UAE: Federal Law No. 6 of 1973 on Entry and Residence of Aliens

Date of adoption

25 July 1973

(last amended: 13 November 2007)

Entry into force

In effect

Text versions

Arabic

Source:

Ministry of Interior, United Arab Emirates, accessed: 01 December 2014, http://moi.gov.ae/datafolder/images/icons/rolls-13.pdf

Abstract

In accordance with Art. 2, foreigners shall not be granted entry into the country unless they hold a valid passport or travel document and a valid entry visa or residence permit. The entry visa requirement may be waived for certain countries by a decree of the Minister if reciprocal treatment is extended to citizens of the UAE.

Art. 9 as amended by Federal Law No. 7 of 1985:

The entry permit and visa shall be valid for a period of two months and for one entry only. A visa may be granted for several entries and for a period of six months only.

An entry visa entitles its holder to remain in the country for a maximum period of thirty days (Art. 10).

A foreigner entering the country by virtue of a visa or an entry permit shall leave it upon expiry or cancellation unless he obtained a residence permit during that period. For citizens of countries exempted from the visa condition, they shall leave within thirty days of entry unless they have obtained a residence permit (Art. 12).

Every foreigner upon entering the country shall report to the Directorate General of Nationality and Residence or the police station in the region where he is living, within one week of entry. S/he shall give notice to the authorities in case of changing place of residence within a week (Art. 13).