A little less than two years ago, in January 2020 Sheikh Mohammed Ben Rached Al-Maktoum tweeted on twitter ” United Arab Emirates (UAE) adopts five-year multi-entry tourist visa system for all nationalities », Specifying,« nWe currently welcome 21 million tourists per year and our goal is to strengthen the position of the State (of the United Arab Emirates) as a leading tourist destination “.
As soon as said, the decision was approved at a meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired by the head of government and sovereign of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed ben Rached Al-Maktoum. The new system was aimed at strengthening the UAE’s position as a global tourist destination for all nationalities. These provisions also facilitated those of nationals of Western countries, the former USSR and many Asian countries who could have a tourist visa when entering the country, while those of African countries, Arab countries outside the Gulf and some Latin American countries had to apply for and obtain a visa to enter the UAE.
But in the meantime many things because Dame Covid, the time of a found parade, had had a stranglehold on the planet, by concealing from the man all his greatness. We know what happened to air transport and tourism, which were initially paralyzed, so to speak, for a long period of time. The UAE had even suspended the entry of all valid visa holders, who were out of the country, as well as all foreigners for quite a while, due to the spread of COVID-19. Since then, a lot of water has flowed under the bridges and we begin to see a little more clearly, as for this famous end of the tunnel. Today, it is started again and the Universal Exhibition of Dubai obliges although with a year of delay should greatly revive the tourist thing in the UAE.
Many categories of travelers will therefore now be able to benefit from a tourist visa, with multiple entries, for a period of stay of 3 months and valid for 5 years. In fine, more than 160 nationalities are concerned by this 5-year-old sesame, including of course Morocco. To visit the UAE, a Moroccan wishing to set foot on Expo 2020 and other Emirati tourist sites will need to put together a file to be provided to the consular authorities. A formality in the literal sense of the term of a working week, including the passport, a bank statement indicating a reserve of 40,000 dhs duly funded monthly (around 7,000 dhs), two photos and life and travel insurance valid for one year and here’s the visa.
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