Big relief

Great opportunity for the United Arab Emirates residents to invite their friends and family members from abroad, and now they are eligible to apply for visit visas for them through the UAEICP smart application (“UAE residents can apply for a visit visa for relatives or friends from abroad: ICP,” Jan. 26, Gulf Today website).

According to the report published in Gulf Today, the Federal Authority for Identity and Nationality, Customs and Ports Security (ICP) announced that UAE residents can apply for a visit visa for a relative or friend from abroad through the UAEICP smart application.

Residents should avail the best opportunity to get a visit visa for their loved ones through smart application.  The process of getting a visit visa is so easy and simple. Residents have to just download the smart app. The news report has the details of how to apply for a visit visa.

The applicants have to go through simple steps which are “Applying for the issuance of a visa requires logging in through the application using the UAE Pass digital identity, selecting “Start a new service,” clicking on “New Visa,” to display a list containing a visa for several trips, depending on the type of visa desired (for 30 days, 60 days or 90 days), ICP clarified.

ICP added that once the user selects the service of issuing a visitor visa for a relative or friend through the app, according to its duration, all the data of the host individual in the country appears automatically, and he or she only has to follow completing the steps of submitting the application, entering the visitor’s identification data, then attaching the required documents and paying the prescribed fees. I am sure people will benefit from the great opportunity provided by the government to get the visit visa for their family and friends. Now there is no need to apply for the visit visa for relatives and friends through any agent.

Shahzeb Khan,
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