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UAE Visit Visa from Pakistan: How to Apply, Documents and Overstays

UAE visit visa from Pakistan: who applies for you — airline, hotel, agent or relative — what ICP and Dubai ask for, entry rules, overstays and refusals.

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Last checked against official sources on 25 September 2026

QUICK ANSWER

How much does a UAE visit visa cost from Pakistan, and how long does it take?

A Dubai tourist visa from GDRFA Dubai costs AED 200 for 30 days or AED 300 for 60, plus 5% VAT; through ICP, the issuance fee is AED 100 a month plus AED 100 application and AED 100 smart service fees. A relative or friend sponsoring a Dubai visit pays a refundable AED 1,000 deposit, and ICP's service time is 2 days, GDRFA Dubai's 48 hours.

Checked on the official sites on 13 October 2026. Fees and times change, so confirm them on the linked page before you pay. Visa centre charges and any consultant's fee are extra.

Dubai tourist visa
AED 200
30 days, single entry; AED 300 for 60, plus 5% VAT
GDRFA Dubai ↗
ICP visa
AED 100 a month
single entry, plus AED 100 application and AED 100 smart service fees
ICP ↗
Sponsor's deposit
AED 1,000
refundable, for a Dubai visit sponsored by a relative or friend
GDRFA Dubai ↗
Processing time
2 days
ICP's service time; GDRFA Dubai gives 48 hours
ICP ↗

At a glance

What you are applying for

Pakistani passport holders cannot get a UAE visa on arrival, and UAE embassies do not issue tourist visas. The visa is applied for inside the UAE: a UAE airline, hotel or licensed travel agent applies for a tourist visa on your behalf, or a relative or friend living there applies for a visit visa as your sponsor. ICP issues it — or, in Dubai, the GDRFA.

The decision is fast and rarely explained. It turns on the details and on the sponsor: a name that differs from the passport, a past overstay or case in the UAE, or a sponsor who does not meet the rules is enough to sink it. And approval is not entry — immigration in the UAE, and FIA at the Pakistani airport, can still stop a traveller whose trip looks like a job search.

Most refusals come down to one of four

  1. Details that match the passport
  2. A clean UAE record
  3. A sponsor who qualifies
  4. A trip that is a visit
Burj Khalifa, Dubai
United Arab Emirates · Visit visa
Visa on arrival
Not available to Pakistani passport holders — the visa is issued before you fly
Who applies
A UAE airline, hotel or licensed travel agent, or a relative or friend living in the UAE
Stay
30, 60 or 90 days as issued; extensions up to 120 days in total
Enter within
60 days of the permit being issued
Always needed
Passport valid six months, a return ticket and health insurance valid in the UAE
Decision
ICP's published completion time is two days

Is this the right guide?

Who it is for

Applying on the wrong visa is one of the quickest ways to a refusal, so read both lists before anything else.

You’re in the right place if you are

  • A tourist on a short trip

    Tourists on short trips to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the other emirates, often on a first trip abroad.

  • Visiting close family who live there

    Parents, spouses and children visiting family who live and work in the UAE.

  • A relative or friend of a resident

    Siblings, other relatives and friends of UAE residents, sponsored by the resident.

  • A frequent visitor

    Frequent visitors, who may be better served by the five-year multiple-entry tourist visa.

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Document checklist

Documents you will need

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If a travel agent or hotel is applying

If a relative or friend is sponsoring you

For the five-year multiple-entry tourist visa

Step by step · with timings

How to apply, and how long it takes

In the order it happens. Each stage waits on the one before it, so the date you start decides the date you finish. Ranges, not promises — the mission owns the clock.

  1. First

    Choose who will apply

    An airline usually arranges a visa only if you fly with it, and a hotel or agent only if you book through them. A relative or friend in the UAE can sponsor you if they have an active sponsor file and meet the salary rule for your relationship.

  2. Check the agent before you pay

    Use an airline, a hotel or a travel agent licensed in the UAE. The UAE government's own advice is not to send money or document copies until you are sure the agent is genuine, and to ask the UAE embassy if in doubt.

  3. 3–7 working days

    Send exact details

    The application is made from your passport scan and photograph. A spelling that differs from the passport, or an unreadable scan, can get it rejected.

  4. Enter within 60 days

    The entry permit

    The visa is issued electronically as an entry permit. You must enter the UAE within 60 days of issue, and the 30, 60 or 90 days of your stay then run from entry.

  5. Leaving Pakistan

    Carry your return ticket, your hotel booking or host's details, and money for the trip. FIA immigration at Pakistani airports can stop passengers it believes are leaving on a visit visa to work.

  6. Up to 120 days

    In the UAE

    Immigration at the airport makes the final decision. Leave before the permit runs out, or extend it through ICP or the GDRFA while it is still valid; the total stay cannot pass 120 days. Every day over brings a fine.

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Money

What it costs

The official figures are in the quick answer at the top, as checked on 13 October 2026. They change without notice, so each line here says what a cost depends on and where the current figure is published.

  • Paid with the application

    Visa charges

    ICP and Dubai's GDRFA publish their charges on each service card. They depend on the length of stay and on single or multiple entry.

    FIGUREICP and GDRFA
  • Refundable

    The sponsor's deposit

    A relative or friend sponsoring you pays a refundable deposit, returned after you leave if there have been no violations.

    FIGUREICP and GDRFA
  • Paid to third parties

    Service charges

    Airlines, hotels and travel agents add their own service charges. Compare the total and get a receipt.

    FIGUREEach provider
  • If you overstay

    Daily fines

    Overstaying brings a fine for every extra day, at rates published by ICP and the GDRFA.

    FIGUREICP and GDRFA

Where the current rules and figures are published

LAST CHECKED 25 SEP 2026

This is general guidance. Rules change, sometimes without notice, and your case will have specifics this page cannot know about. Check anything decisive on the official pages, or send us your situation and we will tell you where you actually stand.

Read before you apply

Why UAE visit visa applications are refused

The grounds that come up most on files from Pakistan. Most of them can be dealt with before you submit.

  • Details that do not match

    A name, date of birth or passport number that does not match the passport exactly.

  • A past overstay, case or ban

    A previous overstay, absconding case or ban in the UAE, which stays on the system.

  • A sponsor who does not qualify

    A sponsor who does not meet the salary rule for your relationship, or whose own file has problems.

  • A photo or scan that fails

    A photograph or passport scan that fails the specification.

  • Security clearance

    Security clearance, which is not always explained.

  • A trip that looks like a job search

    A trip that looks like a job search — a one-way ticket, no hotel, no money — which can end in refused entry in the UAE or being offloaded in Pakistan.

  • Already been refused?

    Send us the refusal letter before you do anything else. It states the grounds, and they decide whether applying again is worth it or would just cost you the fee a second time.

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UAE visit visa questions

What people ask us before they apply.

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No. Pakistani passport holders need a visa issued before travel, and UAE embassies do not issue tourist visas. The application is made in the UAE by an airline, a hotel, a licensed travel agent, or a relative or friend who sponsors you.

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