Applicants for UAE entry permits are now required to submit a copy of their passport’s external cover page, according to Amer Centres in Dubai and typing centres in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Staff at these centres said they had received a circular from immigration departments this month introducing the new requirement,according to the Gulf News.
The notice stated: “Passport external page has been added as a mandatory document for all entry permit applications. This requirement applies to all nationalities and all visa types and affects the following application types – new entry permit.”
Gulf News has contacted the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) and the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA Dubai) for an official comment.