Dubai Marina skyline

Dubai

Flights from Bujumbura, the visa file and the stay, arranged from our office.

BJM → DXB · United Arab Emirates · Via Nairobi or Kigali

Why go

Two trips in one city: the shopping run that pays for itself, and the transit stop on the way to Asia. The visa is sponsored electronically, so the whole file leaves our office.

What to know before you book

  • No embassy visit — we file the visa through the airline or the hotel, usually a few working days
  • A clear colour scan of your passport bio page is what holds this file up most often
  • Summer is brutal outdoors; November to March is when the city is actually pleasant
When to go
November to March. July and August are indoor months.
Who it suits
Traders, shoppers, transit to Asia, short family holidays
The routing
Via Nairobi or Kigali
Airlines
Emirates, Kenya Airways

The visa

Type
Electronic visa
Typical processing
3 to 7 working days
Where to apply
Sponsored electronically — we file it through the airline or hotel
  • No embassy visit; the whole file is submitted from the office
  • Clear colour scan of the passport bio page is essential

See the full document list

Indicative, for a Burundian passport. Requirements move; confirm with us before you pay for anything.

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Photograph: Dubai Marina skyline by Norlando Pobre, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)