The UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism refreshed its “Entry Requirements” portal on 23 February, merging links to federal ICP and GDRFA systems with airline-sponsored visa desks (Emirates, Etihad, flydubai, Air Arabia) on a single landing page. The site now auto-detects a visitor’s IP-based nationality and displays only the visa types they are eligible for—transit, 30-day single entry, 60-day multiple entry or remote-work permits.
The redesign comes after consultants flagged confusion among first-time applicants who bounced between federal and emirate-level sites, leading to duplicate fees and abandoned applications. The ministry says the change is part of a push toward “100 % paperless travel documentation by 2027.”
For corporate mobility teams, the practical win is clarity: assignees can see in one click whether an airline-facilitated tourist visa is cheaper than a direct ICP filing, and whether their nationality still enjoys visa on arrival. Live-chat support, now embedded across the page, promises real-time answers when rules change suddenly—as seen during recent health emergencies.
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For travelers who prefer delegated support, VisaHQ offers a one-stop interface that mirrors the new government portal while adding concierge services such as document pre-checks, reminder alerts and bulk uploads for HR teams. Their UAE page (https://www.visahq.com/united-arab-emirates/) lets users compare visa options side by side and complete the entire submission flow without leaving the site, making it a convenient fallback when company resources are stretched.
Vendors should update staff intranets and traveller handbooks with the new URL structure. Because the portal logs every lookup, companies can also download anonymised analytics to understand which nationalities generate the most queries, a useful data point for future assignment planning.
The Ministry plans to add UAE-Pass wallet payments by Q3 2026, enabling one-click fee settlement and cutting processing times by an estimated 20 %.
The redesign comes after consultants flagged confusion among first-time applicants who bounced between federal and emirate-level sites, leading to duplicate fees and abandoned applications. The ministry says the change is part of a push toward “100 % paperless travel documentation by 2027.”
For corporate mobility teams, the practical win is clarity: assignees can see in one click whether an airline-facilitated tourist visa is cheaper than a direct ICP filing, and whether their nationality still enjoys visa on arrival. Live-chat support, now embedded across the page, promises real-time answers when rules change suddenly—as seen during recent health emergencies.
For travelers who prefer delegated support, VisaHQ offers a one-stop interface that mirrors the new government portal while adding concierge services such as document pre-checks, reminder alerts and bulk uploads for HR teams. Their UAE page (https://www.visahq.com/united-arab-emirates/) lets users compare visa options side by side and complete the entire submission flow without leaving the site, making it a convenient fallback when company resources are stretched.
Vendors should update staff intranets and traveller handbooks with the new URL structure. Because the portal logs every lookup, companies can also download anonymised analytics to understand which nationalities generate the most queries, a useful data point for future assignment planning.
The Ministry plans to add UAE-Pass wallet payments by Q3 2026, enabling one-click fee settlement and cutting processing times by an estimated 20 %.
