New UAE visa laws to allow vistors extend stay by 60 days

New visa rules that will allow visitors and tourists to apply for new UAE entry visas without leaving the country, and also grant one-year residency extensions to widows and divorced women, will come into effect this Sunday, October 21.

According to government officials from the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA), the new rules will allow visitors to be granted a new entry permit for another 30 days and twice, regardless of the duration of the original visa.

Those found violating or delaying in applying under the new rules will be granted a 10-day grace period, after which they will be fined AED 100 per day. However, for the next 30 days the extension will be ranted from the date of the previous entry permit’s expiry.

Visitors can, before the end of the first extension, present a request to receive a second extension for an additional 30 days.

There will be a AED 600 fee for extending entry permits, per extension. The fee does not, however, apply to those residing in the GCC and the companions of GCC citizens, as well as those in possession of special entry permits.

Additionally, widows and divorced women to extend their visas by a year from the date of death or divorce and will also cover any children residing in the UAE.

For the procedure, the government will charge AED 100 for cancelling the previous visa and AED 100 for the new one-year residency visa.

As per the new rules children sponsored by their parents will be given a one-year residency visa that can be extended for an additional year for a fee of AED 100.