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Urgent visit visas to the UAE will no longer be issued says top official

Urgent visit visas will no longer be issued from July 29, a senior interior ministry official said on Thursday.

  • By Bassma Al Jandaly, Staff Reporter
  • Published: 14:09 July 24, 2008
  • Gulf News

  • Image Credit: Gulf News Archive
  • Earlier, the Residency Department would issue a visit visa on an urgent basis on additional payment of Dh100.

Dubai: Urgent visit visas will no longer be issued under the new rules that go into effect on July 29, said a senior interior ministry official on Thursday.

Earlier, the Residency Department would issue a visit visa on an urgent basis on additional payment of Dh100.

"That has been scrapped," said Major General Mohammad Ahmad Al Merri, Director General of Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department.

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