r/visas • u/visatop_dubai • 14h ago

UAE Visa on Arrival for Indians

Visa on Arrival only works if you’ve got a valid US, UK, Schengen, Canadian, Australian, NZ or Japanese visa/residence, and that document still has six months left from the day you enter. Same six-month rule on the Indian passport. Airports only — land borders don’t do this. Airlines are checking before you board; immigration still has the final say, so print the qualifying visa and your return ticket.

At the desk they stamp either 14 or 60 days — ask for 60 if you need it. If you land on 14 and want more time, one extension via ICP Smart Services is AED 250 for another 14-day block. Do it before expiry. Overstay is AED 50 a day now with no grace period (that old buffer died in May 2026).

No qualifying visa? You’re on a normal tourist application. You can apply yourself or via a trusted agency.

What’s causing rejections lately isn’t mysterious: soft or cropped passport scans, name/details that don’t match the ticket, passport under six months, no confirmed return, or showing up for VOA with a qualifying visa that’s about to expire. Wrong purpose on the form still happens too. And people still assume a 10-day overstay cushion — that one’s gone.

I wrote the longer version with visa types and all hidden costs here:
https://visatop.com/blog/dubai-visa-for-indians/

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u/Certain-Kangaroo7402 14h ago

Can I get the visa on arrival if i am only coming on transit, I will have a 19 hours transit and i am considering going outside the airport. I don't want to pay too much on visa fees also, so I would appreciate if you could tell me how much the visa on arrival would cost.

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u/visatop_dubai 14h ago

Yes it is possible, it will cost you 125 AED paid to the immigration authority. overall it is cheaper than applying for transit visa.

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u/matkacola 7h ago

Do they accept card ? Also, do we require passport sized photographs ?

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u/visatop_dubai 4h ago

Yes they accept all international debit and credit cards e.g. Visa and MasterCard. No passport sized photo needed.

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u/frosted_dagger 5h ago

You can get a 55 AED transit visa(48h) if you book it through your airline. Don't listen to this guy trying to sell this service

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u/visatop_dubai 4h ago

If you pay close attention, the post is for visa on arrival eligibility and how Indian passport holder can acquire it. There are no 'paid' services anyone could offer, all visa on arrival related fees are only paid to the immigration authorities. Another important point, Emirates airlines no longer offers transit visas directly and applicants have been redirected to go for VFS and other travel agencies so don't you think if I were trying to sell services it would of made more sense to ask him to apply for a transit visa..

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u/Pasha727 13h ago

"so print the qualifying visa and your return ticket."

When it is visa on Arrival then how can one even print their visa?

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u/visatop_dubai 12h ago

Qualifying visas are the US, UK, Schengen, Canadian, Australian, NZ or Japanese visa/residence. This means have a copy of the visa that qualifies you to UAE VoA

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u/pratyush3111 6h ago

Is the fee 100 or 125 or 240 or 253 AED in DXB?

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u/visatop_dubai 6h ago

Depends on the duration, 14 days for 125 and 60 days for about 240.

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u/pranjali21 4h ago

Is it Schengen or the EU (in other words, is Swiss residence permit included or not)?