The Dubai authority has announced that obtaining a visa now requires medical insurance for visitors.
The
mandatory insurance scheme linking application for a visa in Dubai to
medical insurance is now in place, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has
confirmed.
Dubai residents applying for a new visa or visa renewal must be able to demonstrate that they are covered by medical insurance.
The medical certificate is a document provided by an insurance company stating that a person is covered by medical insurance.
Short-stay
visitors (2 weeks, 1 month & 3 months) to the U.A.E will also be
required to have a medical insurance coverage upon entering Dubai; however, details of this part of the scheme are yet to be announced.
“There
will be a comprehensive system in place and the details of this system
will be announced at a later stage.” says the authority.
Currently,
visitors applying for a visa through the GDRFA are already required to
purchase medical insurance upon purchasing a visa.
The
good news however is that this rule does not apply to everybody, as
some individuals are sponsored by organisations or do not require at
all.
What next for visitors from Nigeria?
You
will continue to purchase a visa to Dubai as long as the agency can
process your application under a “sponsored” application.
