The Emirates has newly introduced its new Emirates Visa Extension policy, which permits travellers to extend the journey of their trip by extending their visa up to two times inside the Emirates without having to exit the country. The Emirates visit/ Tourist visa can be extended for a maximum period of 60 days.

You can extend your Emirates Visa for a minimal fee, depending on the type you choose. Passengers, who are applying for an extension of their Emirates Visa, must ensure that there is a fine of 100 AED for having their Visa extended on the last day. It is vital to check all the validations and expirations beforehand.

This blog will provide the readers with all the required information one requires to know about the new reforms the country has come up with. The readers will be able to make their choices better and have a pleasant trip.

Overview

Difference between Tourist Visa and Visit Visa
Important Aspects of the Visa Extension
The exempted category for the new visa extension policy
Required documents for the Emirates Visa extension
Visa Application through Emirates Visa Online portal
Frequently Asked Questions

Difference between Tourist Visa and Visit Visa

The difference between a tourist visa and a Visit Visa has always been a concept of confusion in the minds of travellers. A tourist Visa is a kind of visa that can be only used for only tourism and leisure purposes, whereas a Visit Visa is a kind of visa that is issued for business meetings or for attending seminars, basically any work-related activities.

Your tourist visa can be extended for a maximum of 40 days period, whereas you can extend your visit visa for a total period of 90 days. The tourist visa cannot be converted into any other kind of Visa. At the same time, your Visit Visa can be converted into an employment visa. Lastly, the sponsor of a tourist visa can be a friend, relative, or a local hotel or an agency in the Emirates, but for those who are sponsors of a Visit, Visa has to be a citizen of the country.

Important Aspects of the Visa Extension

If the applicant is looking forward to extending their stay in the country, make sure to apply for the same before the expiry of your current Emirates Visa.
Any kind of Tourist or a Visit Visa, be it a 30-day, 90 days, single entry or multiple entry, can easily be extended for another 30 days.
Those who are unable to extend their Visa before its expiry are given a period of 10 days as grace. But in case you are unable to yet extend your stay, you’ll be fined around 100 AED per day.
After your first extension of 30 days, you can reapply for another 30 days extension.
With the new extension policy, passengers and applicants get the leverage of extending their visas twice. The new policy is completely hassle-free as the applicant doesn’t have to follow the previous norms like – exiting the country and cancelling a previous existing visa to obtain another visa.

The exempted category for the new visa extension policy

Some of the passengers to whom the new extension policy doesn’t apply are:

GCC country Expats
Passengers accompanying the GCC countries' Expat

Required documents for the Emirates Visa extension

The documents that are required for the application for the Emirates Visa Extension are similar to those that were required during the initial process of the Visa application. These documents are as follows:

Photo scans of the applicant’s passport’s first and last bio page.
A scan of the applicant’s previous and existing tourist or visit Emirates Visa.
A recent passport-size photograph is clicked against a white background and should be clear.
A scan of the applicant’s return airline ticket
Duly filled Emirates Tourist or Visit visa extension application form