His Royal Highness Sheikh Mohammed, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates has announced a change in the tourist visa system.
On the 6th of January he made this announcement via his Twitter page:
“I chaired the first meeting of the Council of Ministers in the new year … We reviewed the achievements of a year ago … Our plan for a new year has come … The year 2020 will be a different year because it is the year of preparation for its fifty .. the year in which we design the future emirates
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 ..”
Details of the visa would be announced soon.
Dubai Tourist Visa Price and Requirements:
It was a jump start for the country to implement a new visa scheme with a 5 year visa validity. The United Arab Emirates will be hosting the Expo 2020 this year and the new visa scheme is very timely for the event to take place. Surely more tourist will benefit from the new visa validity.
I agree. UAE government is always very deliberate and calculative.