DNRD processes 95,784 entry permits under the new visa rules

Brigadier Bin Suroor said that entry permits issued at arrival to Dubai International Airport (DIA) for visitors of 33 countries reached 52,144 and 17,469 for mission visas, while the total number of tourist visas reached 15,961.

He Also highlighted that the number of visit visas issued during the same period reached 3,572 (2,784 short term visit visas and 788 long term ones).

The number of entry permits submitted under the pervious regulations and issued after implementing the new system reached 6,638 he added.

Acting Director of DNRD stressed that the new workflow procedures adopted by DNRD were implemented in well planned steps in order to facilitate and enhance the process of acquainting customers with the new rules through a team of senior majors dedicated to answer all questions and inquires, and holding a series of workshops for companies, governmental bodies and establishments to explain rules of the new regulations and the various types of entry permits based on objective of visit and duration of stay.

Lieutenant Colonel Yousef Al Marri, Assistant Manager for Entry Permit Department, said that he has assigned an emergency team to work during official holidays. He also explained that this team is handling all urgent on-line applications to avoid any service interruption or inconvenience. (From 7am until 1am, from Sunday to Thursday).

Lieutenant Colonel Al Marri underlined that the emergency team has processed 1,039 entry permits last Friday and Saturday.