Tourists travelling to Dubai
Check if you need a visa. Depending on your nationality you can get a
visa on arrival, or you can apply for your prearranged visit visa from Dubai
Immigration before you travel.
VISA
REQUIREMENTS (MALAYSIAN)
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You can get a visa on arrival valid for 30 days.
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The visa on arrival is valid for 30 days from the date of entry.
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There is a 10-day grace period for extension.
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If extended, the total validity would be 60 days from the date of entry.
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Passports should be normal and valid for more than six months.
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This is a multi-entry visa. The visa holder can consume the 30-day
validity regardless of whether they are inside or outside the UAE – days spent
outside the UAE are calculated from the 40-day validity of the visa.
Before you travel
Requirements for all passengers arriving in Dubai
All passengers travelling to Dubai from any point of origin (GCC
countries included) must hold a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate for a
test taken no more than 72 hours before departure, except for travel from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Pakistan
and Sri Lanka (for which specific requirements are stated below).
Please see the requirements for travel from India below.
The certificate must be a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. Other
test certificates including antibody tests, Rapid PCR tests and home testing
kits are not accepted in Dubai. Travellers must bring an official, digital or
printed certificate in English or Arabic to check in – SMS certificates are not
accepted. PCR certificates in other languages are acceptable if they can be
validated at the originating station. Digital COVID‑19 certificates are
accepted upon arrival at Dubai International airport verification points.
COVID‑19 PCR test certificates must be issued by an authorised facility
in the passenger's departure country. Certificates that have already been
presented for travel to another destination can't be used for re‑entry even if
they are still within the validity period.
For passengers arriving from the following countries, it is mandatory
that the COVID‑19 PCR report includes a QR code linked to the original report
for verification purposes. The QR code must be presented at check‑in and to
representatives of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) upon arrival in Dubai
airports: Sudan, Lebanon, Egypt and Ethiopia.
Test on arrival
Passengers arriving in Dubai from the following countries will be
required to take another COVID‑19 PCR test on arrival at Dubai International
airport:
Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus,
Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Hungary, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan,
Lebanon, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan,
Poland, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Russia, Senegal, Slovakia, Somaliland,
Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe.
Transiting in Dubai
All passengers who have started their journey in Afghanistan or
Indonesia
and are transiting
through Dubai must have a negative COVID‑19 Polymerase Chain Reaction
(PCR) test certificate for a test taken no more than 48 hours before departure. The test
certificate must include a QR code.
Passengers transiting through Dubai from the following
countries
are required to
present a negative COVID‑19 PCR test
certificate for a test taken no more than 72 hours before departure, as well as to follow any requirements
mandated by their final destination.
Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bosnia &
Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory
Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro,
Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Poland, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Russia,
Senegal, Slovakia, Somaliland, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe.
The certificate must be a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. Other
test certificates including antibody tests and home testing kits are not
accepted in Dubai. Travellers must bring an official, digital or printed
certificate in English or Arabic to check in – SMS certificates are not
accepted. PCR certificates in other languages as required by the final
destination are acceptable if they can be validated at the originating station.
Passengers from all other countries do not need a COVID‑19 PCR test to transit in Dubai,
unless it’s required by their final destination.
Test exemptions:
· UAE nationals are exempt from taking a COVID‑19 PCR test before
departing for Dubai. They must be tested on arrival in Dubai, irrespective if
they are holding a valid negative COVID‑19 PCR certificate from the point of
origin.
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Children under the age of 12 and passengers who have a moderate or
severe disability are exempt from taking a COVID‑19 PCR test.
o Moderate or severe
disability includes neurological disorders and intellectual or developmental
disabilities. For example: Acute spinal cord injury, Alzheimer's disease,
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Ataxia, Autism spectrum, Bell's palsy,
Brain tumours, Cerebral aneurysm, Cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, Epilepsy and
seizures
o All other
passengers, including those who are visually impaired, hearing impaired or
physically challenged must hold a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate as per
the requirements.
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There may be specific test exemptions in your country of origin and
final destination.
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