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