International Health Insurance Valid For UAE Visa Applications

Brigadier Obaid Mehayer Bin Suroor, Acting Director of Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department (DNRD), announced that entry permit applicants who are covered by international health insurance policies are not required to have a local one. Brig. Bin Suroor spoke during a meeting with authorities of free zones as part of the ongoing efforts to communicate the new visa regulations and requirements to all private and public establishments. According to Bin Suroor, the new rules stipulated that free zone companies or groups of companies must immediately set the processes for medical insurance that they will use for the applications of visa for their visitors, be it individuals or groups, and only then they can submit their visa applications to DNRD and have them approved and processed. The Acting Director of DNRD confirmed that that the new system offered excellent facilities for establishments especially government entities which are required to present a letter undertaking the complete responsibility for the medical expenses of their guests in case of emergencies in the UAE. One letter is sufficient when applying for visas for an individual or a group, by any particular company or group of companies. It is worth mentioning that the DNRD is continuing the process of officially informing all companies about the mechanism of financial deposits as mentioned under the ministerial rule 322/2008 regarding entry and residency of foreigners. The meeting was attended by Ahmed Abdullah Mosaed, Assistant Manager of Financial Affairs; Colonel Bader Salem, Director of Investigation and Follow-up Department at DNRD; Major Mohammed Al Hammadi, Manager, Entry Permits Department; and Khaleefa Balqoubaa, Assistant Manager of External Centres