Tourists and visitors can either leave the country when their visa expires or change the status by getting a new visa through tourist companies, the source said.

According to a leading tourism company in Dubai, visitors who are already in the UAE can extend their tourist or visit visas per the UAE laws. Also, they can obtain a new visa without leaving the country. He said that those who need to extend their visas or obtain a new visa can contact a touur and tourism company to do so. 

Visitors can get sponsors like family members to apply for the new visa if he or she is still inside the country, the source added. They can also approach the tourism companies to get visas. 

However, people who stay in the country without changing their status on the expiry of their visas will be subject of fines.

Overstay fine calculator for tourists or visitor:

Dh200 for first day

Dh100 for each subsequent day, plus a one-time Dh100 processing fee.

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