United Arab Emirates: New Electronic Visa Platform Announced

Update September 17, 2025:  The Advanced Visa System program (a program for updating the existing visa consolidated electronic platform), has now been extended to all visa types, apart from the Green Visa.  

September 9, 2022: The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (FAICCPS) launched the trial phase of an Advanced Visa System program. The new system provides a consolidated electronic platform for foreign nationals applying for visas under recently-amended immigration regulations. The trial phase will end on October 3, 2022, at which time it is expected that the system will open up to foreign nationals applying for visas from the newly-introduced visa schemes, including the Green Visa. However, it is not yet clear if the FAICCPS will introduce a new visa platform on this date or if the current portal will simply be upgraded.