UAE changes visa renewal policy, travel agencies mould packages accordingly

 Thursday, December 22, 2022 

As per UAE’s new visa renewal policy, visitors must now exit the country in order to apply for a renewal or extension. This has prompted travel agencies to offer packages for tourists to travel and renew their visa at the same time.

Rooh Travel and Tourism is also offering packages with countries that offer visas-on-arrival and e-visas to several nationalities. The countries are: Azebaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, Thailand and Georgia.

“The package price for Georgia and Azerbaijan start at Dh2,023, excluding visa renewal. If one wants to renew their visas, an extra charge of Dh600 is applicable,” Libin Varghese, director of sales, Rooh Travel and Tourism, was quoted by Khaleej Times as saying.

The packages aren’t offered to every nationality, he said, interested people must check with the travel agent. The package includes air tickets, accommodation, tours and sightseeing, activities, an inbound country visa, and more, with the departures scheduled on December 30.

The new rules came into effect on Tuesday, December 13, when the option for visit visa holders in the UAE to extend their visas from within the country was discontinued. As of now, visitors must exit the country once their visa validity expires.

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