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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued a notice to Indian passengers traveling by air has announced a change in the rules for this. Now the rules have been made even stricter. According to the new rules, tourists going to Dubai-Abu Dhabi must have 60 thousand rupees in their bank account or they must have a credit card and a return ticket.
Passengers who do not fulfill these two conditions will be sent back to India from Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports itself. According to reports, recently 10 Indians have been sent back to India from UAE due to not having return tickets.
UAE Immigration says that the new rules will prevent misuse of tourist visas. In fact, some such cases have come to light where people go to Dubai-Abu Dhabi on tourist visa and start working there. Apart from this, some people do not have money to return from Dubai-Abu Dhabi, due to which they are sent back.
Dubai Immigration New Guidelines
- Bank balance of more than 60 thousand for one month travel
- Bank balance and credit card of more than 1 lakh for travel of more than a month
- Hotel reservation documents, financial buffer of around Rs 1.3 lakh for expenses
- Visa and return ticket
- Those who do not follow the rules may be fined more than Rs 1 lakh
Tourists must have a document showing bank balance
Apart from visa, passengers going to Dubai and Abu Dhabi for tourism should also have necessary documents related to the travel and a document showing bank balance. Apart from this, hotel reservation document is also required.
If the passenger is going to meet a relative, he will have to provide the relative's address, phone number and other details.
Strict monitoring of first-time travelers
Tourists from Tamil Nadu and Kerala going to Dubai and Abu Dhabi for the first time will be strictly checked. In fact, according to media reports, some passengers from Kottayam and Idukki districts of Kerala were recently sent back from UAE. They did not have the necessary travel documents.
Guidelines related to the new rules have been given to the airlines. Now it will be necessary for the airlines to verify that the youth (aged 20-35 years), especially young women, traveling alone are following the new rules.
Apart from this, if passengers land in UAE without proper documents then the airline companies will be responsible. The company will be fined.
Delays at Indian airports due to new rules
To comply with the new rules of UAE immigration, checking has been intensified at Indian airports. Due to this, passengers are facing delays in boarding flights. Most of the problems are being faced at airports in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Keeping in mind the convenience of the people, the check-in time has been increased so that flights are not delayed due to checking.
Passengers facing problems
According to media reports, hundreds of passengers who reached the airport recently with just visa and air tickets could not fly. The passengers also gave visa details, phone numbers and addresses of relatives and friends living in UAE to the immigration officer, but they were not allowed to travel. The passengers whose trip was cancelled were neither given any refund nor were they allowed to reschedule their trips.