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UAE Business Community Hails Five-Year Multi-Use Tourist Visa Scheme

UAE Business Community Hails Five-Year Multi-Use Tourist Visa Scheme


On Monday, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai announced that tourist visas in the UAE will now be issued for five years. The move comes in a bid to support the UAE's tourism economy and affirm the country's position as a global tourist destination.


Businessmen hail  Five-Year Multi-Use Tourist Visa Scheme
Sheikh Mohammed chairs the first UAE Cabinet meeting of the year. Courtesy of WAM

Industry executives and analysts believe that tourist spending will substantially increase due to more extended stays while the real estate sector could benefit by attracting them as residents.


Five-Year Multi-Use Tourist Visa Scheme

The UAE receives more than 21 million tourists per annum, and it aims to establish itself as a top global tourist destination. Around 25 million visitors are expected to visit the six-month-long Expo 2020 alone.


People Hail Five-Year Multi-Use Tourist Visa Scheme

Ambareen Musa, CEO of Souqalmal.com, said this is yet another way that the government is keen to drive the economy forward.


Five-Year Multi-Use Tourist Visa Scheme in the UAE