The cost of tourist visas issued in Dubai have reportedly been increased with the option to extend them being withdrawn.
Travel industry executives have said that the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) has increased the cost of the single entry 30-day tourist visa from AED210 to AED250 from January 1, Dubai daily Gulf News reported, citing its sister publication XPRESS.
It added that the 10-day grace period and the option to extend it for a month have been removed and quoted travel agents and tour operators as saying they are now passing on the additional AED40 to visa applicants.
Kulwant Singh Lama of Lama Tours, which issues around 150,000 visas a year, was quoted as saying: “It is a small increase and the visa cost remains lower than in many Western countries where it can go up to AED600.
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