DXB transit
May 14, 2013 | 8:56 am
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DXB transit
Hi, I searched "DBX transit" in the forum but did not find this answer re: new Qantas/Emirates codeshare. I am booking a flight LHR to Singapore, transiting in Dubai. If I am just changing planes in Terminal 3, will we pass through immigration or have to re-check our bags through customs? I have a Canadian passport and I know there have been issues with visas for the UAE (though this is apparently changing), but do I need a transit visa at all?
Transit time is so tight (1 hour 20 minutes) that I can't imagine making it if there is passport control. But I have missed enough connections that I want to know ahead of time if I'm going to be stranded in the airport.
Thank you.
Transit time is so tight (1 hour 20 minutes) that I can't imagine making it if there is passport control. But I have missed enough connections that I want to know ahead of time if I'm going to be stranded in the airport.
Thank you.
May 14, 2013 | 9:13 pm
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As always, check TIMATIC:
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/ 15MAY13 / 0413 UTC National Canada (CA) Embarkation United Kingdom (GB) Transit United Arab Emirates (AE) Destination Singapore (SG) ALSO CHECK DESTINATION INFORMATION BELOW United Arab Emirates (AE) TWOV (Transit Without Visa): Visa required, except for Holders of confirmed onward tickets for a max. transit For details, click here time of 24 hours. Visa Issuance: Visa required, except for A 96-hour transit visa can be obtained on arrival at Dubai (DXB), provided: For details, click here - Facility is not applicable to passengers arriving on SQ-flights. - E-visas for Dubai (DXB) can be applied for, prior to departure, through the internet at www.ednrd.ae . Airlines can check the validity of an e-visa at the same site by clicking on the "Query DNRD APP" button. Minors: - Passport not required for minors registered in their parent/guardian passport, provided it contains photos of the minors and travelling with the passport bearer. - Separate visa not required for minors registered in their parent/guardian passport, provided For details, click here United Arab Emirates (AE) Vaccinations not required. Singapore (SG) Passport required. - Passport and/or passport replacing documents must be valid for at least 6 months on arrival. Passport Exemptions: - Holders of temporary or emergency passports. Visa required, except for A max. stay of 30 days for nationals of Canada Minors: - Passport not required for children up to/ incl. 15 years of age provided For details, click here Additional Information: - Visitors are required to hold proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay and documents required for their next destination. - Extension of stay possible for a fee of SGD 40.-. For more information: www.ica.gov.sg - Foreign ladies in advanced state of pregnancy, For details, click here Warning: - Visitors not holding return/onward tickets could be refused entry.
May 14, 2013 | 9:57 pm
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Hi, I searched "DBX transit" in the forum but did not find this answer re: new Qantas/Emirates codeshare. I am booking a flight LHR to Singapore, transiting in Dubai. If I am just changing planes in Terminal 3, will we pass through immigration or have to re-check our bags through customs? I have a Canadian passport and I know there have been issues with visas for the UAE (though this is apparently changing), but do I need a transit visa at all?
Transit time is so tight (1 hour 20 minutes) that I can't imagine making it if there is passport control. But I have missed enough connections that I want to know ahead of time if I'm going to be stranded in the airport.
Thank you.
Transit time is so tight (1 hour 20 minutes) that I can't imagine making it if there is passport control. But I have missed enough connections that I want to know ahead of time if I'm going to be stranded in the airport.
Thank you.
Security is reasonably efficient and shouldn't take too long, but the airport is pretty huge. 1h20 seems a bit tight but a lot depends on how far apart your arrival and departure gates are. One of my flights into DXB landed at a remote station and we took a very extensive bus tour of the airport grounds before getting to the terminal, which would have created difficulties with a tight connection. Of course, if your segments are all on one ticket and there's a problem with the connection, QF/EK will get you on a later flight.
(The reason your search didn't work is that the airport code is DXB, not DBX.
You might also search the QF and EK fora for advice on DXB.)
May 15, 2013 | 1:30 am
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Hi, I searched "DBX transit" in the forum but did not find this answer re: new Qantas/Emirates codeshare. I am booking a flight LHR to Singapore, transiting in Dubai. If I am just changing planes in Terminal 3, will we pass through immigration or have to re-check our bags through customs? I have a Canadian passport and I know there have been issues with visas for the UAE (though this is apparently changing), but do I need a transit visa at all?
Transit time is so tight (1 hour 20 minutes) that I can't imagine making it if there is passport control. But I have missed enough connections that I want to know ahead of time if I'm going to be stranded in the airport.
Thank you.
Transit time is so tight (1 hour 20 minutes) that I can't imagine making it if there is passport control. But I have missed enough connections that I want to know ahead of time if I'm going to be stranded in the airport.
Thank you.
No, if you are just connecting, you don't have to go through immigration or collect bags (provided of course that your bags were checked through), the UAE is not the US.
In DXB T3, you enter the arrivals stream, go through a security checkpoint and upstairs. http://www.dubaiairport.com/en/passe...203%20Maps.pdf (page 4)
Checkpoints are near EK transfer desks.
May 15, 2013 | 9:36 pm
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May 16, 2013 | 4:16 am
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Thanks, mduell. I will have a confirmed onward ticket with a scheduled transit time much shorter than 24 hours, so unless some exceptionally long delay occurs, it does not look like I require a visa. Worst case scenario, TIMATIC indicates I could get a 96-hour transit visa on arrival.
May 16, 2013 | 11:30 pm
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I'm not sure what you mean.
TIMATIC (when corrected for missing punctuation around four words forming a hyperlink in the middle of the sentence) says:
"Visa required, except for Holders of confirmed onward tickets for a max. transit (For details, click here) time of 24 hours."
candyann has a confirmed onward ticket with a transit time of 1h20, so is exempt from the "visa required" part.
For my situation (Australian resident/citizen transiting UAE between Australia and Europe) TIMATIC had the same text as for Canada. And four weeks ago, on two transits through the country, not only did I not need a visa, but there was no point in the transit where anyone would have checked my passport or asked for a visa. Off the plane, into the terminal, through security, off to the lounge, on to another plane.
TIMATIC (when corrected for missing punctuation around four words forming a hyperlink in the middle of the sentence) says:
"Visa required, except for Holders of confirmed onward tickets for a max. transit (For details, click here) time of 24 hours."
candyann has a confirmed onward ticket with a transit time of 1h20, so is exempt from the "visa required" part.
For my situation (Australian resident/citizen transiting UAE between Australia and Europe) TIMATIC had the same text as for Canada. And four weeks ago, on two transits through the country, not only did I not need a visa, but there was no point in the transit where anyone would have checked my passport or asked for a visa. Off the plane, into the terminal, through security, off to the lounge, on to another plane.
May 17, 2013 | 1:50 am
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For my situation (Australian resident/citizen transiting UAE between Australia and Europe) TIMATIC had the same text as for Canada. And four weeks ago, on two transits through the country, not only did I not need a visa, but there was no point in the transit where anyone would have checked my passport or asked for a visa. Off the plane, into the terminal, through security, off to the lounge, on to another plane.