A Guide To Passport And Visa Services In The UAE

Want to know about UAE visa services for expatriates and locals? You’re here! These specialised visa services provide the latest travel document information for UAE citizens and expats.

UAE passport and visa services are summarized here.

VISA FREE COUNTRIES FOR UAE RESIDENTS

UAE nationals can travel to several countries without applying for a visa. One can simply bypass visa services in the UAE if they wish to travel to the following countries:

• Albania
• Latvia
• Andorra
• Lebanon
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Liechtenstein
• Argentina
• Lithuania
• Armenia
• Luxembourg
• Austria
• Macedonia
• Bahamas
• Malaysia
• Bahrain
• Mali
• Belarus
• Malta
• Belgium
• Mauritius
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Micronesia
• Botswana
• Moldova
• Brunei
• Monaco
• Bulgaria
• Montenegro
• Burkina Faso
• Morocco
• Canada
• Nauru
• Chad
• Netherlands
• Chile
• New Zealand
• China
• Nicaragua
• Colombia
• Norway
• Costa Rica
• Oman
• Croatia
• Palestinian territories
• Cyprus
• Panama
• Czech Republic
• Philippines
• Denmark
• Poland
• Dominica
• Portugal
• Dominican Republic
• Romania
• Ecuador
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Egypt
• Saint Lucia
• El Salvador
• San Marino
• Estonia
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Fiji
• Saudi Arabia
• Finland
• Senegal
• France
• Serbia
• Gambia
• Seychelles
• Georgia
• Singapore
• Germany
• Slovakia
• Greece
• Slovenia
• Grenada
• Solomon Islands
• Guatemala
• South Korea
• Haiti
• Spain
• Honduras
• St Vincent and the Grenadines
• Hong Kong
• Sudan
• Hungary
• Swaziland
• Iceland
• Sweden
• Indonesia
• Switzerland
• Ireland
• Syria
• Italy
• Thailand
• Jordan
• Tonga
• Kazakhstan
• Tunisia
• Kosovo
• Ukraine
• Kuwait
• Uruguay
• Kyrgyzstan
• Vanuatu
• Vatican City

VISA FACILITATION SERVICES (VFS) GLOBAL, UAE

VFS Global offers visa services in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah and online. UAE residents can apply for Schengen and other visas through VFS.

VFS Global is an authorized visa outsourcing firm. They may assist with UAE visa applications, passports, and attestation. They cannot approve or deny your UAE visa.

VFS GLOBAL UAE LOCATIONS

DUBAI
Location: Level 3, WAFI Mall, Umm Hurair 2
Timings: Sunday to Thursday from 09:00 am to 04:00 pm
Contact: +971-4-205-5666

ABU DHABI
Location: Level B2 (Lower Ground), The Mall at World Trade Centre, Khalifa Bin Zayed area
Timings: Sunday to Thursday from 09:00 am to 04:00 pm
Contact: +971-4-205-5904

SHARJAH
Location: Level 3, UK Premium Visa Application Centre, Al Qasimiya
Timings: Sunday to Thursday from 09:00 am to 04:00 pm
Contact: +971-6-598-5100
Do check out our comprehensive VFS Global UAE visa application guide to learn more about their services.

BLS INTERNATIONAL

Moving on, Indian passport holder can visit BLS International Service Centres for a variety of passport services including Indian passport renewal in the UAE.

Once again, do note that BLS is simply an authorised agency that handles passport related matters for Indian expats in the UAE. It is the Indian Embassy or Consulate that will accept or reject your application.

BLS SERVICE CENTRES IN THE UAE

ABU DHABI

Location: M1 – 01, Mezzanine Floor, Business Avenue Building, Near Abu Dhabi Municipality, Al Salam Street
Timings: 08:00 am – 08:00 pm (Saturday – Thursday)
Contact: +971-4-387-5667

ABU DHABI PREMIUM LOUNGE

Location: Office #M 02, Mezzanine Floor, Al Muhairi Building
Timings: 08:00 am – 08:00 pm (Saturday – Thursday)
Contact: +971-4-387-5667

AL MANKHOOL, DUBAI

Location: Office #118 -119, Mezzanine Floor, Al Khaleej Center, Opp. Al Ain Center, Mankhool Road, Bur Dubai
Timings: 08:00 am – 08:00 pm (Saturday – Thursday)
Contact: +971-4-387-5777

DEIRA, DUBAI

Location: Shop No# 13, Ground Floor, Zeenah Building, Opposite to Deira City Center P3 Parking, Deira
Timings: 08:00 am – 05:00 pm
Contact: +971-4-387-5777

DUBAI PREMIUM LOUNGE

Location: Office #507, Habib Bank AG Zurich, Al Jawarah Building, Bank Street, Bur Dubai
Timings: 08:00 am – 08:00 pm (Saturday – Thursday)
Contact: +971-4-387-5777

SHARJAH

Location: Office #11, Mezzanine Floor, Abdul Aziz Majid Building, King Faisal Street
Timings: 08:00 am – 08:00 pm (Saturday – Thursday)
There are other branches of BLS Centres in other emirates as well. You can find the complete list of BLS Centres on their official website.

EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES IN THE UAE

Finally, whether you apply through a visa and passport agency or online, your visa and passport applications will be assessed and accepted by the relevant embassies. Each embassy and consulate has various deadlines for submitting paperwork and obtaining visas.