Abu Dhabi: Holders of the new five-year multiple-entry tourist visa
may be allowed to stay for six months at a stretch, sources have
confirmed to Gulf News.
Sources said that while details of the new five-year validity tourist
visa will be announced soon, it is being proposed that the visa will
allow visitors to stay for up to six months on every entry within the
span of five-year validity.
About the eligibility of getting the new visa, sources said terms and
conditions for getting the five-year visa will remain the same as those
in place for all other types of tourist visas. Cabinet decision
On Monday, the UAE Cabinet approved the issuance of a five-year
multiple-entry tourist visa for all nationalities visiting the country.
The decision was made during the Cabinet’s first meeting during 2020
the Year of Preparation, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
The move comes in a bid to support the UAE’s tourism economy, and affirm
the country’s position as a global tourist destination.
New visa aims to double the number of tourists
Meanwhile, in a statement, Ali Mohammad Bin Hammad Al Shamsi,
Chairman of the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, stressed
that the UAE has always been proactive in issuing laws and regulations
that strengthen its global position and underpin the tourism sector.
Al Shamsi affirmed that the Cabinet decision approving a five-year
multiple-entry tourist visa scheme for all nationalities reflects the
wise leadership’s keenness to upgrade laws and legislations, cope with
the global developments and drive the economy especially the tourism
sector forward.
He noted that the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship has been tasked with implementing the new decision.
Expo 2020 visitors
Al Shamsi said that such an important decision comes in conjunction
with the country’s preparations to host Expo 2020 Dubai, one of the
major global events organised by the UAE, which receives more than 21
million tourists every year. Such a big decision will indeed cement and
consolidate the UAE’s status as a major global tourist hub.
He concluded by affirming the UAE is a state of law and justice. More
than 200 nationalities are living in harmony, love and tolerance,
The Cabinet decision will help double the number of tourists visiting
the UAE to further bolster the tourism sector, which is a key pillar of
the country’s economic.
The UAE aims to attract 10 million tourists by 2021 and more than 40
million tourists over the coming ten years with revenues expectations of
around Dh167.5 billion in 2020, Dh204 billion by 2022, according to
Business Monitor.
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