The UAE’s Immigration and Citizenship Authority has released the legislative categories that decide which visitors qualify for a visit visa.
The paper describes eight unique purposes for which a visit visa can be granted, ranging from tourism to medical treatment.
A clause in the statute allows the ICA Chairman to approve visit visas for purposes that are not included in the official categories.
The UAE has officially defined the actions that qualify a foreigner for a visit entrance visa under its immigration laws, making it clear who is qualified to enter the Gulf nation temporarily.
According to Article 11 of the country’s entry visa regime, the Immigration and Citizenship Authority (ICA) may grant foreigners visit visas for eight specific reasons. The UAE lists the activities that qualify foreigners for a visit visa.
8 categories of foreigners the UAE will grant a visit visa
According to the UAE legislature website, the eight qualifying Categories of foreigners are:
- Tourism
- Visiting a relative or friend
- Exploring business opportunities
- Business mission
- Courtesy visa
- Exploring business start-up opportunities
- Medical treatment
- Study, training, or qualification
The visit visa may be awarded for a single trip or numerous entries into the nation, depending on the nature and length of the applicant’s anticipated stay.
Beyond the eight mentioned categories, the Act has a unique provision: the ICA Chairman, or anyone he officially authorizes, has the authority to approve visit visas for purposes not on the list, as long as the seriousness of the applicant’s reason for entering the UAE can be proved.
This flexibility implies that foreigners whose circumstances do not neatly fall into any of the eight specified categories are not immediately disqualified, as long as they can present a real and verifiable basis for their travel.
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