Dubai, UAE Tourist Visa alert: Good news! New rules announced - Check all details here

UAE Visa New Rules:It is good news for people who seek to spend some quality vacation time in UAE. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has made a big announcement. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced that tourist visas in the UAE will now be issued for 5 years.

The visa would be available to all nationalities.

During the meeting, the Cabinet took a look at last year's achievements in terms of tourism and other sectors.

"Today, we change the system of issuing tourist visas in the country, to make the duration of the tourist visa for five-years, multiple uses, for all nationalities," Sheikh Mohammed tweeted.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said, "We received more than 21 million tourists annually, and we want to establish the UAE as an international tourist destination."

The big decision by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is expected to give a major boost to the UAE's tourism economy.

Expectedly, this decision will also strengthen the UAE as a global tourist destination.

Moreover, the decision is expected to make it easier for residents to bring relatives to the UAE to meet their family members.