Dubai New Tourist Visa Rules: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently made major changes in its visa rules for tourists. Due to changes in visa rules, Indian tourists are facing difficulties in visa application. Now it is no longer easy to get a visa to go to Dubai. Earlier about 99 percent of visa applications were accepted but now the situation has changed. The rejection rate of visa applications has increased significantly.
Visa rejection rate has increased
Whereas earlier the rejection rate of visa applications used to be 1-2 percent, now this rate has reached 5-6 percent daily. According to a Times of India report, out of 100 visa applications, 5-6 visa applications are being rejected every day. Due to this new situation, tourists are not only losing visa fees. In fact, he is also facing financial loss on the flight tickets and hotel bookings he had made earlier.
Know what are the new rules
According to the strict rules made by UAE regarding tourist visa application, passengers will have to upload a copy of their return ticket on the website of the Immigration Department. Earlier, airport officials used to look at this document. Tourists will have to provide proof of hotel reservation. If tourists are going to stay with their family members, they will also have to show the certificate of stay from their host. Apart from this, tourists are also expected to have enough money to visit Dubai, for this tourists will have to show bank statement or sponsorship letter.
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Every year millions of people go to Dubai
It is also worth noting that at one time almost 99 percent of visa applications for Dubai were accepted, whereas now even well prepared files are being rejected by UAE officials. It is also important to know here that every year lakhs of people from India visit Dubai. More than 60 lakh tourists from India were to visit Dubai in 2023. However, many travelers are unaware of the new rules and because of this, visas are being rejected.
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