Now people can choose the same-day visa status change or stay for a day in the neighbouring country and return the next day

Hundreds of people on tourist visas in the UAE are now availing of same-day visit visa status change facilities offered by Regal Tours

In December, new rules came into effect in UAE, which discontinued the option for visit visa holders to extend their stay permits from within the country. Visit visa holders now must exit the country before they can come back on a new visa.

It was always compulsory for visit visa holders to exit the country and enter on a new visa, but the rules were changed during the Covid-19 lockdowns. During the pandemic, when travel became difficult, the UAE changed the requirements on humanitarian grounds.