New visa categories for UAE

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The new visa categories introduced are the Short Term Visit Multiple Entry Tourist Visa - 30 days and the Long Term Visit Multiple Entry Tourist Visa- 90 days.

These visas are valid for multiple entries into UAE during the validity of the visa and can be availed by visa applicants who wish to travel to UAE for the purpose of business, seminars and exhibitions, or a vacation and need to visit UAE (DXB) multiple times.

Dubai Visa Processing Centre (DVPC) operates 33 Dubai visa application centres in 16 countries across the globe. The Dubai visa application service extended includes accepting documents, collecting the visa fee and issuing receipts to customers and then forwarding their application to relevant authorities in UAE.

DVPC also provides value added options like the door-to-door and express visa service in select markets. In addition, the service from DVPC is available online to residents of over 180 countries globally via www.emirates.com. The Short Term Visit Multiple Entry Tourist Visa & Long Term Multiple Entry Visit Tourist Visa will also shortly be available on www.emirates.com.

"Dubai has so much to offer both the business and leisure traveller with its world class facilities and array of attractions. Visiting and experiencing Dubai has now been made even easier and more convenient with the introduction of both short term and long term multiple entry VISAS. This gives South African travellers access to Dubai both before and after taking flights across our network, as well as visit Dubai at a later stage within the validity period of the VISA," said Orhan Abbas, Emirates Senior Vice President, Latin America, Central and Southern Africa.

Vinay Malhotra, COO - South Asia and DVPC, VFS Global added, "DVPC is honoured to be associated with Emirates in facilitating the UAE visa application process for travellers to Dubai, globally. These new visa categories can be availed of at all our visa application centres across the globe. DVPC is privileged to be associated with Emirates since 2002 as a trusted partner, and in addition to the visa application centres, we also provide online services in over 180 countries via www.emirates.com."

Benefits

Benefits of applying for a UAE visa with DVPC: