{"id":114940,"date":"2026-06-10T16:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=114940"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:02:06","slug":"dubai-simplifies-tourist-visa-process-48-hour-approval-for-travelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/world\/dubai-simplifies-tourist-visa-process-48-hour-approval-for-travelers\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai simplifies tourist visa process, 48-hour approval for travelers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DUBAI: Traveling to Dubai has become easier for foreigners, including Pakistanis, who plan to stay in the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/petroleum-prices-relief-expected-as-government-promises-cut-after-gulf-situation-improves\/\">Gulf country<\/a> for a short period.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Gulf News report, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, highlighting efforts to simplify the entry procedure for foreign tourists, said that those interested can obtain a single-entry tourist visa within 48 hours after completing the required steps of submitting the application.<\/p>\n<p>The single-entry tourist visa is available for 30 or 60 days and is issued within 48 hours after submitting all the required documents.<\/p>\n<p>The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs said in a statement on Instagram that applicants can apply through approved travel agencies, which process these applications under a very simple and fast procedure designed to make the travel experience the best and easiest.<\/p>\n<p>According to the authorities, applicants will have to submit a passport photo, a copy of a valid passport, and a national identity card of their country for those holding certain citizenships.<\/p>\n<p>Once the required documents are complete, the application is processed within a short period of time.<\/p>\n<p>The move is part of Dubai\u2019s ongoing efforts to further strengthen the country\u2019s position as a leading global tourist destination by expanding digital services in line with its rapidly growing tourism and travel sector and simplifying the tourist journey from application to arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives of accredited tourism agencies said that tourist visa applications are often approved within a few hours once all requirements are met.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, some tourists receive their visas within just two to three hours, which demonstrates Dubai&#8217;s commitment to making the arrival process easier and faster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DUBAI: Traveling to Dubai has become easier for foreigners, including Pakistanis, who plan to stay in the Gulf country for a short period. According to a Gulf News report, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, highlighting efforts to simplify the entry procedure for foreign tourists, said that those interested can obtain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":87162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[186,42871,42872],"class_list":["post-114940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-dubai","tag-tourist-visa-process","tag-travelers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114940"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114945,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114940\/revisions\/114945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}