LIVING IN DUBAI

Tourists love it!

First class hotels, restaurants and sporting facilities provide an air of opulence and comfort. Visitors enter a world where service, refinement and luxury are presented on a platter by locals – where the government has created a haven in which affluent guests can e joy the benefits of a lavish lifestyle.

There’s a culture of prestige in Dubai, a devotion to quality and excellence that distinguishes it from any other city in the world.

Patrick Macdonald, deputy chief executive of the Dubai Commerce and Tourism Promotion Board, said "Visitors can enjoy all the international pursuits - golf, water sports, horse racing, polo and nightlife. Plus there's the attraction of the desert itself, with the opportunity to be part of an Arabian adventure."

Good for businesses

Wedged between Europe and Asia, buttressed by Africa, Dubai's encouraging tax regimes, state-of-the-art telecommunications and sympathetic business environment have produced a country that is building energetically on the advantages which location, centuries-old trading savvy and oil wealth have given it.

A good place to live in

As many as 30 different nationalities co-exist amicably in this tolerant cosmopolitan society which manages, at the same time, to maintain Islamic values and culture. Dubai is a very pleasant city not only to visit, but also to live in. It has all the mod-cons of an affluent western metropolis – adequate water, reliable electricity, state-of-the-art communications, well-stocked supermarkets, modern hospitals and more. Assets including cheap petrol, superb sporting facilities and clubs, give Dubai enormous appeal as a place to call home. Dubai’s credits rise even further because of the absence of most modern city problems – no air pollution, no traffic jams, no poverty and very little crime.

Migrating to Dubai

There are several types of visas for visitors to Dubai.

Nationals of “Israel” may not enter the U.A.E.

A penalty charge of Dh 100 per day is imposed on visitors who overstay.
For nationalities that require a sponsor, airlines may seek confirmation that the sponsor is holding a valid visa for the incoming visitor.

Tourist Visas

A special category of visas under the Visit Visa type is a Tourist Visa, which can be obtained for individual tourists from: East and West Europe, Turkey, Bulgaria, Poland, Ukraine, Albania, Russia, the Hellenic Republic, St Kitts-Navis, St Lucia, Mexico, Cuba, Bermuda, Belize, Guyana, French Guiana, Martinique, Antigua and Barbuda, St Vincent, Kingston, Palao other non-defined American nationalities, Thailand, South Africa, Singapore, China, Malta, Cyprus.

The Tourist Visa entitles its holder to a 30 day stay and is non-renewable. The Tourist Visa requires the sponsorship of hotels and tour operators who bring in visitors from the above listed countries. The fee is Dhs 100. There is also a fee of Dhs 10 for visa delivery service Hotels, hotel apartments, tour operators, travel agents and airlines may not levy supplementary charges or processing fees in excess of Dhs 50/- for arranging visas for visitors.

Multiple-Entry Visas

Multiple-entry Visas are availed to business visitors who have a relationship with either a multinational or other reputable local establishments, and who are frequent visitors to the UAE. This type of visa is valid for six months from the date of issue and the duration of each stay is 30 days. The validity is non-renewable. The cost of this visa is Dh 1,000. The visitor must enter the UAE on a visit visa and obtain the multiple entry visa while in the country. The visa would be stamped on the passport.

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