UAE may outsource visa procurement

21 March 2010

The UAE's interior ministry may outsource the country's visa procurement process to specialized companies in countries from which tourists or visitors seek to come, Khaleej Times has reported. According to a proposal by the ministry's Higher Permanent Committee for Finance and Assets, the companies would conduct all visa formalities, including medical tests, retinal scan and processing entry visas, subject to the approval and supervision of the UAE embassy concerned.

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