Vice President of the United Arab Emirates has announced the extension of tourist visa duration to five years for all nationalities and allows for multi-entry.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and also ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, made this announcement on Twitter.
He tweeted: “Today we approved the change of the tourist visa system in the country … so that the duration of the tourist visa is five years, multi-use .. for all nationalities .. we receive more than 21 million tourists annually and our aim is to establish the country as a major global tourist destination.”
It was a big decision for the country to extend the visa validity for tourist visa up to 5 years and will be open for all nationalities. The visa scheme sure has uplift a lot of foreign travelers who have been planning to visit the nation.