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If you live in Oman and hold a non-GCC passport, you apply for a UAE entry visa before you leave. Omani citizens skip this. GDRFA Dubai lists AED 52.5, AED 100 and AED 100 and promises the e-visa in 48 hours. We read your resident card for the profession and the dates, then file for you, your spouse, your children and your helper.
Who counts as an Oman resident here
Omani citizens are GCC citizens, and u.ae says they need no visa. Everyone else who lives in Oman is a resident for this purpose, whether you work in Muscat, Sohar or Salalah. An Indian teacher, a Filipino nurse and a Bangladeshi technician all follow the same steps.
Check your own passport first. Some passports get a UAE visa on arrival, and the UAE visa on arrival page lists them. An Oman resident card adds nothing there.
What the authority wants to see
GDRFA's page describes the visa as one for foreigners living in a GCC state, with their families and the domestic workers who live with them. The checks are about four things: a valid GCC residence permit, a profession that GDRFA accepts, a clean entry record for the UAE, and papers in good order. On the paper side, it asks for a passport copy valid at least 6 months with the outer cover shown, a recent photo on white, and a copy or electronic extract of your permit that shows job title and validity. Applications go in online at smart.gdrfad.gov.ae, day or night.
Source: GDRFA service page, checked .
Fees, side by side
| Fee line | GDRFA Dubai | ICP |
|---|---|---|
| Service | AED 52.5 | none listed |
| Application | AED 100 | AED 100 |
| Issuance | AED 100 | AED 100 |
| Smart services | none listed | AED 100 |
Sources: GDRFA entry visa for GCC residents and the ICP port permits service, checked . ICP gives 60 days of visa validity from issue and a fine of AED 50 for each day past expiry.
What Dubai agencies charge
No fair range: we did not find enough published agency prices for this visa.
Driving in from Oman
Many Oman residents drive. A press report dated quoted a UAE Interior Ministry notice, in force from , that sent Oman-based expats to the Khatm Al Shikla and Mezyad crossings. Hatta and Al Ain were described as for Emiratis, other GCC citizens and their companions.
We found no current official page that repeats this, and the report is years old. Confirm the crossing before you set off, because an approved visa does not help if you are sent back at the wrong post. A flight avoids the question.
Two directions, two visas
This page is for people living in Oman who visit the UAE. If you live in the UAE and are going to Oman, read Oman visa for UAE residents. The Gulf-wide rule is on UAE visa for GCC residents.
How long you can stay
u.ae gives 30 days for the GCC resident visit visa, while the ICP page speaks of 60 days of validity from issue. Those are not the same thing. Plan to be out within 30 days of entry unless an adviser tells you otherwise in writing.
Order of work
- Read the job title and expiry on your resident card.
- File one application per person on GDRFA or ICP smart services.
- Pay, then wait for the email with the e-visa.
- If you drive, confirm the crossing.
- Print the e-visa and take it with your passport and card.
Timing
GDRFA says 48 hours, ICP says 2 days. For a weekend in Dubai, file the previous Sunday.
Why files fail
- The job title is not accepted for this visa.
- The card copy hides the profession.
- The passport has under 6 months left.
- A relative is filed on your form, not their own.
- There is a travel restriction on record.
How it works with us
You send the resident card, passport and dates on WhatsApp or the form on this page. An adviser looks at the job title before anything else and tells you if the file looks weak. You then get one price for everybody on the trip, before you pay. Our team submits each file, answers GDRFA or ICP if they ask for more and passes the e-visas to you. DubaiVisaDesk.com is a private visa service, and GDRFA or ICP makes the decision.
Government fees stay with the authority after a refusal. Before you pay us, your adviser writes down which part of our total, if any, would come back.
Official sources
- GDRFA entry visa for GCC residents: conditions, documents, three fees, 48 hours.
- ICP port permits: ICP fee lines, 60-day validity, fine per day.
- u.ae entry permit page: GCC citizens need no visa.
Want longer than a month? See the Dubai visa extension guide and the 30-day Dubai visa.
