Dubai Residency Visa on arrival for residents of other countries: Dh172.50 for 14 days, Dh422.50 for 60
Most of the world's passports need a UAE visa in advance. A growing exception is the traveller who holds a residence permit, visa or green card from a listed country, who can buy the visa at the airport. The UAE issued 73,551 of these in the first half of 2026.
The two prices
14 days for Dh172.50, or 60 days for Dh422.50, paid at the immigration counter. Both are single-entry, and the 14-day one is the one most transit passengers buy.
Who qualifies
Holders of ordinary passports who also hold a valid residence permit or visa from one of the listed countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, the EU states and Japan among them, with the list revised from time to time. The permit must be valid for at least six months. The traveller's own nationality is not the test; the other country's document is.
What the counter asks for
The passport, the residence document, and in practice a return or onward ticket. The visa is stamped there and then; there is no online step.
What it does not do
It cannot be converted to a residence visa in the country, and the 60-day version is not extendable. A traveller who expects to stay longer applies in advance for a visit visa instead.
The person this helps most is the Indian or Filipino professional working in the Gulf's neighbours, or in Europe, who has family in Dubai and visits for a week. The 14-day visa at Dh172.50 is cheaper and faster than any advance visa, and the only document that matters is the residence card, so keep it in the hand luggage. The catch is the six-month validity of that card: a permit in its last months disqualifies the holder at the counter, with no appeal and a flight back. Check the expiry before booking, not at the gate.
Source: Gulf News checked against the source
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