Urgent visit visas to the UAE will no longer be issued says top official

By Bassma Al Jandaly, Staff Reporter (Courtesy - Gulf News)

Published: July 24, 2008, 14:09 

Dubai: Urgent visit visas will no longer be issued under the new rules that go into effect on July 29, said a senior interior ministry official on Thursday.

Earlier, the Residency Department would issue a visit visa on an urgent basis on additional payment of Dh100. 

"That has been scrapped," said Major General Mohammad Ahmad Al Merri, Director General of Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department. (Courtesy - Gulf News)