Visa Run!!!
 

Hi

My visit visa is very close to expiring, and somebody suggested a visa run is the common thing done. I looked on Wiki but couldnt find anything about visa run, just the 500 AED extension for another 30 days.

I have been told a few things, quiche, which i liked the sound of with a bit of ketchup, and a trip to Oman. But if there is one thing l have learnt here is that to be very careful of what ppl tell you, as with some it is often a load of BS. So if anyone has any info that could help, or has done it themselves, thus would be very helpful. And is there a penalty for overstay?

Plus, a change of subject i know, does anyone have spare ticket or two for the Russell Peters Show at the Crowne Plaza. SOLD OUT :( . For those who do not know about Russell Peters and like a good lauf check out the link below.

http://skattertech.com/2005/03/russell-peters-video/

And thx in advance for any info on the visa run

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personally I would rather take a plane cos then you can do a booze run when you get back!!

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shame i dont drink, but if you pay for my ticket i will be happy to bring you some back.

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It's been discussed in previous threads a while back, so you might get lucky searching back for it :)

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Piece of cake. Drive to the Oman border just past Al Ain or Hatta, get stamped out, enter Oman, turn round and come back into the UAE.

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That's only for certain passport holders LJ, ie, those that can enter the UAE without a visa....

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I assumed that the OP was British.

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mmm...

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One would have thought it was a safe assumption, especially on a website called BRITISH expats.

FFS.

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Not in the slightest, you'd be amazed at who's here, loads of different nationalities.

Get out of bed on the wrong side did you this morning?

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It's the beginning of the week. I'm back at work. Someone keeps sending me annoying text messages...

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Well it should be easy provided you don't pick a bad day. Took me hours just before New Year (at Hatta). Ended up queueing in the Oman visa building (no idea what it's really called) for over 2 hours. With waits at the 'sheds' Dubai side, the round trip took over 6 hours.

Never again! (Fortunately I travel on business for won't have to.)


I heard a rumour about the border being shut the next day, but never found out if it was true. Still don't know why it was so busy as several people I spoke to do it regularly & reckon it usually takes minutes to sort out documents.

I would just like to say that the Omani officials were utterly charming considering they were working flat out & lots of people were very rude to them.

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You assumed rightly, Brit i am, East London to be exact.

Thx for the info, would the authorities question my very short stay and return as it is a very blaitant trip.

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There is no problem with it. It happens a lot and they live with it. They've even built a new border control building. I also took a while to get through and back. It was quite busy. The actual process wasn't very clear, especially the whole rental car / insurance thing and driving through a customs checkpoint about 5kms before the actual border. Luckily we booked into the HF Hotel and made a weekend of it.

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[QUOTE=littlejimmy;4480480] whole rental car / insurance thing QUOTE]

Ive got a rental car, and i guess im only insured in the UAE, what do l have to do in this case?