United Arab Emirates | Health insurance for tourist visas

The Emirati government introduced a new initiative that will assist individuals with applying for health insurance concurrently with their tourist visa.

Key Points:

• The project will be managed by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP).
• The new policy will allow tourists to obtain health insurance through the ICP online platform while applying for their visas.

Additional Information: The government hopes to facilitate greater tourism by easing access to health coverage through automation within the electronic visa application platform. Within the platform, pricing and issuance of insurance packages from all major insurers will be completed. The issuance of the tourist visa is still at the discretion of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs. BAL will provide further updates on the implementation of this program as information becomes available.

This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice Group.

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